248     August 14, 1957
Bill, Jayne, Henry, Faye

Hal March hosts

Pianists Art Ferrante and Lou Teicher: “We can play the Minute Waltz in less than a minute” 
Twin piano performers Ferrante & Teicher met at Juilliard in 1930 and have been performing together since 1947, so they are already well known here.  Still, their greatest fame would come in the 60s and 70s, with a seemingly endless parade of albums and concert performances showcasing their “easy listening” arrangements of show tunes, movie themes, classical music and even pop hits.  Many of their light covers became hits on the Billboard charts, often eclipsing the success of the original recordings.  Here, the duo also performs “African Echoes” from their latest album.   

Rev. George Stanford of Vicksburg, Michigan: “My congregation celebrates Christmas on July 21” 
Reverend Stanford leads the Vicksburg First Methodist Church and started the tradition five years ago to protest the commercialism that accompanies Christmas in December.  By 1957, several other churches in the small Michigan village had followed suit.  By 1958, though, Rev Stanford would be reassigned, and the new pastor would put an end to the July event.  Part of his reasoning was that the town was getting so much attention for their “Christmas in July” that the event was becoming…too commercialized.   

Special Guest Ben Blue will label each panelist according to what color they are wearing. 
I’ve Got a Secret aired in black and white for 14 of its 15 seasons on the air.  Ben Blue was a comedian whose career spanned five decades but who never had any particularly noteworthy breakout role.  He also ran several popular nightclubs, in which he would often perform.