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NET Playhouse: Season 1

42 episodes · premiered Oct 7, 1966

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  1. Episode 1: Ten Blocks on the Camino Real Oct 7, 1966 · 1h 30m A production of Tennessee Williams's "Ten Blocks on the Camino Real," a one-act play upon which his full-length play, "Camino Real" was based. This allegorical drama is set in the plaza of…
  2. Episode 2: The Journey of the Fifth Horse Oct 14, 1966 Dustin Hoffman stars in Ronald Ribman's critically acclaimed off-Broadway drama and 1965 Obie Award for best play of the season. The story of a kind and good-hearted young landowner in…
  3. Episode 3: The Star Wagon Oct 21, 1966 A comedy-fantasy by Maxwell Anderson, follows the adventures of an inventor who creates a time-machine enabling him to live his life over again.
  4. Episode 4: L'Avventura Oct 28, 1966
  5. Episode 5: Victoria Regina, Part 1: Spring Nov 4, 1966 The first hour of this four-part adaptation of Laurence Housman's drama focuses on Queen Victoria's accession to the throne and her conflict with Lord Melbourne, her Prime Minister and…
  6. Episode 6: Victoria Regina, Part 2: Summer Nov 11, 1966 "Victoria Regina: Summer," second of four-part adaptation of Lawrence Hous mans' Broadway hit about the life of England's Queen Victoria. Tonight: Prince Albert faces the problem of being…
  7. Episode 7: Victoria Regina, Part 3: Autumn Nov 18, 1966 "Victoria Regina: Autumn," third of a four-part adaption of Lawrence Housman's Broadway hit about the life of England's Queen Victoria. In this episode: Prime Minister Disraeli clashes…
  8. Episode 8: Victoria Regina, Part 4: Winter Nov 25, 1966
  9. Episode 9: An Enemy of the People Dec 2, 1966 A Norwegian doctor discovers that the source of the town's medicinal waters has become poisonous.
  10. Episode 10: A Sleep of Prisoners Dec 9, 1966 Christopher Fry's verse drama of four prisoners in an imaginary war.
  11. Episode 11: Ofoeti Dec 16, 1966 A modern folklore tale about a highly imaginative, fantasy-bound youth and his search for a troll.
  12. Episode 12: The Play of Daniel Dec 23, 1966 "The Play of Daniel." Filmed at the Cloisters, NYC's Museum of Medieval Art, this 12th-century play dramatizes episodes in the life of the Old Testament hero Daniel. An English narrative…
  13. Episode 13: La Marmite Dec 30, 1966 Presented in French with English subtitles, The Theatre de la Mandragore Troupe wore masks and performed the Plautus play about a miser obsessed with his gold.
  14. Episode 14: The Amorous Flea Jan 6, 1967 "The Amorous Flea," is a musical-comedy based on Molière's "School for Wives." The play follows the misadventures of an old man who has raised a young girl, in total ignorance of the ways…
  15. Episode 15: A Comedy of Errors Jan 13, 1967 William Shakespeare's comic-story of mistaken identity follows the misadventures of two sets of long-lost twins is presented by Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company. Produced by the BBC.
  16. Episode 16: La Mama Playwrights Jan 20, 1967 The off-Broadway La Mama Experimental Theater Club, founded by Ellen Stewart presents three avant-garde works. The plays: 1. "Pavane," by Jean-Claude van Itallie, examines rituals of…
  17. Episode 17: The World of Carl Sandburg Jan 27, 1967 Actors Fritz Weaver and Uta Hagen join the folk-singing Tarriers and Carolyn Hester for this adaptation of "The World of Carl Sandburg," which opened on Broadway in 1960. Sandburg, a…
  18. Episode 18: Knife in the Water Feb 3, 1967 Roman Polanski directed this study of a clash between generations. On a weekend outing, two men find themselves pitted against each other in a tense psychological rivalry for the…
  19. Episode 19: Uncle Vanya Feb 10, 1967 A retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Yelena. The estate originally belonged to his first wife, now deceased; her mother and brother still…
  20. Episode 20: The Importance of Being Earnest Feb 17, 1967 In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.
  21. Episode 21: The World of Kurt Weill Feb 24, 1967 Singer-actress Lotte Lenya offers a tribute to her late composer husband.
