Ivers would appear at the beginning and end of each show wearing dark glasses, spouting a stream of consciousness spiel about life, art and music. Besides the top-billed music acts, short skits were shown, including Sri Maharooni, a chain-smoking Indian fakir speaking about the meaning of life, and Chris Genkel (played by actor Robert Roll), a pitchman hawking bizarre products for "gherkins" from his company, Genkel Wax Works, in Adonai, Illinois.
Ivers would appear at the beginning and end of each show wearing dark glasses, delivering a continuous stream of thoughts on life, art, and music. Besides the top musical acts, brief skits were shown, including Sri Maharooni, an Indian fakir who discusses the meaning of life while smoking cigarettes, and Chris Genkel (played by actor Robert Roll), a salesman promoting bizarre products for "gherkins" from his company, Genkel Wax Works, in Adonai, Illinois.