The Liberace Show made Liberace one of
the most watched entertainers in the U.S. At it's peak the
show was on 219 TV stations with an estimated 35,000,000
viewers. Some stations played the show up to 10 times a
week! Believe it or not, it was in New York that the show
was played 10 times per week!
The show format consisted primarily of
Liberace at the piano, sometimes accompanied by his brother
George on the violin, chatting with the studio and home
audience, and introducing the occasional guest.
Liberace was
known for looking directly into the camera at the home
audience. Back then that was a bit of a no-no, simply not
done! But he did it anyway.
He often showed clips of his homes and
interiors as well as demonstrating his culinary talents. My
favorite is this demonstration on how to make "Suki
Yaki".
I'll be seeing you!