Here’s audio from the closing segment to the November 1st, 1965 episode of The Steve Lawrence Show on CBS:
The segment begins with Steve Lawrence singing “Non Dimenticar” before thanking his guests and announcing his guests for the following week. Notably, he also reveals that his show will begin airing in color.
The Steve Lawrence Show debuted on Monday, September 13th, 1965, airing from 10-11PM ET. Due to low ratings, CBS cancelled it after only 13 episodes. Originally, it aired in black-and-white but beginning with the November 8th, 1965 episode the show transitioned to color.
Here’s a transcript:
[Steve Lawrence sings “Non Dimenticar”]
[Steve Lawrence, singing] The time has come to say goodnight. Let’s make a date next Monday night.
[Steve Lawrence] Well, that just about wraps things up for the night. My thanks once again to Mr. Louis Prima, Gia Maione, Sam Butera and The Witnesses, and of course my special guest, Miss Connie Francis.
Please be with us next week when we will have one of the country’s newest and most exciting recording artists. In addition to that, he’s a very talented composer, the king of the road himself, Mr. Roger Miller.
Along with Mr. Miller, another very talented artist and talented composer of such songs as “Who Can I Turn To?”, “What Kind of Fool Am I?” Also the star and author of his current Broadway hit musical A Roar the Grease Paint, my special guest, my good friend, Mr. Anthony Newley.
Also starting next week, we will be in color, and every week after that. They tell me my eyes are bluer than Jack Benny’s. See you next week. ‘Til then, take care. Good night. Good night, y’all.
[Announcer Johnny Olsen] “The Steve Lawrence show has been brought to–“.
The opening segment from this episode is on YouTube, uploaded to the official George Schlatter Productions channel:
The Steve Lawrence Show was produced by G.L.G. Productions and George Schlatter Productions, with Schlatter serving as producer.
About This Recording
Source: Reel-to-reel audio tape
Date: Monday, November 1st, 1965
Network: CBS
Station: Unknown
and what a puzzle piece you have found!! mancini was ever so diplomatic when assigning English /vocal credits to so many of his motion picture standards…..! * Fran Jeffries got that door opening for her with that PINK PANTHER masterpiece ….) Italian lyric).—-that Ed to er affair tjrn assrriage to Dick Haymes…remembe?????.notice Blake Edwards was clever enough not including vocal credits to SHADOWS OF PARIS.(all in English)..in shot in the dark!???-you can mozy around thru all mancini standards like Moment to Moment or DEAR HEART…all resisted translatable versions……….
This appears to be spinning too slowly. It needs pitching up a bit. Steve wasn’t singing that low.