Great Plays in Rehearsal; 1; Candida
- Series
- Great Plays in Rehearsal
- Episode Number
- 1
- Episode
- Candida
- Producing Organization
- WHA-TV (Television station : Madison, Wis.)
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-vx05x26h30
- NOLA Code
- GPRL
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Mr. Salmon introduces the series by inviting viewers to share with actors the artistic excitement of the worlds great dramatic literature. He describes the technique of the interrupted rehearsal as one not of pulling apart, but rather of opening gaps in the play through which the viewer can come to a fuller understanding of the plays and their themes. Three scenes of George Bernard Shaws Candida are rehearsed to illustrate contrasts Mr. Salmon wishes to emphasize between Morell and Marchbanks in relation to Candida. Problems of character analysis during the rehearsal lead to the development of Mr. Salmons comments on the comedy of ideas and Shaws role in its establishment as a dramatic form. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- The great ideas of the worlds great dramatists from Sophocles to Shaw are vividly presented in this series through the technique of interrupted rehearsals. Television viewers share with a distinguished director and his cast the excitement and problems of discerning and conveying the authors meaning in plays such as Julius Caesar, The Misanthrope, The Masterbuilder, Edipus Rex, and Candida. Eric Salmon, British director and producer is commentator and on-camera play director. The series of ten one-hour kinescoped episodes was produced by WHA-TV, Madison, while Mr. Salmon was a visiting lecturer at the University of Wisconsin. Ray Stanley, producer of the series, is project director of the University of Wisconsin Television Laboratory and a producer for WHA-TV. Mr. Stanley was a program associate at the Center in 1957 and 1958, and formerly directed the award-winning Center series, The Friendly Giant. The actors for the series were chosen from participants in former WHA-TV productions, faculty and graduate students at the University of Wisconsin, and members of the Wisconsin Idea Theater and Madison Theater Guild. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1959-12-13
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Performance
- Topics
- Performing Arts
- Education
- Theater
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Host: Salmon, Eric
Producer: Stanley, Ray
Producing Organization: WHA-TV (Television station : Madison, Wis.)
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2300714-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Great Plays in Rehearsal; 1; Candida,” 1959-12-13, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 27, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-vx05x26h30.
- MLA: “Great Plays in Rehearsal; 1; Candida.” 1959-12-13. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 27, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-vx05x26h30>.
- APA: Great Plays in Rehearsal; 1; Candida. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-vx05x26h30