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So smoke that smoke of fine tobacco lucky strike So rounds of firms are fully packed so free and easy on the draw the lucky strike program Starring Jack Benny with Mary Livingston Phil Harris Rochester Dennis Day and yours truly Don Wilson Ladies and gentlemen next Sunday immediately after the broadcast Jack Benny and his gang leave for the east to fulfill vote-vill engagements in Chicago New York So let's go out to Beverly Hills where we find Mary and Rochester helping Jack prepare for the big event Cost Mary isn't it exciting next Sunday will be on that train a few days later will be on the stage at the Chicago Theater You know Jack playing vaudeville is gonna be a lot different from radio. You said it I brought a couple of dresses over so you can tell me which one you think will look best good Here, how do you like this one? Well, I don't know it doesn't look bad, and I like the puff sleeves But I think the neck is cut much too low. That's the back So hard to tell when it's empty Let's let's see the other dress Mary. Okay, how about this one? It has a rainbow sash a peekable waist and no, no Don't bother Mary. I've changed my mind. I'll wear a tuxedo. I Mean that stuff doesn't get laughs anymore, you know, but you know, Mary is gonna be fun getting back on the stage again Ah What are you laughing at? Did you hear what Fred Allen said about you last week? No, don't worry. What did he say? Well, he said he said that He said that you killed vaudeville now you're returning to the scene of the crime Certainly I killed vaudeville after the way Alan made it suffer. What I did was an act of mercy Alan Alan thinks he's so smart since they made him a vice president Anyway, in spite of what Alan says when we get to Chicago Theater, we're gonna have a terrific show Which reminds me Rochester. Did you buy the new strings from my violin like I told you to? Oh, I couldn't decide whether to get you the wire strings or the gut strings. Well, why don't you ask the man? I didn't he said take shoe laces. Nobody'll know the difference Well, that's ridiculous. I mean, how can I get music out of laces? You can play shoo-shoe baby by foreshine Oh Libby paint your eyes red you're another Phil Harris Murray stop clowning. I got to think about the show. I'm gonna do in Chicago. She is gonna be sensational I can just see it now the band plays Thank You Rochester then I Then I step out on the stage into a big spotlight and take my first bow like this Jack that's no bow. You have to bend from the waist. You mean like this My back come on Jack try it again. Get your head lower. Mary. I can't bend down any further Let's tie his hands behind his back and put a dollar bill on the floor Come on Jack. You can practice bowing later straighten up now. Okay. Mmm. Oh It isn't like it used to be invodable and Yeah, I can't straighten up. I mean, I can't stay bent over like this Rochester. Don't stand there do something. I'm thinking boys I'm thinking I Got it. What as long as you're in that position. Let's go upstairs and bring down the trunk Mary this is all your fault there. I'm all right now Come in Hello, everybody. Hello, Dennis. Hello, kid. Hey, you should have been here a couple of seconds ago Dennis I was bent over and I couldn't straighten up. Gee that happened to my father once he bent down to lift something He couldn't strut straighten up again. Well, what did he do? Well, what did you do rather well Well, my mother tied his head to the radiator and his feet to the bed Yeah, and then she took her arms and pushed down on him and pushed and pushed when all of a sudden Gee vertebrates flew in all directions Well, look kid, I'm getting ready to do a stage show and I want to get my act in shape Have you got any ideas well last summer? I wanted to give my voice a rest So I formed an Adagio act and I went on the road Dennis you did an Adagio act. Yeah, but I had to give it up Well, you weren't strong enough, huh? Oh, I was plenty strong I take the girl wheel around my head and then throw her the first time she broke her arm Then she broke her leg and then she broke her nose. I felt awful about it Doesn't sound like your fault Dennis. Maybe when you threw her the other fellow didn't catch her, right? Oh Mary stop looking at him like that. He's only a kid Say Jack Rochester is so anxious to go on the stage with you. Why don't you let him do a song? Hey, that might be a pretty good idea How about a Rochester? Oh boys forget it. No, no Rochester. Don't be bashful. I come on Yeah, I mean you might be swell on the stage. Let's hear you sing a song. Maybe we can put it in the show, huh? Okay, go ahead What's coming with me to Alabama? That's what that feels like Anybody sings around here. I'd rather be you