Title:

New Faces of 1948

Type:

Musical variety

Length:

30 minutes

Broadcast history:

June 17, 1948 - Sept 23, 1948 NBC network. Thursdays at 8:30 PM. Sponsored by

General Foods.

Cast:

Eleanor Jones

Gene Martin

Jack Williams

June Carroll

Jay Presson

This summer replacement for the Burns and Allen Show was a revue created to showcase new, unknown performers. Producer Leonard Sillman had used this format before in 1934, 1936, and 1948. The 1934 show had "discovered" Henry Fonda and Imogene Coca. Eleven newcomers were brought together and became involved in every aspect of the show (writing, staging, dance, etc.) and then performing it on the air. Each week a "new" twelfth person was added. The 1952 stage version of this program introduced Carol Lawrence and Eartha Kitt.

Sources:

On the Air - John Dunning

The 2^nd Ultimate History…. - Jay Hickerson