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George and Mildred Schaefer collection, 1945-1996

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Series 1. Scripts, 1945-1996 (continued)
Television Productions, 1953-1996
BOX-FOLDER 3/1 Hamlet [and] King Richard II [and] Macbeth, 1954, and undated
Producer: Maurice Evans
Hamlet by William Shakespeare, adapted for television; originally broadcast by the National Broadcasting Company. King Richard II by William Shakespeare, adapted for television. Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted for television; originally broadcast November 28, 1954 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 3/2 Hamlet
BOX-FOLDER 3/3 Macbeth
BOX-FOLDER 4/1 One touch of Venus [and] Alice in Wonderland, 1955
Production company: Dallas State Fair Musicals [and] Maurice Evans Productions
One Touch of Venus originally broadcast August 27, 1955 on NBC-TV. Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, from the stage play by Eva Le Gallienne and Florida Friebus, adapted for television by Friebus; originally broadcast October 23, 1955 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 4/2 The Devil's disciple [and] Dream girl, 1955
Production company: Maurice Evans Productions
The Devil's Disciple, by Bernard Shaw, adapted for television by S. Mark Smith; originally broadcast November 20, 1955 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Dream Girl by Elmer Rice, adapted for television by S. Mark Smith; originally broadcast December 11, 1955 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 4/3 The Corn is green [and] The Good fairy, 1956
Production company: Maurice Evans Productions
The Corn is Green by Emlyn Williams, adapted for television by Arthur Arent; originally broadcast January 8, 1956 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. The Good Fairy by Ferenc Molnar, adapted for television by Jean Kerr; originally broadcast February 5, 1956 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 5/1 The Taming of the shrew [and] The Cradle song, 1956
Production company: Maurice Evans Productions
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, adapted for television by William Nichols and Michael Hogan; originally broadcast March 18, 1956 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. The Cradle Song by Gregorio and Maria Martinez Sierra, translated by John Garrett Underhill, written for television by James Costigan; originally broadcast May 6, 1956 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 5/2 Born yesterday [and] Man and superman, 1956
Production company: Milberg Productions, Inc.
Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin; originally broadcast October 28, 1956 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw, edited for television by Joseph Schrank; originally broadcast November 25, 1956 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 5/3 The Little foxes [and] The Lark, 1956-1957
Production company: Milberg Productions, Inc.
The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman, adapted for television by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast December 16, 1956 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. The Lark, a teleplay by James Costigan, based on the play by Jean Anouilh, adapted for the stage by Lillian Hellman; originally broadcast February 10, 1957 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 6/1 There shall be no night [and] The Yeomen of the guard, 1957
Production company: Milberg Productions, Inc.
There Shall Be No Night written by Robert Sherwood, adapted for television by Morton Wishengrad; originally broadcast March 17, 1957 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. The Yeomen of the Guard written by Sir William Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, adapted for television by William Nichols; originally broadcast April 10, 1957 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 6/2 The Green pastures [and] On borrowed time, 1957
Production company: Milberg Productions, Inc.
The Green Pastures by Marc Connelly, adapted for television by Connelly; originally broadcast October 17, 1957 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame, restaged with most of the same cast March 23, 1959. On Borrowed Time by Paul Osborn, adapted for television by James Costigan; originally broadcast November 17, 1957 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 7/1 Little moon of Alban [and] Dial M for murder
Production company: A Milberg Production
Little Moon of Alban, an original teleplay by James Costigan; originally broadcast March 24, 1958 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Dial M for Murder written and adapted for television by Frederick Knott; originally broadcast April 25, 1958 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 6/3 Little moon of Alban
BOX-FOLDER 6/4 Dial M for murder
Dial M for Murder, a new play by Frederick Knott; originally staged in 1952.
BOX-FOLDER 7/2 Harvey [and] Johnny Belinda, 1958
Production company: Milberg Productions, Inc.
Harvey by Mary Chase, adapted for television by Jacqueline Babbin and Audrey Gellen; originally broadcast September 22, 1958 as part of the DuPont Show of the Month. Johnny Belinda, television play by Theodore Apstein, from the play by Elmer Harris; originally broadcast October 13, 1958 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Includes 1 loose page of timing notes for Harvey on letter-size ruled paper.
BOX-FOLDER 8/1 Kiss me Kate [and] The Gift of the Magi [and] Berkeley Square, 1958-1959
Production companies: Milberg Productions, Inc.; and Talent Associates
Kiss Me, Kate by Sam and Bella Spewack, music and lyrics by Cole Porter; originally broadcast November 20, 1958 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, music and lyrics by Richard Adler, story adaptation by Wilson Lehr; originally broadcast December 9, 1958 as part of the W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company's Christmas Showcase. Berkeley Square by John L. Balderston, adapted for television by Theodore Apstein; originally broadcast February 5, 1959 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 8/2 The Green pastures [and] Meet me in St. Louis, 1959
Production companies: Milberg Productions, Inc.; and Talent Associates
The Green Pastures by Marc Connelly, adapted for television by Connelly; originally broadcast March 23, 1959 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame, restaging with most of the same cast from the production of October 17, 1957. Meet Me in St. Louis, based on the book by Sally Benson, original screenplay by Irving Brecher and Fred F. Finkelhoffe, adapted for television by George Baxt; originally broadcast April 26, 1959.
