Queye TV The Fine Art of Murder
Omnibus
The Fine Art of Murder
9 December 1956
★ 0
Season 5, Episode 10: Rex Stout appeared in this presentation of a homicide as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe and Rex Stout would variously present it.

Episodes

The Trial of Anne Boleyn
Episode 1

The Trial of Anne Boleyn

Mr. Lincoln: Part 1
Episode 2

Mr. Lincoln: Part 1

The Twelve Pound Look
Episode 3

The Twelve Pound Look

Mr. Lincoln: Part 2
Episode 4

Mr. Lincoln: Part 2

The Trial of Ben Jonson
Episode 5

The Trial of Ben Jonson

The program has five segments: (1) "The Trial of Ben Jonson" (play), (2) "Jean Sibelius" (celebration of the composer's 87th birthday), (3) "The Dagger" (showing of a 1952 film ballet short), (4) "Rowland Emett" (the cartoonist displays some of his ingenious whimsical inventions), and (5) "Slow motion and High-Speed Photography" (feature).

Mr. Lincoln: Part 3
Episode 6

Mr. Lincoln: Part 3

The Trial of Mr. Pickwick
Episode 7

The Trial of Mr. Pickwick

The program has three segments: (1) "The Trial of Mr. Pickwick" (Dickens-based story), (2) "Agnes DeMille's 'Rodeo' " (dance episode from the ballet), and (3) "Palle Alone in the World" (showing of a 1949 Swedish fantasy film).

My Brother Henry
Episode 8

My Brother Henry

The program has five segments: (1) "My Brother Henry" (J.M. Barrie story), (2) "Walt Disney's 'Peter Pan' " (film preview), (3) "Pictures at an Exhibition" (dance interpretation of Moussorgsky's suite for orchestra), (4) (Leopold Stokowski conducts Christmas carol singers), and (5) "William Faulkner" (interview with the prize-winning novelist).

Man in the Cool
Episode 9

Man in the Cool

Mr. Lincoln: Part 4
Episode 10

Mr. Lincoln: Part 4

Vive!
Episode 11

Vive!

The program has five segments: (1) "Vive!" (story), (2) "The Servant with Two Masters" (play), (3) "Raymond Loewy" (the industrial designer discusses examples of his work), (4) "Barn Dance" (ingenious use of time-lapse photography and film editing to produce dance effects), and (5) "The Haircut" (comedy feature).

While the Tide was Rising
Episode 12

While the Tide was Rising

Die Fledermaus
Episode 13

Die Fledermaus

Mr. Lincoln: Part 5
Episode 14

Mr. Lincoln: Part 5

The Oyster and the Pearl
Episode 15

The Oyster and the Pearl

The program has six segments: (1) "The Oyster and the Pearl" (TV play), (2) "Wheat Germ" (time-lapse photography feature), (3) "Rospigliosi Cup" (exhibition of the famous decorative ornament made in gold and enamel, displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art), (4) "Under the Bridges of Paris" (showing of a 1952 French ballet presentation), (5) "La Boheme Preview" (interview with cast members in rehearsal for the next edition's scheduled production), and (6) "Radar" (feature on equipment and supplies).

La Boheme
Episode 16

La Boheme

The Happy Journey
Episode 17

The Happy Journey

A Lodging for the Night
Episode 18

A Lodging for the Night

The Last Night of Don Juan
Episode 19

The Last Night of Don Juan

Three Maidens and the Devil
Episode 20

Three Maidens and the Devil

Lord Byron's Love Letter
Episode 21

Lord Byron's Love Letter

Grandma Moses
Episode 22

Grandma Moses

Toy Symphone with Stokowski
Episode 23

Toy Symphone with Stokowski

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Episode 24

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

A Tale of Two Cities
Episode 25

A Tale of Two Cities

Arms and the Man
Episode 26

Arms and the Man

The program has three segments: (1) "Arms and the Man" (staging of George Bernard Shaw's play), (2) "Manufacturers - Machines and People" (a look at manufacturing processes), and (3) (Alistair Cooke summarizes Omnibus' first season).

The Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma
Episode 27

The Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma

This Little Kitty Stayed Cool
Episode 28

This Little Kitty Stayed Cool

Glory in the Flower
Episode 1

Glory in the Flower

The program has five segments: (1) "Glory in the Flower" (story based on William Inge play), (2) "The Little Kitty Stayed Cool" (James Thurber short story), (3) "The Little Fugitive" (interview with the 8-year-old star of the prizewinning film), (4) "Excerpts from Oklahoma" (selections from Rodgers and Hammerstein's record-breaking musical), and (5) "Struggle for Survival" (showing of 1944 Swedish wildlife film).

The Battler
Episode 2

The Battler

King Lear
Episode 3

King Lear

King Lear is a 1953 live television adaptation of the Shakespeare play with stage direction by Peter Brook and starring Orson Welles. It was aired on CBS as part of the U.S. television series Omnibus, and preserved on kinescope. A heavily abridged version of the play, this production condensed the play by eliminating the Edgar-Edmund subplot. Welles returned to America to star in this presentation. He was guarded by IRS agents, prohibited to leave his hotel room when not at the studio, prevented from making any purchases, and the entire sum he earned went to his tax bill. Welles returned to England after the broadcast. The cast included Micheál Mac Liammóir and the British actor Alan Badel. It was hosted by Alistair Cooke.

The Golden Dress
Episode 4

The Golden Dress

Billy the Kid
Episode 6

Billy the Kid

The Raspberry Queen
Episode 7

The Raspberry Queen

Toine
Episode 8

Toine

The program has five segments: (1) "Toine" (adaptation of a Guy De Maupassant story), (2) (concert by London's St Paul's Cathedral Choir), (3) (interview with an Arctic explorer about his life with the Eskimos), (4) (demonstration of X-ray motion picture techniques), and (5) "Place Names in the United States" (tracing the impact of 19th-century settlers' westward movement on various US town names).

The Horn Blows at Midnight
Episode 9

The Horn Blows at Midnight

Television adaptation of Jack Benny's 1945 feature film of the same name. Jack plays an angel name Athanael, who's been sent to destroy the Earth by playing his trumpet.

Capital of the World
Episode 10

Capital of the World

The Nature of the Beast
Episode 11

The Nature of the Beast

Mom and Leo
Episode 12

Mom and Leo

The Sojourner
Episode 13

The Sojourner

Nobody's Fool
Episode 14

Nobody's Fool

The Remarkable Case of Mr. Buhl
Episode 15

The Remarkable Case of Mr. Buhl

The Duchess and the Smugs
Episode 16

The Duchess and the Smugs

Nothing So Monstrous
Episode 17

Nothing So Monstrous

The program has five segments: (1) "Nothing So Monstrous" (dramatized adaptation of a John Steinbeck story), (2) "E=MC2" (celebration of the 15th anniversary of splitting the first uranium atom with the Columbia University cyclotron), (3) "The Hunter" (showing of a Swedish film on nature and wildlife), (4) "Signs" ( interview with an animated sign maker), and (5) "The Garage" (a look at bus maintenance and repair).

Sleeping Beauty in the Woods
Episode 18

Sleeping Beauty in the Woods

The Confidential Clerk
Episode 19

The Confidential Clerk

A Time Out of War
Episode 20

A Time Out of War

Hilde and the Turnpike
Episode 21

Hilde and the Turnpike

The House
Episode 22

The House

Three Sketches
Episode 23

Three Sketches

Tell Me If It Hurts
Episode 24

Tell Me If It Hurts

The Apollo of Bellac
Episode 25

The Apollo of Bellac

Treadmill to Oblivion
Episode 1

Treadmill to Oblivion

The 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 instruments), (3) "Around the World" (an airplane trip around the world in 18 minutes), and (4) "Dance to Freedom" (two escaped Hungarian dancers from East Berlin perform a ballet number).

