Comments on: BROADWAY OPEN HOUSE Part 1 JERRY LESTER ESTATE

By: blondex21

blondex21 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:18:20 +0000

Where was Dagmar …
Where was Dagmar and Cow Eyes ? I was 10 years old when this was on and I remember it well..

By: fromthesidelines

fromthesidelines — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:18:20 +0000

Disappointing to …
Disappointing to hear this, Ira. I know NBC NEVER saved their copies, so this is a very bittersweet piece of news [to me]. People talk about efforts to preserve early TV, but in Lester’s case…who knows?

By: TVNETWORKS

TVNETWORKS — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:18:20 +0000

They were all …
They were all ruined. These were the last. His storage sucked worse then mine. He had major water damage. Someone before me got to the good stuff and thats lost forever. I had delt wit hhis wife twenty odd years ago. I have 5o prints that without major restoration will never be seen - major shrinkage.

By: fromthesidelines

fromthesidelines — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:18:20 +0000

Supposedly, Lester …
Supposedly, Lester saved virtually all of his “BROADWAY OPEN HOUSE” kinescopes and had them put in storage….what happened to them, I don’t know.

By: fromthesidelines

fromthesidelines — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:18:20 +0000

“BROADWAY OPEN …
“BROADWAY OPEN HOUSE” was network television’s first informal late-night variety program, seen on NBC weeknights at 11pm(et), alternately hosted by Jerry Lester and Morey Amsterdam during the 1950-’51 season. This is from a December 1950 broadcast, fronted by Lester- the “dark screen” from 1:32 to 2:02 was a “window” for local affiliates to present their own commercials…

By: dookykins

dookykins — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:18:20 +0000

Milton DeLugg was …
Milton DeLugg was the music conductor, later went on to conduct the NBC orchestra between Skitch Henderson and Doc Severinsen.
He later was the musical direct for Chuck Barris and “The Gong Show.”
He now is the musical director emeritus for the NBC Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.