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Twelfth Night

Synopsis
A production for television of Twelfth Night directed by Kirk Browning with Earle Hyman as Orsino and Stacy Keach as Feste. Maeve McGuire is Viola.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
22 Jan 1968 at 20:30 (Channel: WNDT, NY)
Duration
154 mins

Credits

Director
Kirk Browning
Producer
Kirk Browning
Cast
Maeve McGuireViola (later disguised as Cesario)
Carol RossenOlivia
Earle HymanOrsino, Duke of Illyria
Stacy KeachFeste
Charles Siebert 
Charles Stuart 
Colgate Salsbury 
Holland TaylorMaria
James PattersonSir Toby Belch
James Ray 
Russell Gold 
William FinleySir Andrew Aguecheek

Additional Details

Theatre company
Actors Company
Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
Twelfth Night
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
The Library of Congress copy is incomplete - part 2 only. Master preservation material only, no viewing copy (2/2011)
General
The Variety review notes that "John Russell Brown guided the players in the four rehearsals of the telecast indicating some sort of division of direction"
Reviews
Variety Television Reviews 12 January 1968.

Production Company

Name

WNDT-TV

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

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