SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

US comedy variety show hosted by Steve Allen. In an eight minute excerpt Orson Welles outlines the plot of Othello with the aid of several sketches (drawings) of key scenes. He then proceeds to apply make-up while talking about the character of Othello. When finished he gets up from the make-up table and performs lines from two soliloquies - Act III (`O curse of marriage, that we can call these delicate creatures ours’ ) and Act V ('Soft you, a word or two before you go...')

Series

Steve Allen Show, The

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Transmission details

9 Jun 1957 at 20:00 (Channel: NBC)

Duration

59 mins

Credits

Director

Dwight A. Hemion

Contributor

Steve Allen

Cast

Orson Welles

Othello

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Othello

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

make-up - for stage, film and television; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Episode 44.

Production Company

Name

NBC

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