BOX-FOLDER 9/1 Winterset [and] A Doll's house, 1959
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
Winterset by Maxwell Anderson, adapted for television by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast October 26, 1959 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. A Doll's House, adaptd by James Costigan, from the play by Henrik Ibsen; originally broadcast November 15, 1959 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 9/2 A Christmas festival [and] The Tempest [and] The Cradle song, 1959-1960
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
A Christmas Festival written and conceived by Carl Beier; originally broadcast December 13, 1959 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. The Tempest by William Shakespeare, adapted for television by John Edward Friend; originally broadcast February 3, 1960 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. The Cradle Song by Gregorio and Maria Martinez Sierra, translated by John Garrett Underhill, written for television by James Costigan; originally broadcast April 10, 1960 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 10/1 Turn the key deftly [and] Captain Brassbound's conversion [and] Shangri-La [and] Golden Child, 1960
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
Turn the Key Deftly by Alfred Bester; originally broadcast March 6, 1960 as part of NBC Sunday Showcase. Captain Brassbound's Conversion by George Bernard Shaw, adapted for television by Theodore Apstein; originally broadcast May 2, 1960 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Shangri-La, a new play with music by James Hilton, Harry Warren, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee; originally broadcast October 24, 1960 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Golden Child, a Christmas opera, libretto by Paul Engle, music by Philip Bezanson; originally broadcast December 16, 1960 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 10/2 Macbeth, 1960-05-15
Macbeth shooting script; originally broadcast November 20, 1960 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 11/1 Time remembered [and] Barabbas [and] Joke, 1961
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
Time Remembered, a romantic comedy by Jean Anouilh, adapted for television by Theodore Apstein, from the English version by Patricia Moyes; originally broadcast February 7, 1961 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Give Us Barabbas! by Henry Denker; originally broadcast March 26, 1961 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. The Joke and the Valley, an original teleplay by Jerry C. McNeely; originally broadcast May 5, 1961 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 11/2 Victoria Regina [and] Arsenic and old lace, 1961-1962
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
Victoria Regina by Laurence Housman, adapted for television by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast November 30, 1961 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring, adapted for television by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast February 5, 1962 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 12/1 Hour of the bath [and] The Teahouse of the August Moon [and] Cyrano de Bergerac, 1961-1962
Production companies: Avasta Productions; and Compass Productions, Inc.
The Hour of the Bath, by Don Stafford; originally broadcast January 16, 1962 as part of Alcoa Premiere. The Teahouse of the August Moon by John Patrick, from the novel by Vern Sneider, adapted for television by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast October 26, 1962 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmond Rostand, translated by Brian Hooker, television adaptation by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast December 6, 1962 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 12/2 The Hands of Danofrio [and] Pygmalion [and] The invincible Mr. Disraeli, 1962-1963
Production companies: Avasta Productions; and Compass Productions, Inc.
The Hands of Danofrio, story by Larry Marcus, teleplay by James Gunn and Marcus; originally broadcast November 29, 1962 as part of Alcoa Premiere. Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw, adapted for television by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast February 6, 1963 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. The Invincible Mr. Disraeli, an original teleplay by James Lee; originally broadcast April 4, 1963 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 13/1 The Patriots [and] A Cry of angels, 1963
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
The Patriots, by Sidney Kingsley, adapted for television by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast November 15, 1963 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. A Cry of Angels, a new teleplay by Sherman Yellen; originally broadcast December 15, 1963 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 13/2 Abe Lincoln in Illinois [and] Little moon of Alban, 1963-1964
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
Abe Lincoln in Illinois by Robert E. Sherwood, television adaptation by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast February 2, 1964 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Little Moon of Alban, an original television play by James Costigan; originally broadcast March 18, 1964 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 14/1 The Fantasticks [and] The Magnificent Yankee [and] The Holy terror, 1964-1965
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
The Fantasticks, words by Tom Jones, music by Havey L. Schmidt, suggested by the play Les romanesques by Edmond Rostand, adapted for television by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast October 18, 1964 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. The Magnificent Yankee by Emmet Lavery, adapted for television by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast January 28, 1965 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. The Holy Terror, an original play for television by James Lee; originally broadcast April 7, 1965 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 14/2 Eagle in a cage [and] Inherit the wind [and] Lamp at midnight, 1964-1966
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
Eagle in a Cage by Millard Lampell; originally broadcast October 20, 1965 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, adapted for television by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast November 18, 1965 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Lamp at Midnight by Barrie Stavis, adapted for television by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast April 27, 1966 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 15/1 Barefoot in Athens [and] Blithe spirit, 1966
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
Barefoot in Athens by Maxwell Anderson, television adaptation by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast November 11, 1966 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Blithe Spirit, an improbable farce by Noel Coward, television adaptation by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast December 7, 1966 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 15/2 Anastasia [and] Soldier in love, 1966-1967
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
Anastasia by Marcelle Maurette, English adaptation by Guy Bolton, television adaptation by John Edward Friend; originally broadcast March 17, 1967 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Soldier in Love, an original play for television by Jerome Ross; originally broadcast April 26, 1967 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 16/1 Saint Joan [and] Elizabeth the queen [and] The Admirable Crichton, 1967-1968
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
Saint Joan by Bernard Shaw, adapted for television by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast December 4, 1967 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Elizabeth the Queen by Maxwell Anderson, adapted for television by John Edward Friend; originally broadcast January 31, 1968 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. The Admirable Crichton by James M. Barrie, adapted for television by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast May 2, 1968 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 16/2 Do not go gentle into that good night [and] My father my mother, 1967-1968
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, an original television play by Loring Mandel; originally broadcast October 1967 as part of CBS Playhouse. My Father and My Mother, an original television play by Robert Crean; originally broadcast February 1968 as part of CBS Playhouse.
