Max Liebman Presents
| Max Liebman Presents | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Max Liebman Spectaculars |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 12, 1954 (1954年09月12日) – June 9, 1956 (1956年06月09日) |
Max Liebman Presents, aka Max Liebman Spectaculars,[citation needed ] is an American television musical variety series, presented monthly in a 90-minute format on NBC, beginning September 12, 1954, and ending on June 6, 1956. Throughout the show's run, episodes were broadcast on Saturdays beginning at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. In the second season, the same title was also used for a show with a different format on Sundays beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.[1]
Overview
[edit ]Saturday episodes consisted mainly of musical comedies,[1] the first of which was Satins and Spurs .[2] They included Babes in Toyland , Best Foot Forward , Lady in the Dark , and The Merry Widow . Featured performers included John Conte, Robert Cummings, Dennis Day, Dave Garroway, Edward Everett Horton, Ann Jeffreys, Jack E. Leonard, and Marilyn Maxwell.[1]
Episodes on Sundays were musical revues. Bambi Linn and Rod Alexander formed a dance team that appeared regularly, and Charles Sanford's orchestra often provided music. Among the guest stars were Judy Holliday, Steve Allen, Frank Sinatra,[1] Marcel Marceau, Tony Randall, Ann Sothern and Maurice Chevalier.
Pat Weaver, who was president of NBC then, considered "a string of high-profile ninety-minute spectaculars" as a way "to court the light viewer" of television.[2] However, productions that cost 500,000ドル (Lady in the Dark) and 300,000ドル (Satins and Spurs) "were trounced in the ratings by much cheaper programming".[2]
Production
[edit ]Max Liebman produced and directed the program.[2] Authors included Billy Friedberg, Will Glickman, Al Schwartz, Fred Saidy, Neil Simon,[3] and Elmer Rice. Max Liebman produced and directed. Choreographer James Starbuck was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for his work on the program in 1956.[4]
Sponsors included Oldsmobile[5] Hazel Bishop, Sunbeam, and Reynolds Metals.[6]
Related merchandise
[edit ]Capitol Records released a 10-inch long-playing original-cast album that contained eight songs from the show's Satins and Spurs episode.[7]
| Date | Title | Actors |
|---|---|---|
| November 7, 1954 | Fanfare | Steve Allen, Judy Holliday, Dick Shawn, Frank Sinatra, Jacques Tati[8] |
| January 2, 1955 | Good Times | Judy Holliday, Steve Allen, Dick Shawn, the Ritz Brothers [9] |
| January 15, 1955 | Naughty Marietta | Patrice Munsel, Alfred Drake [10] |
| October 1, 1955 | Heidi | Wally Cox, Jeannie Carson,[11] Elsa Lanchester, Natalie Wood [1] |
| January 21, 1956 | Paris in the Springtime | Dan Dailey, Gale Sherwood, Helen Gallagher, Jack Whiting, Carleton Carpenter [12] |
| April 14, 1956 | The Adventures of Marco Polo | Alfred Drake, Doretta Morrow [13] |
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 871. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1 . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Kessler, Kelly (April 1, 2020). Broadway in the Box: Television's Lasting Love Affair with the Musical. Oxford University Press. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-0-19-067404-5 . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Other Network Changes & Additions". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. January 31, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Kaplan, Mike (1981). Variety International Showbusiness Reference. Garland Publishing. p. 781. ISBN 9780824093419.
- ^ "NBC's Auto Presentation Puts Finger on 1/2-Hr. TV". Billboard. June 11, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "TV Network Premieres". Variety. September 8, 1954. p. 24. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Cap Rides 300G NBC-TV Color Show With 'Satins and Spurs' Cast Album". Variety. September 8, 1954. p. 50. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (June 6, 2013). Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-4766-1240-9 . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ Rich, Allen (January 1, 1955). "Listening Post and TV Review". Valley Times. California, North Hollywood. p. 18. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Yellow Jack' and 'Naughty Marietta' Are TV Features". The Kansas City Star. Missouri, Kansas City. January 9, 1955. p. 89. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TV Schedules Are Loaded This Week". The Courier-Journal. Kentucky, Louisville. September 25, 1955. p. 97. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Altman, Allan (2015) [1956]. Paris in the Springtime (DVD liner notes). DVD 4582. Pleasantville, NY: Video Artists International, Inc. back cover.
- ^ "Max Liebman Show, Baseball Will Highlight TV Offerings This Week". The Franklin Evening Star. Indiana, Franklin. April 7, 1956. p. 5. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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