Eloise Salutes the Stars is a talk show hosted by Eloise McElhone (1921-1974) which aired on an 8-station network including the DuMont flagship station WABD. The series started on WABD in November 1949. The series aired Tuesdays at 7:30pm ET in 1950 and early 1951. Other stations in the network such as WXEL-TV in Cleveland showed the series on Thursdays at 7:30pm ET, and other stations, such as WPIX-TV chose to air the show at 5:15pm ET.[1][2][3]
| Eloise Salutes the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Talk show |
| Presented by | Lester Lewis |
| Starring | Eloise McElhone |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Production company | Lester Lewis Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | DuMont/WABD |
| Release | October 1950 – April 1951 |
The show was sponsored by Doeskin Tissues, and produced by Lester Lewis (1913-1988).[4] After the original 13 episodes were produced, the show was renewed for another 13 episodes in January 1951.[5]
McElhone was also host of the DuMont series Quick on the Draw, a panelist on the ABC game show Think Fast, and a panelist on the NBC/ABC series Leave It to the Girls.
Episode status edit
Two episodes are held in the J. Fred MacDonald collection at the Library of Congress.[citation needed]
Bibliography edit
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
References edit
- ^ Milwaukee Sentinel (June 24, 1951)
- ^ Billboard (January 20, 1950)
- ^ Paley Center for Media entry for "Opening Night for Dynamic Television and Appliance Store at 65th Street and Broadway" mentioning McElhone as host of Eloise Salutes the Stars
- ^ New York Times obituary (September 8, 1988)
- ^ Billboard (January 13, 1951)