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Omnibus: Season 3

26 episodes · premiered Oct 17, 1954

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  1. Episode 1: Treadmill to Oblivion Oct 17, 1954 The program has four segments: (1) "Treadmill to Oblivion" (play telling the story of Fred Allen's radio career), (2) "Percussion" (a demonstration of musical percussion instruments), (3)…
  2. Episode 2: The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife Oct 24, 1954
  3. Episode 3: Young Man in Politics Oct 31, 1954 The program has three segments: (1) "Young Man in Politics" (sub-titled "A Clean, Fresh Breeze") ( a coming-of-age play), (2) "Toby and the Tall Corn" (play), and (3) (featuring art…
  4. Episode 4: Brewsie and Willie Nov 7, 1954 The program has four segments: (1) "My Several Worlds" (discussion of Pearl S. Buck's autobiography), (2) "Brewsie and Willie" (dramatization of a Gertrude Stein short story), (3)…
  5. Episode 5: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony Nov 14, 1954
  6. Episode 6: Antigone Nov 21, 1954
  7. Episode 7: The Virtuous Island Nov 28, 1954 The program has four segments: (1) "The Virtuous Island" (a Jean Giraudoux comedy-drama), (2) "The French Horn" (short history and lesson on the French horn), (3) "Wild Musk Oxen"…
  8. Episode 8: A Maine Lobsterman Dec 5, 1954
  9. Episode 9: The Contrast Dec 12, 1954 The program has four segments: (1) "The Contrast" (1787 comedy of manners), (2) (presentation of the historical background to this comedy), (3) "The Figurehead" (showing of a 1953 short…
  10. Episode 10: The Second Shepherds' Play Dec 19, 1954 The program has four segments: (1) "The Second Shepherds' Play" (performance of the famous medieval mystery play), (2) "Vienna Choir Boys" (carols by the Vienna Boys Choir), (3)…
  11. Episode 11: The Merry Widow Dec 26, 1954
  12. Episode 12: The Trial of St. Joan Jan 2, 1955 The program has four segments: (1) "The Trial of St. Joan" (based on George Bernard Shaw's play), (2) "Balance" (an architect illustrates the history of architecture), (3) "The Chick"…
  13. Episode 13: The Adams Family Jan 9, 1955 The program has four segments: (1) "The Adams Family" (the first in a series of biographies of President John Adams' family), (2) "Grand Central" (looking at the operation of New York's…
  14. Episode 14: H.M.S. Pinafore (I) Jan 16, 1955 The program has three segments: (1) "H.M.S. Pinafore" (six songs from Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas), (2) "The Yukawa Story" (the story of the family of Hideki Yukawa, the winner of…
  15. Episode 15: John Quincy Adams Jan 23, 1955 The program has four segments: (1) "John Quincy Adams" (the second in a series of Adams Family biographies), (2) "Yehudi Menuhin and the Little Orchestra Society of New York" (the…
  16. Episode 16: Hamlet Jan 30, 1955 The program has three segments: (1) "Hamlet" (performance of excerpts from Shakespeare's play), (2) "Swordsmanship" (featuring the history of fencing and a demonstration), and (3) "Power…
  17. Episode 17: Mr. Lincoln Feb 6, 1955 The program has two segments: (1) "Mr. Lincoln" (feature film on the young Abraham Lincoln made from previous Omnibus episodes), and (2) "The Story of Valentines" (short feature on the…
  18. Episode 18: The Turn of the Screw Feb 13, 1955 A governess, sent to a country house to look after two young children, becomes convinced that they are being menaced by an evil spirit.
  19. Episode 19: The New World Feb 20, 1955 The program has four segments: (1) "The New World" (J.M. Barrie story), (2) "The First 'R' " (a look at reading difficulties and new methods of remedying them), (3) "The Sea of Winslow…
  20. Episode 20: The Life and Times of Henry Adams and Charles Francis Adams, Jr. Feb 27, 1955 The program has three segments: (1) "The Lives of Henry Adams and Charles Francis Adams Jr." (the third in a series of Adams Family biographies, dealing with the life of Charles Francis…
  21. Episode 21: The Mighty Casey Mar 6, 1955 The program has two segments: (1) "The Mighty Casey" (staging of William Schuman's opera based on Thayer's famous poem about the legendary baseball player), and (2) "All about Diamonds"…
  22. Episode 22: A Different Drummer Mar 13, 1955 The program has three segments: (1) "A Different Drummer" (staging of a play by Eugene McKinney), (2) "The Heart" (feature on the human body's main organ), and (3) "Boyhoods - Joseph N…
  23. Episode 23: Henry Adams Mar 20, 1955 The program has four segments: (1) "Henry Adams" (the fourth in a series of Adams Family biographies), (2) "Balance II" (an architect looks at modern architecture), (3) "The Window…
  24. Episode 24: The Four Flags of the Confederacy Mar 27, 1955 The program has four segments: (1) "The Four Flags of the Confederacy" (documentary on the national flags used by the Confederate States in the American Civil War), (2) "Minor League…
  25. Episode 25: Iliad Apr 3, 1955 The program has only one segment: "Iliad"(dramatization of Homer's epic account of the tenth year of the Trojan War).
  26. Episode 26: Uncle Tom's Cabin Apr 10, 1955 The program has five segments: (1) "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (Harriet Beecher Stowe story), (2) "Dances from India" (performance of Indian classical dance), (3) "Change Ringing" (demonstration…