The entire company, some two hundred in number, were to join the Crazy Gang in Strolling, and dressed in tails and top hats, they emerged from all sides on to the stage. The finale to this year's show promised to be one of the most spectacular of all time. " We don't need the breeches - that's the joke apparently." He telephoned home, giving instructions concerning the items he needed, "I want the hunting gear, dear, straight away" he told his wife. Having come straight from a rehearsal in Cambridge, Jimmy Edwards was slightly disorientated and unaware that he was due for a full dress rehearsal. But, with just a short time to go before curtain up, a bomb disposal unit declared the area safe.and the hugely successful show went on. This immediately brought fears of a last-minute cancelation. The Royal Variety Shows must always go on - even if there is a bomb scare! Tow hours before the performance there were reports of an unexploded bomb in the locality.
In fact, it was such an understatement that for once protocol went unheeded and he had eight curtain calls! Those 'in the know' were no doubt aware that curtain calls are not usually part of the Royal Variety Performance. " To say he stopped the show", said The Stage, "is an understatement." With that galaxy of talent on display, it was a fitting first year for the Royal Variety Performance to be broadcast on television.īut it was Sammy Davis' night. While, for the young at heart, the organisers had arranged a 'focus on youth' with Lonnie Donegan, Adam Faith and Cliff Richard (who had appeared in Manchester the previous year) and The Shadows. There was stunning music from Ivor Emmanuel and the Pontcanna Children's Choir with songs from Wales. who greeted Her Majesty in the foyer dressed as Yeoman of the Guards, Harry Worth, Charlie Drake, Jimmy Edwards, Frankie Howerd and Bob Monkhouse. There was wonderful comedy from the Crazy Gang. "In eight electrifying minutes", wrote the Daily Sketch, "this entertainer made the word 'star' seem inadequate".Ĭertainly the Queen had a breathtaking evening's entertainment. The 1960 Royal Variety Performance at the Victoria Palace was the first to be televised and will probably always be remembered as the Sammy Davis Junior show.
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