Learning on ScreenTaming of the Shrew, The
- Synopsis
- Television adaptation by Michael Hogan and William Nicholls. The design and performances reflect the commedia dell’arte tradition.The stage is virtually bare with clowns carrying on props as required, and the first meeting of Kate and Petruchio takes plays in a boxing ring.
- Series
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 18 Mar 1956 at 16:00 (Channel: NBC)
- Duration
- 90 mins; 3,225 (16mm) feet
Credits
- Director
- George Schaefer
- Producer
- Maurice Evans
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Lehman Engel
- Costume
- James Glenn; Rouben Ter-Arutunian
- Art Direction
- Rouben Ter-Arutunian
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Historical period
- 16th Century
- Plays
- Taming of the Shrew, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Commedia dell’Arte; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The Library of Congress holds master preservation material only (no viewing copy) (10/2010).
- General
- Two years later Hallmark put on a version of Kiss Me Kate {NBC 20 November 1958) with Alfred Drake and Patricia Morison in the play-within-a-play roles performed by Evans and Palmer.
- History
- Originally broadcast in colour (though most viewers could only receive it in black and white). The UCLA copy is b&w.
- Figures
- Viewing figure 19 million.
Production Company
- Name
NBC
Sponsor
- Name
Hallmark Cards
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
- Name
UCLA Film & Television Archive
- arsc@ucla.edu
- Web
- http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/access/databases.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (310) 206 5388
- Fax
- (310) 206 5392
- Address
- Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA
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