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3 records found for PLAY OF THE WEEK: NEW YORK SCRAPBOOK
1961-01-23, WNTA, 120 min.
- David Susskind
- Jane Connell
- Kaye Ballard
- Orson Bean
- Maureen Bailey
- Kenneth Nelson
- Gerry Matthews
- Julian Stein
THE PLAY OF THE WEEK - Syndicated - 1959-1961 A New York-based dramatic anthology series that relied heavily on talent from Broadway, with occasional musical revues. Each Thursday night there was broadcast a staged different play covering all genres, dramas, comedies, musicals, fantasies, mysteries, etc. Underwritten by Standard Oil of New Jersey, the series' executive producer was David Susskind. NEW YORK SCRAPBOOK This was the second WNTA-TV review attempt for Play of the Week which presented two hours of song, dance and sketches about Manhattan and surrounding environs. Many bright moments in this program included "Demi Dozen" which had a solid run at Julius Monk's "Upstairs at the Downstairs" nitery. "Mr. Off-Broadway" is sung by lead Orson Bean. and "Ballad of the Lexington Ave. Express" is sung by Jane Connell. There is a song narrative about a corner preacher by Gerry Matthews. Kaye Ballard also belts out a few songs of her own, as well as singers Kenneth Nelson and Maureen Bailey. Julian Stein's orchestrations were for piano and from time to time, drums. Duplicate of #10524.1961-01-23, WNTA, 120 min.
- David Susskind
- Jane Connell
- Kaye Ballard
- Orson Bean
- Maureen Bailey
- Kenneth Nelson
- Gerry Matthews
- Julian Stein
THE PLAY OF THE WEEK - Syndicated - 1959-1961 A New York-based dramatic anthology series that relied heavily on talent from Broadway, with occasional musical revues. Each Thursday night there was broadcast a staged different play covering all genres, dramas, comedies, musicals, fantasies, mysteries, etc. Underwritten by Standard Oil of New Jersey, the series' executive producer was David Susskind. NEW YORK SCRAPBOOK This was the second WNTA-TV review attempt for Play of the Week which presented two hours of song, dance and sketches about Manhattan and surrounding environs. Many bright moments in this program included "Demi Dozen" which had a solid run at Julius Monk's "Upstairs at the Downstairs" nitery. "Mr. Off-Broadway" is sung by lead Orson Bean. and "Ballad of the Lexington Ave. Express" is sung by Jane Connell. There is a song narrative about a corner preacher by Gerry Matthews. Kaye Ballard also belts out a few songs of her own, as well as singers Kenneth Nelson and Maureen Bailey. Julian Stein's orchestrations were for piano and from time to time, drums.1961-01-23, WNET, 120 min.
Presented on "PLAY OF THE WEEK." Orson Bean and Kaye Ballard lead this potpourri of music, songs and sketches about New York City.