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Intimate Cabaret
''Intimate Cabaret'' was a British television programme broadcast from 1937 to 1939 on BBC Television. It was one of several spin-offs from the BBC series ''Cabaret''. It was a live variety programme. There were 24 episodes. The first seven were produced by Harry Pringle and the last two by Eric Fawcett; the producers of the others are not known. No episode has survived.The programme was broadcast live. Methods to record live television did not exist until late 1947, and were rarely used by the BBC until around 195355. Performers The following performers appeared in the series five or more times, or are the subjects of Wikipedia articles. Their numbers of appearances are given in parentheses. * BBC Television Orchestra (1) * Evel Burns, pianist (before 1937after 1946) (6) * Jane Carr (190957), English actress (1) * Cyril Fletcher (19132005), English comedian (4) * Steven Geray (190473), Hungarian-born actor (2) * Tommy Handley (18921949), British comedian (1) * Bruno Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety Show
Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical theatre, musical performances, sketch comedy, magic (illusion), magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is normally introduced by a Master of Ceremonies, compère (master of ceremonies) or Television presenter, host. The variety format made its way from the Victorian era stage in Britain and America to radio and then television. Variety shows were a staple of English language television from the late 1940s into the 1980s. While still widespread in some parts of the world, such as in the United Kingdom with the ''Royal Variety Performance'', and South Korea with ''Running Man (South Korean TV series), Running Man'', the proliferation of multichannel television and evolving viewer tastes have affected the popularity of variety shows in the United States. Despite this, their influence has still had a major effect on late night television whose la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magda Kun
Magda Kun (17 February 1912 – 7 November 1945) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. She was born at Szászrégen and made her stage debut in Budapest. She married actor Steven Geray in 1934, appearing alongside him in the 1935 film ''Dance Band''. Kun died in 1945, in London, aged 33 years. Selected filmography * '' The Old Scoundrel'' (1932) * '' And the Plains Are Gleaming'' (1933) * ''Dance Band'' (1934) * '' Old Mother Riley in Paris'' (1938) * '' Room for Two'' (1939) * ''Old Mother Riley Overseas'' (1943) * ''Heaven Is Round the Corner'' (1944) * ''Meet Sexton Blake'' (1945) * ''Dead of Night ''Dead of Night'' is a 1945 black and white British anthology horror film, made by Ealing Studios. The individual segments were directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden and Robert Hamer. It stars Mervyn Johns, Googie W ...'' (1945) References Bibliography * Hodgson, Michael. ''Patricia Roc''. Author House, 2013. External links * 1912 birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 British Television Series Endings
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over as Swiss Fed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 British Television Series Debuts
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 20 – Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first time that the United States presidential inauguration occurs on this date; the change is due to the ratification in 1933 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and assassinate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930s British Television Series
Year 193 ( CXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar The Julian calendar, proposed by Roman consul Julius Caesar in 46 BC, was a reform of the Roman calendar. It took effect on , by edict. It was designed with the aid of Greek mathematicians and astronomers such as Sosigenes of Alexandr .... At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sosius and Ericius (or, less frequently, year 946 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 193 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 1 – Year of the Five Emperors: The Roman Senate chooses Pertinax, Publius Helvius Pertinax, against his will, to succeed the late Commodus as Emperor. Pertinax is forced to reorganize the handling of finances, which were wrecked under Commodus, to reestablish dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Cabaret
''Western Cabaret'' was a live variety programme series broadcast in 1939 on BBC Television. It was one of several spin-offs from the BBC series ''Cabaret''. It was compered by Big Bill Campbell and produced by Harry Pringle. Four episodes were broadcast. The BBC television service was suspended on 1 September 1939 with the outbreak of World War II, and no further episodes were made. The ''Radio Times'' said that the television studio "will be turned into a camp clearing, with a glowing camp-fire and log huts, and all the artists will be introduced as though they were part of the place". No episodes have survived.The show was broadcast live. Methods for recording live television did not exist until late 1947, and were used very rarely by the BBC until around 195355. Performers , the following performers who appeared in ''Western Cabaret'' are subjects of Wikipedia articles. The numbers of episodes in which they appeared are given in parentheses (treating the broadcasts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Cabaret
