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1951-11-05, WNBC, min.
- Tex McCrary
- Mary Martin
- Dwight Eisenhower
- Laurence Olivier
- Harry S. Truman
- Jinx Falkenburg
- Rudolph Halley
- Joseph T. Sharkey
- Oscar Hammerstein
- Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Logan
- Noel Coward
- Heller Halliday
TEX AND JINX Radio & Television BROADCAST HISTORY: April 22, 1946- February 27, 1959. WEAF (WNBC, WRCA), New York weekdays at 8:30 A.M. until 1954; at 1:00pm,1954-1955; then at 6:30 and 10:35pm until July 31, 1958, moving briefly to WOR, broadcasting at 2:15pm. In addition to the Kollmars (Dorothy Kilgallen and husband Richard Kollmar) and the Fitzgeralds (Pegeen and husband Ed Fitzgerald), another well-recognized New York couple, newlyweds Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg, added their own bread-and-bacon banter to the local airwaves between 1946 and 1959. Their gabfest, initially Hi Jinx but later revised to Tex and Jinx, was beamed over WEAF which was subsequently re-lettered WNBC and later WRCA. In limited doses, the flagship outlet of the National Broadcasting Company transmitted Meet Tex and Jinx to the whole country during 1947 and 1948. Tex and Jinx devoted most of their airtime to lofty and noble concepts, visitors and sidebars. Tex and Jinx [on WEAF-WNBC-WRCA] were interviewing Bernard Baruch, Margaret Truman, or Ethel Waters…. McCrary built the show on the assumption that the early morning audience was not stupid, as programmers generally assumed; that people in general had fresher minds and were more open to serious topics at the beginning of the day.” Their joint radio venture began in April 1946 just 10 months following their nuptials (June 10, 1945). Launched as a breakfast feature, the series later shifted to afternoons and finally into the evening hours before departing the ether a dozen years afterward. They were branded by one journalist “Mr. Brains and Mrs. Beauty.” In early 1947 NBC put them on its television network as a portion of a Sunday evening quarter-hour dubbed Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties. “The McCrarys were naturals for TV,” wrote a reviewer, “with their combination of friendly chatter, interviews, and features.” That summer the web awarded them an exclusive Sunday night half-hour format under the appellation At Home with Tex and Jinx. A decade later, in the 1957-58 season, the duo hosted a daytime NBC-TV showcase, The Tex and Jinx Show. When hepatitis sidetracked Falkenburg in 1958 from their broadcast commitments, McCrary carried on solo on their radio show for another couple of years. In the 1980s, however, the couple separated, remaining on genial terms. McCrary died in New York on July 29, 2003 and Falkenburg expired just 29 days later in the same city, on August 27, 2003. NOTE:: The scores of TEX AND JINX SHOWS archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc. were originally obtained as original 16" Electronic Discs from Barry Farber, producer of the show (1957-1959), in 1960 after he had begun his own career in front of the mike at WINS Radio. These discs were subsequently transferred to 1/4" reel to reel tape, and then disposed. These broadcasts are rare and represent the largest known collection of TEX AND JINX extant broadcasts in the world. Today's Headlines: Rudolph Halley and acting Mayor Joseph Sharkey campaign in New York City. Eisenhower home, will not discuss politics, will Ike run? Tex McCrary predicts Ike will run and Truman will not. Report from London: Mary Martin's opening in "South Pacific" (play vigorously panned by British critics). Jinx Falkenburg interviews first nighters at the Drury Lane Theatre in London. Personalities include Oscar Hammerstein, Noel Coward, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Logan, Heller Halliday, (Mary Martin's daughter) Mary Martin in curtain call, and Laurence Olivier. Interview with Mary Martin.1954-03-28, NBC, 71 min.