now. Come on. Let's have And that's a nice song Hey boss, don't you think there's a place for me to sing a song on your stage show? No, no Rochester When we're in the theater, I want you to do just the part I gave you have you been rehearsing it Well, let's hear it Very good. Very good. Remember what I told you never change a $5 bill unless you take it out to the light Benny, what are you gonna do on the show? Oh, I'm gonna do everything kid You know master of ceremonies a solo on the violin and for the first time in my career I'm gonna do a tap dance one of those old-fashioned tap dances where you put sand on the floor. Oh, Jack That's corny. It is not Rochester. Where's that little box of sand there? I dump it on the floor. Yes Now practice my tap dance Dennis they help me out by humming swanee River. Will you okay? Fred Astaire should see me Come in Hi, Jackson. Hello kids. Well, come on in here. Yeah, what are you doing Jackson? Kind of looking over some of the old routine Holy smoke who put that sand on the floor. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry Phil. Let us help you out No, no Jackson Phil. Let us pick you up. It won't be the first time Oh, now do it myself the last time somebody helped me up. They bumped my head on the curb I'd have it your own way. Anyway, I'm busy rehearsing for the show, you know Say Jack, when do we arrive in Chicago? Watch for the day the 7th of May and Our show opens at the Chicago theater on the 9th now Phil Phil Have you thought about your act for the stage show? Don't worry about me Jackson Don't worry after the dull stuff you're gonna do I'll walk out and throw that hair a smile on them and melt the butter on their popcorn And then I'll hit them with 30 or 40 courses if that's what I like about the south 30 or 40 choruses Well, I haven't got time to give it all to them Well, you wouldn't have the nerve to walk out in front of an audience and sing that song he wouldn't day What about the time he went to Tommy Manville's wedding and sang thanks for the memory? I Guess you're right Mary and say what you like Livy But I know what I'm doing as a matter of fact when I play a theater I make them take the bulbs out of the marquee and put my picture up there Your picture why don't you let them put your name up there? I don't trust nobody. How do I know what they're spelling? Yes, yes, I never thought of that. Oh something Jackson. I got to get that billing that I deserve I'm a great comedian. Oh fine some great comedian. He's got two shows on NBC and he hasn't been cut off the air once You know, I need you like a moose needs a hat rag Understand why that didn't get a laugh Three weeks, I've been doing it. It's never gotten Norman Krasnel loves it. I anyway kids will be a lot of fun going to be a lot of fun going to Chicago, New York But I'm gonna miss the gang here in Beverly Hills You know all my friends and the Ronald Coleman's next door incidentally, they're coming to our broadcast today I sent them two tickets I'm here in the library beneath it. Oh, there you are. What are you doing? Just reading This is marvelous just wonderful and so true too. Oh put away those reviews on the late George app, please All right, darling, but but I haven't read them yet today Darling, I meant to tell you mr.. Benny was over and he left a pair of tickets for us for his broadcast Look, I wouldn't go to Benny's broadcast if I were the guest star By the way, when did he leave the tickets when he borrowed your full dress suit? Oh When will that man stop next thing we know he'll be wanting to borrow our piano No, no, this is too much that man drives me mad if he hadn't borrowed my razor, I'd go upstairs and cut my throat Please don't he's got our band-aids too How do you like that? Well calm down calm down. We will have a bit of a vacation soon Mr.. Benny is going away on a vaudeville tour vaudeville tour Well, what in the world could Benny do on the stage? Play the violin I suppose You mean that the people will pay money to hear Benny play the violin Yes Say bonita, let's you and I go out and join Spike Joe Toby's so silly Darling fast bean apple will you're feeling a bit hungry? Here you are. Thank you You know in his vaudeville act mr.. Benny will have Manchester and also mr.. Harris Phil Harris, huh? Bonita, have you ever seen any of Phil Harris's musicians? Please Ronnie, I'm eating At the weirdest experiences since we moved here You remember the remember the afternoon when we thought there was any clips and then we found that Don Wilson had walked between our house What strange people what darling I meant to ask you about Dennis Day. Is he really Irish Irish? He thinks that when you die you go to Locomora and Barry Fitzgerald lets you in You Know there's only one normal person in the whole