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美国名人喜剧女演员露西尔鲍尔1.ucilleBallplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:26repeatByMarioRitter2005-3-26(THEME)VOICEONE:ThisisMaryTillotson.VOICETWO:AndthisisSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishProgramPEOPLEINAMERICA.Today,wetellaboutthemuch-lovedperformerLucilleBall.Herfamoustelevisionseries,"ILoveLucy/'wasfirstbroadcastinnineteen-fifty-one.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:The"ILoveLucy"showwasahugesuccess.ItwasthemostpopulartelevisionshowoftheNineteen-fifties.ThekindoftelevisionprogramMizzBallhelpeddevelopiscalledasituationcomedy.Sometelevisionexpertsgivehercreditforinventingthiskindofseries.Today,someofthemostpopulartelevisionprogramsinAmericaaresituationcomedies.VOICETWO:Onereasonforthegreatpopularityof"ILoveLucy"mayhavebeenitsreal-lifeconnectionwithMizzBall'sfamily.Ontheshow,shewasLucy,thewifeofRickyRicardo,aCubanmusician.RickywasplayedbybandleaderDesiArnaz,whowasLucilleBall'shusbandinreallife.Theshowcombinedissuescommontothelifeofmarriedpeoplelivinginthecitywithmusicalperformancesandcomictheater.Often,ashowwouldincludeapartwithMisterArnazactingseriouslywhileMizzBalladdedafunnyelement.Inthefollowingpiece,MisterArnaztriestosingnormallyandMizzBalladdsthecomedy:(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Alsoonthe"ILoveLucy"showwereVivianVanceandWilliamFrawley.MizzVanceplayedEthelMertzandMisterFrawleyplayedEthel'shusband,FredMertz.Ontheshow,theMertzeswerefriendsoftheRicardosandownedthebuildinginwhichtheyalllived.FredMertzlovedbaseball,whichwasAmerica'smostpopularsportatthetime."ILoveLucy/'oftenshowedFredMertzintenselywatchingbaseballorsomeothersportlikeboxingwhileEtheladdedherownfunnycomments:(COMMENTS)VOICETWO:Awell-knownstoryaboutthe"ILoveLucyShow"concernsthebirthoftheArnaz'sson,DesiJunior.OfficialsofthebroadcastingcompanywonderedwhattodowhenMizzBallbecamepregnantinnineteen-fifty-two.MizzBallexplainsthatherhusband,Desizcameupwithasolution:(COMMENTS)VOICEONE:MizzBall'spregnancywasmadepartoftheshow.Infact,criticssaytheshowinwhichLucyRicardotellsRickythatsheispregnantisoneofthebest.Init,LucygoestotheentertainmentplacewhereRicky'sbandisplayingtotellhimthattheyaregoingtohaveababy.RickysuddenlyunderstandsthatheisgoingtobeafatherafterLucysecretlyrequeststhesong,"We'rehavingaBaby:"(MUSIC)VOICEONE:MizzBallgavebirthtohersecondchildonthesamedaythatLucyRicardogavebirth.Infact,DesiJunior'sbirthdatewasplannedtohappenonthesamedayasthebroadcast.TheshowinwhichLucygavebirthwasoneofthemostpopulartelevisionprogramseverbroadcastinAmerica.(Infact,thestoryisthatDesiJunior'sbirthreplacedreportsaboutDwightEisenhower'sfirstpresidentialceremonyonthefrontpagesofAmerica'snewspapers.)OPT(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Thesuccessofthe"ILoveLucy"showdidnotcomeearlyinLucilleBall'slife,oreasily.Instead,itwastheresultofyearsofhardwork.MizzBallwasbornnearJamestownzNewYork,innineteen-eleven.Shetriedtogetintoshowbusinessatanearlyage.Earlyon,shewenttothesameactingschoolasthefamousactressBetteDavis.However,sheleftwhenshewastoldthatshedidnothaveenoughactingability.IntheearlyNineteen-ThirtieszshemovedtoHollywood.Sheappearedinanumberofmovies,butwasnotwellknown.VOICEONE:Innineteen-forty,shemettheleaderofamusicalgroupwhohadbeenborninCuba.HisfullnamewasDesiderioAlbertoArnazdeAchatheThird.Theyworkedtogetherinamovieandmarriedsoonaftertheymet.Forthenexttenyears,sheappearedinmoviesandonradio.Hetravelledalotwithhisband.InNineteen-Fifty,thebroadcastingcompany,CBS,decidedtomakeatelevisionprogrambasedontheradioshow,"MyFavoriteHusband."LucilleBallwasthestaroftheradioshow.ShewantedMisterArnaztoplaythepartofherhusbandonthetelevisionshow.CBSrejectedtheidea.But,sherefusedtogiveup.SheandDesitravelledaroundthecountryperforminginashowtogethertoprovethattheywoulddowellontelevision.Theirshowwasasuccess.CBSofferedthembothjobs.VOICETWO:MizzBallhadanotherdemand.Shewantedhershowtobeaproductionofthebestquality.Earlytelevisionpictureswerenotofgoodquality.MizzBallwantedherprogramtobefilmed,whichwouldimprovethepicture,andthenbroadcastlater.Yetshewantedpeopletowatchtheprogramasitwasbeingfilmedsothesoundoftheirreactionscouldbecaptured.MizzBallalsowantedtofilmtheshowsinHollywood.CBSdidnotwanttheextracosts.So,MizzBallandMisterArnazagreedtoworkforlesspay.Inexchange,CBSletthemowntheprogram.Thatagreementmadethemownersofwhatwouldbecomeoneofthemostsuccessfulprogramsontelevision.VOICEONE:Duringthefifties,MizzBallwonalmosteveryhonortherewasfortelevisionactorsincludingseveralEmmyAwards.Yet,eventhemostpopularperformerscouldnotescapethepoliticalrealitiesofthetime.ConservativelawmakersaccusedLucilleBallofbeingacommunist.TheFederalBureauofInvestigationkeptasecretrecordofinformationabouther,justasitdidaboutmanyHollywoodactorsatthattime.VOICETWO:MisterArnazsupervisedtheircompany,DesiluProductions.Thecompanyproducedsixteendifferenttelevisionprogramsandranthreeproductioncenters,calledstudios.InNineteen-Sixty,LucilleBallandMisterArnazlegallyendedtheirmarriage.MisterArnazsoldhispartofthecompanytohisex-wife.MizzBallbecamethefirstwomantoheadamajorproductioncompany.Itwasoneofthebi