He was criticized for his notorious hip ""gyrations"" during a performance of ""Hound Dog."" This was followed by an appearance on NBC-TV""sThe Steve Allen Show(in July), and the first of three appearances (from 1956-1957) on the competing CBS-TV variety showThe Ed Sullivan Show- propelling the singer""s rise to fame.In the wind-blown dusty town, the men pass by a South Texas Temperance Union revival, being held under a tent where Mayor Wainscoat (Dub Taylor) preaches to the proper, black-clothed audience about the sinfulness of drink, quoting liberally from Leviticus 10:9, and Proverbs 23:31-32:Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou nor thy sons with thee least ye shall die.On opening night fifteen minutes before the curtain debut opening on Broadway forThe Golden Bough, he arrogant Rita demanded more money from Easton, but Easton resisted."To punish them," Chris ran into the woods to stay out all night, so that her parents would worry and be "sorry for what they did.