The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife
Episode 2

The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife

Young Man in Politics
Episode 3

Young Man in Politics

The 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 art objects from the Whitney Museum of American Art).

Brewsie and Willie
Episode 4

Brewsie and Willie

The 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) "Wrestling, Honest and Otherwise" (demonstration of professional wrestling), and (4) "From Arvida" (a look at the aluminum industry in a Quebec settlement).

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Episode 5

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

Antigone
Episode 6

Antigone

The Virtuous Island
Episode 7

The Virtuous Island

The 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" (featuring capture of a live musk-ox), and (4) "Orson Bean" (comedy monologue on Christmas gift wrapping).

A Maine Lobsterman
Episode 8

A Maine Lobsterman

The Contrast
Episode 9

The Contrast

The 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 short puppet film about unrequited love), and (4) "Balloons" (featuring the history of hot-air ballooning).

The Second Shepherds' Play
Episode 10

The Second Shepherds' Play

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).

The Merry Widow
Episode 11

The Merry Widow

The Trial of St. Joan
Episode 12

The Trial of St. Joan

The 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 Chick" (film short on the incubation of a chicken's egg), and (4) "Kitimat" (short feature on hydroelectric power facilities for the aluminum smelting industry in British Columbia).

The Adams Family
Episode 13

The Adams Family

The 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 York's Grand Central Station), (3) (skin-divers battle with a shark), and (4) "Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships" (feature on the international leader exchange program established in honor of the US. President).

H.M.S. Pinafore (I)
Episode 14

H.M.S. Pinafore (I)

The 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 winner of the 1949 Nobel Prize in physics), and (3) "Jury Duty" (cameras follow Allen Funt and his 'Candid Camera' team).

John Quincy Adams
Episode 15

John Quincy Adams

The 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 celebrated violinist gives a lesson on the violin), (3) "Hunting Underwater" (a film on scuba-diving), and (4) "Quality Control" (short feature).

Hamlet
Episode 16

Hamlet

The 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) "Power to Fly" (the pilot's story of his recent flight which broke the world altitude record).

Mr. Lincoln
Episode 17

Mr. Lincoln

The 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 the history of valentines).

The Turn of the Screw
Episode 18

The Turn of the Screw

A governess, sent to a country house to look after two young children, becomes convinced that they are being menaced by an evil spirit.

The New World
Episode 19

The New World

The 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 Winslow Homer" (the celebrated artist's paintings are used to illustrate the changing look of the sea), and (4) "Rear Admiral Donald B. MacMillan" (short feature on the well-known Arctic explorer).

The Life and Times of Henry Adams and Charles Francis Adams, Jr.
Episode 20

The Life and Times of Henry Adams and Charles Francis Adams, Jr.

The 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 Francis Adams Jr.), (2) "Command Post" (a look at how radar installations would react to an air attack on the United States), and (3) "The Brain" (a feature on the human brain).

The Mighty Casey
Episode 21

The Mighty Casey

The 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 Diamonds" (feature).

A Different Drummer
Episode 22

A Different Drummer

The 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 - Joseph N. Welch" (exploring the childhood and youth of the celebrated lawyer who served as chief counsel to the U.S. Army in the Army-McCarthy hearings).

Henry Adams
Episode 23

Henry Adams

The 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 Cleaner" (short feature), and (4) "Vernal Equinox" (an astronomer explains the sun's crossing of the plane of the celestial equator).

The Four Flags of the Confederacy
Episode 24

The Four Flags of the Confederacy

The 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 League Baseball" (sporting feature), (3) "The Back of Beyond" (showing of excerpts from a 1954 Australian film following a mailman as he delivers mail to remote areas in the Australian outback), and (4) "Subscription TV" (feature).

Iliad
Episode 25

Iliad

The program has only one segment: "Iliad"(dramatization of Homer's epic account of the tenth year of the Trojan War).

