
07 Mar 1955

Peter Pan
This musical version of the tale of the boy who wouldn't grow up aired live on television on March 7, 1955. It was so popular that it was restaged the following year, and again four years later.
The life of Fanny Brice, who rose from the Lower East Side of New York to become one of Broadway's biggest stars under producer Florenz Ziegfield. While she was cheered onstage as a great comedian, offstage she faced a doomed relationship with the man she loved.
Fanny Brice
Nick Arnstein
Emma / Mrs Nadler
John / Cornet Man / Ensemble
Mrs Strakosh
Mrs Meeker
Mrs Rose Brice
Eddie Ryan
Mr Keeney
Cornet Man / Ensemble
Bubbles / Ensemble
Ensemble
Polly / Ensemble
Ensemble
Vera / Ensemble
Mimsey / Ensemble
Director / Renaldi / Paul / Soloist / Ensemble
Florenz Ziegfeld
Swing
Swing
07 Mar 1955
This musical version of the tale of the boy who wouldn't grow up aired live on television on March 7, 1955. It was so popular that it was restaged the following year, and again four years later.
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No overview found
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No overview found
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Early Vitaphone short.