O'Keefe Centre Presents
| O'Keefe Centre Presents | |
|---|---|
| Genre | variety |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Drew Crossan Bob Jarvis Paddy Sampson |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 16 October 1967 – 24 March 1968 |
O'Keefe Centre Presents is a series of Canadian variety specials which aired on CBC Television from 1967 to 1968.
Premise[edit]
This series of entertainment specials was mostly recorded at Toronto's O'Keefe Centre.[1] With some performances recorded at CBC-TV studios in Toronto such as the new colour studio on Parliament Street.[2]
Production[edit]
Series producers were Drew Crossan and Bob Jarvis, except the 23 November 1967 episode which was produced by Paddy Sampson.
Scheduling[edit]
This hour-long episodes were broadcast at 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) as follows:
- 16 October 1967 "The Rock Scene – Like It Is!" (Noel Harrison host; Chris Beard writer): Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, Dionne Warwick, Sérgio Mendes and Brasil 66, Eric Andersen, and Don Thompson with his 25-member band
- 23 November 1967: Harry Belafonte, Miriam Makeba
- 10 December 1967 (Alex Barris writer): Al Hirt, Shirley Bassey, Rich Little
- 16 January 1968 (Alex Barris writer): George Burns, Mary Lou Collins, The Hansen Sisters (violin), Donna Hossack (harp), Monique Leyrac, Les Miladies (vocal group), Sandra O'Neill (dancer), Teresa Stratas and Martine Van Hamel (National Ballet of Canada)
- 13 February 1968: musical version of Tom Jones (Ruth Batchelor and Bob Roberts, composers and lyricists), featuring actors Robin Ward and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
- 24 March 1968: Johnny Cash
References[edit]
- ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "O'Keefe Centre Presents". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ "The Rock Scene – Like It Is". Mild Equator: The Doors. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
External links[edit]
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "O'Keefe Centre Presents". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- O'Keefe Centre Presents at IMDb
