Street Scene

Summary: 1959 BBC Television production of Street Scene by Elmer Rice.
Theatre play: Street Scene by Elmer Rice (1892-1967) [more information]
Play synopsis: 'The action of the play takes place entirely on the front stoop of a New York City brownstone and in the adjacent street in the early part of the 20th century. It studies the complex daily lives of the people living in the building (and surrounding neighborhood) and the sense of despair that hovers over their interactions. The main characters are Anna Maurrant, dealing with issues of infidelity; Rose Maurrant, her daughter, who struggles with the demands of her job and boss and her attraction to a Jewish neighbor, Sam Kaplan; Frank Maurrant, the domineering and sometimes abusive husband and father of Anna and Rose; Sam, a caring and concerned neighbor in love with Rose; and many other neighbors and passersby.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Scene_%28play%29.
Production history: Opened at the Playhouse Theatre in New York City on 10 January 1929 and ran for a total of 601 performances. Won the Pulitzer Prize. Film version made in 1931.
Date of transmission: Sunday 15 November 1959
Time: 8.45-10.15pm
Series: Sunday-Night Theatre
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Stephen Harrison

Playwright

Elmer Rice (1892-1967)

Designer

Barry Learoyd

Cast

Title: Concentrating on Dialect: Handicap for Revived Street Scene (Newspaper review)
Reference: The Times, 16 November 1959, p. 4

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