The elaborate call board at the Chicago Theatre, shown in this 1953 photo, contains the running schedule for a five-show day, including all components, both projected onto the picture sheet and live-on-stage. Dutifully copying her calls (her half hour is 1:11) is Patti Page, who for a week sang "How Much is that Doggie in the Window" five times a day.
Source: TV Guide, August 14, 1953.
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