Playroom (TV series) explained

Genre:	Variety show
Starring:	Hubert Brill
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Runtime:	30 mins.
Channel:	DuMont

Playroom, also known as Brill's Playroom or Hubert Brill's Playroom, is an American television series that aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network on Fridays at 7 p.m. (Eastern time) from January 9 to May 28, 1948.^[1]

The host, Brooklyn-born Hubert Brill, was a member of the Society of American Magicians^[2] and known for playing a minor role in the movie Out Of The Past (1947), which immediately preceded his run on Playroom.^[3]

Sponsor magazine described the program as a family variety show featuring "talented guests from the entertainment world."^[4]

Playroom was a "sustaining" feature on the DuMont network, attracting no sponsors during its brief run.^[5]

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts

References

1. Book: Woolery . George W. . Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series . 1985 . The Scarecrow Press . 0-8108-1651-2 . 398–399.
2. News: Deaths . 6 April 2020 . The New York Times . November 27, 1977.
3. Web site: Hubert Brill . Internet Movie Database . 6 April 2020.
4. Sponsor . July 1, 1948 . 88 . TV Available Live Package Programs. 6 April 2020 .
5. TV Sustainers Fast Fade: Long Buildups As in Radio Nixed by Tele . The Billboard . February 12, 1949 . 12 . 6 April 2020.

Bibliography

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004)
• Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980)
• Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964)

External links

• DuMont historical website