Presented on "OMNIBUS." The third part of this Omnibus presentation is complete. An un-staged George Gershwin one-act opera with an all-Negro cast. Composed by Gershwin in 1922 when he was 23. It's primitive in construction and content, although "The Blue Monday Blues" and some other early Gershwin excursions into the Jazz idiom stand out.  
  
Host for Ominbus series, Alistair Cooke

Directed by Seymour Robbie.  
De Sylva, B.G. -  Librettist
Starring Jimmy Rushing                    

November 9th, 1952-April April 16th, 1961. (NBC). 

Hosted by Alistair Cooke, this series presented everything from dramas to musicals to documentaries. SEARCH PROGRAM TITLE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.

Leonard Berstein analyzes Bach's music and techniques with excerpt from "The St. Matthew Passion" and other choral works.

Guest: Leonard Bernstein.

Host: Alistair Cooke.     

Excerpt: Open.                  

Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus responds to President Eisenhower's address to the nation regarding the crisis at Little Rock Central High School. Faubus says Federal Government has no right to send troops into Little Rock. 

This was the first televised concert from Lincoln Center in New York City. Conducted by Abraham Kaplan and Hugh Ross.  

Host: Alistair Cooke.     

Viewers across the country join first-nighters in New York City for an event of national significance; the opening of Lincoln Center for the performing arts. When completed, the center's five buildings will house the Metropolitan Opera, a repertory theater, a ballet company, a school of music and the New York Philharmonic.
Tonight from Philharmonic Hall, Leonard Bernstein conducts the dedicatory concert. Soloists:  Eileen Farrell, Richard Tucker, George London, Shirley Verrett-Carter, Lucine Amara, Charles Bressler, Jennie Tourel, Adele Addison, Lili Chookasian, Donald Bell, Jon Vickers, and Ezio Flagello. Choral groups: Schola Cantorum, Juilliard Chorus, Columbus Boychoir. 
During intermission, host Alistair Cooke visits backstage. Robert Saudek produced the live two-hour program. Directors: Kirk Browning, Don Hewitt.

Highlights:

Gloria from "Missa Solemnis"...Beethoven 
Connotations for Orchestra...Copland
"Serenade To Music"...Vaughan Williams 
Hymn from Symphony No. 8...Mahler 



Duplicate of 7303.     

Andy Griffith, Lucille Ball, Danny Thomas and Jack Benny perform.                                     

Leon Pearson-late news and comment. Reports from Mississippi and Washington, Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett comments on the US invasion of Mississippi, and James Meredith and he urges peace and that rioters go home.                        

The 25th Anniversary of the March of Dimes is celebrated. Hosted by Dick Powell, guest artists include Morey Amsterdam, Pearl Bailey, Richard Chamberlain, Bing Crosby, Lionel Hampton, Dean Martin, Andre Previn, Juliet Prowse, Rose Marie, Dick Van Dyke, Jane Wyatt, Ed Wynn, Connie Stevens, Neville Brand, Don Knotts, Soupy Sales, Cara Williams and Frank Gorshin.             

Coverage of Major Gordon Cooper's orbital space flight. A sixth attempt to man in space. 
All networks. The countdown begins at T-27 minutes.  
Includes coverage from Walter Cronkite and Douglas Edwards (CBS) and Frank McGee (NBC) news.                                                   

The opening of the 1964 World's Fair in New York City. (Partial)

Excerpted segment.

Duplicate of #14496.
                                       

The opening of the 1964 World's Fair in New York City. (Partial)

Excerpted segment.

                          

NBC TV preview coverage of the Tokyo Olympics, which opens on October 10, 1964. Included are a brief history of the past Olympic Games of its champions; a report on Japan's preparations of this year's Games. NBC's Olympic reporters are Bud Palmer, Jim Simpson, Bill Henry and Rafer Johnson (1960 Decathlon champ) discuss new Olympic events.  

The 1964 Summer Olympic games from Tokyo, Japan, were held from October 10th -24th. 93 nations participated. They were the first to be broadcast internationally, without the need for tapes to be flown overseas. Among the participants were Joe Frazier who won a gold medal for boxing and Bob Hayes who ran the 100 yard dash in 10.06 seconds to capture the 100 meter title. Swimmer Don Schollander won four gold medals, most for an American in any sport since Jesse Owens in Berlin in 1936.  

Preview of the 1964 Summer Olympics from Tokyo, Japan.  

PLANNED NBC TV COOVERAGE OF DAY'S EVENTS:

October 11th- 6:30 to 7:30 PM- Rowing, Boxing, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Swim-diving. 
       
October 12th, 11:15 to 11:30 PM- Women's breaststroke, Nen's Freestyle, Weightlifting, Women's Springboard Diving.

October 13th 7:30 to 8:30 PM, Rowing, Basketball, Boxing, Wrestling, Swim-Diving, Wrestling.

October 13th- 11:15 to 11:30 PM- Women's Freestyle, Men's Backstroke, Rowing.

October 14th- 11:15 to 11:30 PM- Men's 100 Meter, Men's Javelin, Men's 10,000 Meter, Men's Freestyle Relay.

October 15th- 10:00 to 11:00 PM- Men's Freestyle, Men's Breatstroke, Men's Discus.

October 16th- 11:15 to 11:30 PM- Men and Women's Track and Field, Women's Butterfly.
      
October 17th- 5:00 to 7:00 PM- Cycling, Men And Women's Track.

October 18th- 6:30 to 7:30 PM- Men's Track, Gymnastics, Swim-Diving.

October 19th- 11:15 to 11:30 PM- Men and Women's Track, Equestrian, Weightlifting.

October 20th- 10:00 to 11:00 PM- Decathlon, Judo, Wrestling, Yachting, Gymnastics.

October 20th- 11:15 to 11:30 PM- Women's 800 Meter, Women's Shot Put, Basketball.

October 21st- 11:15 to 11:30 PM- Men and Women's Track. 
      
October 22nd- 11:15 to 11:30 PM- Boxing, Cycling, Equestrian.
 
October 23rd- 7:30  to  8:30 PM- Football, Marathon, Canoeing, Water Polo, Hockey.

October 24th- 5:00 to 7:00PM-     Recap of Week's Highlights.

October 25th- 6:30 to 7:30PM-     Recap of Outstanding Events, 
                                  Preview Of 1968 Olympic Site. 

NOTE:

 The Games were notable as the first ones to be broadcast in the U.S. by NBC. While the satellite broadcast was a huge leap forward in technology, coverage was still limited. NBC supplemented what could be shown live with taped events that had to be flown across the Pacific and then aired in the U.S.

Tokyo was also the first time that Olympic results were tallied and kept via computer, instead of by hand. Japanese engineers from IBM designed a system from scratch that kept records and distributed them to the media and for official record-keeping
                                                             

The annual Orange Bowl Parade, telecast live from Miami, Florida. Lorne Greene and Florence Henderson are the hosts. Celebrity performers include Bobby Rydell, The Supremes, and Connie Francis.

This program contains the final 15 minutes only.  

          

Wayne Newton stars in his first television variety special.             

A documentary special on the life of Lee Harvey Oswald that aired on KTLA Channel 5 in Los Angeles. Ed Butler narrates.                        

1954-1967-1969-

This Christmas special features one of America's most well-known
Pentecostal Evangelists, Oral Roberts who debuted on American television in 1954.                                 

Special starring Dick Lord.         

Special starring Rip Taylor.       

The opening of Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan.

A Senatorial debate between Richard Ottinger, Charles Goodell, and James L. Buckley to fill the New York State Senatorial seat left by the death of Robert F. Kennedy 
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Special: George Burns, Tina Cole of "My Three Sons" and the Hager twins from "Hee Haw" join the Osmonds on their first TV special. George gives the boys a few tips on putting on a show over and demonstrates his rapid-fire delivery of a song.  

