In recognition of his contributions to the disney company, he was named a disney legend in 1995. In 1995, boag was inducted into the ranks of the disney legends and has his own window on main street in disneyland above the carnation company. Boag performed as both the travelling salesman and pecos bill, combining his balloon act with a fast talking salesman routine, reappearing later in the show as pecos bill, where he sang and engaged in fisticuffs, spitting out a seemingly endless supply of teeth onto the stage in fact, just lima beans. For those who cant make it to disneyland during this limited time engagement, heres a video of the full debut performance of the golden horseshoe revue salute, followed by. He would be, in my mind, the richard okane of the german navy. The incomparable wally boag by bill iadonisi disney parks. The golden horseshoe revue was developed by comedianperformer wally boag for the anaheim parks opening in july, 1955. Walt disney signed boag to a two week contract performing at the golden horseshoe revue. Wally s beginning with walt disney and the golden horseshoe revue came about in the 1950s with boag performing in revues in australia, met english actor and tenor donald novis.
During the early development of disneyland, wally helped walt disney with many aspects of the theme park. One of the highlights for me would be when wally boag would come out to entertain us. Wally boag retired from the revue in 1982 after performing an astonishing 40,000 times on the golden horseshoe stage. Remembering wally boag at the disneyland resort, and a tribute. Of course, this vinyl album has long been out of print. Jan 14, 20 wally boag, fulton burley, and betty taylor are honored today inside the golden horseshoe a nod to the original golden horseshoe revue featured on posters outside the venue on january 10th, the salute to the golden horseshoe revue premiered, marking a limited fourweek run with performances held thursday monday of each week until february 4th. The golden horseshoe covers everything in that book, plus much more. Wally boag and betty taylor perform the famous pecos bill sketch at disneylands golden horseshoe revue. Disney legend bob gurr design just for fun proof pages. He joined a professional dance team at age nine, later established. Wally retired from the golden horseshoe revue on january 28, 1982, and was honored with a window on disneyland s main street.
The revue s music was written by charles lavere, who served as the shows. Wally boag, who played pecos bill in nearly 40,000 live performances of the golden horseshoe revue at disneyland, passed away friday at the age of 91. Clown prince of disneyland written by boag and coauthor gene sands. To celebrate the limited time return of the golden horseshoe revue, were giving away a copy of the. The evening grew out of the friendship of ape pens founder, caroline thie, and the children of ghs star wally boag. Vintage golden horseshoe revue photos honor wally boag. Boag lived in california with his wife, ellen morgan boag. Sep 09, 2017 the golden horseshoe revue closed in 1986. The book is beautifully designed, chock full of photographs and wally s personal account of his life and career especially his 27 years at disneyland.
Boag portrayed the traveling salesmanpecos bill, a role he reprised when guest starring in episode 520 of the muppet show. Martin studied the act and, according to boags son laurence, wally eventually, used steve in a show called vaudeville revisited in the early sixties and would sell him jokes for two bucks a pop. The original cast of the golden horseshoe revue donald novis, judy marsh, wally boag wally receiving a disney legends award at the walt disney studios fulton burley and wally boag in the golden horseshoe revue wally with mask filling in as stuntman for fred macmurray in the absentminded professor publicity photo for tour with wally boag to. Dueling pianos, slapstick comedy, dancingthe golden horseshoe has hosted many different types of performances and entertainers throughout the years.
