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The magazine concluded, however, that " Yet, instead of frightening children, Ed Sullivan charms the whole family.

" Sullivan appeared to the audience as an average guy who brought the great acts of show business to their home televisions.

" Ed Sullivan will last ", comedian Fred Allen said, " as long as someone else has talent ", and frequent guest Alan King said " Ed does nothing, but he does it better than anyone else in television.

" He had a newspaperman's instinct for what the public wanted, and programmed his variety hours with remarkable balance.

There was something for everyone.

A typical show would feature a vaudeville act ( acrobats, jugglers, magicians, etc.

), one or two popular comedians, a singing star, a hot jukebox favorite, a figure from the legitimate theater, and for the kids, a visit with puppet " Topo Gigio, the little Italian mouse.

" The bill was often international in scope, with many European performers augmenting the American artists.