Great Scenes from Great Plays
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GREAT SCENES FROM GREAT PLAYS
This series ran from 1 October 1948 until 25 February 1949 for a total of 22 episodes. It ran on the Mutual Broadcasting system on Friday's at 8 and was sponsored by the National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
The primary purpose of the show was to encourage church attendance regardless of a specific denomination which was conveyed in the post discussion of the each episode. The first episode starred Walter H. Hampden as Cyrano de Bergerac, who then hosted the remaining broadcasts. Other acting support was provided by the Episcopal Actors Guild which included Basil Rathbone, Beatrice Straight, Jane Cowl, Ann Seymore, Boris Karloff, and Joan Caulfield.
So pull up a chair and listen to stars of yesteryear perform in Great Scenes From Great Plays.
OTRR Release Information:
Series Name: Great Scenes from Great Plays
Release Status: OTRR Certified Accurate
Release Date: August 22, 2015
Release Version: Version 1
Number of CDs: 1
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Relax, listen, and enjoy!
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December 5, 2015
Subject: Titles and Stars
Subject: Titles and Stars
10/1/48 Cyrano de Bergerac starring Anne Seymour, Horace Brabham, host: John Daly
10/8/48 The Corn is Green, starring Jane Powell; host: Walter Hampden
10/15/48 The Barretts of Wimpole Street, starring Basil Rathbone, Beatrice Straight; host WH
10/22/48 Dark Victory, starring Celeste Holm and Walter Abel; host WH
11/5/48 Little Women, starring Joan Caulfield, Betty Caufield, and Stefan Schnabel; host WH
11/12/48 A Tale of Two Cities, starring Brian Aherne; host WH (to end of series)
11/19/48 The Enchanted Cottage, starring Gene Tierney
11/26/48 What Every Woman Knows, starring Gertrude Lawrence and Dennis King
12/3/48 The Devil and Daniel Webster, starring Raymond Massey
12/10/48 The Old Lady Shows Her Medals, starring Fay Bainter
12/17/48 Young Mr. Lincoln, starring Henry Fonda
12/31/48 You and I, starring Peggy Wood and Otto Kruger
1/7/49 The Citadel, starring Walter Pidgeon
1/14/49 The Farmer Takes A Wife, starring Eddie Albert and Margo
1/21/49 Icebound, starring Cornel Wilde
1/28/49 The Goose Hangs High, starring Walter Abel and Margalo Gilmore
2/4/49 The World We Make, starring Jessica Tandy and Les Tremayne
2/11/49 Dead End, starring John Payne
2/18/49 A Doll's House, starring Ingrid Bergman and Brian Aherne
2/25/49 The Lady With A Lamp, starring Madeleine Carroll
5/14/49 On Borrowed Time, starring Parker Fennelly and Boris Karloff
(source: RadioGoldIndex)
10/8/48 The Corn is Green, starring Jane Powell; host: Walter Hampden
10/15/48 The Barretts of Wimpole Street, starring Basil Rathbone, Beatrice Straight; host WH
10/22/48 Dark Victory, starring Celeste Holm and Walter Abel; host WH
11/5/48 Little Women, starring Joan Caulfield, Betty Caufield, and Stefan Schnabel; host WH
11/12/48 A Tale of Two Cities, starring Brian Aherne; host WH (to end of series)
11/19/48 The Enchanted Cottage, starring Gene Tierney
11/26/48 What Every Woman Knows, starring Gertrude Lawrence and Dennis King
12/3/48 The Devil and Daniel Webster, starring Raymond Massey
12/10/48 The Old Lady Shows Her Medals, starring Fay Bainter
12/17/48 Young Mr. Lincoln, starring Henry Fonda
12/31/48 You and I, starring Peggy Wood and Otto Kruger
1/7/49 The Citadel, starring Walter Pidgeon
1/14/49 The Farmer Takes A Wife, starring Eddie Albert and Margo
1/21/49 Icebound, starring Cornel Wilde
1/28/49 The Goose Hangs High, starring Walter Abel and Margalo Gilmore
2/4/49 The World We Make, starring Jessica Tandy and Les Tremayne
2/11/49 Dead End, starring John Payne
2/18/49 A Doll's House, starring Ingrid Bergman and Brian Aherne
2/25/49 The Lady With A Lamp, starring Madeleine Carroll
5/14/49 On Borrowed Time, starring Parker Fennelly and Boris Karloff
(source: RadioGoldIndex)