Learning on ScreenMacbeth
- Synopsis
- Television production of Macbeth. A recording of the live television performance of the New York City Players Club production in the Folger Library. Directed on stage by Anthony Brown and Owen Davis, and for NBC by Garry Simpson.
- Series
- Philco Television Playhouse
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 1 May 1949 at 21:00 (Channel: NBC)
- Duration
- 60 mins
Credits
- Director
- Gerry Simpson; Owen Davis
- Producer
- Harold McGee
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Contributor
- Anthony Brown
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Elizabethan Theatre, Folger Shakespeare Library
- Theatre company
- New York City Players Club
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The Folger reference copy is a video cassette produced from Kinescope. Rothwell in Rothwell & Melzer Shakespeare on Screen: an International Filmography and Videography (London: Mansell, 1990, p 151) notes ‘the blurry images on the screen take on the look of beserk film noir’).
- History
- The production was scheduled on the same evening as the re-staged JULIUS CAESAR (d. Paul Nickell); two Shakespeare plays shown on primetime was (and is) very unusual.
- Reviews
- Jack Gould, New York Times (22 May 1949).
Production Company
- Name
NBC
Sponsor
- Name
Philco
Archive
- Name
Folger Shakespeare Library
- reference@folger.edu
- Web
- http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (202) 544 4600
- Fax
- (202) 544 4623
- Address
- 201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA
- Name
Paley Center for Media
- Web
- http://www.paleycenter.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (212) 621-6600
- Address
- 25 West 52 Street
New York
New York
110019
USA - Notes
- Formerly Museum of Television and Radio (MTR). The name changed in 2007.
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