The Original Amateur Hour With Ted Mack: Part 4

On July 16, 2013 - TV History

The Original Amateur Hour With Ted Mack: Part 4

‘The Amature Hour’ originated from The Adelphi Theater in NYC which is most remembered as the place where the classic, 39 episodes of ‘The Honeymooners’ was shot using the Dumont Electronicams. The Adelphi was located at 152 West 54th Street in New York City, with 1,434 seats. It was owned by Dumont from around 1950 till 1957. In this photo of the show in progress, we see the two Dumont Iconoscope cameras that were used to shoot the show. Photo courtesy of Albert Fisher…the show’s producer.

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6 Comments

  1. Dave Miller July 16, 2013

    At the end of its CBS run Ted Mack’s show was shot in CBS New York Studio 52 … later to become the Studio 54 club.

  2. Richard Oshen July 16, 2013

    Impressive front light

  3. Dennis Degan July 16, 2013

    I guess that answers the question of where these shows were produced (IOW, ignore my previous comment).

  4. Jack Demus July 16, 2013

    Is this the theatre that turned into Studio 54 in the 70’s?

  5. William David French Jr July 16, 2013

    I wish full episodes were available online.

  6. James M Patterson July 16, 2013

    Bet that was one hot studio.