Performing Macbeth
- Alternative title
- Frances Langford Show, The
- Synopsis
- Variety radio series featuring Frances Langford. The format in the summer of 1947 was a medley of popular songs and a semi-comic playlet called ‘The American Scene’ that attempted to present typical family life. In this episode of ‘The American Scene’ Frances Langford volunteers her father to help the Women’s Club stage Macbeth; Jerry Collins is set to direct and star. Collins casts her father as First Witch, programme announcer Toby Reed is cast as Second Witch with music director Carmen Dragon as the Third. They read the first scene with interruptions and struggle with the unfamiliar language. They do the same with lines from the fourth act which then fades into performance. Langford narrates this, sentimentally talking about the professional and amateur performances of Shakespeare’s plays that occur every summer and are part of the rich American scene. [With acknowledgment to Michael P. Jensen for supplying the synopsis].
- Series
- Maxwell House Coffee Time
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 24 Jul 1947 at 20:30 (Channel: NBC)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Writer
- Jean Holloway
- Cast
Carmen Dragon Witch (3rd) Frances Langford Jerry Collins Toby Reed Witch (2nd)
Additional Details
- Production type
- Sitcoms/Variety
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; Amateur theatre
Production Company
- Name
NBC
Sponsor
- Name
Maxwell House
Online Retailer
- Name
originaloldradio.com
- Web
- http://www.originaloldradio.com External site opens in new window
- Address
- PO Box 522
Berea
KY 40403-0522
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Performing Macbeth". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71979 (Accessed 16 Sep 2024)