Synopsis

A student production of Twelfth Night believed by William Hawes (op cit) to be the first uncut text of a Shakespeare play broadcast on American television. No details of cast known.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Transmission details

24 Mar 1943 (Channel: WRGB)

Availability

No archive copy found (2007).

Additional Details

Theatre company

Union College Mountebanks

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Twelfth Night

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre

Notes

Reviews

The production is cited by William Hawes ‘Much Ado About Shakespeare’ in Journal of Broadcasting. vol. VIII. no.2, Spring 1964. pp 127-140.