Uncle Tom's Cabin
Episode 26

Uncle Tom's Cabin

The 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" (demonstration of patterns of bell-ringing), (4) "The Most Beautiful Easter Eggs in the World" (short feature), and (5) "Committee for Economic Development" (short feature).

The Birth of Modern Times
Episode 1

The Birth of Modern Times

The program has only one segment: "The Birth of Modern Times" (a live program tracing the revival of the arts, literature, music and learning during the Renaissance period).

The Jazz World
Episode 2

The Jazz World

The program has two segments: (1) "The Jazz World" (Leonard Bernstein discusses jazz and conducts a jazz number), and (2) "Famous America Boyhoods" (William Saroyan recreates scenes of his boyhood).

The Adams House
Episode 3

The Adams House

The program has five segments: (1) "The Adams House" (a follow-up to the series of Adams Family biographies), (2) "Television Magic" (featuring new television techniques), (3) "Bow Bells" (showing of a 1954 film in which a Cockney looks at life in the East End of London), (4) "Survival in the Bush" (showing of a 1954 film about survival in the wilds of Canada), and (5) "Animals in Motion" (short feature on animal locomotion).

Toby and the Tall Corn
Episode 4

Toby and the Tall Corn

The program has three segments: (1) "Toby and the Tall Corn" (repeat showing of play broadcast in Season 3), (2) "Antonio and His Spanish Ballet Company" (Spanish ballet dancing), and (3) "Excursion House" (looking at the housing boom in America).

American Boyhoods, Captain John M. Ellicott
Episode 5

American Boyhoods, Captain John M. Ellicott

The program has three segments: "American Boyhoods: Captain John M. Ellicott" (Captain Ellicott remembers events during his boyhood), (2) (comic monologue), and (3) (scenes from Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance").

She Stoops to Conquer
Episode 6

She Stoops to Conquer

The program has only one segment: "She Stoops to Conquer" (adaptation of Oliver Goldsmith's comedy of manners).

The Art of Conducting.
Episode 7

The Art of Conducting.

The Royal Game
Episode 8

The Royal Game

The Royal Game
Episode 9

The Royal Game

The program has four segments: (1) "The Royal Game" (adaptation of play), (2) "Jack Be Normal" (play), (3) "The Old Woman" (animated rendition of folk song), and (4) "Mother, I Would Marry" (animated rendition of folk song).

Salome
Episode 10

Salome

Messiah
Episode 11

Messiah

The Best Year in the History of the Whole World
Episode 12

The Best Year in the History of the Whole World

The program has two segments: "The Best Year in the History of the Whole World" (humorous Saroyan play), and (2) (Japanese dancing and drama with the Azuma Kabuki dancers).

Dear Brutus
Episode 13

Dear Brutus

The program has only one segment: "Dear Brutus" (adaptation of play by J.M. Barrie).

The Great Forgery
Episode 14

The Great Forgery

The program has three segments: (1) "The Great Forgery" (the story of how four Americans swindled the Bank of England of $100,000 through forged letters of credit), (2) "The Great Adventure 1" (showing of Part 1 of a 1953 Swedish film about nature and wildlife), and (3) (short tribute to Benjamin Franklin).

Episode 15
Episode 15

Episode 15

The program has four segments: (1) "The Yugoslav National Folk Ballet" (a Macedonian troupe perform Yugoslav folk dancing), (2) "The Great Adventure 2" (showing of Part 2 of a 1953 Swedish film about nature and wildlife), (3) "Other Channels" (a look at advertising on foreign television channels), and (4) "Skiing, Anyone?" (feature on skis and skiing).

Minds over Manners
Episode 16

Minds over Manners

The program has two segments: (1) "Minds over Manners" (three dramatic sketches showing changes in American manners and customs of 100 years ago, 50 years ago and the present day), and (2) "Sugar Ray Robinson Visits Stillman's Gym" (a championship boxer gives a demonstration).

One Nation
Episode 17

One Nation

The program has two segments: (1) "One Nation" (the first of a three-part series examining the United States constitution), and (2) "Songs by Frances Archer and Beverly Gile" (performance of English folk songs).