- Jack Benny
- Gordon MacRae
- Mary Martin
- Richard Rodgers
- Ed Sullivan
- Groucho Marx
- Yul Brynner
- Rosemary Clooney
- Tony Martin
- Patricia Morrison
- Jan Clayton
- John Rait
- Ezio Pinza
- Oscar Hammerstein
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the General Foods Corporation has taken over the NBC and CBS networks from 8:00 to 9:30 P.M. to present highlights from the musical productions of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, 2nd. The shows to be represented in this review of eleven years of musical-comedy achievement are: Oklahoma, Carousel, Allegro, South Pacific, The King and I, and Me and Juliet. Clarence Francis, chairman of General Foods, opens the program which is hosted by Mary Martin. The first musical number, "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'," sung by Gordon MacRae, comes from "Oklahoma!", Rodgers and Hammerstein's first musical collaboration together. Jack Benny then appears in a sketch in which he recalls buying a ticket to "Carousel" for only six dollars and sixty cents. Then John Raitt sings "You're a Queer One, Julie Jordan," and is joined by Jan Clayton in singing "If I Loved You"; both songs are from "Carousel." After Martin sings "It Might as Well Be Spring," from the score to the movie "State Fair," Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy, introduce Bill Hayes and Janice Rule in "You Are Never Away," from the musical "Allegro." The following segment is an excerpt from Groucho Marx's "You Bet Your Life" television series, in which he interviews Rodgers and Hammerstein. Then Martin and Ezio Pinza perform "Some Enchanted Evening," and Martin sings "A Wonderful Guy." Both pieces are from the musical "South Pacific." Ed Sullivan then introduces excerpts from "The King and I," which feature Patricia Morison singing "Getting to Know You," with dancing by Michiko, as well as Yul Brynner performing "A Puzzlement." Jack Benny returns to showcase Tony Martin in "The Big Black Giant" and Rosemary Clooney in "No Other Love"; both pieces are from "Me and Juliet." The program ends with MacRae and Florence Henderson performing a duet from "Oklahoma!" titled "People Will Say We're in Love."
1955-03-27, CBS, 26 min.
- Richard Rodgers
- Ed Sullivan
- John Raitt
- Celeste Holm
- Florence Henderson
- Barbara Cook
- Perry Como
- Oscar Hammerstein
- Ricard Collette
- Gary Wright
- Robert Kear
- Augustana Collge Choir
June 20, 1948 - May 30, 1971 ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE, (TOAST OF THE TOWN) Television's longest-running variety series. Originally, titled, TOAST OF THE TOWN, the name of the series changed on September 18, 1955, to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Most remembered for introducing many stand-up comedians, and musical acts, including The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles. Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived. The major exceptions are the first half-year of shows circa 1948 of which a few kinescope excerpts survive. The ED SULLIVAN SHOW was a spectacular show-case that for twenty-three years entertained the American family. In its prime, more than thirty million viewers, young and old, tuned in at the same time to view popular culture. On this show, Ed Sullivan salutes the Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein play OKLAHOMA acknowledging its 12 anniversary. Hammerstein is interviewed by Ed Sullivan.
1956-02-29, NBC, 58 min.
- Steve Allen
- Andy Williams
- Edward G. Robinson
- Steve Lawrence
- Skitch Henderson
- Irving Caesar
- Gene Rayburn
- Eydie Gorme
- George Gershwin
- Victor Moore
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- William Gaxton
September 27,1954-January 25,1957 Tonight! starring Steve Allen begins airing locally at 11:15pm, for 15 minutes, sponsored by Knickerbocker Beer. From 11:30 to 1:00am the broadcast aired nationally. A tribute to George Gershwin. Steve Allen is joined by many admiring show business celebrities for this special broadcast. Duplicate of 9496
1956-02-29, NBC, 58 min.
- Steve Allen
- Andy Williams
- Edward G. Robinson
- Steve Lawrence
- Skitch Henderson
- Irving Caesar
- Gene Rayburn
- Eydie Gorme
- George Gershwin
- Victor Moore
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- William Gaxton
September 27,1954-January 25,1957 Tonight! starring Steve Allen begins airing locally at 11:15pm, for 15 minutes, sponsored by Knickerbocker Beer. From 11:30 to 1:00am the broadcast aired nationally. A tribute to George Gershwin. Steve Allen is joined by many admiring show business celebrities for this special broadcast. Duplicate of 10563.
1956-04-04, WNBC, min.
