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'''''Intimate Cabaret''''' was a British television programme which aired from 1937 to 1939 on the BBC. It was a variety programme. For example, the episode telecast 4 January 1938 featured Frederic Harris (conjuror), La Marques (dancer), Bennett and Williams (comedians), and Trudi Binar (in songs), <ref>http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1938-01-04#at-15.00</ref> while the 14 February 1938 episode featured Stanley Holloway, The Fayre Four, and juggler Donald Stuart.<ref>http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1938-02-14#at-21.10</ref> None of the episodes still exist, as they aired live, and methods to record live television did not exist until late 1947, and were used rarely by the BBC until around 1953-1955. The earliest surviving recording of a BBC television variety show is a 6-minute fragment from the 1947 special ''[[Variety in Sepia]]''.
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'''''Intimate Cabaret''''' was a British television programme broadcast from 1937 to 1939 on [[BBC Television]]. It was one of several [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]]s from the [[BBC]] series ''[[Cabaret (British TV series)|Cabaret]]''. It was a [[Live television|live]] [[variety show|variety]] programme. <!--For example, the episode telecast 4 January 1938 featured Frederic Harris (conjuror), La Marques (dancer), Bennett and Williams (comedians), and Trudi Binar (in songs),<ref>http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1938-01-04#at-15.00 {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2022}}</ref> while the 14 February 1938 episode featured Stanley Holloway, The Fayre Four, and juggler Donald Stuart.<ref>http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1938-02-14#at-21.10 {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2022}}</ref>--> There were 24 episodes. The first seven were produced by [[Harry Pringle (producer)|Harry Pringle]] and the last two by Eric Fawcett; the producers of the others are not known.<ref name=RT37 /><ref name=RT38 /><ref name=RT39 /><ref>{{IMDb title |id=tt4242678 |title=Intimate Cabaret}}</ref> No episode has survived.<ref group=Note>The programme was broadcast live. Methods to record live television did not exist until late 1947, and were rarely used by the BBC until around 1953{{ndash}}55.<!-- The earliest surviving recording of a BBC television variety show is a 6-minute fragment from the 1947 special ''[[Variety in Sepia]]''.--></ref>

== Performers ==
The following performers appeared in the series five or more times, or {{as of|February 2016|lc=yes}} are the subjects of Wikipedia articles. Their numbers of appearances are given in parentheses.
* [[BBC Television Orchestra]] (1) <ref>{{IMDb name |id=nm1568759 |name=The BBC Television Orchestra}}</ref>
* Evel Burns, pianist (before 1937{{snd}}after 1946) (6) <ref>{{IMDb name |id=nm1593612 |name=Evel Burns}}</ref>
* [[Jane Carr (1909–1957)|Jane Carr]] (1909{{ndash}}57), English actress (1) <ref>{{IMDb name |id=nm0139731 |name=Jane Carr}}</ref>
* [[Cyril Fletcher]] (1913{{ndash}}2005), English comedian (4) <ref>{{IMDb name |id=nm0281980 |name=Cyril Fletcher}}</ref>
* [[Steven Geray]] (1904{{ndash}}73), Hungarian-born actor (2) <ref>{{IMDb name |id=nm0314065 |name=Steven Geray}}</ref>
* [[Tommy Handley]] (1892{{ndash}}1949), British comedian (1) <ref>{{IMDb name |id=nm0359624 |name=Tommy Handley}}</ref>
* [[Bruno Hoffmann]] (1913{{ndash}}91), German player of the glass harp (1) <ref>{{IMDb name |id=nm0388832 |name=Bruno Hoffman}}</ref>
* [[Stanley Holloway]] (1890{{ndash}}1982), English comedian (1) <ref>{{IMDb name |id=nm0391361 |name=Stanley Holloway}}</ref>
* [[Nelson Keys]] (1886{{ndash}}1939), British actor and singer (1) <ref>{{IMDb name |id=nm0450886 |name=Nelson Keys}}</ref>
* [[Magda Kun]] (1912{{ndash}}45), Hungarian-born actress (2) <ref>{{IMDb name |id=nm0475046 |name=Magda Kun}}</ref>
* [[Eve Lister]] (1913{{ndash}}97), British actress (1) <ref>{{IMDb name |id=nm0514249 |name=Eve Lister}}</ref>
* [[Billy Mayerl]] (1902{{ndash}}59), English pianist and composer (1) <ref>{{IMDb name |id=nm0562557 |name=Billy Mayerl}}</ref>
* [[Derek Oldham]] (1887{{ndash}}1968), English singer and actor (1) <ref>{{IMDb name |id=nm0646146 |name=Derek Oldham}}</ref>
* [[Irene Prador]] (1911{{ndash}}96), Austrian actress (2) <ref>{{IMDb name |id=nm0695073 |name=Irene Prador}}</ref>
* [[Oliver Wakefield]] (1909{{ndash}}56), British actor and comedian (3) <ref>{{IMDb name |id=nm0906797 |name=Oliver Wakefield}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Cabaret (British TV series)|''Cabaret'' (British TV series)]]
* ''[[Cabaret Cartoons]]''
* ''[[Cabaret Cruise]]''
* ''[[Comedy Cabaret]]''
* ''[[Eastern Cabaret]]''
* ''[[Western Cabaret]]''

== Notes ==
{{reflist|group=Note}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4242678/ ''Intimate Cabaret'' on IMDb]
* {{IMDb title |id=tt4242678 |title=Intimate Cabaret}}
* {{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?adv=0&q=Intimate+Cabaret&media=all&yf=1923&yt=2009&mf=1&mt=12&tf=00%3A00&tt=00%3A00#search |website=[[BBC]] |title=Search for Intimate Cabaret |accessdate=23 February 2016 }}


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Latest revision as of 03:44, 28 July 2024

Intimate Cabaret
GenreVariety
Created byHarry Pringle
Based onCabaret
Country of originEngland
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes24
Production
ProducersHarry Pringle, Eric Fawcett
Running time10–30 minutes [1][2][3]
Production companyBBC Television
Original release
NetworkBBC Television
Release4 November 1937 (1937-11-04) –
29 August 1939 (1939-08-29)

Intimate Cabaret was a British television programme broadcast from 1937 to 1939 on BBC Television. It was one of several spin-offs from the BBC series Cabaret. It was a live variety programme. There were 24 episodes. The first seven were produced by Harry Pringle and the last two by Eric Fawcett; the producers of the others are not known.[1][2][3][4] No episode has survived.[Note 1]

Performers

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The following performers appeared in the series five or more times, or as of February 2016 are the subjects of Wikipedia articles. Their numbers of appearances are given in parentheses.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The programme was broadcast live. Methods to record live television did not exist until late 1947, and were rarely used by the BBC until around 1953–55.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Radio Times 1937" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Radio Times 1938" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Radio Times 1939" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  4. ^ Intimate Cabaret at IMDb
  5. ^ The BBC Television Orchestra at IMDb
  6. ^ Evel Burns at IMDb
  7. ^ Jane Carr at IMDb
  8. ^ Cyril Fletcher at IMDb
  9. ^ Steven Geray at IMDb
  10. ^ Tommy Handley at IMDb
  11. ^ Bruno Hoffman at IMDb
  12. ^ Stanley Holloway at IMDb
  13. ^ Nelson Keys at IMDb
  14. ^ Magda Kun at IMDb
  15. ^ Eve Lister at IMDb
  16. ^ Billy Mayerl at IMDb
  17. ^ Derek Oldham at IMDb
  18. ^ Irene Prador at IMDb
  19. ^ Oliver Wakefield at IMDb
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