SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Series featuring ventiloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charley McCarthy. Charley and his chums plan to stage Romeo and Juliet in a barn but they need a star name to bring in the crowds so they ask Maurice Evans to play Romeo. They have to employ Lulu McConnell as Juliet because she owns the barn. Evans and Lulu rehearse the balcony scene; Lulu is so bad the show is called off. There are sundry ‘jokes’ arising from the misquotation of lines from other plays including Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice.

Series

Edgar Bergen and Charles McCarthy Show, The

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

9 Nov 1947 (Channel: CBS)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Director

Earl Ebi

Cast

Maurice Evans	Romeo
Lulu McConnell	Juliet
Edgar Bergen

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre

Notes

Reviews

Jensen, Michael P. ‘Radio’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p 561, entry 2508).

Production Company

Name

CBS Radio

Sponsor

Name

Chase and Sanborn

Distributor (Sale)

Name

otrsite.com

Contact

Jerry Haendiges

Email

jerry@otrsite.com

Web

http://www.otrsite.com External site opens in new window

Phone

562-696-4387

Fax

562-696-4387

Address

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