(ABC Primetime, 1950 - 1951) [On this early series, entire scenes from contemporary Broadway musicals and plays were presented with the Broadway cast; since television was an experimental medium, it was probably considered good promotion to make such a tradeoff in those innocent days before royalties and union agreements would put a stop to it... The host/master of ceremonies was producer Vinton Freedley, who was president of The National Theatre Academy]
[from the Broadway Musical "Annie Get Your Gun" (1946); THEME title credit in Craig Pattillo's "TV Theme Soundtrack Directory"] Composer: Irving Berlin (ASCAP) Original Publisher: Irving Berlin Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1997 Publisher: Williamson Music Co. (ASCAP) Composition Date: 1946 ["Who Wrote That Song" by Dick Jacobs] Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings: