The Martha Wright Show

The Martha Wright Show is a 15-minute musical variety program starring singer and actress Martha Wright which aired at 9:15 pm EST on ABC television from April 18 to December 5, 1954.[1] The program was also known as The Packard Showroom for its sponsor, Packard automobiles.[2]

The Martha Wright Show
GenreVariety
StarringMartha Wright
Theme music composerBobby Hackett
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time15 minutes
Release
Original networkABC
Picture formatBlack-and-white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseApril 18 (1954-04-18) –
December 5, 1954 (1954-12-05)
Chronology
Preceded byThe Walter Winchell Show (9 pm EST, 1954-1955)
Followed bySoldier Parade (9:30 p.m. EST, 1954-1955)

Joining Wright, a native of Seattle, Washington, in her short-lived program were pianists Norman Paris, who wrote the theme song for the CBS game show I've Got a Secret, and trumpet player Bobby Hackett and his band. The Martha Wright Show replaced The Jane Pickens Show, which returned in July 1954, as Wright resumed her program in that time slot in September for a final three-month run. Jane Pickens Langley, a native of Macon, Georgia, was another vocalist of that era.[3]

Wright's series followed The Walter Winchell Show and aired opposite Ronald W. Reagan's General Electric Theater on CBS and the pair of NBC's alternating anthology series, Goodyear Television Playhouse and The Philco Television Playhouse.[4]

References
  1. "The Martha Wright Show". tvtango.com. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  2. Alex McNeil, Total Television, p. 638
  3. Earle Marsh and Tim Brooks, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Programs, 1946-Present,';' p. 744
  4. McNeil, Total Television, appendix, network television schedule
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