Osmond Brothers Songs include:
"He Ain't Heavy," "He's My Brother," Find 'Em, Fool  Em, Forget 'Em," "Hello to Everybody." 

George Burns sings, "High Society."

Includes one commercial for the sponsor, The Geni Organ. 


 The Hagers sing, "Lookin' Out My Back Door."    

NOTE: In the opening of the show, the announcer mentions that Peter Falk will be a guest. However he does not appear on the broadcast.    

                

The annual Orange Bowl parade, telecast live from Miami, Florida. Anita Bryant and Joe Garagiola are the hosts.            

A salute to American music from Nashville, Tennessee celebrating the opening of Opryland Amusement Park.           

A salute to American music from Nashville, Tennessee celebrating the opening of Opryland Amusement Park.    

Duplicate of 9054.                     

Special: George S. Kaufman's Pulitzer Prize winner is still a delight.



Carroll O'Connor and Cloris Leachman head the cast in this musical about a Presidential candidate no one can resist: his platform's based on silver linings and love.



George and Ira Gershwin wrote the songs.             

A television adaptation of George Gershwin's 1931 Pulitzer prize winning satirical Broadway musical about a Presidential candidate running on a platform of universal love. The close of this broadcast is only partially complete.             

Memorial to the gate of horn with Bob Gibson, Bob Comp, George Carlin, Shel Silverstein, and others. Lenny Bruce.              

A half hour Special report with film critic David Sheehan speaks out on the Oscar awards and looks at some 1973 nominees..."Sounder," "The Godfather," "Cabaret." He also interviews Liza Minnelli, Cicely Tyson and "The Godfather" producer Al Ruddy.                       

    Memorable musical moments from 20 years of Academy Awards programs.
Jack Lemmon is host.  

Judy Garland sings a medley of Cole Porter songs (1965); Eddie Fisher sings Love is a Many Splendid Thing ((1956); Rock Hudson and Mae West team up to do Baby its Cold Outside (1958); Maurice Chevalier re-creates Thank Heaven For Little Girls (1959); Louis Armstrong performs The Bare Necessities (1958); Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas do comic number It's Great Not To Be Nominated; Frank Sinatra sings Star ((1969; Liza Minnelli performs in a tribute number to Oscar (1974); Sammy Davis Jr. sings a number of nominated Oscar songs from the past (1968),. Isaac Hayes plays The Theme From Shaft (1972); and Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers do an impromptu dance on their way to present an Oscar award (1967).                                             

    Memorable musical moments from 20 years of Academy Awards programs.
Jack Lemmon is host.  

Judy Garland sings a medley of Cole Porter songs (1965); Eddie Fisher sings Love is a Many Splendid Thing ((1956); Rock Hudson and Mae West team up to do Baby its Cold Outside (1958); Maurice Chevalier re-creates Thank Heaven For Little Girls (1959); Louis Armstrong performs The Bare Necessities (1958); Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas do comic number It's Great Not To Be Nominated; Frank Sinatra sings Star ((1969; Liza Minnelli performs in a tribute number to Oscar (1974); Sammy Davis Jr. sings a number of nominated Oscar songs from the past (1968),. Isaac Hayes plays The Theme From Shaft (1972), and Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers do an impromptu dance on their way to present an Oscar award (1967). 

Duplicate of # 7305.  

                                                       

1954-1967-1969-

This Christmas special features one of America's most well-known
Pentecostal Evangelists, Oral Roberts who debuted on American television in 1954.                                 

A documentary on the 16th and 17th French painters from David to Delacroix.

Narrated by Paul Winter.            

Preview of tonight's Oscar telecast.            

Live coverage of opening ceremonies of the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada. 

Host: Jim McKay                         

A wrap-up and review of the XXI Summer Olympic Games from Montreal, Canada. Jim McKay is the host.