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Cosmopolitan Theatre

Cosmopolitan Theatre is an American anthology series which aired on the DuMont Television Network from October 2, 1951, to December 25, 1951.[1]

Synopsis

The series consisted of live presentations of stories written for Cosmopolitan magazine, and was one of many TV series airing "tele-plays" at the time.[2]

Episode status

The program was broadcast live. If any episodes exist, they would be in the form of kinescope recordings.[3]

Episodes

Production

Louis G. Cowan packaged Cosmopolitan Theatre; Sherman Marks was the producer and director.[6] Writers of episodes included Richard Macauley[4] and David Shaw.[5]

The show replaced Cavalcade of Bands[6] from 9 to 10 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesdays.[2] It originated from WABD and was carried live to 14 stations with 10 more showing it via kinescope.[6]

Critical response

In December 1951, critic John Crosby called Cosmopolitan Theatre "the Dumont network's most elaborate entry into the dramatic field".[7] He noted that restricting the show's content to stories from the magazine "places a rather severe limit not only on the range of material but also on the type of material open to this program."[7] He noted that the two forms of media differed greatly in the ways they affected audiences and ended the review with the comment, "TV has conditioned us to accept a much harder degree of reality than most slick fiction has ever attempted."[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 182. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  2. ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (June 24, 2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 288. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Spigel, Lynn; Mann, Denise (1992). Private Screenings: Television and the Female Consumer. U of Minnesota Press. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-8166-2053-1. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Tuesday, October 2". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. September 29, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Tuesday, October 9". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. October 5, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "This Week -- Network Debuts, Highlights, Changes". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. September 30, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Crosby, John (December 18, 1951). "Newspapers, Not Slicks, Best TV Material Source". Tampa Bay Times. p. 22. Retrieved June 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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