''On Stage, Everybody'' is a United States television variety show which was produced by
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
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* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
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, but aired on
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network (also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont Television, simply DuMont/Du Mont, or (incorrectly) Dumont ) was one of America's pioneer commercial television networks, rivaling NBC and CBS for the distinction of being ...
station
WABD
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. Broadcast in 1945, it appears to have been one of several early television series produced for WABD so that ABC production crews could get experience in television program production, as ABC did not yet have a TV station of its own. The emcee on the series was Danton Walker. Notably, the
Hall Johnson
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Choir made a guest appearance in one of the episodes.
As methods to record live television did not exist until late 1947, none of the episodes still exist.
Reception
Reviewing the second episode, ''Billboard'' magazine said "the show ran with a smoothness that is big-time".
Reviewing the third episode, ''Billboard'' said "The third televersion of ''On Stage, Everybody'' had faults, but for the most part they did not interfere with the quality of the presentation".
See also
*''
Play the Game'' - Another ABC-produced series for DuMont
*''
Let's Play Reporter
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Presumably intended to try out a new concept on television, it was produced by the American Broadcas ...
'' - ABC series produced for WABD
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 3413390
1945 American television series debuts
1945 American television series endings
1940s American variety television series
English-language television shows
Black-and-white American television shows
Lost television shows
American live television series