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14 records found for Mary Costa
1957-09-05, KNXT, 60 min.
October 7th, 1954-June 26th, 1958- (CBS) Hour-Long dramatic anthology series began as a live show but soon after, switched to film. Cohosted by William Lundigan and Mary Costa. Climax shared a time slot with "Shower Of Stars," which was seen every fourth week. This Episode: "Trial By Fire." Story of a woman whose son is suspected of setting a fire that destroys a resort community. Starring: Linda Darnell, Forrest Tucker, Harry Townes, and Malcolm Broderick. SELECTIONS FROM ORIGINAL GRAY AUDOGRAPH DISC RECORDINGS, RECORDED OFF THE AIR, REPRESENTING SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF KNXT LOS, ANGELES BROADCASTING, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 THRU 7, 1957. These LOST CBS broadcasts represent an unprecedented one complete week, sign on to sign off, September 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1957 (130 hours on 130 8 & 1/2" diameter discs with a capacity to record 32 minutes per side (side one and side two had the potential capacity to record 64 minutes). These discs were obtained in Los Angeles by Phil Gries, creator and owner of Archival Television Audio, Inc. in 2011. They were originally found in an establishment, located in Burbank, California, selling old records dispersing its inventory as they went out of business, a few years before. The rarity of this type of media to record television is not known to have occured beyond a few incidents, as stated below, at any other time, which make this collection of TV Audio Airchecks, recorded on Gray Audograph discs, an amazing surviving artifact. The sound quality varies with different broadcasts. After a period of almost three years, processing and digitizing these 130 two sided discs, there is recognition of the rarity of some of these broadcasts providing one of a kind surviving Television Audio Airchecks and are extremely desirable regardless of some of the extraneous sound artifacts heard on some of these tracks which were painstakingly processed and transferred one by one to optimize the sound quality and proper pitch. NOTE: To listen to a seminar Phil Gries presented at an ARSC presentation in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 2014, about these Gray Audograph Discs...their genesis, discovery and contents, go to the ATA website www.atvaudio.com and click on ARSC which can be found within the right column on the ATA Home Page. GRAY AUDIOGRAPH (1946 - 1976) History: The Gray Audograph was a dictation disc recording format introduced in 1946 by the Gray Manufacturing Company in the United States. It recorded sound by pressing grooves into soft vinyl discs, like the competing, but incompatible, SoundScriber and VoiceWriter formats. Audiograph discs were blue thin plastic flexible discs, recorded from the inside to the outside, the opposite of conventional phonograph discs. Another difference compared to phonograph discs (78, 45, 33 & 1/2) was that the audiograph was driven by a surface-mounted wheel, meaning that its recording and playback speed decreased toward the edge of the disc (like the Compact Disc and other digital formats), to keep a more constant linear velocity and to improve playing time. The mandatory speed variation correction requires playback on an Audograph player, which ATA possesses and has modified, allowing line out output connections, direct line, to the input of any other recording format device. Gray Audograph discs were available in three different sizes. The 6-inch diameter disc offered 10 minutes of recording time per side, the 6 & 1/2" disc offered 15 minutes per side. The 8 & 1/2" disc, which is extant in the ATA archive, offered 30 minutes of recording per side. ALONG WITH THE DICTABELT RECORDER, A GRAY AUDOGRAPH RECORDER MACHINE CAPTURED THE ACTUAL LIVE SOUNDS RECORDED OF GUN SHOTS AT THE TIME OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION. THESE AUDIO SOUNDS WERE USED IN THE REVIEW BY THE UNITED STATES HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS. THE GRAY COMPANY CEASED MANUFACTURE OF THE GRAY AUDOGRAPH RECORDER IN 1976.
1960-02-15, ABC, 52 min.
An ABC Television Video Taped Special. Tonight Frank Sinatra surrounds himself with FIVE celebrated admired women...Lena Horne, Mary Costa, Juliet Prowse, Barbara Heller and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. Sinatra offers a valentine to all of his female special guests. Over fifteen musical numbers are staged. John Cameron Swayze is the spokesman for sponsor Timex.
#5168: HIGHWAYS OF MELODY
Order1962-04-22, WNBC, 52 min.
- Gordon MacRae
- Juliet Prowse
- Sheila MacRae
- Michael Landon
- Janet Blair
- Mary Costa
- Paul Lavalle & Orchestra
- Hugh OBrian
The third of three special programs presenting musical journeys throughout regions of the U.S. with Gordon MacRae Sheila MacRae hosting. Writers Tom and Frank Waldman.
#14145E: VOICE OF FIRESTONE
Order1963-06-16, ABC, 00 min.
September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). This was the first broadcast of the season. "Voice of Firestone," which began on radio in 1928, was a Monday-night perennial for more than two decades before coming to television in 1949; for the next five years it was simulcast on NBC radio and television, until a dispute between the sponsor and the network over the Monday time slot led Firestone to shift the program to ABC. The half-hour musical series presented all kinds of music, but emphasized classical and semiclassical selections. Each week a guest celebrity was featured, and for many years the principal guests came from the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Firestone Orchestra was conducted by Howard Barlow, and the show was hosted by John Daly during its years on ABC; Hugh James was the announcer. "Voice of Firestone" was seen as a series of specials from 1959 until 1962; it returned as a weekly series in the fall of 1962 for a final season (September 30, 1962-June 16, 1963). Guests are Richard Tucker, Jerome Hines, and Mary Costa. Harry John Brown conducts the orchestra. Richard Tucker performs Gounod's Faust with Jerome Hines and Mary Costa. Also performed is "Around The World in Eighty Days." Last show of the series.
