Episode guide
Omnibus: Season 5
22 episodes · premiered Oct 7, 1956
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- Episode 1: The American Musical Comedy Oct 7, 1956
- Episode 2: Androcles and the Lion Oct 14, 1956
- Episode 3: The Last Day of Manolete Oct 21, 1956
- Episode 4: My Heart's in the Highlands Oct 28, 1956
- Episode 5: Let There Be Farce Nov 4, 1956
- Episode 6: Moliere's School for Wives Nov 11, 1956 The program has two segments: (1) "Moliere's School for Wives" (comedy play by Moliere), and (2) "Skull Session" (survey of college football in the U.S.).
- Episode 7: Plays of the Irish Renaissance Nov 18, 1956 The program has three segments: (1) "Plays of the Irish Renaissance" (scenes from works by Irish playwrights), (2) "The Era of Wonderful Nonsense" (documentary on crazy ways of making a…
- Episode 8: The Blue Hotel Nov 25, 1956 · 55m The program has three segments: "The Blue Hotel" (adaptation of a Stephen Crane story), "The Children's Party" (comic monologue), and "Vest-Pocket Symphony" (harmonica music).
- Episode 9: A Man Without a Country Dec 2, 1956
- Episode 10: The Fine Art of Murder Dec 9, 1956 Rex Stout appeared in this presentation of a homicide as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe and Rex Stout would variously present it.
- Episode 11: The Christmas Tie Dec 16, 1956 The program has four segments: (1) "The Christmas Tie" (re-staging of the William Saroyan play produced in Season 1), (2) "The Spirit of Freedom" (re-enactment of Sandor Szabo's flight…
- Episode 12: Madeline Visits Omnibus Dec 23, 1956 The program has five segments: (1) "Madeline and the Bad Hat" (adaptation of a children's story), (2) "Columbus Boychoir" (Christmas songs), (3) "Susie's Night Out" (film of a pet shop at…
- Episode 13: The Art of Choreography Dec 30, 1956 The program has two segments: (1) "The Art of Choreography" (tracing the history of choreography from earliest times), and (2) "Master Gunmanship" (comedy feature on the art of…
- Episode 14: Oedipus, the King Jan 6, 1957 The program has two segments: (1) "Oedipus, the King" (play by Sophocles), and (2) "Solo Khumbu" (excerpts from a film documentary on social life and customs in Nepal).
- Episode 15: Introduction to Modern Music Jan 13, 1957 The program has three segments: (1) "Introduction to Modern Music" (Leonard Bernstein discusses modern music and composers, including Bartok, Berg, Hindemith, Ives, Prokofiev, Schoenberg…
- Episode 16: Lee at Gettysburg Jan 20, 1957 A verse drama treatment of the critical battle of the American Civil War.
- Episode 17: The Big Wheel: the Burlesque Entertainment of Yesterday Jan 27, 1957 The program has two segments: (1) "The Big Wheel" (a survey of the age of burlesque, featuring examples of acts of the period), and (2) "The Message" (showing of a 1956 UK film drama on…
- Episode 18: The Theatre Breaks Loose Mar 3, 1957
- Episode 19: The Trial of Captain Kidd Mar 10, 1957
- Episode 20: How the F-100 Got Its Tail Mar 17, 1957
- Episode 21: The Fall River Legend: the Trial of Lizzie Borden Mar 24, 1957 The program has two segments: (1) "The Trial of Lizzie Borden" (dramatization of the murder trial of Lizzie Borden), and (2) "The Fall River Legend" (dramatic ballet presentation of the…
- Episode 22: The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach Mar 31, 1957 The program has two segments: (1) "The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach" (Leonard Bernstein analyzes Bach's music and techniques, illustrated with an excerpt from 'The St. Matthew Passion'…