| 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
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
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
- ↑ 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
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Chrysler Festival". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- Chrysler Festival at IMDb
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