1950 Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #136
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2.. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Sorry - Frank Sinatra
5. Why Remind Me - Frank Sinatra
6. A Dream Is A Wish - Frank Sinatra
7. commercial
8. Begin The Beguine - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
1950 Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #136
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2.. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Sorry - Frank Sinatra
5. Why Remind Me - Frank Sinatra
6. A Dream Is A Wish - Frank Sinatra
7. commercial
8. Begin The Beguine - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
1950 Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #136
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2.. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Sorry - Frank Sinatra
5. Why Remind Me - Frank Sinatra
6. A Dream Is A Wish - Frank Sinatra
7. commercial
8. Begin The Beguine - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
I have been listening to Light Up Time shows and enjoying them a great deal.
This particular show is quite good. Frank tells the audience that Dorothy
Kirsten has
the lead in "La Traviata" at the Metropolitan Opera. Although she is absent
this
evening, Frank tells his listeners he will be in attendance for her opening
night
performance. Andre Baruch, shows announcer, will be there with Frank. The first
three songs were all recent Columbia single releases. The highlight is "Why
Remind
Me" with just Skitch Henderson backing him on piano. Frank compliments Skitch
for
a very pretty accompaniment. Baruch does a comedy routine with Frank. They
worked together very nicely. After Frank lauds "Cinderella," both the book and
the
Disney film, he does a lovely reading of "A Dream Is A Wish," followed by a
Lucky
Strike commercial by Mr. S. "Begin the Beguine" is done big and is most
impressive.
Andre says "goodnight" and Frank sings a segment of "Put Your Dreams Away."
If you are mostly familiar with the AFRS "Lite Up Time," Don Wilson is the
announcer throughout the series. Often the intro was quite misleading. Wilson
has a guest star in lieu of Kirsten and Dorothy is there in person. Other shows
she is absence but not really. The signoff was also bizarre at times: Wilson
tells the audience Frank will be back tomorrow night. And it happens to be
a Friday. The AFRS engineers did some very sloppy work.
Baruch took over the announcing at NBC somewhere is the latter part of 1949,
at least for some of the Lucky Strike shows. I am trying to get an exact date.
He was on shows in December 1949. I have not been able to find any mention
of his association with the show from online bios.
Ed
