Cabaret Cruise
{{Short description|British TV variety series (1937–1949)}}
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{{Infobox television
| genre = Variety
| creator = Harry Pringle
| based_on = Cabaret
| presenter = Commander Campbell
| country = England
| language = English
| num_episodes = 15
| producer = Harry Pringle
| location =
| cinematography =
| camera =
| runtime = 30{{ndash}}60 minutes
| company = BBC Television
| network = BBC Television
| first_aired = {{Start date|1937|04|12|df=y}} {{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/23ed0aa731944450b94c3996622b5384 |website=BBC |title=Cabaret Cruise, BBC Television, 12 April 1937 |accessdate=29 February 2016 }}
| last_aired = {{End date|1949|10|15|df=y}} {{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1949-10-15 |website=BBC |title=BBC Television listings 15 October 1949 |accessdate=29 February 2016 }}
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Cabaret Cruise is a live variety programme series broadcast 1937{{ndash}}39, 1946 and 1949 on BBC Television. It was one of several spin-offs from the BBC series Cabaret. Its distinctive feature was that it was set on the fictional ship RMS Sunshine, constructed in the studio. All 15 episodes were presented by British naval officer and broadcaster Commander Campbell and produced by Harry Pringle.{{IMDb title |id=tt0262947 |title=Cabaret Cruise}}
An episode had been planned for October 1939;{{cite journal
|url=http://www.radiotimesarchive.co.uk/pdf/RT-TV-1939.pdf
|journal=Radio Times
|title=Laid Up
|date=25 August 1939
|last=The Scanner
|accessdate=29 February 2016 }} it was not broadcast, because BBC Television suspended operations with the outbreak of World War II on 1 September 1939. In 1940, Pringle relocated to Australia. He was in England 1946{{ndash}}47 between spells of employment at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and in 1949 on leave of absence, and produced episodes on both occasions.
No episodes have survived.The show was broadcast live. Methods for recording live television did not exist until late 1947, and were used very rarely by the BBC until around 1953{{ndash}}55.
Performers
Performers (number of episodes given in parentheses) included:
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- Dick Bentley (1907{{ndash}}95), Australia-born comedian (1) {{IMDb name |id=nm0072804 |name=Dick Bentley}}
- The Beverley Sisters, vocal and light entertainment trio (2) {{IMDb name |id=nm1471852 |name=The Beverley Sisters}}
- Buddy Bradley (1905{{ndash}}72), choreographer (1) {{IMDb name |id=nm0102091 |name=Buddy Bradley}}
- Commander Campbell (1881{{ndash}}1966), compere (15) {{IMDb name |id=nm0132171 |name=A.B. Campbell}}
- Florence Desmond (1905{{ndash}}93), English comedian (1) {{IMDb name |id=nm0221442 |name=Florence Desmond}}
- Steven Geray (1904{{ndash}}73), Hungarian-born actor (4) {{IMDb name |id=nm0314065 |name=Steven Geray}}
- Leslie Henson (1891{{ndash}}1957), English comedian (1) {{IMDb name |id=nm0378225 |name=Leslie Henson}}
- Charles Heslop (1883{{ndash}}1966), actor (1) {{IMDb name |id=nm0381411 |name=Charles Heslop}}
- Jack Jackson (1906{{ndash}}78), trumpeter and bandleader (1) {{IMDb name |id=nm0413608 |name=Jack Jackson}}
- Jean Kent (1921{{ndash}}2013), British actress (1) {{IMDb name |id=nm0448765 |name=Jean Kent}}
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- Magda Kun (1912{{ndash}}45), Hungarian-born actress (4) {{IMDb name |id=nm0475046 |name=Magda Kun}}
- Eve Lister (1913{{ndash}}97), British actress (1) {{IMDb name |id=nm0514249 |name=Eve Lister}}
- Joy Nichols (1925{{ndash}}92), Australian-born comedian (1) {{IMDb name |id=nm0629620 |name=Joy Nichols}}
- Irene Prador (1911{{ndash}}96), Austrian-born actress (1) {{IMDb name |id=nm0695073 |name=Irene Pador}}
- George Robey (1869{{ndash}}1954), English comedian (1) {{IMDb name |id=nm0732088 |name=George Robey}}
- Eric Robinson (1908{{ndash}}74) and His Boat Deck Boys, musicians (3) {{IMDb name |id=nm0732601 |name=Eric Robinson}}
- Ernest Shannon, impressionist (5) {{IMDb name |id=nm0788280 |name=Ernest Shannon}}
- The Ship's Band, musicians (8) {{IMDb name |id=nm7715994 |name=The Ship's Band}}
- Edwin Styles (1899{{ndash}}1960), actor (2) {{IMDb name |id=nm0836556 |name=Edwin Styles}}
- Jack Train (1902{{ndash}}66), British film actor (1) {{IMDb name |id=nm0870681 |name=Jack Train}}
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See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title |id=tt0262947 |title=Cabaret Cruise}}
- {{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?adv=0&q=cabaret+cruise&media=all&yf=1923&yt=2009&mf=1&mt=12&tf=00%3A00&tt=00%3A00#search |website=BBC |title=Search report for Cabaret Cruise |accessdate=29 February 2016 }}
Category:1930s British television series
Category:1940s British television series
Category:1937 British television series debuts
Category:1949 British television series endings
Category:BBC Television Service (TV network) original programming