The Jackie Gleason Show Tawny Ballet (Season 1, Episode 36)
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TV Episode | Comedy

The Jackie Gleason Show

Tawny Ballet (Season 1, Episode 36)

TV-G

TV Episode | Comedy

An opening dance number by the June Taylor Dancers is followed by Gleason's monologue. Art Carney appears near the end of a Nescaf instant coffee commercial. Announcer Jack Lescoulie sets up a sketch involving Charlie Bratton and Clem ...See moreAn opening dance number by the June Taylor Dancers is followed by Gleason's monologue. Art Carney appears near the end of a Nescaf instant coffee commercial. Announcer Jack Lescoulie sets up a sketch involving Charlie Bratton and Clem Finch. Gleason portrays Joe the Bartender. After soliciting contributions for the Red Cross, Lescoulie introduces Gleason's four-movement tone-poem ballet, "Tawny," which calls for fifty musicians and seventy-six dancers. Gleason conducts the theme. "Modern Blues," a black street-scene, features dancers Dolores Harper, James Riley, and Charles Queenan; "Period Waltz," with a late-eighteenth century look, features dancers Kathryn Lee, Duncan Noble, and Davie Lerner. The stylized "Formal Grand Finale" is danced by Marilyn Taylor, Peter Gladke, Rudy Tone, and others. The program concludes with thanks to all from Gleason. See less

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Jackie Gleason Self - Host / Charlie Bratton (the Loudmouth / Joe the Bartender Self - Host / Charlie Bratton (the Loudmouth / Joe the Bartender See fewer	The Hustler (1961)
Art Carney Clem Finch Clem Finch See fewer	Harry and Tonto (1974)
Fran Allison Self Self See fewer	The Mikado (1954)
Jimmy Blaine Announcer - Commercials Announcer - Commercials See fewer	Junior Edition (1951)
Ray Bloch Self - Bandleader Self - Bandleader See fewer	Science Fiction Theatre (1955)
Peter Gladke Self - Guest Dancer Self - Guest Dancer See fewer	Gleason: He's the Greatest (1988)
Marilyn Gleason Self - Guest Dancer (as Marilyn Taylor) Self - Guest Dancer (as Marilyn Taylor) See fewer	The Toy (1982)
Merv Griffin Self - Guest Vocalist Self - Guest Vocalist See fewer	Jeopardy! (1984)
Dolores Harper Self - Guest Dancer Self - Guest Dancer See fewer	The Jackie Gleason Show (1952)
The June Taylor Dancers Themselves Themselves See fewer	The Jackie Gleason Show (1952)
Kathryn Lee Self - Guest Dancer Self - Guest Dancer See fewer	The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
Davie Lerner Self - Guest Dancer Self - Guest Dancer See fewer	The Jackie Gleason Show (1952)
Jack Lescoulie Self - Announcer Self - Announcer See fewer	Emergency Landing (1941)
Bill Nimmo Announcer - Commercials Announcer - Commercials See fewer	Shadow of the Cloak (1951)
Duncan Noble Self - Guest Dancer Self - Guest Dancer See fewer	Thru the Crystal Ball (1949)
Charles Queenan Self - Guest Dancer Self - Guest Dancer See fewer	The Jackie Gleason Show (1952)
James Riley Self - Guest Dancer Self - Guest Dancer See fewer	The Jackie Gleason Show (1952)
Rudy Tone Self - Guest Dancer Self - Guest Dancer See fewer	The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
Florence Baum Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited) See fewer	Places Please (1948)