“The Golden Age of Television Comedy” program of the South Windsor Historical Society has been postponed from May 9 to May 30. Joe Ouellette of the Ellington Historical Society will review highlights of comedy shows from the 1950's.
It was an era when audiences could catch The Colgate Comedy Hour on Sunday nights, with Tuesdays reserved for the wacky shenanigans of “Mr. Television” Milton Berle and his Texaco Star Theater. Sprinkled throughout the week were radio sitcom holdovers such as The Aldrich Family, Beulah and The Goldbergs not to mention the early offerings from veterans Burns and Allen and Jack Benny. It culminated on Saturdays with the 90 minute Your Show of Shows — which made icons out of stars Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.
The program will be held at Wood Memorial Library and Museum, 783 Main St., at 7 p.m.and will include a question/answer session and refreshments.
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The recommended donation for the program is $5 ($3 for historical society and library members).. For more information, visit http://www.southwindsorhistory.org,www.southwindsorhistory.org, or www.woodmemoriallibrary.org.