Playroom (TV series)

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]

Playroom
GenreVariety show
StarringHubert Brill
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time30 mins.
Release
Original networkDuMont
Original releaseJanuary 9 (1948-01-09) –
May 9, 1948 (1948-05-09)

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]

See also

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.

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
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