Hotel Broadway
| Hotel Broadway | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Harvey Marlowe |
| Starring | Jerri Blanchard (host) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont |
| Release | January 20 – March 17, 1949 |
Hotel Broadway is a musical TV show broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. The 30-minute show ran from January 20, 1949, to March 17, 1949. The show starred singer Jerri Blanchard and was produced by Harvey Marlowe.[1]
The fictitious Hotel Broadway in Manhattan served as a background for comedy, music, and songs from a mixture of recent discoveries and established entertainers. In addition to Blanchard, regular performers included Avon Long, Rose and Rana, and The Striders. The Harry Ranch Sextet provided music.[2]
The program was broadcast on Thursdays from 8:30 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time.[3] It was renamed Front Row Center in April 1949.[4]
Format
[edit]A variety of comedians and singers appeared on the program each week, with no host. The Striders quartet introduced the acts as they appeared.[5]
Episode status
[edit]As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to survive.
See also
[edit]- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
Bibliography
[edit]- 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
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
References
[edit]- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 392. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 479. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 468. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
- ^ "DuMont". Ross Reports. April 8, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (24 June 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 637. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
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