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GREAT MOMENTS WITH THE
AUDIENCE AND THE CONTESTANTS
WHAT'S MY LINE? LIVE ON STAGE
A July 2006 Highlight of Game Show Congress 5
Game Show Congress archivist
MATT OTTINGER greets contestant
JEAN DESMOND,
who challenged the panel on the original WHAT'S MY LINE? in the 1950s
OUR FOUNDER
Paul Bailey in a rare moment to pause before WHAT'S MY LINE? LIVE ON STAGE
JEAN DESMOND and J. KEITH:
Ms. Desmond, 86, was a girdle tester on the original CBS series in the '50s
SARAH PURCELL and STU SHOSTAK
await the entrance of their
fellow panelists
Game show favorite from the '80s
TERESA GANZEL acts as J.KEITH's
sidekick and performs commercials
Full house audience moments before
WHAT'S MY LINE? LIVE ON STAGE
welcomes its first contestant
BETSY PALMER greets old friend
SHIRLEY JONES.
During the game, behind the blindfolds, Betsy surmised:
"You must be one of those old ones!"
THE OLD SUNDAY AT 10:30 ELEGANCE:
BETSY and STU after the show
WHAT'S MY LINE?
LIVE ON STAGE
The game was revived in 2005 as a live stage show at Los Angeles' ACME comedy theatre by former Beat the Geeks host J. Keith van Straaten and producer Jim Newman as a loving tribute to the classic series.
While adding a touch of contemporary style, the production is true to the original. The elegant dress of the old Sunday-at-10:30 on CBS version is part of the mix.
Van Straaten brought the stage version to Game Show Congress 5 in July 2006 at the Hilton Burbank.
I've Got a Secret legend Betsy Palmer headlined the panel, along with Street Smarts host Frank Nicotero, The Better Sex and Real People co-host Sarah Purcell and Shokus Video owner and television historian Stu Shostak.
Among the evening's lines: The Price Is Right model Gabrielle Tuite, whose line was a tanning salon owner; and 86-year-old Jean Desmond, who challenged the original Sunday night panel 52 years ago as a girdle tester.
The surprise mystery guest: television and movie musical legend Shirley Jones, who stumped the panel. Her husband, former actor/comedian and agent Marty Ingels, entered from backstage after the game ended.
Acting as van Straaten's foil for the evening: actress Teresa Ganzel, a frequent Pyramid player in the '80s, who brought down the house with her live commercial for real estage agent Remo Packer.
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Ralph Edwards Tribute (will be restored soon)
Shirley Jones, the night's mystery guest,
prepares to take on the panel
with host J. Keith van Straaten
Shirley's husband Marty Ingels arrives from
backstage with his signature humor
The panel asks for a conference:
(L-R, Betsy Palmer, Frank Nicotero, Sarah Purcell, Stu Shostak)
The panel finally nails a line on a tough
evening of occupations
J. Keith greets the Game Show Congress audience at the Hilton Burbank
Contestant Gabrielle Tuite,
a Barker's Beauty from The Price Is Right.
Her line: she owns a tanning salon
Lori Bailey, Steve Beverly and Ed Toutant
confab over the panel's performance
A legend for any time:
Betsy Palmer enters to a standing ovation
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