Mr Lincoln
Episode 18

Mr Lincoln

The program has only one segment: "Mr. Lincoln" (repeat showing of a feature film from Season 3 on the young Abraham Lincoln, made from previous Omnibus episodes).

One Nation Indivisible
Episode 19

One Nation Indivisible

The program has only one segment: "One Nation Indivisible" (the second of a three-part series examining the United States constitution).

The Art of Ballet
Episode 20

The Art of Ballet

The program has three segments: (1) "The Art of Ballet" (dancers show the evolution of ballet), (2) "The Boyhood of William Shakespeare" (sketch on the Bard's childhood), and (3) (program of music on the portable organ).

With Liberty and Justice for All
Episode 21

With Liberty and Justice for All

The program has two segments: (1) "With Liberty and Justice for All" (the third of a three-part series examining the United States constitution), and (2) "James Thurber, Man and Boy" (interview with the celebrated author and humorist).

The Better Half
Episode 22

The Better Half

The program has three segments: (1) "The Better Half" (adaptation of Noel Coward play), (2) "The Museum That Jack Built" (exploration of the ideal science museum), and (3) "Something about the Sky" (visual essay on the sky and clouds).

Harvard University Remote
Episode 23

Harvard University Remote

The program has only one segment: "Harvard University Remote" (discussion of the role played by the modern university and college in American life).

The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell
Episode 24

The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell

The program has two segments: (1) "The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell" (re-enactment of the 1925 trial of the U.S. Air Force hero), and (2) "How the F-100 Got Its Tail" (featuring the work of test pilots on the supersonic jet fighter aircraft).

The American Musical Comedy
Episode 1

The American Musical Comedy

Androcles and the Lion
Episode 2

Androcles and the Lion

The Last Day of Manolete
Episode 3

The Last Day of Manolete

My Heart's in the Highlands
Episode 4

My Heart's in the Highlands

Let There Be Farce
Episode 5

Let There Be Farce

Moliere's School for Wives
Episode 6

Moliere's School for Wives

The program has two segments: (1) "Moliere's School for Wives" (comedy play by Moliere), and (2) "Skull Session" (survey of college football in the U.S.).

Plays of the Irish Renaissance
Episode 7

Plays of the Irish Renaissance

The program has three segments: (1) "Plays of the Irish Renaissance" (scenes from works by Irish playwrights), (2) "The Era of Wonderful Nonsense" (documentary on crazy ways of making a living in the 1920s), and (3) "On the Bowery" (showing of an excerpt from a 1956 film dealing with the life of down-and-outs in a downtown area of New York).

The Blue Hotel
Episode 8

The Blue Hotel

The program has three segments: "The Blue Hotel" (adaptation of a Stephen Crane story), "The Children's Party" (comic monologue), and "Vest-Pocket Symphony" (harmonica music).

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A Man Without a Country
Episode 9

A Man Without a Country

The Fine Art of Murder
Episode 10

The Fine Art of Murder

Rex Stout appeared in this presentation of a homicide as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe and Rex Stout would variously present it.

The Christmas Tie
Episode 11

The Christmas Tie

The program has four segments: (1) "The Christmas Tie" (re-staging of the William Saroyan play produced in Season 1), (2) "The Spirit of Freedom" (re-enactment of Sandor Szabo's flight from Communism), (3) "Drug Store, Sunday Noon" (story), and (4) "Szabo Interview" (interview with the subject of segment 2).

Madeline Visits Omnibus
Episode 12

Madeline Visits Omnibus

The program has five segments: (1) "Madeline and the Bad Hat" (adaptation of a children's story), (2) "Columbus Boychoir" (Christmas songs), (3) "Susie's Night Out" (film of a pet shop at night), (4) "Bill Baird's Marionettes" (puppet parody of Omnibus), and (5) "The Star of Bethlehem" (scientific explanation of the star in the Nativity story).

