Front Row Center

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GenreVariety
Directed byMilt Douglas
Fletcher Markle
Template:Pluralize from text of originUnited States
Original languageTemplate:Pluralize from textEnglish
Production
ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from textFletcher Markle
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
(March 1949–June 1949)
60 minutes
(June 1949–April 1950)
Original release
NetworkDuMont Television Network
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Front Row Center is the title of two American television programs with different formats that were broadcast on different networks.

DuMont version

Front Row Center, an American variety show, aired on the DuMont Television Network from March 25, 1949, to April 2, 1950,[1] The program was a renamed version of Hotel Broadway, with Whelan Drug Company continuing as sponsor, but with a new slot on DuMont's schedule.[2] It initially was on from 9 to 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Fridays. In June 1949 it moved to 8-9 p.m. ET on Fridays, and in October 1949 it moved to 7-8 p.m. ET on Sundays.[3]

Originally 30 minutes, the sustaining program expanded to 60 minutes on June 10, 1949, and DuMont personnel began seeking entertainers in an effort to make the program "television's standout talent quest show."[4] That quest included holding auditions at DuMont's Adelphi Playhouse in New York City.[4]

The premiere episode featured Marilyn Maxwell in her television debut.[3]

One surviving episode from late 1949 is held at the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

Personnel

Frank Fontaine was the host. Regulars on the program were Marian Bruce, Joan Fields, Cass Franklin, Phil Leeds, Hal Lohman, Monica Moore, Bibi Osterwald, and Danny Shore.[5]

Bill Harmon was the program's producer and director,[4] and Stanton B. Fisher also directed. Sam Spear and his 14-piece orchestra provided music.[2]

CBS version

Front Row Center was a dramatic anthology series on CBS that originally ran from June 1, 1955, to September 21, 1955, and returned from January 8, 1956 until April 22, 1956.[1] In 1955 the program was broadcast every Wednesday from 10 to 11 p.m. ET through June, after which it alternated in that time slot with The United States Steel Hour. Episodes from January to April 1956 were broadcast on Sunday afternoons.[6]

Fletcher Markle was the director.[1] Episodes were live adaptations of Broadway plays or literary works.[3] They included the following:

Critical response

Jack Gould wrote in The New York Times that the presentation of "Dinner at Eight" "was hurt by editing and uneven casting; it was warmed-over fare, lacking real substance."[9] He described Sloane's acting as "a good performance."[9]

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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. 307. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."DuMont". Ross Reports. April 8, 1949. p. 4. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). "Front Row Center (Musical Variety)". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 509. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  4. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stretch, Bud (June 10, 1949). "Air Waves". Courier-Post. New Jersey, Camden. p. 20. Retrieved February 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 370. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). "Front Row Center (Dramatic Anthology)". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 509. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rascoe, Burton (September 7, 1955). "TV First Nighter". Buffalo Evening News. p. 48.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Shows on the Mark". Motion Picture Daily. January 3, 1956. p. 16. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gould, Jack (June 5, 1955). "Family of Arts Stimulated by Recent Developments in Television World". The New York Times. p. X 13. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

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