Alfred Drake sings “Where Is the Life That Late I Led?” in the Hallmark Hall of Fame TV version of Cole Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate, directed by George Schaefer. The musical numbers were staged by Ernest Flatt. The book, by Samuel and Bella Spewack, is freely based on Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. Drake created the role of Fred Graham in the show’s original 1948 Broadway production. This performance was telecast on November 20, 1958:
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