 | Tom and Frank Waldman Directed by Sidney Miller |
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Airdate: Jan. 7, 1965
Guest cast: Waiter Burke as
Zeno, Warren Parker as Dr. Clarke, Cliff Norton as Norman the
waiter, Virginia Martin as Roxie Ames, Alice Backes as June
Foster, Hollis Irving as Shirley Clyde.
The members of the Hospital
Fund auxiliary appoint Samantha Entertainment chairman for
the group's bazaar. Limited to spending fifty dollars, Samantha
hires Zeno, a broken down magician who has taken to drink.
Because of this, his assistant, Roxie Ames, has left the act. Using
her gift of magic, Samantha make Zeno the hit of the show. As
a result, Zeno gets a job on TV. Zeno pleads with Samantha to
help him. Assisted by Samantha, Zeno runs through a very
successful rehearsal. Just before the show goes on the air, Roxie
appears and injects herself into the act. Hogging the show, Roxie
kills Zeno's act and his confidence. S he admits she returned just
to get a regular spot on TV herself. Samantha turns Roxie into
a comic prop for Zeno. After Zeno's successful performance
Darrin tells Samantha that his client has booked Zeno for the
next thirteen weeks. Darrin attempts some magic on his own
When he succeeds, he is not certain whether his skill or
Samantha's magic is responsible.