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1、美国名人电影喜剧演员，电视节目主持人米尔顿伯利MiltonBerlewasMisterTelevisiontotheMillionsofAmericansWhoWatchedHimplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:43repeatByGeorgeGrow2006-9-9VOICEONE:mMaryTillotson.VOICETWO:AndmDougJohnsonwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramPEOPLEINAMERICA.Today,wetellthestoryofMiltonBerle.Hewasfamousforhisfunnyp

2、rogramsintheearlyyearsofAmericantelevision.TomanyAmericans,hewasknownsimplyasMisterTelevision.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:MiltonBerleperformedintheaters,onradioandinmovies.Yetheisbestknownasatelevisionperformer.Hebeganworkingintelevisioninnineteenforty-eight.Atthetime,televisionwassonewthatfewpeoplecouldreceive

3、it.MiltonBerlesweeklyprogramwassopopularthatitmayhaveinfluencedmanyAmericanstobuytheirfirsttelevision.Yearsago,Americanswhodidnotownatelevisionoftenwenttothehomeofsomeonewhodidtowatchhisshows.Manyotherswatcheditinstoresthatsoldtelevisions.MiltonBerlebecamesofamousthatsomeAmericansconsideredhimaspart

4、oftheirfamily.HewasoftencalledUncleMilty.Likeafamilymember,hewaslovedwhenhisjokeswerefunnyandevenwhentheywerenot.VOICETWO:HewasborninNewYorkCityonJulytwelfth,nineteen-oh-eight.Hisparents,MosesBerlingerandtheformerSarahGlantz,wereJews.TheynamedhimMendelBerlinger.Hewasoneoffivechildren.Oneday,Mendelpu

5、tonsomeofhisparentsoldclothes.AlltheadultswhosawhimsaidhelookedlikeasmallversionofthefilmactorCharlieChaplin.Sozattheageoffiveyears,heentered-andwon-alocalChaplinlook-alikecompetition.Hebecameachildactorashorttimelater.Innineteenfourteen,heappearedinhisfirstfilmzThePerilsofPauline.Hewasjustsixyearso

6、ld.Thesameyear,heappearedwithCharlieChaplininanothermovie.VOICEONE:Mendelwasgivenachancetojoinavaudevilleact.VaudevillewasthemostpopularformofshowbusinessintheUnitedStatesintheearlynineteenhundreds.Vaudevilleshowspresentedshortplays,singers,comedianswhotoldjokes,andotheracts.SarahBerlingersupervised

7、herboysriseinshowbusiness.Shepushedhimtobeasuccess.MissusBerlingerattendedallofhersonsperformances.(SOUND:MiltonBerle)Ireachedmillionsofpeople,whofortunatelycouldntreachme.Therewasonelaughthatprojectedoutofthetopofthemall.Thatwasmymother.And,ifpeopledidntlaughthatsatnexttoher;sheusedtoshovethemwitht

8、hearmandsay,Laughitup.Thatsmyson.VOICETWO:Innineteentwenty-attheageoftwelve-MendelfirstappearedinashowonBroadwayinNewYorkCity.HeformedavaudevilleactwithagirlnamedElizabethKennedy.Later,heformedhisowngroup.Astheyearspassed,hisactimprovedandheworkedasasingleperformer.Bytheageofsixteen,hewasforcedtomak

9、echanges.Hehadgrowntootalltobeachildactor.MendelBerlingerchangedhisnametoMiltonBerle.HebeganperformingatNewYorksfamousPalaceTheaterinnineteenthirty-one.Hewastwenty-threeyearsold.Later,heappearedinseveralBroadwayshows,includingZiegfeldFollies.VOICEONE:Earlyinhisadultlife,MiltonBerlewasmoderatelysucce

10、ssfulinmoviesandonradio.Hewasbetterknownasacomedianwhotoldjokesinnightclubshowsforadults.Hewasreportedtobeoneofthebest-paidperformersinthecountry.Yet,BerledidnotbecometrulyfamousuntilheappearedontheTexacoStarTheatertelevisionprograminJune,nineteenforty-eight.ThreemonthsIatectheTexacoCompanyofferedhi

11、mapermanentpositionwiththeprogram.TheTexacoStarTheateropenedwithfourmenwholookedlikegasolinestationemployees.Theysangasongthatthecompanyusedtosellitsoilandgasolineproducts.(MUSIC:TexacoTheme)0hzwerethemenofTexaco.WeworkfromMainetoMexico.TheresnothinglikethisTexacoofours.Ourshowtonightispowerful.Well

12、wowyouwithanhour-fullofhowlsfromashowerfulofstars.WerethemerryTexacomen.Tonightwemaybeshowmen.Tomorrow,wellbeservicingyourcars.VOICETWO:MiltonBerlewasaperformerwhowontheloveofacrowdbynotbeinglovable.Hedevelopedashowbusinesspersonalitythatwasfunnyryetnotalwayspleasant.Heactedaggressive,andoftenappear

13、edtobeselfishoruncivilized.Sometimes,hegreetedpeoplewiththesayingzGoodevening,ladiesandgerms.OnethingthatmadeBerlestelevisionshowspopularwasthewayheappeared.Heknewhowtousefunnymovementsandclothingtomakepeoplelaugh.Hewoulddoanythingforalaugh.Hesometimesworewomensclothingandbeautyproducts.Inoneshow,he

14、explainedthathehadjustpaidhistaxes.Heworeonlyanemptywoodencontainer,whichsuggestedthatthegovernmenthadtakeneverything,includinghisclothes.VOICEONE:OthercomediansaccusedBerleofstealingtheirjokes.Yetmanyofthebest-knownperformersintheUnitedStatesappearedontheTexacoStarTheater.Likeanyvaudevilleshow,hisp

15、rogramalsoofferedamixofsingers,dancersandanimalacts.OneTuesdaynight,trainedelephantsappearedontheprogram.Theanimalsleftlargedroppingsonthefloor.Thiswasabigsurprisetothenextact-agroupofdancers.Berlesprogramswerefilledwithlotsofenergy,aswehearinthisexample.(SOUND:TexacoStarTheater)TEXACOMEN:Andnowladi

16、esandgentlemen,introducingAmericasnumberonetelevisionstar,whogetshisnoseintoeverybodysact,yourCyranodeBergeraczMiltonBerle.BERLEinGoodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.(laughing)DontIaughzlady.YouandIgotothesameplasticsurgeon.(laughing)Thatsyourownnose.Ilikeit.It,smybasketballnose.Ijusthaditfixed.VOICETWO:MiltonBerlehadaweeklytelevisionseriesfromthe