George Bonnell collection of Your Show of Shows scripts

id
9640
origination
Bonnell, George
date statement
1950
key date
1950
identifier (local_mss)
22450
org unit
Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number
*T-Mss 1992-004
b-number
b20474017
total components
8
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2014-11-20 19:40:30 UTC
updated
2026-07-15 19:29:07 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
{"value"=>"22450", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1950", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1950"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"George Bonnell collection of <span class=\"title\">Your Show of Shows</span> scripts"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".42 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Billy Rose Theatre Division</span>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"<span class=\"title\">Your Show of Shows</span> was a televised variety show broadcast on NBC from the International Theatre in New York City, airing from 1950 to 1954. This collection includes scripts and additional production materials for the first 8 episodes in 1950."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Bonnell, George", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>George Bonnell was a Broadway actor who performed under the name Sam Bonnell from the 1930s to the 1950s. Bonnell worked in an uncredited production position for <span class=\"title\">Your Show of Shows</span>, a televised variety show broadcast on NBC from the International Theatre in New York City. The program, which aired from 1950 to 1954, was directed by Max Liebman, starred Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca, and was hosted by a celebrity guest each week.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The collection contains Bonnell's copies of scripts for the first eight episodes of <span class=\"title\">Your Show of Shows</span>, broadcast between February and April of 1950. These scripts were written by Mel Tolkin, Lucille Kallen, and Max Liebman. The scripts typically contain song lyrics, skit dialogue, and Caesar's monologues. Some scripts also include prop lists and the running order for each episode. The collection also holds one review of the show's premiere episode.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Victoria E. Bonnell, 1992.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Compiled by Weatherly Stephan, 2014.</p>"}
revisiondesc
{"value"=>"Detailed description added and front matter revised and expanded by Annemarie van Roessel, Billy Rose Theatre Division", "date"=>"2026-07"}
date_start
1950
keydate
1950
date_end
1950
date_inclusive_start
1950
date_inclusive_end
1950
prefercite
{"value"=>"George Bonnell collection of <span class=\"title\">Your Show of Shows</span> scripts, *T-Mss 1992-004. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}

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