(ABC Primetime, 1969) [This was the second of several talk and variety shows hosted by the genial witty intellectual comedian from Nebraska, who was a devoted fan and friend of Groucho Marx in his later years, and a friend of Woody Allen from his early career; This was a summer show which was tried after Cavett left the morning airwaves (his previous show was aka: "This Morning"); This was a prelude to his longer talk-variety format show which began as a mid-season December replacement in ABC's Fall Season]
Composer: Jonathan Charles (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Krunch Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 2001 Publisher: Krunch Music, Inc. (ASCAP) Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings:
[above is the title as listed in the ASCAP database; variations: aka: "Overture To Candide"; aka: "Overture"; aka: "Candide Overture"; this is an Overture to what is described in copyright records as "Candide -- a comic operetta based on Voltaire's satire"; The overture is part of a 1955 score originally filed under the name: "Music for 'Candide'"; This is thought to be the THEME for the summer show as well although its use has not been positively confirmed; However, this lively piece definitely was a THEME for Cavett's last two shows -- the long-running one on PBS and a short-lived revival in 1986 on ABC, which see; Although only Leonard Bernstein is listed in the filing for copyright below, ASCAP also lists a number of others in its database as credited composers of the Overture; but these people in reality were involved in writing lyrics, or the book or other aspects of the stage musical production] Composers: Leonard Bernstein (ASCAP), John Latouche (ASCAP), Dorothy Parker (ASCAP), and Richard Wilbur (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Anderson Enterprises, Inc. (ASCAP), and G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) 2001 Publisher: Boosey and Hawkes, Inc. (ASCAP) of New York, NY; and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company, LLC (ASCAP) c/o Universal-MCA Music Publishing Group of Los Angeles, CA [as "Music for 'Candide'"]: Copyright Date: Feb. 23, 1955; EU 390 831. [as "Music for 'Candide'"]: Renewal Date: March 7, 1983; RE-162-154. Recordings: