Admiral Broadway Revue[1] is an American live television variety show that ran from January 28 to June 3, 1949. The show was broadcast live on Fridays from 8 to 9 pm ET simultaneously on both the NBC and the DuMont networks.
| Admiral Broadway Revue | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Variety |
| Created by | Max Liebman |
| Written by | Mel Brooks Lucille Kallen Max Liebman Mel Tolkin |
| Directed by | Max Liebman |
| Starring | Sid Caesar Imogene Coca Marge Champion Gower Champion |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Max Liebman |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 52 minutes[citation needed] |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont NBC |
| Release | January 28 – June 3, 1949 |
Overview
The show was telecast from the since-demolished International Theatre (also known as the Park Theatre) at 5 Columbus Circle in New York.[2] The hour-long series was directed by Max Liebman, hosted by Sid Caesar, and also starred Imogene Coca. Liebman, Caesar, and Coca would go on to work on NBC's Your Show of Shows, which debuted February 25, 1950.[1]
The series was sponsored by TV-set manufacturer Admiral, a competitor of NBC's parent company RCA and of DuMont, both of which manufactured TV sets.
Its final episode aired June 3, 1949.[1]
Episode status
The Paley Center for Media holds 18 kinescope episodes of the series, and the UCLA Film and Television Archive has one episode.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2003). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present Eighth Edition. Ballantine Books. pp. 13–14. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- ^ International Theatre in New York at CinemaTreasures.org
Further reading
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
External links
- Admiral Broadway Revue at IMDb
- Admiral Broadway Revue episode with Caesar, Coca, and Marge and Gower Champion at Moving Image Archive.
- DuMont History