  22. Episode 22: Master of Santiago Mar 3, 1967 In 16th-century Spain, pressure is brought on Don Alvaro Dabo to take part in the conquest of the West Indies-but Don Alvaro, an anti-colonialist and religious mystic, resists all…
  23. Episode 23: The Battle of Culloden Mar 10, 1967 This BBC documentary-drama re-creates the Battle of Culloden (1746)-- the last battle fought on British soil. The final attempt to restore the house of Stuart to the throne of Scotland…
  24. Episode 24: Satire Mar 17, 1967 Playwright-actor-director Peter Ustinov presents a satiric "improvisation on musical themes" with pianist Anthony Hopkins, and British satirists Dudley Moore and Bernard Keefe. Ustinov…
  25. Episode 25: The Old Glory: Benito Cereno Mar 24, 1967 A poetic drama that explores the paradoxes of the master-slave relationship.
  26. Episode 26: Past Intruding Mar 30, 1967 A Japanese film that follows the experiences of a psychiatrist who accidentally revives his buried memory of a horrible wartime experience.
  27. Episode 27: Misalliance Apr 7, 1967 A presentation of George Bernard Shaw's "Misalliance," a farce about love and the misunderstandings between family members. The visitors at the country home of a manufacturer find their…
  28. Episode 28: Sponono Apr 14, 1967 "Sponono," by South African author Alan Paton, incorporates native songs and dances into its narrative-drama form. The story is about a black delinquent's clash with his white reformatory…
  29. Episode 29: Orpheus in the Underworld Apr 28, 1967 Britain's Sadler's Wells Opera Company performs Offenbach's popular, light opera. According to Greek myth, the poet Orpheus played beautiful music and loved his wife Eurydice so much that…
  30. Episode 30: A Mother for Janek May 5, 1967 An orphaned refugee causes unforeseen problems when he comes to live with his bachelor uncle in America. Produced by WQED, Pittsburgh.
  31. Episode 31: Acquit or Hang! May 12, 1967 A courtroom drama based on the court-martial of 10 HMS Bounty mutineers. The 10 seamen on trial all claim to have taken no part in the mutiny, but they may still be punished: The naval…
  32. Episode 32: Crime and Punishment May 19, 1967 This dramatization of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's master novel explores the conflicting feelings of guilt and superiority in a student who murders two old women and then tries to justify his crime.
  33. Episode 33: Ballet Gala May 26, 1967 "Ballet Gala" features principal dancers from Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet, London's Royal Ballet, the Royal Danish Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet performing excerpts from Swan Lake, Don…
  34. Episode 34: A Concert of Sacred Music Jun 16, 1967 A Concert on Sacred Music by Duke Ellington, from the Grace Cathedral, seat of the Episcopal Archdiocese of San Francisco.
  35. Episode 35: The Victorians, Part 1: The Rent Day Jun 23, 1967 The first of an eight-part series focusing on life in England during the 1800's. Part 1: A young farmer and his wife face eviction unless they find a way to pay their rent.
  36. Episode 36: The Victorians, Part 2: London Assurance Jun 30, 1967 An 80-year-old nobleman competes with his son for the hand of a young heiress. This comedy by Dion Boucicault was first produced in 1841.
  37. Episode 37: The Victorians, Part 3: Society Jul 7, 1967 A wealthy businessman persuades a penniless young aristocrat to introduce his son into society.
  38. Episode 38: The Victorians, Part 4: The Ticket-of-Leave Man Jul 14, 1967 "The Victorians: The Ticket-of-Leave Man," a 19th-century detective story. Released from prison, a young man sets out to find the crook who framed him.
  39. Episode 39: The Victorians, Part 5: Two Roses Jul 21, 1967
  40. Episode 40: The Victorians, Part 6: Still Waters Run Deep Jul 28, 1967
  41. Episode 41: The Victorians, Part 7: The Silver King Aug 4, 1967 A gambler who fled to America to escape a murder charge returns to England in search of the real killer.
  42. Episode 42: The Victorians, Part 8: Sweet Lavender Aug 11, 1967