Cabaret Cruise

Cabaret Cruise was a live variety programme series broadcast 1937–39, 1946 and 1949 on BBC Television. It was one of several spin-offs from the BBC series Cabaret. Its distinctive feature was that it was set on the fictional ship RMS Sunshine, constructed in the studio. All 15 episodes were presented by British naval officer and broadcaster Commander Campbell and produced by Harry Pringle.[3]

Cabaret Cruise
Genre	Variety
Created by	Harry Pringle
Based on	Cabaret
Presented by	Commander Campbell
Country of origin	England
Original language	English
No. of episodes	15
Production
Producer	Harry Pringle
Running time	30–60 minutes
Production company	BBC Television
Release
Original network	BBC Television
Original release	12 April 1937 [1] – 15 October 1949 [2]

An episode had been planned for October 1939;[4] it was not broadcast, because BBC Television suspended operations with the outbreak of World War II on 1 September 1939. In 1940, Pringle relocated to Australia. He was in England 1946–47 between spells of employment at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and in 1949 on leave of absence, and produced episodes on both occasions.

No episodes have survived.[Note 1]

Performers

The following performers appeared in five or more episodes of Cabaret Cruise, or as of February 2016 are the subjects of Wikipedia articles. The numbers of episodes in which they appeared are given in parentheses.

Dick Bentley (1907–95), Australia-born comedian (1) [5] The Beverley Sisters, vocal and light entertainment trio (2) [6] Buddy Bradley (1905–72), choreographer (1) [7] Commander Campbell (1881–1966), compere (15) [8] Florence Desmond (1905–93), English comedian (1) [9] Steven Geray (1904–73), Hungarian-born actor (4) [10] Leslie Henson (1891–1957), English comedian (1) [11] Charles Heslop (1883–1966), actor (1) [12] Jack Jackson (1906–78), trumpeter and bandleader (1) [13] Jean Kent (1921–2013), British actress (1) [14]

Magda Kun (1912–45), Hungarian-born actress (4) [15] Eve Lister (1913–97), British actress (1) [16] Joy Nichols (1925–92), Australian-born comedian (1) [17] Irene Prador (1911–96), Austrian-born actress (1) [18] George Robey (1869–1954), English comedian (1) [19] Eric Robinson (1908–74) and His Boat Deck Boys, musicians (3) [20] Ernest Shannon, impressionist (5) [21] The Ship's Band, musicians (8) [22] Edwin Styles (1899–1960), actor (2) [23] Jack Train (1902–66), British film actor (1) [24]

See also

• Cabaret (British TV series)
• Cabaret Cartoons
• Comedy Cabaret
• Eastern Cabaret
• Intimate Cabaret
• Western Cabaret

Notes

1. The show was broadcast live. Methods for recording live television did not exist until late 1947, and were used very rarely by the BBC until around 1953–55.

References

1. "Cabaret Cruise, BBC Television, 12 April 1937". BBC. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
2. "BBC Television listings 15 October 1949". BBC. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
3. Cabaret Cruise at IMDb
4. The Scanner (25 August 1939). "Laid Up" (PDF). Radio Times. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
5. Dick Bentley at IMDb
6. The Beverley Sisters at IMDb
7. Buddy Bradley at IMDb
8. A.B. Campbell at IMDb
9. Florence Desmond at IMDb
10. Steven Geray at IMDb
11. Leslie Henson at IMDb
12. Charles Heslop at IMDb
13. Jack Jackson at IMDb
14. Jean Kent at IMDb
15. Magda Kun at IMDb
16. Eve Lister at IMDb
17. Joy Nichols at IMDb
18. Irene Pador at IMDb
19. George Robey at IMDb
20. Eric Robinson at IMDb
21. Ernest Shannon at IMDb
22. The Ship's Band at IMDb
23. Edwin Styles at IMDb
24. Jack Train at IMDb

External links

• Cabaret Cruise at IMDb
• "Search report for Cabaret Cruise". BBC. Retrieved 29 February 2016.