Skylark

Summary

1956 Associated Television production for ITV of Skylark by Samson Raphaelson, presented by H. M. Tennent Globe Theatre.

Theatre play

Skylark by Samson Raphaelson (1894-1983) [more information]

Play synopsis

A witty comedy of marriage vs. career.

Production history

First staged at the Morosco Theatre, New York in 1939.

Date of transmission

Monday 9 April 1956

Time

8.00-9.30pm

Channel

ITV

Production company

Associated Television (ATV, 1955-1982)

Credits

Director

Leonard Brett

Producer

Leonard Brett

Playwright

Samson Raphaelson (1894-1983)

Adapted for Television by

Denis Webb

Cast

Harold Ayer	Ned Franklin
Bernard Braden	Bill Blake
Oliver Johnston	Theodore
Barbara Kelly	Lydia Kenyon
Alvys [or Alvis] Maben	Myrtle Valentine
Jill Melford	Charlotte Franklin
Lionel Murton	Tony Kenyon
Bill Nagy	George Gorell
George Street	Harley Valentine

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

American drama; marriage

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 5 April 1956 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 18