Command Performance – Herbert Marshall, Marilyn Maxwell. 450622

Herbert Marshal is host, and introduces Marilyn Maxwell, who then sings, Kiss Goodnight. Jack Haley enters to joke around with the cast. Learn a little about the theatrical training of the actors. Is Jack as serious an actor as Herbert? Will they be competing for a leading role?

The Les Paul Trio plays a slick, jazzy tune. Jack and Herbert shift gears, and swap secrets about picking up girls. Lena Romai, a South American singer gets in a word of admiration for Herbert, and becomes the test dummy for Jack as he puts the moves on her. She sings, When You Meet Someone You Like.

Jack and Marylin talk about his odds at becoming a successful leading man. How well will he do in playing a love scene with the singer/actress? The two melt into a song, Nobody Loves Me.

Caving in to the comedian, Herbert Marshall gives up his role as Romeo. The spoof of Romeo and Jjuliet begins. Shakespeare’s balcony scene will never be the same again.