(PBS Nighttime, 1977 - 1981) This was the fifth of several talk and variety shows hosted by the genial witty intellectual comedian from Nebraska, who was a devoted fan and friend of Groucho Marx in his later years, and a friend of Woody Allen from his early career; After a two-year break from series TV, Dick Cavett returned to host this fondly-remembered show which came to PBS after he had been involved with variety and talk-variety formats on CBS and on ABC; it was a return to focus on the more intimate talk- interview format of a single guest, which was his forte]
[above is the title as listed in the ASCAP database; variations: aka: "Overture To Candide"; aka: "Overture"; aka: "Candide Overture"; this is an Overture to what is described in copyright records as "Candide -- a comic operetta based on Voltaire's satire"; The overture is part of a 1955 score originally filed under the name: "Music for 'Candide'"; Although only Leonard Bernstein is listed in the filing for copyright below, ASCAP also lists a number of others in its database as credited composers of the Overture; but these people in reality were involved in writing lyrics, or the book or other aspects of the stage musical production] Composers: Leonard Bernstein (ASCAP), John Latouche (ASCAP), Dorothy Parker (ASCAP), and Richard Wilbur (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Anderson Enterprises, Inc. (ASCAP), and G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) 2001 Publisher: Boosey and Hawkes, Inc. (ASCAP) of New York, NY; and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company, LLC (ASCAP) c/o Universal-MCA Music Publishing Group of Los Angeles, CA [as "Music for 'Candide'"]: Copyright Date: Feb. 23, 1955; EU 390 831. [as "Music for 'Candide'"]: Renewal Date: March 7, 1983; RE-162-154. Recordings:
[this is a song in what is described in copyright records as "Candide -- a comic operetta based on Voltaire's satire"; The song is part of a 1955 score originally filed under the name: "Music for 'Candide'"; this piece was used in an instrumental arrangement for the Closing Theme] Composers: music by Leonard Bernstein (ASCAP), and lyric by Richard Wilbur (ASCAP) 1978 Publisher: Anderson Enterprises, Inc. (ASCAP), and G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) 2001 Publisher: Boosey and Hawkes, Inc. (ASCAP) of New York, NY; and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company, LLC (ASCAP) c/o Universal-MCA Music Publishing Group of Los Angeles, CA [as "Music for 'Candide'"]: Unpublished Copyright Date: Feb. 23, 1955; EU 390 831. [as "Music for 'Candide'"]: Unpublished Renewal Date: March 7, 1983; RE-162-154. [as "Glitter and Be Gay"]: Published Copyright Date: Jan. 22, 1957; EP 106 305. [as "Glitter and Be Gay"]: Published Renewal Date: Jan. 10, 1985; RE-251-092. Recordings: