Learning on ScreenFirst Command Performance of Romeo and Juliet
- Synopsis
- A US drama series re-enacting major historical events and covering them as current news stories. This episode concerns December 26 1597 when Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was selected by Queen Elizabeth I to be performed at Court in Greenwich. The reporter is Walter Cronkite.
- Series
- You Are There
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 21 Feb 1954 at 18:30 (Channel: CBS)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Producer
- Charles Russell; James D. Fonda
- Writer
- Jeremy Daniel
- Contributor
- Walter Cronkite
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- The three key writers who created the show - Abraham Polonsky, Arnold Manoff, and Walter Bernstein - were blacklisted by the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities. Not able to work officially on the programme, they submitted their scripts through "fronts."
- History
- Season 2, episode 46
Production Company
- Name
CBS News
- Web
- http://www.cbsnews.com/ External site opens in new window
Archive
- 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.
- Name
UCLA
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