109     November 10, 1954
Bill, Jayne, Henry, Faye

[H.J. Clark] from Houston, TX: “I have a hen that lays green eggs” 
Mr. Clark’s South American chicken does not appear to be unique.  Green eggs had been reported on other farms, long before Dr. Seuss would make the literary ones famous in 1960.  Clark’s story appeared in National Geographic.   

Otto Preminger: “I once fired Henry Morgan (because his acting was terrible)” 
The noted film director promotes his current release Carmen Jones (1954).  He had once cast Henry in a play that closed before reaching New York.  Though not mentioned on the show, that play was Herman Wouk’s Modern Primitive.  Henry’s sacking is mentioned in a Walter Winchell column from December 20, 1951.   

Special Guest Mischa Elman: “I’m going to play the piano tonight for the first time in public.” 
Ukranian-born Elman was an internationally renowned violin virtuoso not known for tickling the ivories.  For his performance, Elman is accompanied by Garry (drums), Mitch Miller (oboe), Skitch Henderson (accordion) and Morey Amsterdam (double bass).  They perform what becomes a jazzy take on Tea For Two.    

The TV Guide listing for this episode says that Jayne Meadows is going to take time off from the show to work on a play.  However, no mention of this is made on the air, and Jayne is in place the following week.  A November 8 column in the New York Daily News says that Vicki Cummings replaced the “ailing” Jayne Meadows in the cast of Lunatics and Lovers.  Whatever Jayne’s ailment (oftentimes code for “creative differences”), she did not miss I’ve Got A Secret over it.  Lunatics and Lovers would turn out to be a modest success, running for almost a year and 336 performances.