Learning on ScreenOmnibus [21/02/1954]
- Alternative title
- Yale University Shakespeare Festival
- Synopsis
- US anthology arts series introduced by Alistair Cooke. The programme includes a 40-minute item in which Cooke visits the Yale University Shakespeare Festival. University President A. Whitney Griswold introduces the festival, Dr Charles Tyler Prouty talks about Elizabethan theatre, Dr Helge Kokeritz explains the accent, pronunciation and spelling of Shakespearean English and director Frank McMullan discuss his staging of The Merry Wives of Windsor. There are fifteen minutes of scenes from the production. The Festival sequence is directed by Delbert Mann.
- Series
- Omnibus (Us Series)
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 21 Feb 1951 (Channel: CBS)
- Duration
- 90 mins
Credits
- Director
- Andrew McCullough; Delbert Mann
- Producer
- Fred Rickey
- Contributor
- Alistair Cooke
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Merry Wives of Windsor, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Yale University Shakespeare Festival; Student productions
Notes
- History
- Series 2, episode 21
Production Company
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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