Ross reports on television programming. (1949)
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TALENT SHOWS
ABC
HOLLYWOOD SCREEN TEST Net; 8: -8:30 pm Sunday; SUSTAINING; PACKAGER -PRODUCER Lester Lewis Assoc; DIRECTOR Tom deHuff, ABC; WRITERS Alton Alexander, Marcy Tinkle; SETS Segments by ABC; TALENT Neil Hamilton, MC; one name guest actor;
2 or 3 neophytes with professional experience; each plays a scene with guest star.
JACQUES FRAY MUSIC ROOM Net; 8-8:30 pm Saturday; SUSTAINING; PACKAGER Jacques Fray; DIRECTOR Babette Herman, ABC; TALENT Fray and announcer Charles Stark plus gifted musical, variety talent; FORMAT Auditions for light classical rendi¬ tions by talent. Several authorities view show at home and Judge the contestants, voting a winner.
CBS
BACKSTAGE WITH BARRY East Net; 10-10:15 pm Tuesdays (started Mar.l); SPONSOR Household Finance Corp; AGENCY Le Valley, Inc., Chicago; PRODUCER -Barry Wood;
CBS; DIRECTOR Kingman T. Moore, CBS; WRITER Charles Speer; CASTING Eleanor Kilgallen, CBS; TALENT Barry Wood and little-known professionals; FORMAT In¬ formal atmosphere for interviews and performances of three entertainers ... .singers, dancers, etc.
MANHATTAN SHOWCASE Net; 7:15-7:30 pm M,W,F; PRODUCER -Barry Wood; DIRECTORS Kingman T. Moore, Robert Stevens, CBS; WRITER Charles Speer; PACKAGER CBS;
CAST Johnny Downs, Helen Gallagher 8s three young professionals; FORMAT Fulldress version of Backstage with Barry; FORMAT Showcasing of three musical, variety acts.
ARTHUR GODFREY * S TALENT SCOUTS E8sW Net; 8 : 30 -9pm Monday; SPONSOR Li pton's Tea and Noodle Soup; AGENCY Young 8c Rubicam; PRODUCER Dave Levey, Meg Richardson; PACKAGER CBS; SIMULTANEOUS wi th AM B’cast; DIRECTORS Robt. Stevens, Jack Carney; WRITER Ken lyons; CASTING Sonja Morse, Penny Morgan, Esther Stoll; REHEARSAL TIME 3-4 hours. COMMERCIAIS live: integrated by Godfrey voice, seen reading AM lines; also singing at beginning; ANNOUNCER George Bryan.
DUMONT
DOORWAY TO FAME Net; 8 : 30 -9pm Monday; PARTICIPATING Jay Bucknell Shirts, Nursery Products; PACKAGER United Productions, 654 Madison; PRODUCER George Scheck, UP; DIRECTOR Lou Dahlman, UP; CASTING George Scheck at Wanamaker ' s , Tues.5pm weekly; CAST Red Benson, MC, and variety acts; FORMAT Showcase for professionals; COMMER¬ CIALS live; Bucknell shirts; models.
THE ORIGINAL AMATEUR HOUR Net; 7-8 pm Sunday; SPONSOR Old Gold Cigarettes;AGENCYLennen & Mitchell; PACKAGER Remack Prods. (Original staff of AM show); DIRECTOR Mary Kelly, Remack; CASTING weekdays at RCA Bldg studio by Wanda Ellis, Lloyd Marks; MUSIC two pianos; FORMAT the original Bowes approach; MC Ted Mack and all types of variety acts; COMMERCIAIS ANNOUNCER Dennis James; 2 film spots, 2 min each.
NBC
GULF ROAD SHOW East Net & Kinesc to 7 stations; 9-9 :30 pm Thursday; SPONSOR Gulf Gasoline 8c Oil; AGENCY Young 8c Rubicam; PACKAGER Martin Stone, 4 W.58; PRODUCER Rod Erickson; DIRECTOR John Wallington, Y8cR, Rodger Muir, NBC; WRITERSJerry Coopersmith, Hal Schaffel; MUSIC Johnny Guamieri combo; TALENT Bob Smith & young professionals and amateurs; FORMAT Film map traces path around country’s highways 8c stops at home of talent, who is then introduced. COMMERCIAIS film with narration.
YCUNG BROADWAY East Net; 7:30-7:45 Wednesday; SUSTAINING; PRODUCER Ralph Nelson, NBC; MUSIC Staff trio; MC and understudies from B’way casts do show numbers, others, dramatic and musical.
WPIX
FOUR STAR TALENT SEARCH Local; 8-8:30 pm Friday; SUSTAINING; DIRECTOR Eddie Nugent, WPIX; CAST Joe Bolton 8c amateurs, plus four theatrical authorities; FORMATVariety acts perform, then Judges press button, lighting four big stars as a rating method. Top point score wins; about 6 or 7 acts.
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