Omnibus S03E10 · The Second Shepherds' Play

Air date: 1954-12-19

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Overview

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) "Children's Books" (readings of children's stories), and (4) "A House of Cards" (short drama revolving around greetings cards).

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  1. 1 1. Treadmill to Oblivion1954-10-17The 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 instrument
  2. 2 2. The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife1954-10-24
  3. 3 3. Young Man in Politics1954-10-31The 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 ar
  4. 4 4. Brewsie and Willie1954-11-07The 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. 5 5. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony1954-11-14
  6. 6 6. Antigone1954-11-21
  7. 7 7. The Virtuous Island1954-11-28The 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. 8 8. A Maine Lobsterman1954-12-05
  9. 9 9. The Contrast1954-12-12The 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
  10. 10 10. The Second Shepherds' Play1954-12-19The 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) "C
  11. 11 11. The Merry Widow1954-12-26
  12. 12 12. The Trial of St. Joan1955-01-02The 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 Chi
  13. 13 13. The Adams Family1955-01-09The 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 Y
  14. 14 14. H.M.S. Pinafore (I)1955-01-16The 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 winn
  15. 15 15. John Quincy Adams1955-01-23The 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. 16 16. Hamlet1955-01-30The 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)
  17. 17 17. Mr. Lincoln1955-02-06The 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
  18. 18 18. The Turn of the Screw1955-02-13A governess, sent to a country house to look after two young children, becomes convinced that they are being menaced by an evil spirit.
  19. 19 19. The New World1955-02-20The 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 Win
  20. 20 20. The Life and Times of Henry Adams and Charles Francis Adams, Jr.1955-02-27The 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 Fr
  21. 21 21. The Mighty Casey1955-03-06The 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 Diam
  22. 22 22. A Different Drummer1955-03-13The 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 - Jose
  23. 23 23. Henry Adams1955-03-20The 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. 24 24. The Four Flags of the Confederacy1955-03-27The 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 Leag
  25. 25 25. Iliad1955-04-03The program has only one segment: "Iliad"(dramatization of Homer's epic account of the tenth year of the Trojan War).
  26. 26 26. Uncle Tom's Cabin1955-04-10The 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" (demonst