To celebrate the limited time return of the golden horseshoe revue, were giving away a copy of the book. In 1974, boag returned to disneyland, where the original act was featured in a 1980 danny kaye television special celebrating the parks 25th anniversary. Over the years it starred wally boag, betty taylor, don novis, fulton burley, dick hardwick, frankie wylie, jack watson, judy marsh, burt henry, dana daniels, jay meyer, kirk wall, jimmy adams, don payne, ron. Alongside the cancan dancers, boag was the comic star of the daily shows from 1955 to 1982 minus a brief turn at walt disney world, and their. His golden horseshoe revue a live stage show in disneylands frontierland saloon is listed in the guinness book of world records as the longest running stage production in show business history. Betty taylor, who played slue foot sue in disneys longrunning golden horseshoe revue, passed away saturday one day after the death of wally boag, who played her characters sweetheart, pecos bill. Otto in u99 was the first to develop the attack from inside the convoy, and in a short time became not only the top tonnage leader of the german navy, but all commanders of wwii. Wally auditioned for the golden horseshoe revue in 1955, and he got the role of pecos bill. In 1956, disneyland records recorded a souvenir album of the showall in one take, according to wally boags book. Novis liked what he saw in boag and got walt disney to let him audition for the new show. Praise for the golden horseshoe, first published in 1955, must go to author terence robertson, who served as a naval reserve officer in the same atlantic convoys preyed upon by kretschmer and the german wolf packs. Ape pen disneyland products, the golden horseshoe revue event. A salute to the golden horseshoe revue is a 20 minute tribute and contains mostly music, dancing and sketch comedy.
Jun 07, 2011 wally boag was the wholesomely comical star of disneylands golden horseshoe revue from 1955 until retiring in 1982. Jan 18, 20 the show he helped create was the golden horseshoe revue, and wally performed for another 31 years as the traveling salesman and pecos bill. In the early 1950s, while appearing in revues in australia, wally boag met tenor donald novis, who got walt disney to audition wally for the golden horseshoe revue, written by its first pianist charles lavere and lyricist tom adair. Wally was born in portland oregon on september th, 1920 to evelyn and wallace b. Jun 06, 2011 if youd like to learn more about wally boag, our friends at d23 have posted a wonderful look back at his phenomenal career, on and off the disney stage. At disneyland, wally also provided the voice of the audioanimatronics parrot, jose, in the enchanted tiki room, and later, opened the diamond horseshoe revue at walt disney world, in 1971. The very first book i ever read on german uboats was a short paperback titled otto kretschmer night raider of the atlantic.
One answer is that i dont have suitable amateur photographs. Folks still remember, and ask about, the golden horseshoe revue. Wally boag, who for nearly 30 years and 40,000 performances delighted youngsters and their parents as pecos bill, the wideeyed old west traveling salesman in the golden horseshoe revue at. Later today, well also be sharing some memories of wally s longtime golden horseshoe costar, disney legend betty taylor, who passed away on. This was many, many years ago, probably in the 1970s. Novis was the shows first tenor later replaced by fulton burley when he retired in 1962.
The golden horseshoe revue was the original and longest running show at the saloon, playing from july 17, 1955 until october 12, 1986. He also made a guest appearance on the muppet show as himself in 1980 and performed the voice of jose in walt disneys enchanted tiki room. The show he helped create was the golden horseshoe revue, and wally performed for another 31 years as the traveling salesman and pecos bill. Wally boag was the star of disneylands golden horseshoe revue from 1955 to the mid1980s. Golden horseshoe revue the golden horseshoe revue was the original and longest running show at the saloon, playing from july 17, 1955 until october 12, 1986. Boag was born in portland, oregon, in 1920 to wallace b. Wallace vincent wally boag september, 1920 june 3, 2011 was an american performer known for his starring role in disneys longrunning stage show the golden horseshoe revue. Jan 10, 20 the shows early days featured such talents as wally boag and betty taylor. Wally boag, who performed nearly 40,000 productions of the golden horseshoe revue at disneyland. The magical world of disney the golden horseshoe revue. In 1995, wally boag was aptly named a disney legend for his legendary number of entertaining performances, writing, and vast disneyland contributions from 1955 to 1982. I get email asking why attractions are missing from yesterland. At disneylands golden horseshoe revue, wally boag delighted audiences three. Over the years it starred wally boag, betty taylor, don novis, fulton burley, dick hardwick, frankie wylie, jack watson, judy marsh, burt henry, dana daniels, jay meyer, kirk wall, jimmy adams, don payne, ron schneider and many others.
Sep 09, 2017 wallys beginning with walt disney and the golden horseshoe revue came about in the 1950s with boag performing in revues in australia, met english actor and tenor donald novis. In addition to the music and comedy from the golden horseshoe revue, the album also included the disneyland strawhatters and the mellomen. Boag, wallace vincent september, 1920 june 3, 2011 wallace vincent wally boag, star of disneylands long running stage show, the golden horseshoe revue, cited in the guinness book of world. We received the sad news yesterday that disneyland legends and golden horseshoe revue stars wally boag and betty taylor passed away within one day of each other. Jan 10, 20 for those who cant make it to disneyland during this limited time engagement, heres a video of the full debut performance of the golden horseshoe revue salute, followed by a photo summary of.
Billy hill and co are great, but take them outside as streetmousephere. The book is beautifully designed, chock full of photographs and wallys personal account of his life and career especially his 27 years at disneyland. Handpicked by walt to headline the golden horseshoe revue, wally was the first of what disney envisioned would. Wally boags last performance in the golden horseshoe revue. In 1995, boag was inducted as a disney legend and has his own window on main street in disneyland above the carnation company. Aug 28, 2017 the answer is disneys golden horseshoe revue and the actor, comedienne, and star of this production was none other than wallace vincent wally boag. Jun 05, 2011 we received the sad news yesterday that disneyland legends and golden horseshoe revue stars wally boag and betty taylor passed away within one day of each other. He also made a guest appearance on the muppet show as himself in 1980 and provided the voice of jose in walt disneys enchanted tiki room. Boag performed as both the travelling salesman and pecos bill, combining his balloon act with a fast talking salesman routine, reappearing later in the show as pecos bill, where he sang and engaged in fisticuffs, spitting out a seemingly endless supply of teeth onto the stage in fact, just lima beans stuffed in his cheek. Wally boag, the traveling salesman in disneylands golden. Disneylands golden horseshoe revue is listed in the guinness book of world records as the longest running stage production in show business history. Disney legend wally boag the golden horseshoe revue.
Over the years, it starred wally boag, betty taylor, don novis, fulton burley, dick hardwick, frankie. Wally boag was the wholesomely comical star of disneylands golden horseshoe revue from 1955 until retiring in 1982. Boag, a disney legend, originated the role for walt disney in the stage show that is listed in the guinness book of world records. For those of you who loved the golden horseshoe revue and wally boag, his biography, wally boag, clown prince of disneyland has just been published. Wally boag as pecos bill at the golden horseshoe revue in the early 1970s. Ap put out a worldwide press release and my name immediately went into guinness book of world records next to wally, betty taylor, and fulton burley, and my life changed. Along the way, he served as an inspiration to a young steve martin.
Or so i thought until last saturdays golden horseshoe revue dinner show and celebration, presented by the grand folks of ape pen publishing and the magic makers. To celebrate the limited time return of the golden. Aug 12, 2009 for those of you who loved the golden horseshoe revue and wally boag, his biography, wally boag, clown prince of disneyland has just been published. Boag, wallace vincentseptember, 1920 june 3, 2011wallace vincent wally boag, star of disneylands long running stage show, the golden horseshoe revue, cited in the guinness book. The golden horseshoe revue is listed in the guinness book of world records as. Wally boag september 9, 1920 june 3, 2011 was the star of disneylands golden horseshoe revue from 1955 to the mid1980s.
Boag would continue to preform this sketch live at both disneyland and walt disney world until his retirement in 1982. Vintage golden horseshoe revue photos honor wally boag and. Wally boag 19202011 was an oregon born actor and comedian, later honored as a disney legend for his long tenure performing in the golden horseshoe revue at disneyland. The golden horseshoe revue was the original and longest running show at the saloon, playing from the opening of the park on july 17, 1955 to october 12, 1986. If youd like to learn more about wally boag, our friends at d23 have posted a wonderful look back at his phenomenal career, on and off the disney stage.
