AT HOME SHOW, THE {ERIC VICTOR} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of music programs hosted by baritone
Earl Wrightson. Wrightson opens by singing "There's a
Great Day Coming Ma–ana," followed by "La Vie en Rose."
He then welcomes his guest for the evening, dancer Eric
Victor. Victor performs a mixed tap and modern-dance
number with an athletic yet cerebral flair. After
Wrightson talks about the carpeting made by the
program's sponsor, C.H. Masland and Sons, the host asks
Victor how he shapes his interpretive dances. The
dancer replies that almost anything can inspire him,
adding that he strives for clarity of movement so that
his audience will understand the subject matter of his
work. Wrightson asks Victor to pick a subject as an
example, and in tribute to Masland the performer chooses
to dance to and with an oriental rug. In the course of
the dance, he evokes such settings as a bazaar in which
the rug might have been sold and a magic-carpet ride.
Wrightson sings "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'" and concludes
the program with a snippet of his theme, "Say It with
Music." Includes commercials.
(Network and series title vary. This program ran on
ABC as "The Earl Wrightson Show" from 1948 to 1949; on
CBS as "Earl Wrightson at Home" from September to
October 1949; on CBS as "At Home" from 1949 to 1950;
on CBS as "The 'At Home' Show" from 1950 to 1951; and
on ABC as "The At Home Show" and "The Masland At Home
Party" from 1951 to 1952.)
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: August 20, 1951 11:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:14:34
- COLOR/B&W: N/A
- CATALOG ID: T:59570
- GENRE: Music
- SUBJECT HEADING: Dance; Music, popular (Songs, etc.)
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1950-1951
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Masland Beautiblend Broadloom carpets
CREDITS
- Norman Paris Trio and Orchestra, The … Music Group
- Earl Wrightson … Singer, Host
- Eric Victor … Dancer, Guest