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1 online resource (428 pages) |
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I. The pantheon -- 1. The Steve Allen show -- 2. The variety shows of Milton Berle -- 3. The Carol Burnett show -- 4. The variety shows of Sid Caesar -- 5. The variety shows of Jackie Gleason -- 6. Arthur Godfrey and his friends -- 7. The Smothers Brothers comedy hour -- 8. The variety shows of Ed Sullivan -- II. The beginning -- 9. The "Arthur Murray" variety shows -- 10. Cavalcade of stars -- 11. The Colgate comedy hour -- III. The sketch artists -- 12. The George Gobel show -- 13. The variety shows of Bob Hope -- 14. The Danny Kaye show -- 15. The Don Knotts show -- 16. The Jerry Lewis show -- 17. The Garry Moore show -- 18. The variety shows of Red Skelton -- 19. The Flip Wilson show |
| Summary |
For the few hundred television viewers in 1946, a special treat on the broadcast schedule was the variety show called Hour Glass. It was the first TV program to go beyond talking heads, cooking demonstrations, and sporting events, featuring instead dancers, comics, singers, and long commercials for its sponsor, Chase and Sanborn coffee. Within two years, another variety show, Texaco Star Theatre, became the first true television hit and would be credited with the sales of thousands of television sets. The variety show formula was a staple of television in its first 30 years, in part because it |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-380) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Variety shows (Television programs) -- United States
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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Variety shows (Television programs)
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Variété.
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Televisieprogramma's.
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United States
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Verenigde Staten.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781476608778 |
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1476608776 |
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