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Champagne and Orchids

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Presented by
  
Adrienne Meyerberg

Country of origin
  
United States

Camera setup
  
Multi-camera

First episode date
  
6 September 1948

Network
  
DuMont Television Network

Language
  
English

Narrated by
  
Robert Turner

Original language(s)
  
English

Running time
  
15 mins.

Final episode date
  
10 January 1949

Genre
  
Variety show

Audio format
  
Monaural

Similar
  
Admiral Broadway Revue, Captain Video and His Video, The Original Amateur

Champagne and Orchids is an American variety show broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network. The network series ran from September 6, 1948 to January 10, 1949. Champagne and Orchids was a variety show hosted by Adrienne Meyerberg, billed simply as 'Adrienne', who sang in English, French, and Spanish.

The musical program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired live at 8 pm EST on Monday nights on most DuMont affiliates. The show had premiered on Dumont's New York station in December 1947. The network series was cancelled in 1949. DuMont replaced the series with Newsweek Views the News.

Episode status

Despite airing during a time when few TV networks preserved much of their programming, at least two episodes survive at the UCLA Film and Television Archive, however the film print of one of these episodes is deteriorating.

References

Champagne and Orchids Wikipedia