Two Dozen Red Roses

Summary: 1958 Associated-Rediffusion production for ITV of Two Dozen Red Roses by Aldo de Benedetti.
Theatre play: Two Dozen Red Roses [Due dozzine di rose scarlatte] by Aldo de Benedetti (1892-1970) [more information]
Play synopsis: Italian comedy which tells the story of a wife who feels negelcted by her husband and who invents a relationship with a non-existent suitor in an attempt to win back his love.
Production history: Robin Healey’s Twentieth-century Italian Literature in English Translation (Toronto, 1998), p. 50 notes that there was an Italian production in 1936 and a film version in 1940. Kenneth Horne’s English adaptation was published by English Theatre Guild in 1950.
Date of transmission: Friday 13 June 1958
Time: 9.00-10.00pm
Series: Television Playhouse
Channel: ITV
Production company: Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1964)