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Season
12 (CBS)(1966-67)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox [Uploaded Feb
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12.01 [507] Camera Three: The Act and Art of Jumping
18Sep1966
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Relationship between jumping and aesthetics of elevation in ballet as
illustrated by Niels Kehlet of the Royal Danish Ballet,
and discussed by Walter Terry, dance critic for the new World Journal
Tribune.
12.02 [508] Camera Three: Filmmaking in Czechoslovakia
25Sep1966
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Particularly interesting to film enthusiasts, this half hour in 'reduces a
discussion of film making in Czechoslovakia by one
of its foremost producers Milos Forman, whose "Loves of a Blonde" opened the
current New York Film Festival to high critical praise.
12.03 [509] Camera Three: La Belle Epoque: The Boyhood Photos of J.H.
Lartigue
02Oct1966 [repeat 30Jul67]
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Still photos of French provinces
It is made up of some of the early work of the French painter-photographer
Jacques Henri Lartigue. In the 1910's and 1920s Lartigue
enthusiastically photographed subjects such as automobile races, fashionable
ladies at the seashore and the park, and kite flying.
These photographs reveal his free spirit and love of life, rather than a
concern for photographic technique and craft.
When his work was finally discovered in the 1963, it was acclaimed for its
departure from formal posed portraits and for
its ingenuous charm and beguiling spontaneity.
12.04 [510] Camera Three: The Art of Alexeieff
09Oct1966
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
If you're intrigued by the art of book illustration, and enjoy the
experimental approach to the art of film, here's a rare opportunity
to meet an inventor of a way-out technique that serves the style of the
realist as well as the lover of the abstract.
James Macandrew interviews Alexander Alexeiff and his wife Claire Parker and
a demonstration of their amazing "pin-board" technique.
12.05 [511] Camera Three: Solo Piece for Trumpet
16Oct1966
Host James Macandrew
cast:
Stefan Wolpe
Ronald Anderson
Synopsis:
Contemporary composer Stefan Wolpe is the star of the show in person and
through his music. Mr. Wolpe's "Quartet for Trumpet Saxophone, Percussion
and Piano"
one of his early (1950) works will be performed and so will his latest work
"Solo Piece for Trumpet". Stefan Wolpe will discuss his music with program
host James Macandrew.
12.06 [512] Camera Three: Japanese Pantomime
23Oct1966
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Yass Hakoshima, noted Japanese pantomimist performs in the classic Japanese
traditions of Noh and Kabuki (with benefit of masks),
in addition to his own creative miming style. For the latter, "Labyrinth"
evolves an environment from which he must extricate himself
and "Eagle" patterns the life cycle of the bird.
12.07 [513] Camera Three: Master of Burlesque: The Comedy of Steve Mills
30Oct1966
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Oldtimers may remember the classic comedy style of the burlesque comedian
and Steve Mills is a veteran practitioner who was a "top banana" in the
1920's.
Still using his guitar, a throwback to his job as a singer at the
turn-of-the-century, Steve Mills talks about his past and present career and
performs
a few skits in illustration.
12.08 [514] Camera Three: Who's Got His Own
06Nov1966
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Scenes from the American Place Theatre's off-Broadway production from Ronald
Milner's play "Who's Got His Own," a play by Ronald Milner about
a Negro family — mother, daughter and son — who are forced to examine their
roles in life now that the father of tha house has died.
Playwright Milner is also on hand to discuss not only his play but also the
role of the Negro playwright in America.
[--] Camera Three: Black Plays in the White Theatre
13Nov1966
pre-empted by the Gemini flight
12.09 [515] Camera Three: Black Plays in the White Theatre
20Nov1966
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Last week's presentation of excerpts from Ronald Milner's play, about a
Negro family, "Who's Got His Own?," which opened and closed at the
off-Broadway
American Place Theatre after negative critical reaction, is the base from
which this morning's discussion takes off. Panelists include Wynn Handman of
the
American Place Theatre; Joseph Papp of the N.Y. Shakespeare Theatre, and
playwrights Loften Mitchell, William Branch and Ronald Milner.
*NOTE: Pre-empted last week by coverage of the Gemini flight.
12.10 [516] Camera Three: Persepolis
27Nov1966
Host James Macandrew
cast:
Dimitra Steris narrates
Synopsis:
An unusual experience for American viewers with little or no knowledge of
Iran and its culture. Camera Three presents a philosophical film called,
"Persepolis", written and produced by a young Iranian poet, Ferydoun Rahnema
which casts its sights on the meaning behind all civilized societies.
Dr. Hafex Farman-Farmaian Professor of Persian history at Columbia discusses
the film with host James Macandrew.
12.11 [517] Camera Three: Music of the Middle Ages
04Dec1966
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
The Early Music Quartet of Munich, Germany, who specialize in playing early
wind and string instruments which have disappeared from the musical scene,
perform and discuss the ten medieval selections they have chosen for recital
this morning.
12.12 [518] Camera Three: The Nature of Time
11Dec1966
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Camera Three presents a probing look into the mysterious nature of time;
what it is and how it can be studied. There are views of an antique Chinese
clock
activated by burning incense, the shuffling of a deck of playing cards, a
beating heart, bodily movement and the complete life cycle of a pumpkin.
An unusual film footage, including a view of a beating human heart.
12.13 [519] Camera Three: Subbulakshmi - Queen of Song
18Dec1966
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
India's most accomplished singer, Srimathi M S. Subbulakshmi, whom the late
Prime Minister Nehru called the "Queen of Song" performs excerpts from
her concert sung before the United Nations Assembly on United Nations Day.
Mme. Srimathi M.S. Subbulakshmi, India's renowned multilingual singer is
seen in filmed excerpts from her recent performance before the UN General
Assembley.
Five ragas are sung in three South Indian dialects.
The woman called "This Queen of Song" by the late Jawaharla Nehru performs
on Camera Three. She is Srimathi M.S. Subbulakshmi, and she is heard in
selections
from a two-hour concert she gave at the U.N. Her vocal dexterity is amazing
and the music has a lovely strange sound for Western ears.
12.14 [520] Camera Three: Christmas Safari or Lessons From the Ark
25Dec1966
Host James Macandrew
cast:
Hermione Gingold
Godfrey Cambridge
Henry Morgan
Synopsis:
A charming holiday interlude, non-religious but full of the humorous
satirical fables writers like James Thurber adored.
A program of readings led by Hermione Gingold, Godfrey Cambridge and Henry
Morgan of such imaginative tales as Thurber's "Further Fables of Our Time";
Hilaire Belloc's "The Bad Child's Book of Beasts"; and Samuel Hoffenstein's
"Poems in Praise of Practically Nothing".
12.15 [521] Camera Three: The Art of Sabicas
01Jan1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Spanish guitarist Sabicas demonstrates virtuosity in flamenco; Maria Alba
leads company of flamenco dancers.
One of the world's foremost flamenco guitarists, Sabicas, is the featured
guest of the program, performing the popular "Malaguena"
in addition to four of his own compositions. The program comes to a
flourishing conclusion with a flamenco solo by dancer Maria Alba and
a grand finale number by Miss Alba and her company of eight dancers.
12.16 [522] Camera Three: Personality and Policitcs: The View of Emery Kelen
08Jan1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Hungarian born Emery Kelen renowned political writer and cartoonist, whose
work spans coverage of the League of Nations and the United Nations,
will illustrate his cartoon art and political philosophy as the special
guest of Camera Three.
12.17 [523] Camera Three: The Doctors
15Jan1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Martin L. Gross' highly controversial book on the ethics and practices of
the medical profession is the subject of debate between the author
and Philadelphia radiologist, Dr. Paul F. Friedman.
12.18 [524] Camera Three: Coloratura 'Mad' Scenes
22Jan1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Gianna d'Angelo, Met Opera's American soprano, does "mad scene" from "Lucia
di Lammermoor," arias from Bellini's "I Puritani," Thomas' "Hamlet,"
with Alfredo Antonini conducting.
12.19 [525] Camera Three: The APA Rehearses
29Jan1967
Host James Macandrew
cast:
Sydney Walker
Donald Moffat
Clayton Cozatte
Jennifer Harmon
Betty Miller
Synopsis:
An interesting backstage look at one of the outstanding repertory theatres
In the country, the APA, rehearsing for its current Broadway production
of Henrik Ibsen's "The Wild Duck," Director Stephen Porter, and actors
Sydney Walker, Donald Moffat, Clayton Corzatte, Jennifer Harmon and Betty
Miller
are hard at work in preparation.
