Twelfth Night

Synopsis

A live television production of the play; a joint venture of the Actors Equity and Philco Playhouse.

Series

Philco Television Playhouse

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Transmission details

20 Feb 1949 at 21:00 (Channel: NBC)

Duration

60 mins

Availability

No archive copy found (2006)

Credits

Director

Fred Coe

Cast

Marsha Hunt (2)	Viola (later disguised as Cesario)
John Carradine	Malvolio
John McQuade	Feste
Richard Goode	Sir Toby Belch
Vaughan Taylor	Sir Andrew Aguecheek

Additional Details

Theatre company

Actors Equity

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Twelfth Night

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Believed to be the first transmission by a major studio of a Shakespeare play in North America.

Reviews

Jack Gould New York Times 27 February 1949. The review noted that the production had an episodic quality, a result of tailoring the play to sixty minutes. Marsha Hunt’s performance as Viola was highly praised.

Production Company

Name

NBC

Sponsor

Name

Philco