Ross reports on television programming. (1949)
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MUSICAL VARIETY SHOWS
ABC
CLUB SEVEN Net; 10:30 -11pm Thursday; SUSTAINING; PACKAGER H.D.Rickert, 545 Fifths *Ave.; PRODUCER Rickert; DIRECTOR Howard Cordery, ABC; MUSIC Bobby Byrne Orch; SETS McNaughton, ABC; CASTING Rickert; TALENT Johnny Thompson & guests; FORMAT Nightclub setting for variety entertainment; PACKAGE Approx. $2260 .
ABC BARN DANCE Net; 8 : 30 -9pm Monday; from WENR Chicago; SUSTAINING; PRODUCER George Bigger; DIRECTOR Jack Gibney; SETS Monte Fassnacht; MUSIC Sage Riders Quartet; CAST Lula Belle & Scotty singers; Holly Swenson, comic and bass player; DeZurick Sisters, John Dolce, caller; twelve square dancers; Hal O'Halloram, MC; FORMAT Variety Barn Dance .
CBS
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ARTHUR GODFREY AND HIS FRIENDS E & W Net; 9-10pm Wednesday; SPONSOR -Chesterfield; AGENCY Newell-Emmett; PACKAGER Godfrey & CBS; PRODUCER Jaqk Carney, N-E, & Meg Richardson for Godfrey; DIRECTOR Paul Nickell, CBS; MUSIC Archie Bleyer Orch;
SETS Richard Rychtarik; CASTING Carney & Richardson; TALENT Godfrey, MC, Mariners Quartet; singers' Janette Davis & Bill Lawrence; FORMAT chatter and music;
COMMERCIALS live & film: chatter by Godfrey & straight by Tony Marvin, ANNOUNCER.
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ADVENTURES IN JAZZ E. Net; 8-8:30 pm Friday; SUSTAINING; PRODUCER Robert L.Bach at WMCA; DIRECTOR Kingman T. Moore, CBS; MUSIC Will Bradley Orch; TALENT Bill Williams, MC, guests. FORMAT Jazz personalities in interview and playing.
KOBBS KORNER E Net; 9:30-10 pm Wednesday; SUSTAINING; PRODUCER Barry Wood; DIRECTOR Kingman Moore, CBS; SETS Rychtarik, CBS; TALENT Korn Kobblers, Stan Fritts, Jo Hurt, Betty Garde; FORMAT Country store musical variety and skits.
DUMONT
TED STEELE SHOW Net; 6:30-7pm Sunday; SUSTAINING; PACKAGER Ted Steele; PRODUCERSteele; DIRECTOR Leonard Valenta for Steele; CASTING Steele; FORMAT Steele plays piano accompanied by big orchestra, sings, and has variety musical and dance guests .
HOTEL BROADWAY E.Net; 8:30-9 pm Thursday; SPONSOR Whelan Drug Stores; AGENCY Stanton B. Fisher; PACKAGER Harvey Marlowe Associates, 2 V/. 47 Street; PRODUCERDIRECTOR Marlowe; MUSIC Trio; SETS Bob Shelton, Rudy Lucek; COSTUMES -Brooks; CASTING Marlowe; TALENT Johnny Desmond, MC singer; Striders Quartet, Harry Ranch Sextet, trio; FORMAT Based around hotel lobby and supper room setting with variety entertainment; COMMERCIALS live & film; REHEARSAL TIME 3 hours on camera.
WINDOW ON THE WORLD Net; 9-9 :30 pm Thursday; SPONSOR Dumont Telesets; AGENCY Geyer, Newell & Ganger; PRODUCER -DIRECTOR Hal Gerson, at Wm. Morris Agency which is PACKAGER. SUPERVISOR Don Shaw at G,N,G; MUSIC Merle Kendrick Orch; TALENT Variety acts booked by Wm. Morris; FORMAT No MC, but theme is based around variety acts from all over the world. Film clips introduce the acts by setting the locale; COMMERCIALS live; integrated, using a special cast which points out sets in a situation, closing has ANNOUNCER Dan Peterson talking over cards showing the sets .
WPIX
JAZZ CONCERT Local; 7 : 30 -8pm Monday; SUSTAINING; DIRECTOR Clark Jones, WPIX; TALENT Various top Jazz combinations with no MC ; FORMAT Set in music hall with variety jazz.
ENCORE Local; 7 :30-8pm Thursday; SUSTAINING; DIRECTOR Jack Balch; WRITERS -Balch; TALENT Dorothea MacFarland and celebrity guests; FORMAT MacFarland is hostess, chats and sings requests of her guest celebrities plus interview.
NBC
SWIFT SHOW East Net, Kinesc to Midwest; 8:30-9pm Thursday; SPONSOR Swift & Co; AGENCY McCann-Erickson; PRODUCER-Lee Cooley, McCann; DIRECTORS-Lou Spoza, Ted Huston; WRITERS -Elizabeth Evans; SETS-Bill Duffy; COSTUMES -Beverly Pickering; MUSIC-Harry Simone; CASTING-Bill Bance, Huston, NBC; TALENT-Lanny Ross & Martha Wright, singers and professional support; FORMAT -Situation musical comedy with weekly themes; REHEARSAL TIME -6 hours; COMMERCIALS -Live & Film: animation by Ted Nemeth Studios, also demonstration by Martha Logan in kitchen setting; PACKAGE Approx. $5000.
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