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let'swatchtv · 08-19-2012, 04:55 AM

yes folks it's true, the classic 1950's tv tear jerker is now a musical, and if you don't believe me click here for the scoop:

http://www.queenforadaythemusical.com

also a well-knowned actor and gamesmen takes the role of TV host Jack Bailey in a "Hairspray-esque" of the Ike-era weeper. Could broadway beckon?

Also here's a hint: if you don't know this actor's name then your weary "Big Wheels" of a brain might as well maybe suffering from "Growing Pains"!

TV Knowledge Fan · 08-20-2012, 07:25 PM

"QUEEN FOR A DAY" was the "reality game show" of its day. It lasted about 20 years (1945-'65) on radio- and then, TV. Jack Bailey was the emcee, and the idea was that, every day, four women were selected out of the audience [after filling out "wish cards" beforehand, stating what it was they wanted to win, and why], and told the most "tear-jerking" hard-luck stories in an effort to become "Queen For A Day" [typical story: "I want to win a new washer because I need one after my husband beat me up, and just about kicked the washer to pieces, and now I don't have one to wash my two little babies' clothes with, and we're going to be kicked out of our house soon..."]. At the end of the show, the studio audience, via "applause meter", picked the woman they felt deserved to be "Queen"...and she received a "jackpot" of prizes. The other three received "consolation prizes"...

Zoneboy · 08-20-2012, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TV Knowledge Fan

"QUEEN FOR A DAY" was the "reality game show" of its day. It lasted about 20 years (1945-'65) on radio- and then, TV. Jack Bailey was the emcee, and the idea was that, every day, four women were selected out of the audience [after filling out "wish cards" beforehand, stating what it was they wanted to win, and why], and told the most "tear-jerking" hard-luck stories in an effort to become "Queen For A Day" [typical story: "I want to win a new washer because I need one after my husband beat me up, and just about kicked the washer to pieces, and now I don't have one to wash my two little babies' clothes with, and we're going to be kicked out of our house soon..."]. At the end of the show, the studio audience, via "applause meter", picked the woman they felt deserved to be "Queen"...and she received a "jackpot" of prizes. The other three received "consolation prizes"...

Yep, I had never heard of the show until your history lesson.

let'swatchtv · 08-20-2012, 09:08 PM

thank you tv knowledge fan for that wonderful enligtment of your "tv knowledge" (no pun intended) on QFAD.

also if you don't mind i like to contribute more knowledge for QFAD that Jack Bailey (1945-1964) was not the only emcee for the show, their were other two emcees for the show as well in the forms of Ken Murray (1945) and Dick Curtis (1969-1970).

also their was a Spanish-language revival of the show under the title "Reina Por Un Dia" hosted by Thomas Ramos which it aired on Unvision Puerto Rico in the winter of 2011.

and the format is currently owned by television excutive Michael Wortsman.

70s show watcher · 09-05-2012, 05:20 PM

my late godmother was a contestant on queen for a day back in the 60s she took second place that day

let'swatchtv · 09-05-2012, 09:37 PM

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my late godmother was a contestant on queen for a day back in the 60s she took second place that day

wow! that's amazing 70s show watcher, did she explain to you how Jack Bailey's personality or the staff and crew members of how they treated her.

70s show watcher · 09-06-2012, 05:19 PM

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wow! that's amazing 70s show watcher, did she explain to you how Jack Bailey's personality or the staff and crew members of how they treated her.

she told me that jack and everyone on staff were really nice people and that all of the contestants were treated well in fact somewhere i have the aotographed picture of jack and jeanie cagnegy that she recived as a gift for being a contestant that day

let'swatchtv · 09-07-2012, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by 70s show watcher

she told me that jack and everyone on staff were really nice people and that all of the contestants were treated well in fact somewhere i have the aotographed picture of jack and jeanie cagnegy that she recived as a gift for being a contestant that day

if you don't mind could you posted that particular picture on this thread?

oh and i think you mean "autographed" not "aotographed".

70s show watcher · 09-07-2012, 02:37 PM

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if you don't mind could you posted that particular picture on this thread?

oh and i think you mean "autographed" not "aotographed".

my printer/scanner is down so i cant post it right now but i am so glad that all of you atr so interested it makes me feel great

let'swatchtv · 09-07-2012, 10:46 PM

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my printer/scanner is down so i cant post it right now but i am so glad that all of you atr so interested it makes me feel great

sorry about your printer problem, but aside from that it's great news to hear oh and i believe your saying is "are" not "atr".

08-19-2012, 04:55 AM	#1
let'swatchtv Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 13, 2012 Location: Winston-Salem N.C. Posts: 725	would you like to be "Queen for a Day"...ON BROADWAY? yes folks it's true, the classic 1950's tv tear jerker is now a musical, and if you don't believe me click here for the scoop: http://www.queenforadaythemusical.com also a well-knowned actor and gamesmen takes the role of TV host Jack Bailey in a "Hairspray-esque" of the Ike-era weeper. Could broadway beckon? Also here's a hint: if you don't know this actor's name then your weary "Big Wheels" of a brain might as well maybe suffering from "Growing Pains"!

08-20-2012, 07:25 PM	#2
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	For those who never saw (or heard) the show... "QUEEN FOR A DAY" was the "reality game show" of its day. It lasted about 20 years (1945-'65) on radio- and then, TV. Jack Bailey was the emcee, and the idea was that, every day, four women were selected out of the audience [after filling out "wish cards" beforehand, stating what it was they wanted to win, and why], and told the most "tear-jerking" hard-luck stories in an effort to become "Queen For A Day" [typical story: "I want to win a new washer because I need one after my husband beat me up, and just about kicked the washer to pieces, and now I don't have one to wash my two little babies' clothes with, and we're going to be kicked out of our house soon..."]. At the end of the show, the studio audience, via "applause meter", picked the woman they felt deserved to be "Queen"...and she received a "jackpot" of prizes. The other three received "consolation prizes"...

08-20-2012, 09:08 PM	#4
let'swatchtv Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 13, 2012 Location: Winston-Salem N.C. Posts: 725	thank you tv knowledge fan for that wonderful enligtment of your "tv knowledge" (no pun intended) on QFAD. also if you don't mind i like to contribute more knowledge for QFAD that Jack Bailey (1945-1964) was not the only emcee for the show, their were other two emcees for the show as well in the forms of Ken Murray (1945) and Dick Curtis (1969-1970). also their was a Spanish-language revival of the show under the title "Reina Por Un Dia" hosted by Thomas Ramos which it aired on Unvision Puerto Rico in the winter of 2011. and the format is currently owned by television excutive Michael Wortsman.

09-05-2012, 05:20 PM	#5
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,549	my late godmother was a contestant on queen for a day back in the 60s she took second place that day