Playroom (TV series)

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Playroom
Genre Variety show
StarringHubert Brill
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time30 mins.
Original release
Network DuMont
ReleaseJanuary 9 (1948-01-09) 
May 9, 1948 (1948-05-09)

Playroom, also known as Brill's Playroom or Hubert Brill's Playroom, is an American television series that aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network on Fridays at 7 p.m. (Eastern time) from January 9 to May 28, 1948. [1]

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The host, Brooklyn-born Hubert Brill, was a member of the Society of American Magicians [2] and known for playing a minor role in the movie Out Of The Past (1947), which immediately preceded his run on Playroom. [3]

Sponsor magazine described the program as a family variety show featuring "talented guests from the entertainment world." [4]

Playroom was a "sustaining" feature on the DuMont network, attracting no sponsors during its brief run. [5]

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References

  1. Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 398–399. ISBN   0-8108-1651-2.
  2. "Deaths". The New York Times. November 27, 1977. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. "Hubert Brill". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. "TV Available Live Package Programs" (PDF). Sponsor: 88. July 1, 1948. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. "TV Sustainers Fast Fade: Long Buildups As in Radio Nixed by Tele". The Billboard: 12. February 12, 1949. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

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