The Art of Choreography
Episode 13

The Art of Choreography

The program has two segments: (1) "The Art of Choreography" (tracing the history of choreography from earliest times), and (2) "Master Gunmanship" (comedy feature on the art of pistol-shooting).

Oedipus, the King
Episode 14

Oedipus, the King

The program has two segments: (1) "Oedipus, the King" (play by Sophocles), and (2) "Solo Khumbu" (excerpts from a film documentary on social life and customs in Nepal).

Introduction to Modern Music
Episode 15

Introduction to Modern Music

The program has three segments: (1) "Introduction to Modern Music" (Leonard Bernstein discusses modern music and composers, including Bartok, Berg, Hindemith, Ives, Prokofiev, Schoenberg and Stravinsky), (2) "Out" (showing of a 1957 UN documentary about the influx of Hungarian refugees into Austria as a result of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution), and (3) "John Hersey Interview" (interview with the writer of segment (2))

Lee at Gettysburg
Episode 16

Lee at Gettysburg

A verse drama treatment of the critical battle of the American Civil War.

The Big Wheel: the Burlesque Entertainment of Yesterday
Episode 17

The Big Wheel: the Burlesque Entertainment of Yesterday

The program has two segments: (1) "The Big Wheel" (a survey of the age of burlesque, featuring examples of acts of the period), and (2) "The Message" (showing of a 1956 UK film drama on the moral and ethical aspects of war).

The Theatre Breaks Loose
Episode 18

The Theatre Breaks Loose

The Trial of Captain Kidd
Episode 19

The Trial of Captain Kidd

How the F-100 Got Its Tail
Episode 20

How the F-100 Got Its Tail

The Fall River Legend: the Trial of Lizzie Borden
Episode 21

The Fall River Legend: the Trial of Lizzie Borden

The program has two segments: (1) "The Trial of Lizzie Borden" (dramatization of the murder trial of Lizzie Borden), and (2) "The Fall River Legend" (dramatic ballet presentation of the Lizzie Borden story).

The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach
Episode 22

The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach

The program has two segments: (1) "The Music of Johann Sebastian Bach" (Leonard Bernstein analyzes Bach's music and techniques, illustrated with an excerpt from 'The St. Matthew Passion' and other choral and orchestral works), and (2) "A Maine Lobsterman" (repeat showing of a feature from Season 3 about lobster-fishing in Maine).

School for Wives
Episode 8

School for Wives

To provide himself with an ideal wife, Arnolphe a bachelor, has had a girl educated from infancy in such a way as to keep her ignorant of the knowledge most young ladies possess. Second feature of this show: From Princeton University, where coach Charley Caldwell and members of the football team review yesterday's game with Harvard. Bud Palmer narrates the feature, which also includes a brief history of college football in the U.S.

American Trial by Jury
Episode 9

American Trial by Jury

1. Last month Leonard Bernstein, American Composer and Conductor, responded to an invitation to conduct the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. The occasion was the dedication, via several concerts, of the new Fredric R. Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv. Omnibus covers this visit. 2. The other section of this 90 minute show is "American Trial By Jury". Boston attorney Joseph N. Welch turns to a trial which focused attention on the plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. This was the 1934 Massachusetts murder case of the Millen brothers and Faber. Verbatim transcripts of the trial will be dramatized.

The Suburban Review
Episode 11

The Suburban Review

Life of Samuel Johnson
Episode 13

Life of Samuel Johnson

Based on the celebrated Englishman of letters, from 1763 until his death.

The Young People's Concert
Episode 18

The Young People's Concert

La Perichole
Episode 19

La Perichole

Perichole was a Peruvian actress who also is a character in "The Bridge of San Luis Rey". The opera depicts her romantic misadventures dodging the amorous viceroy.

Moment of Truth
Episode 23

Moment of Truth

Faced with the prospect of imminent invasion by enemy forces, the prime minister contrives a desperate plan. He recalls from retirement the nation's military hero, a doddering old man whose mind can no longer cope with anything but memories of ancient campaigns. The prime minister believes that the old marshal's reputation will restore the people's confidence and frighten the enemy.