12.20 [526] Camera Three: The Tradition of Wine
05Feb1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
A diverting exploration of the pleasures, traditions, origins and varieties
of wine by a leading authority on the subject, Robert Jay Misch,
provides a leitmotif in a world of crisis.
12.21 [527] Camera Three: Seven Aspects of Shaw [Part I]
12Feb1967 [rerun 06Aug67]
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Part I. Actress-producer-director Margaret Webster takes a look at George
Bernard Shaw in this two-part study of Shaw, the multi-faceted man,
as characterized in his plays. In part one today Miss Webster reads excerpts
from "Man and Superman," "Candida," "Mrs. Warren's Profession,"
and "Pygmalion," for delightful revelations of his social and personal
idiocyncrasies.
12.22 [528] Camera Three: The Artist as Teacher
19Feb1967 [rerun 27Aug67]
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
World renowned mezzo-soprano Jennie Tourel, whose operatic and concert
career spans more than 30 years, also enjoys working with talented students
in master classes and in private at her home. This half hour finds Miss
Tourel Discussing her experience as a teacher with host James Macandrew.
12.23 [529] Camera Three: Seven Aspects of Shaw [Part II]
26Feb1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Part II. Two weeks ago, actress-director-producer Margaret Webster delighted
Camera Three fans, illustrating the fascinating variety of
George Bernard Shaw's moods and ideas by reading from his plays. This
morning in Part H, Miss Webster does more of the same with excerpts
from Shaw's "Major Barbara, "Back to Methuselah," "Fanny's First Play," and
letters to a Benedictine nun.
12.24 [530] Camera Three: Red Grooms
05Mar1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
If avant-garde art and films happen to be your cup of tea, here's a chance
to meet Red Grooms, 20-year-old from Nashville, Teen.
Examples of his three-dimensional works of art, and unusual films, amplify
and illustrate Mr. Grooms' discussion
12.25 [531] Camera Three: Aubrey Beardsley and His World
12Mar1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Tying in with a New York exhibit, "Camera" presents discussion of the work
of Artist-Illustrator Aubrey Beardsley, who died in 1898 after a brief but
brilliant career.
Of particular interest to gallery-goers and art lovers in general, this
program pays tribute to the exquisite work of artist-illustrator Aubrey
Beardsley,
who died in 1898 at the age of 26.
Brian Reade, curator of prints and drawings at London's Victoria and Albert
Museum who arranged for the exhibit of Beardsley's work at New York's
Gallery of Modern Art
and Oscar Wilde's son Vyvyan Holland discuss the artist's life and work.
Costume designs from Beardsley drawings are seen in an excerpt from the 1922
film "Salome" based on Wilde's play.
12.26 [532] Camera Three: This Was Toscanini
19Mar1967
Narrator William Prince
Synopsis:
"This Was Toscanini" on Camera Three is another tribute to the great
conductor, born 100 years" ago. Taken mostly from the book of the same name,
William Prince is narrator. Photos of Toscanini by Robert Hupka illustrate
excerpts from his recordings.
[--] Camera Three: Pool Sharks
26Mar1967 postponed to April 23, 1967
pre-empted for Easter Sunday Service
12.27 [533] Camera Three: W.C. Fields Rediscovered
02Apr1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
For his many devotees, the great bulbous-nosed comedian hardly needs
rediscovery. However, they should be interested in the appearance of W.
Claude Fields Jr.,
the comedian's son, his discussion of his father's work with World Journal
Tribune movie critic Judith Crist and the illustrative film clips which will
be shown.
12.28 [534] Camera Three: Jan Peerce Anniversary
09Apr1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
A special tribute to the tenor who is celebrating his 25th season with the
Metropolitan Opera, will be presented on "Camera Three" Sunday, April 9 at 9
a.m. on CBS Television.
To celebrate the occasion, Jan Peerce will sing the aria "De 'Miei Bollenti
Spiriti" from "La Traviata," the opera in which he made his debut with the
Met.
