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Physical Description:
poly-wool blend (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 43 cm x 40 cm; 16 15/16 in x 15 3/4 in
Object Name:
pants
Date made:
ca 1950
Description:
Pair of dress pants worn by Sid Caesar as part of his German Professor costume in sketches on the television series Your Show of Shows. The pants are gray with darker gray stripes, 2 pleats in front, and unfinished cuffs.
Comedian Sid Caesar (1922-2014) was an influential and acclaimed comedian best known for his pioneering work on television, especially Your Show of Shows, a comedy variety show which aired from 1950-1954. The German Professor was a character used by Caesar to mock the pretentiousness of media experts and satirize intellectual fads. In sketches, the Professor’s ridiculous name changed based on whatever expertise he was supposed to have, such as memory expert “Lapse Von Memory” and Medical Doctor “Hugo von Gezundheit.”
Subject:
Comedy  Search this
Used:
Television  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Sid Caesar
ID Number:
1989.0172.04
Catalog number:
1989.0172.04
Accession number:
1989.0172
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Exhibition:
Entertainment Nation
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-97c4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1117381