Golden horseshoe revue returns to disneyland in salute to. Remembering wally boag and betty taylor at disneyland park. By the time wally retired, he had performed in nearly 40,000 productions of the horseshoe revue. His humor and talent helped shape the park we know and love today. It features the 10,000 performance of the longest running show featuring betty taylor, annette funicello, wally boag, gene sheldon and ed wynn. Wally follows with a balloon act that he presents as a psychiatric practice, with various balloon creations representing states of mind. Wally boag performs with as a traveling salesman with betty taylor during the 10,000th performance of the golden horseshoe revue at disneyland. Wally boag, a longtime leading man at disneylands golden horseshoe revue and television and film actor, passed away today. This show marked wally boag s first official performance as pecos billtraveling salesman at the golden horseshoe saloon. Remembering wally boag at the disneyland resort, and a. Thats why the old 20,000 leagues under the sea walkthrough and the original golden horseshoe revue with wally boag are missing from yesterland.
He was also the voice of jose in the enchanted tiki room at the theme park. The incomparable wally boag by bill iadonisi disney. Wally boag and betty taylor in disneylands golden horseshoe revue duration. When he was 16 he open his own dance school, and by the time wally was 19 he had expanded into comedy and was taking his show on the road. Wallys life and career have been documented in the book wally boag. The golden horseshoe revue is listed in the guinness book of world records as being the longest running stage production in history. As you may have already heard, within hours of each other this past weekend, we lost two disneylanders, golden horseshoe revue performers betty taylor slue foot sue and wally boag. Jun 06, 2011 an inspiration to steve martin, the performer worked at the the golden horseshoe revue for 27 years. Listed in the guinness book of world records as the longest running stage. At disneylands golden horseshoe revue, wally boag blasted audiences with squirt guns, spit out a mouthful of teeth, and sculpted whimsical animals from colorful boagaloons three times a day, five days a week, for nearly 27 years. This was the 10,000th performance of the revue, and was recorded for a september 1962 episode of walt disneys wonderful world of color. Bring back the golden horseshoe revue, bring back the tahitian terrace, bring back the ability to live for a few brief moments in another time or another world. Today disney released a series of vintage pictures from the attractions glory days, which im happy to be able to share with you. His window above the carnation company says, theatrical agency.
The golden horseshoe revue closed in 1986 and was replaced by the golden horseshoe jamboree. Boag, as pecos bill, with betty taylor who died a day after he did, pushed the golden horseshoe revue into the guinness record book as. He autographed his books for us, shared some of his disney. Wally boag, fulton burley, and betty taylor are honored today inside the golden horseshoe a nod to the original golden horseshoe revue featured on posters outside the venue on january 10th, the salute to the golden horseshoe revue premiered, marking a limited fourweek run with performances held thursday monday of each week until february 4th. But no show is as famous as the golden horseshoe revue, the original stage show in. Jan 29, 2018 while working at the golden horseshoe, boag met a young cast member named steve martin who came to watch the show during his free time.
In 1971, boag took his pecos bill character to the newly opened walt disney world and recrafted the saloon show into a faster, funnier diamond horseshoe revue. The inscription reads theatrical agency golden vaudeville routines wally boag, prop. Later today, well also be sharing some memories of wallys longtime golden horseshoe costar, disney legend betty taylor, who passed away on saturday. The famous and iconic building and stage that wally performed on was the. Aug 28, 2017 the answer is disneys golden horseshoe revue and the actor, comedienne and star of this production was none other than wallace vincent wally boag.
They felt it was time for a tribute to the people and traditions. Wally retired in 1982, after having performed approximately 40,000 productions of the revue. He performed in the radio city music hall and the tivoli theatres in australia and new zealand. Wally boag in disneylands golden horseshoe revue 1962. Ive also embedded a few read more vintage golden horseshoe revue photos honor wally boag. The golden horseshoe revue ran at disneyland from 1955 until 1986. Golden horseshoe hall of fame duchess of disneyland. Boag retired in 1982 after more than 36,000 performances and was replaced. Dorothy fields, betty taylors sister, and heather dinkins, wally boags daughter, were joined by miriam nelson, the original golden horseshoe revue choreographer, along with disney legends including ron dominguez, jack lindquist, richard sherman and mouseketeer bobby burgess. Both boag and the golden horseshoe revue were cited in the guinness book of world records for having the greatest number of performances of any theatrical presentation.
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