He also will sing "II Mio Tesoro" from Mozart's "Don Giovanni." In a lighter
vein, the tenor will perform "Bluebird of Happiness," a popular song of some
years back
which earned Peerce a golden record for sales of more than one million
copies. Accompaniment is provided by the CBS Symphony, conducted by Alfredo
Antonini.
12.29 [535] Camera Three: Group Theater
16Apr1967
Host James Macandrew
cast:
Harold Clurman
Lee Strasberg
Bobby Lewis
Synopsis:
Particularly interesting for drama students and theater buffs who remember
the celebrated actors and productions of the Group Theater of the '30s.
Three of their famed alumni director-critic Harold Clurman; Actors Studio
head Lee Strasberg; and director Bobby Lewis discuss the work of the group,
and the experiment of its existence.
12.30 [536] Camera Three: Pool Sharks
23Apr1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
A showing of the rare footage entitled "Pool Sharks," filmed in 1915 and in
action with W.C. Fields on his classic court, the billiard table.
Guests include W. Claude Fields Jr., who talks about his father's
personality and English Professor Albert Goldman who has written about
Fields' special brand of comedy.
Film excerpts include "The Golf Specialist", "The Dentist" and "The Fatal
Glass of Beer".
*NOTE: This program was post-poned on March 26, 1967.
12.31 [537] Camera Three: Ian and Sylvia
30Apr1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Canadian folk singers Ian and Sylvia, who not only sing but write their
songs as well, entertain fans of the series with a
round of songs in English and French that illustrate their style and
content.
12.32 [538] Camera Three: Walk Down My Street
07May1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Excerpts from "Walk Down My Street" a review written by schoolteacher Norman
Curtis and his wife Patricia. Selections satirize the problems of
Negro and Puerto Rican youngsters. Curtis calls the review "social action
theater with special significance for youth".
[--] Camera Three:
14May1967
pre-empted by Whitsunday Oratorio of
"Galileo"
A new oratorio with libretto by Joe Darion, lyricist for the Broadway hit
"Man of La Mancha". The oratorio sung by the Camerata Singers, recounts
how the 16th century astronomer Galileo was tried by the Inquistion for
announcing that the earth was not the center of the universe.
Ezra Laderman composed the music. Alfredo Antonini conducts the CBS Symphony
Orchestra.
12.33 [539] Camera Three: Stephen Kates
21May1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Cellist Stephen Kates, the 24-year-old who won a silver medal at last year's
Moscow Tchaikowsky Competition guests.
Kates discusses his music with Howard Klein of the New York Times and host
James Macandrew and plays Tchaikovsky's "Variations on a Rococo Theme",
accompanied by the CBS Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Alfredo
Antonini.
12.34 [540] Camera Three: Screenwriting
28May1967
Host James Macandrew
cast:
Harold Pinter
Joseph Losey
Synopsis:
English playwright Harold Pinter talks about the art of screenwriting.
Pinter discusses his collaboration with director Joseph Losey on "The
Servant" and "Accident"
and talks about the theme and style of each film. Scenes from both movies
are shown.
12.35 [541] Camera Three: Jose de Creeft
04Jun1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
A film about Spanish-born sculptor Jose de Creeft. Filmmaker Bob Hanson is
seen at De Creeft's studio in Rye, N.Y. where he talks with the 82-year-old
sculptor
about his philosophy of art, his reminiscences of such fellow artists as
Picasso and Juan Gris and the state of contemporary sculpture.
12.36 [542] Camera Three: A Knickerbocker Portrait [Part I]
11Jun1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Actor Geddeth Smith is responsible for the on-and-off screen portrait of
Washington Irving, the 19th Century American author known best, perhaps,
for his story "Rip Van Winkle." In Part One this morning, actor Smith
discusses Washington Irving's adventuresome life as a writer of essays and
fiction,
a traveler abroad and a diplomat, and a man at his home on the Hudson. A
rare and welcome television study of a major American talent.
