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]
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]
^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. ISBN0-8108-1651-2.
^"Deaths". The New York Times. November 27, 1977. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
^"Hubert Brill". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
^"TV Available Live Package Programs" (PDF). Sponsor: 88. July 1, 1948. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
^"TV Sustainers Fast Fade: Long Buildups As in Radio Nixed by Tele". The Billboard: 12. February 12, 1949. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN0-345-31864-1
External linksedit
DuMont historical website
January 01, 1970
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