Monodrama Theater [SEP] original network
Monodrama Theater
Monodrama Theater, also known as Mono-Drama Theatre, was a late night television series which aired on the DuMont Television Network weekdays at 11pm ET from May 1952 to December 1953.
Production background.
The series consisted of a single actor or actress performing in front of a black curtain, or bare stage, with recorded music cues, in an example of monodrama. Some sources suggest this series, produced by Lawrence Menkin (1911-2000), also aired episodes of "One Man's
network TV programs
Bibliography.
- David Weinstein, "The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television" (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004)
- Alex McNeil, "Total Television", Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980)
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows", Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964)
External links.
- "Monodrama Theater" at IMDB
- DuMont