Celanese Theatre aired as a 60-minute program on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET. Beginning on January 9, 1952, the show aired in a 30-minute version which ran from 10 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. ET. The show alternated with Pulitzer Prize Playhouse.
For two months beginning in October, Celanese Theatre alternated with King's Crossroads, which was a "movie series".[4]
Recognitionedit
Celanese Theatre was nominated for Primetime Emmy awards as Outstanding Drama Series in 1952 and 1953.[5] It won the Peabody Award in 1951, with the comment "For the first time, Celanese Theatre fused the realism and vitality of the theatre at its best with inventive camera and production techniques, revealing the limitless potentialities of television to project great drama into the American home."[6]
Cancellationedit
The program ended when officials at the Celanese company concluded that it cost too much, despite positive recognition by critics and awards organizations. On August 12, 1952, Milton R. Bass wrote in The Berkshire Eagle: "It has been impossible for the network to sell the program because no other sponsor wants to pay for a program called Celanese Theatre. Any other name would mean nothing to the public and all those awards and huzzahs are absolutely down the drain."[7]
^ abBrooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 228. ISBN9780307483201. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
^Hawes, William (2001). Live Television Drama, 1946–1951. McFarland. p. 127. ISBN9781476608495. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
^"TV Drama Calendar". Variety. February 6, 1952. p. 30. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
^Hyatt, Wesley (2006). Emmy Award Winning Nighttime Television Shows, 1948-2004. McFarland. p. 24. ISBN9780786423293. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
^. Emmys. Television Academy. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
^. Peabody. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
^Bass, Milton R. (August 12, 1952). "The Lively Arts". The Berkshire Evening Eagle. Massachusetts, Pittsfield. p. 8. Retrieved December 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
celanese, theatre, anthology, television, series, which, aired, from, october, 1951, june, 1952, genreanthologydirected, byalex, segalcomposerbernard, greencountry, originunited, statesoriginal, languageenglishno, episodes20productionexecutive, producersalex, . Celanese Theatre is an anthology television series which aired from October 3 1951 to June 25 1952 on ABC 1 Celanese TheatreGenreAnthologyDirected byAlex SegalComposerBernard GreenCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of episodes20ProductionExecutive producersAlex SegalA Burke CrottyRunning time60 minutes Oct Dec 1951 30 minutes Jan Jun 1952 Original releaseNetworkABCReleaseOctober 3 1951 1951 10 03 June 25 1952 1952 06 25 Contents 1 Concept 2 Episodes 3 Schedule 4 Recognition 5 Cancellation 6 Notable Guest Stars 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksConcept editThe series arose from the Playwrights Repertory Theater of Television with its focus on adapting stage plays to television 2 Produced by the Celanese Corporation and the William Morris Agency it featured plays by Maxwell Anderson Philip Barry Rachel Crothers Eugene O Neill S N Behrman Elmer Rice John Van Druten Sidney Howard Paul Osborn and Robert E Sherwood The program s first production was O Neill s Ah Wilderness 1 Episodes editFebruary 6 1952 Brief Moment Robert Sterling Veronica Lake Burgess Meredith 3 Schedule editCelanese Theatre aired as a 60 minute program on Wednesdays at 10 p m ET Beginning on January 9 1952 the show aired in a 30 minute version which ran from 10 p m to 10 30 p m ET The show alternated with Pulitzer Prize Playhouse For two months beginning in October Celanese Theatre alternated with King s Crossroads which was a movie series 4 Recognition editCelanese Theatre was nominated for Primetime Emmy awards as Outstanding Drama Series in 1952 and 1953 5 It won the Peabody Award in 1951 with the comment For the first time Celanese Theatre fused the realism and vitality of the theatre at its best with inventive camera and production techniques revealing the limitless potentialities of television to project great drama into the American home 6 Cancellation editThe program ended when officials at the Celanese company concluded that it cost too much despite positive recognition by critics and awards organizations On August 12 1952 Milton R Bass wrote in The Berkshire Eagle It has been impossible for the network to sell the program because no other sponsor wants to pay for a program called Celanese Theatre Any other name would mean nothing to the public and all those awards and huzzahs are absolutely down the drain 7 Notable Guest Stars editJean Pierre Aumont Richard Burton Wendell Corey Helen Craig Melvyn Douglas Mildred Dunnock Ann Dvorak Lillian Gish Coleen Gray June Havoc Kim Hunter Ruth Hussey Jack Klugman Veronica Lake Karl Malden Roddy McDowall Burgess Meredith Thomas Mitchell Ralph Morgan David Niven Mickey Rooney Robert Stack Robert SterlingSee also edit1951 52 United States network television scheduleReferences edit a b Brooks Tim Marsh Earle F 2009 The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 Present Random House Publishing Group p 228 ISBN 9780307483201 Retrieved 2 December 2017 Hawes William 2001 Live Television Drama 1946 1951 McFarland p 127 ISBN 9781476608495 Retrieved 2 December 2017 TV Drama Calendar Variety February 6 1952 p 30 Retrieved March 29 2024 Hyatt Wesley 2006 Emmy Award Winning Nighttime Television Shows 1948 2004 McFarland p 24 ISBN 9780786423293 Retrieved 2 December 2017 Celanese Theatre search results Emmys Television Academy Archived from the original on 2 December 2017 Retrieved 2 December 2017 Celanese Theatre Peabody Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication Archived from the original on 2 December 2017 Retrieved 2 December 2017 Bass Milton R August 12 1952 The Lively Arts The Berkshire Evening Eagle Massachusetts Pittsfield p 8 Retrieved December 1 2017 via Newspapers com nbsp External links editCelanese Theatre at IMDb nbsp Celanese Theatre at CTVA with episode list final episode On Borrowed Time originally aired June 25 1952 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Celanese Theatre amp oldid 1216109140, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
