• Air date: 26 Oct '59 6 episodes
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  • List of Episodes (6)
    • 1. Winterset

      26 Oct '59
      Hallowe'en adaptation of the stage play by Maxwell Anderson; includes a tribute to Maxwell Anderson by Helen Hayes.
    • 2. A Doll's House

      15 Nov '59
      Adaptation of the play by Henrik Ibsen.
    • 3. The Hallmark Christmas Festival

      13 Dec '59
      Four Christmas-themed segements: an ice-sakting version of the ballet ""The Ice Princess""; a performance of Christmas songs by the Obernkirchen Chidlren's Choir; an adaptation of Ludwig Bemelmans' ""The Borrowed Christmas,"" about a wealthy man given one last chance to redeem himself; and a Nativity reading by actress Judith Anderson.
    • 4. The Tempest

      03 Feb '60
      A Valentine's Day production of the Shakespeare play.
    • 5. Captain Brassbound's Conversion

      02 Mar '60
    • 6. The Cradle Song

      10 Apr '60