crew there is yes, why haven't you ever noticed Mary Livingston? Well my dear you you've got to admit that Miss Livingston is pretty and when she stands alongside of one of I'll get it. Hello. Oh Jack Benny we were just talking about you Yes, I know we have tickets to your broadcast today, but I'm afraid we were I Realized that Jack, but I I know Jack but But but well that's all very well Jack, but it just so happens that today we thought we'd stay at home Well, Ronnie, you know I hate to brag but all my program has been very good and day's gonna be one of the best You're lucky to be able to get some tickets because very hard to get it You don't want them to be plenty of other customers I mean people will be glad to use the ticket so I won't take no for an answer on now I'll even drive you down my cars will be ready in five minutes. Goodbye. Well kids We're gonna have some very famous people in our audience today Mr. And Mrs. Ronald Coleman and they insist that I drive them to the studio Rochester get the car ready. Don't you want me to shave you first? No, no, I've already shaved How come so early boys? Well now that daylight saving time is here. I get my five o'clock shadow at four Now look kids today. Let's try to do the best show we ever had Jack stop worrying down Now what are you doing here my quartet to I choose aren't you supposed to be down at the studio rehearsing? Well, yes, Jack, but we've got an idea for your stage show that I think will be wonderful. What it fellas You mean for the quartet. Yes, you remember that old song Chloe You mean to have an arrangement of Chloe. Well, come on down. Let's hear it. All right. Take it boys Round and firm and what is more Let get going to the studio now. I got to pick up the Coleman. Well, I can take the sportsman and Dennis in my car Good good. Mary you come with me. Jack. Jack. Please hurry. Benita and I are waiting Oh Ronnie, I'll be right Dennis stop now. Let's get going. Come on, Rochester. Get the car Anita riding in this car is the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to me. I Know how you feel look at all that dirt I don't mind the dirt, but the weeds are so high You want to change places with me? I can't my pants are caught on the spring Anyway, I'm glad we're going down this side street. So nobody sees us. Are you folks comfortable back there? Oh, I'm fine Well, frankly, I find it a little drafty drafty. Well, we'll fix that Rochester stop the car and put up the curtains. Yes. No, no don't bother. It'll be all right. Are you comfortable, Jack? Sure, why I thought you'd be a little cramped up there with the meter Oh stop with that. Let's say Jack. Is this an English car an English car? Yeah, I noticed the steering wheel is on the right Oh, no, no, it's just bent that way. Oh I see an accident on Hollywood Boulevard. No struggle on Mulholland Drive Rochester now don't drive so fast because oh look look there's Greer Garson. Hello Greer Look, she's waving at us How are you Greer? Goodbye. Goodbye, Greer. Benita, you and Ronnie can sit up again. We've passed her Thank you, Mary. Jack, do we have to go so fast? There's an awful wind back here. There is. Yes, Benita, it's lucky you brought your muff with you My muff? Yes, right there on your arm. Oh, yeah, Mr. Bennett, this must have blown off your head Oh, thanks. Thanks. By the way Jack, is this car the Maxwell you used to talk so much about? No, no, Ronnie during the war I gave my Maxwell to the scrap drive. Oh, and this is what they gave you in return? No, no, you see Rochester. There's a red light. I see it We made it Ronnie. You can put your rabbit's foot away now You know folks, I think that Mr. Benny, Mr. Benny, may I have your autograph, please? Why certainly of course There you are. And you're Mary Livingston, aren't you? Yes, I am and oh my goodness. This is a surprise You are Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schlagelmaier And I thought you were Roy Rogers Rochester the lights green now. Yes, sir. Hey, Rochester start the car. We're holding up traffic Wasn't frightened. I was thrown We're gonna say Rochester start the car. We're holding up everybody. I've done everything for this motor Have you had it vaccinated for whooping cough? Rochester, try it again Ronnie, Benita, would you mind getting out and helping us push? Get out and push. Mr. Benny, let me explain something to you I didn't want to go to your broadcast I didn't want to ride in your car and as far as I'm concerned Oh darling, look, we're stalled right in front of Rama's Chinese where they're showing the lake George Apley Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go. The least he could do is come back and pick up the door Come on, Mary. Let's push. 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