Mrs. McThing
Episode 24

Mrs. McThing

Information Unknown
Episode 25

Information Unknown

Bernstein Looks at Opera
Episode 26

Bernstein Looks at Opera

90 minutes of operatic music direct from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Participating will be the Metropolitan's singers and orchestra with Leonard Bernstein conducting. Bernstein's remarks about special characteristics of opera are illustrated with varied operatic excerpts. Bernstein's translation of a scene from Puccini's "La Boheme" is acted out; then the scene is sung in Italian. There will also be the "Liebestod" fromWagner's "Tristan", the "Credo" from Verdi's "Otello" and selections from "Rosenkavalier", "Carmen", "The Medium", "Don Giovanni" and "Lucia".

The Lady's Not for Burning
Episode 29

The Lady's Not for Burning

The scene is England in the 1400's in the mayor's house at Cool Clary. A vagrant named Thomas Mendip is making things difficult by insisting that he be hanged - he has a poor opinion of the world. To make matters worse, in comes a lovely young woman believed to be a witch. The mayor grows impatient.

The Reindeer Men
Episode 31

The Reindeer Men

Two Norwegian films are featured. "The Reindeer Men", filmed by Per Host, which shows the way of life of a nearly extinct group of nomadic Laplanders and "Nine Lives" the true story of a Norwegian anti-Nazi saboteur.

Bernstein in Israel
Episode 32

Bernstein in Israel

Capital Punishment
Episode 1

Capital Punishment

The program has only one segment: "Capital Punishment" (an examination of the case for capital punishment).

The Submariners
Episode 2

The Submariners

The 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 submariners and Navy divers).

The So-Called Human Race
Episode 3

The So-Called Human Race

The program has only one segment: "The So-Called Human Race" (play in three acts).

The Empty Chair
Episode 4

The Empty Chair

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.

Dancing, a Man's Game
Episode 5

Dancing, a Man's Game

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.

Prince Orestes
Episode 6

Prince Orestes

The 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 for her murdering his father).

Malice in Wonderland
Episode 7

Malice in Wonderland

The program has only one segment: "Malice in Wonderland" (three-part drama satirizing Hollywood).

Abraham Lincoln - The Early Years
Episode 8

Abraham Lincoln - The Early Years

The 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 episodes).

The Medium
Episode 9

The Medium

The program has only one segment: "The Medium" (performance of Menotti's opera).

Ah Sweet Mystery of Mrs. Murphy
Episode 10

Ah Sweet Mystery of Mrs. Murphy

The 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 illusions).

Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway
Episode 11

Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway

The program has only one segment: "Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway" (performance of the musical by George M. Cohan).

Power Among Men
Episode 12

Power Among Men

The program has only one segment: "Power among Men" (showing of excerpts from a 1959 U.S. film about man's creative and destructive capabilities).

The Strange Ordeal of Normandier
Episode 13

The Strange Ordeal of Normandier

The 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 blackwater fever, leaving the ship helpless and adrift in the Atlantic).

Professor Tim
Episode 14

Professor Tim

The program has only one segment: "Professor Tim" (showing of a 1957 British-Irish comedy film performed by the Abbey Players of Dublin).

H.M.S. Pinafore (II)
Episode 15

H.M.S. Pinafore (II)

The program has only one segment: "H.M.S. Pinafore" (performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera).

He Shall Have Power
Episode 1

He Shall Have Power

A Midwinter Night's Dream
Episode 2

A Midwinter Night's Dream

Robert Altman in England
Episode 3

Robert Altman in England

Suburban Revue
Episode 4

Suburban Revue

S. J. Perelman's Paean to Burlesque
Episode 5

S. J. Perelman's Paean to Burlesque

Arthur Miller Plays
Episode 6

Arthur Miller Plays

Western Hemisphere 1971
Episode 7

Western Hemisphere 1971

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