Purple Playhouse is a Canadian dramatic television series which aired on CBC Television in 1973.

Purple Playhouse
ComposerLouis Applebaum
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerPaddy Sampson
ProducerGeorge Jonas
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release25 February (1973-02-25) –
6 May 1973 (1973-05-06)

Premise

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American and European melodramas were adapted in this series of Canadian productions.

Scheduling

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This hour-long series was broadcast most Sunday evenings from 25 February to 6 May 1973, generally at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) except the final broadcast was aired at 8:00 p.m. Some dramas were based on characters such as Dracula and Sweeney Todd while others were adapted from such works as "The Bells", Box and Cox, The Corsican Brothers and The Lyons Mail. Actors seen in this series included Kay Hawtrey, Barry Morse and Chris Wiggins.

Purple Playhouse was named by Fletcher Markle as the phrase represents melodrama from Victorian times.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (September 2005). "Purple Playhouse". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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