Admiral Broadway Revue

Admiral Broadway Revue
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(s) Max Liebman
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 52 minutes
Release
Original network DuMont
NBC
Picture format Black-and-white
Audio format Monaural
Original release January 28, 1949 (1949-01-28) – June 3, 1949 (1949-06-03)

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.

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

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. ↑ International Theatre in New York at CinemaTreasures.org

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