Scope and arrangement
This collection contains recordings of the complete runs of both The Abe Burrows Show and Breakfast with Burrows. There are also recordings of many of the numerous guest appearances Burrows made on other radio and television programs such as the Bing Crosby Show and shows for which he was writer, such as the Philip Morris Holiday Show. In addition, there are home and private recordings of the Burrows family and 2 unproduced musicals: Jacobowsky, Tango Mogador and Poilu.
The Abe Burrows collection of sound recordings [sound recording] is arranged in seven series:
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1947-48
The complete run of Abe Burrows' first radio show in which he was host.
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1949
Abe Burrows' second show, which despite its name, aired at night. ("He got up late.")
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Burrows performs or is a guest on many of these shows.
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Audio portion only.
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Includes home recordings, recordings of Burrows' songs, and other recordings where Burrows performs or is speaker.
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Recordings of excerpts from musicals in which Burrows wrote the book or was somehow involved.