- Tex McCrary
- Dwight Eisenhower
- Richard Rodgers
- Jinx Falkenburg
- Estes Kefauver
- Oscar Hammerstein
- Adlai Stevenson
- Dag Hammarskjold
TEX AND JINX Radio & Television BROADCAST HISTORY: April 22, 1946- February 27, 1959. WEAF (WNBC, WRCA), New York weekdays at 8:30 A.M. until 1954; at 1:00pm,1954-1955; then at 6:30 and 10:35pm until July 31, 1958, moving briefly to WOR, broadcasting at 2:15pm. In addition to the Kollmars (Dorothy Kilgallen and husband Richard Kollmar) and the Fitzgeralds (Pegeen and husband Ed Fitzgerald), another well-recognized New York couple, newlyweds Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg, added their own bread-and-bacon banter to the local airwaves between 1946 and 1959. Their gabfest, initially Hi Jinx but later revised to Tex and Jinx, was beamed over WEAF which was subsequently re-lettered WNBC and later WRCA. In limited doses, the flagship outlet of the National Broadcasting Company transmitted Meet Tex and Jinx to the whole country during 1947 and 1948. Tex and Jinx devoted most of their airtime to lofty and noble concepts, visitors and sidebars. Tex and Jinx [on WEAF-WNBC-WRCA] were interviewing Bernard Baruch, Margaret Truman, or Ethel Waters…. McCrary built the show on the assumption that the early morning audience was not stupid, as programmers generally assumed; that people in general had fresher minds and were more open to serious topics at the beginning of the day.” Their joint radio venture began in April 1946 just 10 months following their nuptials (June 10, 1945). Launched as a breakfast feature, the series later shifted to afternoons and finally into the evening hours before departing the ether a dozen years afterward. They were branded by one journalist “Mr. Brains and Mrs. Beauty.” In early 1947 NBC put them on its television network as a portion of a Sunday evening quarter-hour dubbed Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties. “The McCrarys were naturals for TV,” wrote a reviewer, “with their combination of friendly chatter, interviews, and features.” That summer the web awarded them an exclusive Sunday night half-hour format under the appellation At Home with Tex and Jinx. A decade later, in the 1957-58 season, the duo hosted a daytime NBC-TV showcase, The Tex and Jinx Show. When hepatitis sidetracked Falkenburg in 1958 from their broadcast commitments, McCrary carried on solo on their radio show for another couple of years. In the 1980s, however, the couple separated, remaining on genial terms. McCrary died in New York on July 29, 2003 and Falkenburg expired just 29 days later in the same city, on August 27, 2003. NOTE:: The scores of TEX AND JINX SHOWS archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc. were originally obtained as original 16" Electronic Discs from Barry Farber, producer of the show (1957-1959), in 1960 after he had begun his own career in front of the mike at WINS Radio. These discs were subsequently transferred to 1/4" reel to reel tape, and then disposed. These broadcasts are rare and represent the largest known collection of TEX AND JINX extant broadcasts in the world. Today's Headlines: Tex McCrary interviews Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein. They relate how they first met, to receive the Alex Hamilton Award at Columbia University. WRCA News: Kefauver and Eisenhower both claim victory in the Wisconsin primary. Adlai Stevenson enters presidential race. Clash in Middle East, UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold on way to Middle East.#11167: CINDERELLA
Order1957-03-31, WCBS, 76 min.
- Howard Lindsay
- Alice Ghostley
- Kaye Ballard
- Edie Adams
- Julie Andrews
- Iggie Wolfington
- Dorothy Stickney
- Jon Cypher
- Ilka Chase
- Bob Penn
- George Hall
- Edith Adams
- Richard Rodgers
- Oscar Hammerstein
- Robert Russell Bennett
- Alfredo Antonini
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.
1957-09-19, NBC, min.
