Masterpiece Playhouse

Masterpiece Playhouse was a 1950 summer replacement for The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse. It consisted of seven live 60 minute adaptations of the plays Hedda Gabler, The Rivals, Richard III, Six Characters in Search of an Author, The Importance of Being Earnest, Uncle Vanya, and Othello.[1] Its stars included Jessica Tandy, Boris Karloff, Eva Gabor, Walter Abel, and Margaret Lindsay. Among its directors was Delbert Mann, later Oscar winner for directing Marty (film).

References

  1. "'Othello' on Masterpiece Playhouse Series Today". Chicago Tribune. 27 August 1950. Retrieved 8 October 2014.

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