BOX-FOLDER 17/1 The File on Devlin [and] Gideon
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
TheFile on Devlin, a teleplay by Michael Dyne, based on the novel by Catherine Gaskin; originally broadcast November 21, 1969 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Gideon by Paddy Chayefsky, television adaptation by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast March 26, 1971 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 17/2 U.S.A. [and] A New kind of love, 1971
U. S. A., by Paul Shyre and John Dos Passos, based on the novel by Dos Passos; originally broadcast May 4, 1971 as part of KCET's Hollywood Television Theatre. A New Kind of Love, Part One, a television pilot for NBC.
BOX-FOLDER 17/3 A War of children [and] F. Scott Fitzgerald and the last of the belles, 1972-1974
Production companies: Tomorrow Entertainment, Inc.; and Titus Productions, Inc.
A War of Children, story and screenplay by James Costigan; originally broadcast December 5, 1972. F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles by James Costigan; originally broadcast January 7, 1974. Includes 7 loose pages of staging layouts staples together.
BOX-FOLDER 17/4 A war of children
Production company: Tomorrow Entertainment, Inc.
Copy 2. Softcover.
A War of Children, story and screenplay by James Costigan; originally broadcast December 5, 1972.
BOX-FOLDER 18/1 Love story: Beginner's luck [and] The Youngest lovers, 1973
Production company: Paramount Television
Scripts for episodes 7 and 10 of the NBC television series Love Story. Beginner's Luck (originally titled Mr. Jones and Ms. Brown), teleplay by Dale Eunson; originally broadcast November 28, 1973. The Youngest Lovers (originally titled Mr. Jones and Ms. Brown), teleplay by Stephen and Elinor Karpf, and William Bast; originally broadcast December 19, 1973.
BOX-FOLDER 18/2 Carl Sandburg's Lincoln: Mrs. Lincoln's husband [and] Sad figure laughing [and] Prairie lawyer, 1974-1975
Carl Sandburg's Lincoln, a television mini-series in six parts, based on the Sandburg's works. Mrs. Lincoln's Husband, by James Prideaux; originally broadcast September 6, 1974. Sad Figure, Laughing, by Jerry McNeely; originally broadcast February 12, 1975. Prairie Lawyer, story by Emmet Lavery, teleplay by Irene and Louis Kamp; originally broadcast April 7, 1975.
BOX-FOLDER 18/3 Carl Sandburg's Lincoln: The Unwilling warrior [and] Crossing Fox River [and] The Last days, 1974-1976
Carl Sandburg's Lincoln, a television mini-series in six parts, based on the Sandburg's works. The Unwilling Warror, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee; originally broadcast September 3, 1975. Crossing Fox River, by Loring Mandel; originally broadcast January 12, 1976. The Last Days, by Philip Reisman, Jr.; originally broadcast April 14, 1976.
BOX-FOLDER 19/1 In this house of Brede [and] Truman at Potsdam, 1975-1976
Production companies: Compass Productions, Inc.; Talent Associates Ltd.; and Maclean and Co.
In This House of Brede, by James Costigan, based on the novel by Rumer Godden; originally broadcast February 27, 1975. Truman at Potsdam, teleplay by Sidney Carroll, based on the book Meeting at Potsdam by Charles L. Mee, Jr.; originally broadcast April 8, 1976 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 19/2 The Last of Mrs. Lincoln, 1975-1976
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln by James Prideaux; originally broadcast September 16, 1976 as part of KCET's Hollywood Television Theatre.
BOX-FOLDER 19/3 Land of hope, 1976
Land of Hope by Rose Leiman Goldemberg; originally broadcast May 13, 1976 on CBS. Working titles include Streets of Gold, Pavements of Gold, and David's Uncle.
BOX-FOLDER 19/4 Amelia Earhart, 1976
Production company: Universal Television
Amelia Earhart by Carol Sobieski; originally broadcast October 25, 1976.
BOX-FOLDER 20/1 The Girl called Hatter Fox, 1977
Production company: EMI Television Programs, Inc.
The Girl Called Hatter Fox, by Darryl Ponicsan, based on the book by Marilyn Harris; originally broadcast October 12, 1977.
BOX-FOLDER 20/2 Our town, 1977
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