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Musical Comedy - Broadcast on
July 25, 1939 "Topsy and Eva Television Edition" was the first musical comedy
to be telecast via the new medium of television. The one-hour program was
broadcast by the NBC station W2XBS in New York City. Featured performers
included the Duncan Sisters, the Southernaires, the Chansonettes, Billy
Kent, Florence Auer, Winfield Hoeney and Edwin Vail.
The first full-length
musical comedy written especially for television was "The Boys from Boise".
Directed by Ray Nelson, the program aired September 28, 1944 via station WABD-TV in New York City.
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