Macbeth

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

Director

Gerry Simpson; Owen Davis

Producer

Harold McGee

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

Anthony Brown

Cast

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).

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