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#5893AA: ERNIE KOVACS SHOW, THE

1954-08-04, WABD, 10 min.

April 19th, 1954-January 14th, 1955 (WABD) 

In the Spring of 1954, Ernie Kovacs appeared on WABD-TV Channel 5 in New York City, New York's Dumont outlet, where he hosted a late-night one-hour local show for a period of nine months. It aired from 11:15PM to 12:15AM.

#10500: CINDERELLA

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1957-03-31, WCBS, 80 min.

Julie Andrews portrays Cinderella in this classic tale of her passion to attend the Prince's ball. She is aided by her Godmother, who creates the coach, coachmen and gown for her, and off she goes to meet the Prince. 

Complete broadcast with open and close. Sound recorded direct line. Excellent.     


Duplicate of 5969.

Julie Andrews portrays Cinderella in this classic tale of her passion to attend the Prince's ball. She is aided by her Godmother, who creates the coach, coachmen and gown for her, and off she goes to meet the Prince. Rodgers and Hammerstein's first original musical for television. 90 minute version of the old fairy tale of Cinderella, without altering the basic story. It's still about a poor girl, mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, whose fairy godmother enables her to meet Prince Charming at a ball. The Prince falls in love with her and eventually seeks her out, through the aid of the glass slipper, and makes her his bride.
In writing the book for the show, Oscar Hammerstein 2d has made the stepmother and stepsisters not very bright, rather than cruel,and has turned the fairy godmother into a down-to-earth lady, also adding two lovable characters in the form of the King and Queen.
Julie Andrews, star of "My Fair, Lady," heads an all-star cast with Jon Cypher, newcomer to starring roles, as Prince Charming. Robert Russell Bennett orchestrated Richard Rodgers music; conducted by Alfredo Antonini.

Complete broadcast with open and close. Sound recorded direct line. Excellent.

Highlights:

"Where is Cinderella?"- Orchestra
"In My Own Little Corner"- Julie Andrews
"The Prince Is Giving a Ball"- Howard Lindsay, Dorothy Stickney
"Today's The Day Of The Ball"- Singers
"Impossible"- Julie Andrews, Edith Adams
"Gavotte"- Dancers
"Ten Minutes Ago"- Jon Cypher, Julie Andrews
"Stepsisters Lament"- Kaye Ballard, Alice Ghostley
"Waltz For a Ball"- Dancers
"Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?"- Julie Andrews, Jon Cypher
"Lovely Night"- Julie Andrews, lika Chase, Kaye Ballard, Alice Ghostley.

Cast:
Cinderella- Julie Andrews
Prince Charming- Jon Cypher
Fairy Godmother- Edith Adams
King- Howard Lindsay
Queen- Dorothy Stickney
Stepmother- Iika Chase
Stepsister Portia- Kaye Ballard
Stepsister Joy- Alice Ghostley

Duplicate of 5969.

#5969: CINDERELLA

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1957-03-31, WCBS, 80 min.

Julie Andrews portrays Cinderella in this classic tale of her passion to attend the Prince's ball. She is aided by her Godmother, who creates the coach, coachmen and gown for her, and off she goes to meet the Prince. 

Complete broadcast with open and close. Sound recorded direct line. Excellent.

#13164: TONY AWARDS, (A RADIO SPECIAL) 11TH ANNUAL, THE

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1957-04-21, WCBS, 38 min.

A special WCBS radio broadcast of the 1957 Tony Awards with host Bud Collyer. There was a television blackout of this special due to a union issue. 

11th Tony Awards
Date	April 21, 1957
Location	Waldorf-Astoria
New York City, New York
Hosted by	Bud Collyer
Television/radio coverage
Network	none
Winners were "My Fair Lady" for the best musical play, Rex Harrison, for best musical actor in "My Fair Lady," Frederick March for the best dramatic actor, and Judy Holliday for best actress in "The Bells Are Ringing." 

NOTE:   Due to a union dispute, there was no television broadcast, which had been scheduled for WCBS-TV Channel 2.
 
THIS AUDIO AIR CHECK, THE ONLY KNOWN BROADCAST RECORD OF THIS ANNUAL TONY AWARD PRESENTATION (EXCERPT) WAS RECORDED OFF THE AIR ON TO 1/4" REEL TO REEL AUDIO RENDERING EXCELLENT SOUND AT THE TIME OF ITS BROADCAST. THIS AIR CHECK WAS SOLD TO THE AMERICAN THEATER WING IN 2002 FILLING A GAP IN THEIR ARCHIVE. SUCH TRANSACTION, ALONG WITH ANOTHER LOST TELEVISION TONY AWARD BROADCAST, SUCH TRANSACTION LED TO THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS FOR THE MOST MONEY (FOUR FIGURES) EVER PAID FOR A TELEVISION AUDIO AIR CHECK. 

The following productions received multiple awards.
6 wins: My Fair Lady
2 wins: Bells Are Ringing, Li'l Abner and Long Day's Journey into Night.

#13180: ROCK AND ROLL REVUE STARRING ALAN FREED, THE

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1957-05-11, ABC, 11 min.

Alan Freed's guests are Edith Adams, Andy Williams, and Lillian Briggs. 

This SPECIAL ABC TV broadcast is the second of his two half-hour Rock'N' Roll Reviews. The first SPECIAL was broadcast one week earlier on ABC TV (May 4, 1957). 
Freed conducts the orchestra.

All Excerpts of songs performed:
-Jimmy Bowen and the Rhythm Orchids: "I'm Stickin' With You." 
-Lillian Briggs: "I Want You To Be My Baby."
-Edith Adams: "He Don't Want To Be Kissed."
-Charlie Gracie: "Fabulous."
-Edith Adams sings a medley of the best  of Rock 'N' Roll with the Alan Freed Orchestra, including, 
"I'm Hoping That You Come Back To Me,"
"I'm All Shook Up,"
"Party Doll."

NOTE: This television audio air check from ATA was donated to The Library of Congress, who requested having a copy, on December 29, 2009. 

Host: Alan Freed

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#5893AA: ERNIE KOVACS SHOW, THE

1954-08-04, WABD, 10 min.

#10500: CINDERELLA

1957-03-31, WCBS, 80 min.

#11167: CINDERELLA

1957-03-31, WCBS, 76 min.

#5969: CINDERELLA

1957-03-31, WCBS, 80 min.

#13164: TONY AWARDS, (A RADIO SPECIAL) 11TH ANNUAL, THE

1957-04-21, WCBS, 38 min.

#13180: ROCK AND ROLL REVUE STARRING ALAN FREED, THE

1957-05-11, ABC, 11 min.