#4974: VOICE OF FIRESTONE
Order1963-06-16, WABC, 27 min.
September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). This was the final broadcast of the season. "Voice of Firestone," which began on radio in 1928, was a Monday-night perennial for more than two decades before coming to television in 1949; for the next five years it was simulcast on NBC radio and television, until a dispute between the sponsor and the network over the Monday time slot led Firestone to shift the program to ABC. The half-hour musical series presented all kinds of music, but emphasized classical and semiclassical selections. Each week a guest celebrity was featured, and for many years the principal guests came from the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Firestone Orchestra was conducted by Howard Barlow, and the show was hosted by John Daly during its years on ABC; Hugh James was the announcer. "Voice of Firestone" was seen as a series of specials from 1959 until 1962; it returned as a weekly series in the fall of 1962 for a final season (September 30, 1962-June 16, 1963).#3031: HOLLYWOOD PALACE, THE
Order1968-03-16, WABC, 52 min.
January 4, 1964-February 7, 1970. This hour-long variety series was a midseason replacement for "The Jerry Lewis Show."#3306A: JIM NABORS SPECIAL
Order1968-10-24, CBS, 52 min.
On this second Special, Jim Nabors plays host to a quartet of girl friends - Debbie Reynolds, Carol Burnett, Vikki Carr and Mary Costa. Highlights include many musical numbers.#3146: JIM NABORS HOUR, THE
Order1969-11-06, WCBS, 52 min.
September 25, 1969-May 20, 1971. Hour-long variety series hosted by Jim Nabors. Nabors brought with him a couple of his "Gomer Pyle" costars- Frank Sutton, Ronnie Schell and Karen Morrow.#3084: HOLLYWOOD PALACE, THE
Order1970-01-03, WABC, 52 min.
January 4, 1964-February 7, 1970. This hour-long variety series was a midseason replacement for "The Jerry Lewis Show."#3169: JIM NABORS HOUR, THE
Order1970-03-12, WCBS, 52 min.
September 25, 1969-May 20, 1971. Hour-long variety series hosted by Jim Nabors. Nabors brought with him a couple of his "Gomer Pyle" costars- Frank Sutton, Ronnie Schell and Karen Morrow.#3173: JIM NABORS HOUR, THE
Order1970-12-31, WCBS, 52 min.
September 25, 1969-May 20, 1971. Hour-long variety series hosted by Jim Nabors. Nabors brought with him a couple of his "Gomer Pyle" costars- Frank Sutton, Ronnie Schell and Karen Morrow.#2203: DON KNOTTS SHOW, THE
Order1971-02-02, WCBS, 52 min.
September 15, 1970-July 6, 1971. Don Knotts headlined this variety series featuring Elaine Joyce, Frank Welker, John Dehner, Kenneth Mars, Eddy Carroll, Francis DeSales, Mickey Deems, Brad Logan, Fay DeWitt, Gary Burghoff and Bob Williams.1971-12-14, NBC, 52 min.
- Bing Crosby
- Robert Goulet
- Kathryn Crosby
- Nathaniel Crosby
- Mary Frances
- Harry Crosby
- Mary Costa
- Mitchell Singing Boys Choir
A pleasant hour of family entertainment with Bing Crosby and guests. Singing along with Bing are Robert Goulet, soprano Mary Costa, the Mitchell Singing Boys Choir, and Bing's wife Kathryn, daughter Mary Frances, and sons Harry and Nathaniel. An O Henry Christmas story is the basis for a musical sketch, with Goulet as a policeman and Bing as a hobo who wants to get arrested and spend the long winter in a cozy cell. Highlights: "White Christmas " "The Christmas Song"- Bing "Do You Hear What I Hear?"-Robert "Carol Of The Bells"-Mary "Christmas Island"- Bing, Kathryn "Home For The Holidays"- Crosby Family Medley "Jingle Bells," "Rings On My Fingers," " The Bells of St. Mary's," "For Me And My Gal," "If I Were A Bell" Bing, Mary. NOTE: This complete broadcast is currently accessible on YouTube which is a multiple generation dub containing numerous video glitches. Archival Television Audio offers this broadcast on CD disc for only the charge of processing and postage ($7.00) as a Christmas gift all year round reminding all of the spiritual meaning of this celebration.
#4097: NBC FOLLIES
Order1973-11-08, WNBC, 52 min.
September 13, 1973-December 27, 1973. Thursday-night variety hour, hosted by Sammy Davis Jr. Mickey Rooney was featured in most of the shows. A Marx Brothers sketch highlights the comedy with Sammy Davis Jr. as Groucho, Mickey Rooney as Harpo, Ernest Borgnine as Chico and diva Mary Costa as a put -upon socialite. Also, an "Indian Love Call" skit with Ernie Borgnine as Jeannette MacDonald and Mickey Rooney as Nelson Eddy. HIGHLIGHTS: Mary Costa sings "Entrance of the Countess Maritza" (sung in German). Sammy Davis sings "After Today." Mary and Sammy sing a Blues Medley. Jonelle Allen sings "Sweet Georgia Brown." In a grand finale the entire cast sing a medley from Broadway musicals.