''Cabaret Cartoons'' is a

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series broadcast by

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19361939 and 1946.BBC Television suspended broadcasting on 1 September 1939 with the outbreak of World War II, and did not resume until June 1946. It was a

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from the series ''

Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, casino, hotel, restaurant, or nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or drinking, ...

''. Its distinctive feature was that English artist Harry Rutherford (190385) drew

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sketches of the performers during the broadcast. Rutherford did not speak: the producer,

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, decreed that his

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was inappropriate to be heard on the

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. No episodes have survived.The programme was broadcast live. Technology to record live television was only developed in 1947, and was rarely used by the BBC before 195355.

Performers

The following performers appeared in ''Cabaret Cartoons'' five or more times, or are the subjects of Wikipedia articles. Numbers of appearances are given in parentheses. *

Beverley Sisters The Beverley Sisters were an English female close harmony traditional pop vocal and light entertainment trio, consisting of three sisters from London. They were eldest sister Joy (born Joycelyn Victoria Chinery, 5 May 1924 – 31 August 201 ...

, English vocal trio (1) * Truda Binarová, Czechoslovak actress (5) *

Petula Clark Sally "Petula" Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and songwriter. She started her professional career as a child actor, child performer and has had the longest career of any British entertainer, spanning more than 85 y ...

(born 1932), English singer (2) * Edward Cooper (18831956), English actor (1) *

Evelyn Dall Evelyn Dall (born Evelyn Mildred Fuss; January 8, 1918 – March 10, 2010) was an American singer and actress. Career Born in The Bronx, New York City, as Evelyn Mildred Fuss, she took her stage name from the surname of two grandchildren of Pres ...

(19182010), American singer (2) *

Robert Harbin Robert Harbin (born Edward Richard Charles Williams; 12 February 1908 – 12 January 1978) was a South African-born magician and author. He is noted as the inventor of a number of classic illusions, including the '' Zig Zag Girl''. He also becam ...

(190878), British magician and actor (1) *

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(190755) and

Paul Hartman Paul Hartman (March 1, 1904 – October 2, 1973) was an American dancer, stage performer and television actor. Early years Born in San Francisco, California, Hartman was the son of Ferris Hartman, who was sometimes called the "Ziegfeld of ...

(190473), American dancers (1) * Nosmo King (and Hubert) (18861952), English comedian (2) * Harry Rutherford (190385), English artist (19) *

Eric Woodburn Eric Woodburn (''né'' Eric Melville Reis; 9 March 189425 October 1981) was a Scottish stage, film and television actor. Prior to this he had a long career on the stage and was also a noted baritone singer. His most important role was as Docto ...

(18941981), Scottish comedian (1)

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