12.37 [543] Camera Three: Citizen Welles [Part I]
18Jun1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
First of a two-parter on the fantastic showbusiness career of Orson Welles
covers the years 1931, when he was considered a theater prodigy at the age
of 16
through 1946 when he went into self-imposed exile in Europe after his
disillusionment with Hollywood. In between, as many a theater, movie or
radio buff will remember,
there were his appearances on stage in Katherine Cornell productions, his
famous Mercury Theatre productions, his fabulous "War of the Worlds" 1938
radio broadcast
"from Mars" which frightened the whole listening public, and then, of
course, his 1941 movie classic "Citizen Kane" with film clips included.
12.38 [544] Camera Three: Citizen Welles [Part II]
25Jun1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
The last half of a study of the many-sided show-business career of Orson
Welles is on screen.
The creative energy Orson Welles has expended on his showbusiness career in
Europe during his self-imposed exile from Hollywood, concludes this
two-part study of an extraordinary talent.
12.39 [545] Camera Three: A Knickerbocker Portrait [Part II]
02Jul1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
Whether or not you saw Part I, a few weeks back, in which actor Geddeth
Smith traced the life and work of Washington Irving, tune in today for his
one-man rendition of the famous Irving tale, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
A wonderful visit with a very old friend.
A retelling of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" highlights the conclusion of "A
Knickerbocker Portrait", an exploration of the life and work of Washington
Irving.
Actor Geddeth Smith recounts the legend about schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and
his encounter with the headless horseman a tale contained in Irving's
"Sketch Book" (1819).
12.40 [546] Camera Three: Sometimes I'm Up, Sometimes I'm Down
09Jul1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
This is the story of an island and its people, descendants of slaves,, who
have chosen to live a life based on their African heritage of musk,
religious faith and folklore. Guy Carawan, folk singer and musicologist, and
Robert Yellin, photographer singer, spent two years on Johns Island,
off the coast of Charleston, S.C., taping the activities of the Negroes, in
song, talk and play, excerpts of which they show here today.
12.41 [547] Camera Three: This is the Rill Speaking
16Jul1967
Host James Macandrew
Synopsis:
One-act play by Lanford Wilson about smalltown life in the Ozarks.
[--] Camera Three: Valentina Felix Sings Songs of
Portugal
23Jul1967 [repeat from 25Jul65]
[--] Camera Three: La Belle Epoque: The Boyhood Photos of J.H. Lartigue
30Jul1967 [repeat from 02Oct66]
It is made up of some of the early work of the French photographer.
[--] Camera Three: Seven Aspects of Shaw [Part I]
06Aug1967 [repeat from 12Feb67]
Actress-producer-director Margaret Webster takes a look at George Bernard
Shaw in this two-part study of Shaw, the multifaceted man,
as characterized in his plays. In Part One today, Miss Webster reads
excerpts from "Man and Superman," "Candida," "Mrs. Warren's Profession"
and "Pygmalion" for delightful revelations of his social and personal
idiosyncracies.
[--] Camera Three: Seven Aspects of Shaw [Part II]
13Aug1967 [repeat from 19Feb67]
In part one last week, actress-director-producer Margaret Webster tapped the
fascinating variety of George Bernard Shaw's moods and ideas by
reading from his plays. In part two today, she does more of the same with
juicy excerpts from Shaw's "Major Barbara," "Back to Methuselah," Play,"
and "Fanny's First letters to a Benedictine nun.
[--] Camera Three: A Visit with Earl Robinson
20Aug1967 [repeat from 18Jul65]
This 1965 visit with composer-lyricist Earl Robinson, best known as the
author of "Ballad for Americans," "The House I Live In" and other
protest songs of the '30s and '40s, in eludes a discussion of Robinson's
career and a rendition of some of his songs.
[--] Camera Three: The Artist as Teacher
27Aug1967 [repeat from 19Feb67]
World renowned mezzo-soprano Jennie Tourel of the Thirties and Forties,
whose operatic and concert career spans more than 30 years, also enjoys
working
with talented students in master classes and in private at her home. In this
half hour, Miss Tourel discusses her experience as a teacher with host James
Macandrew.
[--] Camera Three: The Rescue of Abu Simbel
03Sep1967 [repeat from 19Jun66]
The title refers to the huge temples of Rameses II of Egypt who ruled the
land in the 13th Century B.C. In order to make way for the Aswan Dam, the
temples
were removed from the shores of the Nile River. Photographer William
MacQuitty narrates the showing of iilms he took of the dismantling and
installation processes.
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