Hotel Broadway

*Hotel Broadway*
Hotel Broadway
Created by	Harvey Marlowe
Starring	Jerri Blanchard (host)
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	DuMont
Release	January 20 –; March 17, 1949

Last updated March 05, 2025

Hotel Broadway is a musical TV show broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. The 30-minute show ran from January 20, 1949, to March 17, 1949. The show starred singer Jerri Blanchard and was produced by Harvey Marlowe.^[1]

The fictitious Hotel Broadway in Manhattan served as a background for comedy, music, and songs from a mixture of recent discoveries and established entertainers. In addition to Blanchard, regular performers included Avon Long, Rose and Rana, and The Striders. The Harry Ranch Sextet provided music.^[2]

The program was broadcast on Thursdays from 8:30 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time.^[3] It was renamed Front Row Center in April 1949.^[4]

Format

A variety of comedians and singers appeared on the program each week, with no host. The Striders quartet introduced the acts as they appeared.^[5]

Episode status

As with most DuMont series, no episodes are known to survive.

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
Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1

References

↑ 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. 392. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
↑ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 479. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0 . Retrieved November 15, 2024.
↑ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 468. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
↑ "DuMont". Ross Reports. April 8, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
↑ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 637. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1 . Retrieved September 17, 2020.

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[tt-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. 392. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.

[2] Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 479. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0 . Retrieved November 15, 2024.

[brooks-3] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 468. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.

[4] "DuMont". Ross Reports. April 8, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

[5] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 637. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1 . Retrieved September 17, 2020.

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