- Steve Allen
- Rudy Vallee
- Ed Wynn
- Keenan Wynn
- Beatrice Lillie
- Jack Palance
- Alfred Drake
- Janet Blair
- Jill Corey
- Bambi Linn
- Rod Alexander
- Billie Burke
- Mimi Benzell
- Oscar Hammerstein
- Ralph Bellamy
- Ned Wynn
- Tracy Wynn
A special tribute to Ed Wynn who has been in show business for 55 years. To celebrate Wynn's long career, which has recently enjoyed a rebirth, Alfred Drake emcees a one our salute originating in New York and Hollywood. This is the first in a series of such salutes to be spotted occasionally during the 1957-1958 television season. Among the stars appearing with Ed Wynn to recall highlights of his varied career are his son Keenan Wynn, Steve Allen, Janet Blair, Jack Palance, Beatrice Lillie, Rudy Vallee, Billie Burke, Jill Corey, Bambi Linn, Mimi Benzell, and Rod Alexander. HIGHLIGHTS "Introduction"........................................................................All "Be a Clown".................................Drake, Corey, Benzell, Blair Medley.....................................................Blair, Linn, Alexander "Love Me or Leave Me"..................................................Corey "March with Me"................................................................Lillie "Kiss me Again"............................................................Benzell Fred and Adele Astaire.....................................Linn, Alexander "Girl of the Golden West"......................................Drake, Blair "Pretty Baby"...................................................................Allen "You're My Everything"....................................Ed Wynn, Blair Talk...........................................................................Ed Wynn NOTE: Unlike three seasons past, when one shot TV events were televised and called "spectaculars" NBC will in the future use the word "SPECIAL" related to any show not aired on a regular basis. Through April 1958 NBC has scheduled 20 such SPEICALS to be broadcast. CBS has scheduled 7 such SPECIALS to be broadcast.
1957-09-19, NBC, min.
- Steve Allen
- Rudy Vallee
- Ed Wynn
- Keenan Wynn
- Beatrice Lillie
- Jack Palance
- Alfred Drake
- Janet Blair
- Jill Corey
- Bambi Linn
- Rod Alexander
- Billie Burke
- Mimi Benzell
- Oscar Hammerstein
- Ralph Bellamy
- Ned Wynn
- Tracy Wynn
A special tribute to Ed Wynn who has been in show business for 55 years. To celebrate Wynn's long career, which has recently enjoyed a rebirth, Alfred Drake emcees a one our salute originating in New York and Hollywood. This is the first in a series of such salutes to be spotted occasionally during the 1957-1958 television season. Among the stars appearing with Ed Wynn to recall highlights of his varied career are his son Keenan Wynn, Steve Allen, Janet Blair, Jack Palance, Beatrice Lillie, Rudy Vallee, Billie Burke, Jill Corey, Bambi Linn, Mimi Benzell, and Rod Alexander. HIGHLIGHTS "Introduction"........................................All "Be a Clown".................Drake, Corey, Benzell, Blair Medley..........Blair, Linn, Alexander "Love Me or Leave............................Corey "Kiss Me Again".....Benzell Fred and Adele Astaire...Linn, Alexander "Girl of the Golden West".........Drake, Blair "Pretty Baby"...........Allen "You're My Everything".......Ed Wynn, Blair Talk.................................Ed Wynn NOTE: Unlike three seasons past, when one shot TV events were televised and called "SPECTACULARS" NBC will in the future use the word "SPECIAL" related to any show not aired on a regular basis. Through April 1958 NBC has scheduled 20 such SPEICALS to be broadcast. CBS has scheduled 7 such SPECIALS to be broadcast. Duplicate of #10233.
#9491: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1959-04-11, NBC, 19 min.
Perry's guest for this segment is Oscar Hammerstein, 2nd.
1963-06-23, CBS, min.
- Jack Benny
- Jimmy Durante
- James Cagney
- Red Skelton
- Jackie Gleason
- Art Carney
- Charles Laughton
- Louis Armstrong
- Phil Silvers
- Richard Rodgers
- Gary Cooper
- Ed Sullivan
- Sophie Tucker
- Clark Gable
- Sonny King
- Robert Goulet
- Maurice Chevalier
- Jack Lemmon
- Henry Fonda
- Rod Steiger
- Burt Lancaster
- Fred Astaire
- Elvis Presley
- Robert Mitchum
- Helen Hayes
- Shelley Winters
- Walt Disney
- Bing Crosby
- Gertrude Lawrence
- Richard Burton
- Cole Porter
- Julie Andrews
- Raoul Walsh
- Ethel Waters
- Johnny Wayne
- Frank Shuster
- Topo Gigio
- Oscar Hammerstein 11
- Gina Lollabridgida
- Maya Plisetskaya
- Moiseyev Dancers
June 20, 1948 - May 30, 1971 ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE, (TOAST OF THE TOWN) Television's longest-running variety series. Originally, titled, TOAST OF THE TOWN, the name of the series changed on September 18, 1955, to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Most remembered for introducing many stand-up comedians, and musical acts, including The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles. Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived. The major exceptions are the first half-year of shows circa 1948 of which a few kinescope excerpts survive. The ED SULLIVAN SHOW was a spectacular show-case that for twenty-three years entertained the American family. In its prime, more than thirty million viewers, young and old, tuned in at the same time to view popular culture. Host Ed Sullivan celebrates 15 years on CBS with film clip segments of previous shows featuring guests Julie Andrews, Louis Armstrong, Jack Benny, Fred Astaire, Richard Burton, James Cagney, Art Carney, Maurice Chevalier, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Walt Disney, Jimmy Durante, Henry Fonda, Clark Gable, Jackie Gleason, Robert Goulet, Topo Gigio, Oscar Hammerstein 11, Helen Hayes, Sonny King, Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Johnny Wayne, Charles Laughton, Jack Lemmon, Gertrude Lawrence, Ethel Waters, Raoul Walsh, Sophie Tucker, Rod Steiger, Red Skelton, Phil Silvers, Richard Rodgers, Frank Shuster, Elvis Presley, Cole Porter, Gina Lollabridgida, Robert Mitchum, Maya Plisetskaya, Moiseyev Dancers.1964-11-10, WNBC, 52 min.
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semiregularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra.1965-03-30, WNBC, 52 min.
- John Raitt
- Henry Fonda
- Barbara McNair
- Florence Henderson
- John Reardon
- Donald Voorhees
- Johnny Harmon
- Susan Watson
- Gretchen Wyler
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semiregularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra.1972-07-03, CBS, min.
- Robert Stack
- Milton Berle
- Celeste Holm
- Leslie Uggams
- Burt Lancaster
- Ricardo Montalban
- Dinah Shore
- Ryan ONeal
- Helen Hayes
- Oscar Hammerstein 11
- John Raitt
- Miyoshi Umeki
- Johnny Mercer
- Jean Fenn
- Janet Blair
- Harve Presnell
- Larry Hagman
- Desi Arnaz Jr
- Yaphet Kotto
- Ray Walston
A star-studded salute to a great lyricist-Oscar Hammerstein 11 (1895-1960). Taped in April 1971 at the University of Southern California. Highlights and performers: "A Cockeyed Optimist " Dinah Shore "All The Things You Are" Helen Hayes "I Am Going To Like It Here" Miyoshi Umeki "Why Do I Love You?" Leslie Uggams "Carefully Taught" Burt Lancaster "If I Loved You" John Raitt Medley:"I Whistle A Happy Tune" "The Folks Who Live On The Hill" "Shall We Dance?" "I Won't Dance" "Stouthearted Men" "Getting To Know You" "Do Re Mi" ...Raitt, Uggams, Johnny Mercer, Janet Blair "I Can't Say No" Celeste Holm "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top" Harve Presnell "The Desert Song" "Rose Marie" "Wanting You" Jean Fenn, Harve Presnell. "It Might As Well Be Spring" Janet Blair "There Is Nothing Like A Dame" Desi Arnaz Jr, Milton Berle, Larry Hagman, Yaphet Kotto, Ryan O'Neal, Robert Stack, Ray Walston, "A Puzzlement" Ricardo Montalban "Climb Every Mountain" Jean Fenn1972-07-03, WCBS, 52 min.
- Desi Arnaz Jr.
- Robert Stack
- Milton Berle
- Dinah Shore
- Leslie Uggams
- John Raitt
- Burt Lancaster
- Helen Hayes
- Celeste Holm
- Johnny Mercer
- Harve Presnell
- Jean Fenn
- Ricardo Montalban
- Ray Walston
- Janet Blair
- Miyoshi Umeki
- Larry Hagman
- Yaphet Kotto
- Ryan O'Neal
A star-studded salute to a great lyricist - Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960). Originally taped in April 1971 at the University of Southern California.1972-07-03, WCBS, 54 min.
- Desi Arnaz Jr.
- Robert Stack
- Milton Berle
- Dinah Shore
- Leslie Uggams
- John Raitt
- Burt Lancaster
- Helen Hayes
- Celeste Holm
- Johnny Mercer
- Harve Presnell
- Jean Fenn
- Ricardo Montalban
- Ray Walston
- Janet Blair
- Miyoshi Umeki
- Larry Hagman
- Yaphet Kotto
- Ryan O'Neal
- Oscar Hammerstein II
A star-studded salute to a great lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960). Taped in April 1971, at the University Of Southern California.