SHAKESPEARE

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