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Omnibus

Season 5 (21 Episodes)

8 Seasons 1956 NR 55m 8.4

Starting out as a live show from New York City, "Omnibus" was hosted by Alastair Cooke and featured everything from discussions about science and the arts, to original works by such playwrights as William Saroyan, interviews with...

Starting out as a live show from New York City, "Omnibus" was hosted by Alastair Cooke and featured everything from discussions about science and the arts, to original works by such playwrights as William Saroyan, interviews with celebrated people both inside and outside the arts, and featured performances by many of the most famous actors, singers, and dancers of the day.

Season 5 Episodes:

Episode 1 The American Musical Comedy

1. The American Musical Comedy

Aired: Oct 7, 1956

The program has only one segment: "The American Musical Comedy" (Leonard Bern...

Episode 2 Androcles and the Lion

2. Androcles and the Lion

Aired: Oct 14, 1956

The program has three segments: "Androcles and the Lion" (adaptation of Georg...

Episode 3 The Last Day of Manolete

3. The Last Day of Manolete

Aired: Oct 21, 1956

The program has four segments: (1) "The Last Day of Manolete" (recording thro...

Episode 4 TV/Radio Workshop of the Ford Foundation

4. TV/Radio Workshop of the Ford Foundation

Aired: Oct 28, 1956

The program has three segments: (1) "My Heart's in the Highlands" (one-act pl...

Episode 5 Let There Be Farce

5. Let There Be Farce

Aired: Nov 4, 1956

The program has three segments: (1) "Let There Be Farce" (prize-winning Canad...

Episode 6 Moliere's School for Wives

6. Moliere's School for Wives

Aired: Nov 11, 1956

The program has two segments: (1) "Moliere's School for Wives" (comedy play b...

Episode 7 Plays of the Irish Renaissance

7. Plays of the Irish Renaissance

Aired: Nov 18, 1956

Scenes from various plays are performed, including "The Plough and the Stars"...

Episode 8 The Blue Hotel

8. The Blue Hotel

Aired: Nov 25, 1956

The program has three segments: "The Blue Hotel" (adaptation of a Stephen Cra...

Episode 9 The Man without a Country

9. The Man without a Country

Aired: Dec 2, 1956

The program has four segments: (1) "The Man without a Country" (adaptation of...

Episode 10 The Fine Art of Murder

10. The Fine Art of Murder

Aired: Dec 9, 1956

Rex Stout appeared in this presentation of a homicide as Sir Arthur Conan Doy...

Episode 11 The Christmas Tie

11. The Christmas Tie

Aired: Dec 16, 1956

The program has four segments: (1) "The Christmas Tie" (re-staging of the Wil...

Episode 12 Madeline Visits Omnibus

12. Madeline Visits Omnibus

Aired: Dec 23, 1956

The program has five segments: (1) "Madeline and the Bad Hat" (adaptation of ...

Episode 13 The Art of Choreography

13. The Art of Choreography

Aired: Dec 30, 1956

The program has two segments: (1) "The Art of Choreography" (tracing the hist...

Episode 14 Oedipus, the King

14. Oedipus, the King

Aired: Jan 6, 1957

The program has two segments: (1) "Oedipus, the King" (play by Sophocles), an...

Episode 15 Introduction to Modern Music

15. Introduction to Modern Music

Aired: Jan 20, 1957

The program has three segments: (1) "Introduction to Modern Music" (Leonard B...

Episode 16 Lee at Gettysburg

16. Lee at Gettysburg

Aired: Jan 27, 1957

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

Episode 17 The Big Wheel - The Burlesque Entertainment of Yesterday

17. The Big Wheel - The Burlesque Entertainment of Yesterday

Aired: Mar 3, 1957

The program has two segments: (1) "The Big Wheel" (a survey of the age of bur...

Episode 18 The Theatre Breaks Loose

18. The Theatre Breaks Loose

Aired: Mar 10, 1957

Episode 19 The Trial of Captain Kidd

19. The Trial of Captain Kidd

Aired: Mar 17, 1957

Episode 20 How the F-100 Got Its Tail

20. How the F-100 Got Its Tail

Aired: Mar 24, 1957

Episode 21 Lizzie Borden

21. Lizzie Borden

Aired: Mar 31, 1957

The program has two segments: (1) "The Trial of Lizzie Borden" (dramatization...

Main Cast

Robert Allen (segment)

Charles Aidman (segment "The Blue Hotel")

Philippa Bevans (segment "Androcles and the Lion")

Ray Boyle (segment "The Christmas Tie")

Judith Evelyn (segment "Let There Be Farce")

Siobhan McKenna (segment "Plays of the Irish Renaissance")

Edward Andrews Colonel Livingstone

Philip Abbott (segment "The Man without a Country")

Katharine Bard Lizzie Borden (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden")

Renie Riano (segment "Madeline and the Bad Hat")

Jonathan Harris (segment "Let There Be Farce")

Victor Jory Captain Kidd

Donald Davis

Donald Davis Tiresias (segment "Oedipus, the King")

Frank Bolger (segment "My Heart's in the Highlands")

Jack Collins Singer (segment)

Joseph Anthony

Joseph Anthony (segment "The Man without a Country")

Bert Lahr (segment "Moliere's School for Wives")

Loïs Bolton

Loïs Bolton (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden")

Frances Fuller (segment "Plays of the Irish Renaissance")

Paul Ukena

Paul Ukena Singer (segment)

James Daly (segment "My Heart's in the Highlands")

Evelyn Rudie (segment "Madeline and the Bad Hat")

Berry Kroeger Solicitor General

Robert Goodier

Robert Goodier Creon (segment "Oedipus, the King")

Paula Stewart Singer (segment)

Dennis Hoey Arthur Conan Doyle (segment "The Fine Art of Murder")

William Shatner (segment "Moliere's School for Wives")

Fred Herrick

Fred Herrick (segment)

Mark Daniels (segment "Androcles and the Lion")

Enid Markey (segment "Let There Be Farce")

Patrick McAlinney

Patrick McAlinney (segment "The Blue Hotel")

Appearances

Alistair Cooke

Sonia Arova

Leonard Bernstein

John Hersey

Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Kelly Brown

Creators

Robert Saudek

Robert Saudek Creator

Info about Omnibus

Network: CBS

Production Countries: United States, Italy, Spain

Genres:Drama, Music, History