Omnibus S07E04 · The Empty Chair

Overview

After the French Revolution, a tyrant ropes off a velvet chair in his palace and decrees that no one must ever sit in it, under penalty of death. Ultimately he is goaded by his subjects into sitting in the chair himself.

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1. 1 1. Capital Punishment1958-10-26The program has only one segment: "Capital Punishment" (an examination of the case for capital punishment).
2. 2 2. The Submariners1958-11-09The program has only one segment: "The Submariners" (Esther Williams joins a Connecticut naval submarine base and presents a feature on submarines and the life and training of subm
3. 3 3. The So-Called Human Race1958-11-23The program has only one segment: "The So-Called Human Race" (play in three acts).
4. 4 4. The Empty Chair1958-12-07After the French Revolution, a tyrant ropes off a velvet chair in his palace and decrees that no one must ever sit in it, under penalty of death. Ultimately he is goaded by his sub
5. 5 5. Dancing, a Man's Game1958-12-21After the French Revolution, a tyrant ropes off a velvet chair in his palace and decrees that no one must ever sit in it, under penalty of death. Ultimately he is goaded by his sub
6. 6 6. Prince Orestes1959-01-04The program has only one segment: "Prince Orestes" (production of a Greek tragedy adapted from an Aeschylus trilogy about Orestes, who killed his mother and her lover in revenge fo
7. 7 7. Malice in Wonderland1959-01-18The program has only one segment: "Malice in Wonderland" (three-part drama satirizing Hollywood).
8. 8 8. Abraham Lincoln - The Early Years1959-02-01The program has only one segment: "Abraham Lincoln - The Early Years" (repeat showing from Season 3 of a feature film on the young Abraham Lincoln made from previous Omnibus episod
9. 9 9. The Medium1959-02-15The program has only one segment: "The Medium" (performance of Menotti's opera).
10. 10 10. Ah Sweet Mystery of Mrs. Murphy1959-03-01The program has two segments: (1) "Ah Sweet Mystery of Mrs. Murphy" (play by William Saroyan), and (2) "Visual Perception" (looking at how the eyes perceive images and optical illu
11. 11 11. Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway1959-03-15The program has only one segment: "Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway" (performance of the musical by George M. Cohan).
12. 12 12. Power Among Men1959-03-29The program has only one segment: "Power among Men" (showing of excerpts from a 1959 U.S. film about man's creative and destructive capabilities).
13. 13 13. The Strange Ordeal of Normandier1959-04-12The program has only one segment: "The Strange Ordeal of the Normandier" (the tragic story of an English tramp steamer struck by disaster in 1918 when its crew succumbed to blackwa
14. 14 14. Professor Tim1959-04-26The program has only one segment: "Professor Tim" (showing of a 1957 British-Irish comedy film performed by the Abbey Players of Dublin).
15. 15 15. H.M.S. Pinafore (II)1959-05-03The program has only one segment: "H.M.S. Pinafore" (performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera).