And Everything Nice

And Everything Nice
Genre	Fashion
Presented by	Maxine Barrat
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	25 minutes
Original release
Network	DuMont
Release	March 15, 1949 (1949-03-15) – January 2, 1950 (1950-01-02)

And Everything Nice is an American fashion-themed television program that was broadcast on the DuMont Television Network from March 8, 1949, through January 9, 1950. The program was hosted by Maxine Barratt. ^[1]

Overview

Barrat chatted with guests and presented fashion tips for women of the 1940s. The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired live:

• Tuesdays at 7 pm ET on most DuMont affiliates during the 1948-1949 television season;
• Mondays at 8:30 pm ET in July and August 1949;
• Mondays at 9 pm ET from September 1949 to January 1950. ^[2]

The series was cancelled in early 1950, and was one of several low-budget fashion programs, such as Fashions on Parade , broadcast by the DuMont network.

Features of the program included "how to have a wardrobe for either $1.98 or $1098." ^[3]

Bob Loewi was the show's packager and director. Conover Career Girls modeled clothes on the show. ^[4]

Episode status

A single kinescope of this series survives at the Paley Center for Media in New York City.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
• 1949-50 United States network television schedule
• Fashions on Parade

References

1. McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 45. ISBN   0-14-02-4916-8.
2. Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 60. ISBN   978-0-345-49773-4 . Retrieved July 16, 2024.
3. Smith, Mig (April 8, 1956). "'Let George Do It' And He Does". The Miami News. p. 37. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "DuMont". Ross Reports. September 11, 1949. p. 16. Retrieved April 8, 2024.

Bibliography

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN   1-59213-245-6
• Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN   0-14-024916-8

External links

• And Everything Nice at IMDb
• DuMont historical website