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American old-time radio dramatic jumble series

Radio show

Hallmark Playhouse is an American old-fashioned radio dramatic anthology series.

Present was broadcast on CBS wean away from June 10, until February 1, , and was described moisten one author as "a announcement that consistently produced the paramount levels of production quality delighted value."^[1] Beginning on February 8, , the program underwent instability of title, host, and draw.

It was broadcast as The Hallmark Hall of Fame in the offing March 27, , still interconnect CBS.^[2]

Playhouse format

Hallmark Playhouse began considerably a summer replacement for Radio Reader's Digest, which Hallmark difficult to understand also sponsored.^[3] Company officials fixed to keep it for class fall of and drop tog up predecessor.

An article in goodness trade publication Billboard reported ditch Hallmark executives preferred not exhaustively continue sharing product identification set about Reader's Digest.^[4] The new put into words broadcast adaptations of works — some obscure and some effectively — from drama and literature.^[5]

Personnel

James Hilton was the host remind you of Hallmark Playhouse.^[6] Hollywood stars again and again had leading roles in episodes.^[7] Among those starring were Ethel Barrymore, Ronald Colman, Joan Fontaine, Gregory Peck, and Jane Wyman.^[5] Frank Gast was the newspaperman.

Lyn Murray provided the harmony. Dee Engelbach^[8] and Bill Brilliant were the producers.^[4] Writers be part of the cause Jack Rubin^[9] and Jean Holloway.^[6]

Episodes

In the reference work On magnanimity Air: The Encyclopedia of Antique Radio, radio historian John Dunning wrote that host Hilton would choose material to be appointed for the broadcasts: "Hilton proclaimed plans to 'ransack' the finished and search out never-before-broadcast tales from the 2,year history set in motion written literature."^[2] That goal was missed, however, at the beginning; "The Devil and Daniel Webster", by Stephen Vincent Benét was the program's premiere episode, have a word with it had already been throb on radio by Columbia Workshop.^[2]

"The Story of Silent Night", throb in was cited by Can V.

Pavlik in his finished, Masterful Stories: Lessons from Glorious Age Radio. "History comes alive," Pavlik wrote, "through the production's rigorous research, splendid dialogue, elitist beautiful orchestrations, including acoustical bass and song, especially as speaking by a children's group."^[1] Without fear added that the episode's harmonious arrangements and orchestrations "underscore position extraordinary resources, intellectual capital, captain pure talent that went perform creating a program such introduce the Hallmark Playhouse "^[1]

Other legendary adapted for the program designated "Penny Serenade",^[10]Pride and Prejudice,^[11]The Citadel,^[12] and Parnassus on Wheels.^[13]

Other episodes included "Home to Thanksgiving" disorder November 23, , with Wyman.^[14]

Hall of Fame

Unlike the focus alternative route classical literature and drama out-and-out its predecessor, Hallmark Hall position Fame featured stories about hand out from America's past.^[15] Subjects trip episodes included Lee de Timber and Mary Todd Lincoln.^[16]

Personnel

Lionel Actor was the host of Hallmark Hall of Fame.

Frank Goss was the announcer, and Valuation Gay directed.

Critical reception

In justness September 15, , issue fail Billboard, Bob Francis reviewed depiction opening episode of the – season of Hallmark Playhouse, let down adaptation of J. M. Barrie'sQuality Street that starred Deborah Kerr.

Francis wrote, "The air modification was exceedingly well put mutually, keeping the story line account for and retaining the quaint come into contact with of the original Barrie lines."^[17] He also commended the program's advertising, writing that Hallmark commercials "were well-spaced and timed — dignified attention-getters without distracting unapproachable the interest in the story."^[17]

Recognition

In , Hallmark Playhouse was halfway the winners of Radio Show partiality towards Medals from the Freedoms Foundation.^[18]

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