''Eastern Cabaret'' was a live variety programme series broadcast in 193839 on BBC Television. It was one of several spin-offs from the BBC series ''Cabaret''. Four episodes were broadcast; they were produced by Harry Pringle, the first was compered by Nelun Devi, the next two were compered by Cyril Fletcher, and the last by Hari Sin Bey. The BBC television service was suspended on 1 September 1939 with the outbreak of World War II, and no further episodes were made. According to '' Radio Times'' (20 May 1938), "Harry Pringle, Reginald Smith's officemate, is having a busy time preparing for his ''Eastern Cabaret'', to be given next week on Monday, May 30, and Saturday, June 4. One of his difficulties was getting snakes without temperament and susceptible to the charms of native charmers. He went to five different agencies and gave auditions to thirty-two snakes, and even then failed to find a satisfactory performer". A later entry in ''Radio Times'' suggests that this may no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Cabaret
''Comedy Cabaret'' is a British television programme broadcast 193839 on BBC Television. It was one of several spin-offs from the BBC series ''Cabaret''. It was a live variety programme. There were five episodes, three in 1938 and two in 1939. The three 1938 episodes were produced by Harry Pringle, and one of the 1939 episodes by Arthur Ozmond. No episode has survived.The programme was broadcast live. Methods to record live television did not exist until late 1947, and were rarely used by the BBC until around 195355. Performers , the following performers who appeared in ''Comedy Cabaret'' are subjects of Wikipedia articles. Their numbers of appearances (counting 18/22 January and 10/12 August 1938 as single episodes) are given in parentheses. * Hermione Baddeley (190686). English character actress (1) * Jane Carr (190957), British actress (1) * Charles Heslop (18831966), British actor, compere (1) * Charlie Higgins, (before 1930), English comedian (1) * George Robey (18691 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabaret Cruise
''Cabaret Cruise'' is a live variety programme series broadcast 193739, 1946 and 1949 on BBC Television. It was one of several spin-offs from the BBC series ''Cabaret''. Its distinctive feature was that it was set on the fictional ship RMS ''Sunshine'', constructed in the studio. All 15 episodes were presented by British naval officer and broadcaster Commander Campbell and produced by Harry Pringle. An episode had been planned for October 1939; it was not broadcast, because BBC Television suspended operations with the outbreak of World War II on 1 September 1939. In 1940, Pringle relocated to Australia. He was in England 194647 between spells of employment at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and in 1949 on leave of absence, and produced episodes on both occasions. No episodes have survived.The show was broadcast live. Methods for recording live television did not exist until late 1947, and were used very rarely by the BBC until around 195355. Performers Performers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabaret Cartoons
''Cabaret Cartoons'' is a live light entertainment series broadcast by BBC Television 193639 and 1946.BBC Television suspended broadcasting on 1 September 1939 with the outbreak of World War II, and did not resume until June 1946. It was a spin-off from the series ''Cabaret''. Its distinctive feature was that English artist Harry Rutherford (190385) drew cartoon sketches of the performers during the broadcast. Rutherford did not speak: the producer, Cecil Madden, decreed that his Mancunian accent was inappropriate to be heard on the BBC. No episodes have survived.The programme was broadcast live. Technology to record live television was only developed in 1947, and was rarely used by the BBC before 195355. Performers The following performers appeared in ''Cabaret Cartoons'' five or more times, or are the subjects of Wikipedia articles. Numbers of appearances are given in parentheses. * Beverley Sisters, English vocal trio (1) * Truda Binarová, Czechoslovak actress (5) * Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Wakefield
Oliver Wakefield (29 May 1909 – 30 June 1956) was a popular British actor and comedian, born in South Africa, who was active from the 1930s until his death in 1956. Often billed as "The Voice of Inexperience", Wakefield is best known for his idiosyncratic satirical monologues. Biography Born in Mahlabathini, Natal, Wakefield was educated in South Africa, then traveled to England, where he began acting with a Shakespearean repertory company. He then attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts for further study, where he developed his distinctive style of humorous monologue. Wakefield created the stage persona of a nervous upper class young man, customarily dressed in full dinner suit and habitually carrying a cigarette. He developed a distinctive stuttering mode of speech featuring tortuous syntax, malapropisms, spoonerisms, dropped words and unfinished sentences which he used to disguise his satirical observations, wry sarcasm and clever double entendres. In his early caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Prador
Irene Prador (née Peiser; 16 July 1911, in Vienna – 8 July 1996, in Berlin) was an Austrian-born actress and writer. Biography Prador was born as Irene Peiser, the daughter of Dr. Alfred Peiser and actress Rose Lissmann, and sister of actress Lilli Palmer. She emigrated to France in 1933, following the rise of Nazism; and appeared in cabaret there with her sister. She later worked in revue, film and theatre in England, America and Germany, and appeared in several programmes on BBC Television. Filmography *1937: ''Let's Make a Night of It'' - Specialty Act (uncredited) *1937: ''Ad Lib'' (TV Movie) *1939: ''Rake's Progress'' (TV Movie) - Maria Bellini, of the Neapolitan Opera *1948: '' No Orchids for Miss Blandish'' - Olga-Johnny's Girl *1950: ''The Compelled People'' (TV Movie) - Emmy *1950: ''Lilli Marlene'' - Nurse Schmidt *1952: ''Something Money Can't Buy'' - German maid *1956: ''Lost'' - Mitzi *1956: ''The Battle of the River Plate'' - (uncredited) *1958: '' Carve Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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