Chrysler Festival
| Chrysler Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | variety concert |
| Directed by | Don Hudson |
| Presented by | Elaine Grand Hume Cronyn |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Stuart W. Griffiths |
| Producer | Franz Kraemer |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 14 November 1956 – 17 April 1957 |
Chrysler Festival is a Canadian variety concert television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1957.
Premise[edit]
The concerts were recorded at Loew's Uptown Theatre in Toronto, with two thousand attendees in the theatre. Lucio Agostini was the series musical director.[1]
Scheduling[edit]
The series aired on selected Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern time) as a mid-year replacement for Folio. Episodes were broadcast as follows:
- 14 November 1956: The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Edmund Hockridge, Shirley Jones, Eartha Kitt, Royal Winnipeg Ballet
- 28 November 1956: Larry Adler, Percy Faith, Tito Gobbi with Pilar Lorengar, Bob Hamilton Trio (American dance group), Peter Sellers
- 23 January 1957: Lisa Della Casa with Richard Tucker (opera duet), Ferrante & Teicher, José Greco, Edith Piaf, La Ronde from New Faces of 1956[2]
- 20 February 1957: Kaye Ballard, Rosemary Clooney with Bill Johnson, Dorothy Dandridge, Maureen Forrester, Glenn Gould, Mata and Hari (dancers)[3]
- 20 March 1957: André Eglevsky, The Four Lads, Melissa Hayden, George Shearing Quintet.
- 17 April 1957: Marian Anderson, George London, Oscar Peterson Trio
References[edit]
- ^ Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Chrysler Festival". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Blackburn, Bob (24 January 1956). "Televiews / Atomic Ping-Pong With Mouse Traps". Ottawa Citizen. p. 21. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ "Today's TV Previews". Montreal Gazette. 20 February 1957. p. 13. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
External links[edit]
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Chrysler Festival". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- Chrysler Festival at IMDb
