Steve plugs Henry’s new children’s
book O-Sono and the Magician’s Nephew and
the Elephant (Vanguard 1964). He also
says that the show is “negotiating” with Robert Merrill to sing the panel’s
“I’ve Got a Secret” songs from a couple weeks ago. In fact, that episode has already been
recorded, and will air on December 7 (
E584
).
On the subject of elephants, Steve then tells about two elephants that
were rehearsing earlier today for a future segment on the show. The pair broke away from their handler outside
the studio, and tied up traffic for a little while until they could be
retrieved. WCBS provides some news footage
from the end of that incident.
Otis Rathel from Chicago has drawn a portrait of production
staffer Irma Reichert: “I’ve never seen Irma Reichert…I drew her picture from a
telephoned description”
Officer
Rathel is the official sketch artist for the Chicago Police Department. His sketches based on descriptions from
witnesses and victims help police find fugitives. His most celebrated case would come in
1966. His drawing based on descriptions
from the only survivor of a brutal mass murder of eight student nurses was
instrumental in bringing Richard Speck to justice. Speck was found guilty of the murders and
sentenced to death. His death sentence
would be overturned and he spent the last 25 years of his life in prison.
Special guest Robert Goulet performs an emotional scene with Bess
and Betsy set in a candy store: “The dialogue in that scene is actually…the
words to the Number 1 Rock ‘n Roll song hit”
The song is
“Leader of the Pack,” and despite the fact that the Shangri-Las are introduced
at the start of the show alongside Goulet, not one of the panelists has the
slightest idea of their connection to the dialogue, or of the song itself. The Shangri-Las perform (well, lip-synch) the
song, and in typical Secret fashion,
the rock and roll segment is done for laughs as Goulet broadly plays the part
of the doomed motorcycle rider. The
Shangri-Las, who named themselves after a restaurant in their Queens
neighborhood, would have other successes in the 60s, but none approaching the
appeal and the durability of this one. An Hour with Robert Goulet, a variety
special, will air on CBS on November 19.
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