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Cameo Theatre
Cameo Theatre is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1950 to 1955, three times as a summer replacement and once as a mid-season replacement for other series.
The live series, produced by Albert McCleery, introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, which had been well established and popularized since 1947 by Margo Jones with her Theatre '47 in Dallas, Texas. McCleery's method of staging employed minimal sets and props well lit within a black background, enabling cameras to move about with much freedom in the darkness, picking up shots from any angle. McCleery's skill with this type of staging led directly to his producer role with NBC's Matinee Theatre. The technique put the focus directly on the characters and dialogue rather than scenery.[citation needed] The way that McCleery used cameras became known as the "cameo shot" and was imitated widely.
Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse (Cambria, California) recalled:
Cameo Theatre featured adaptations from the short stories of Roald Dahl, Shirley Jackson, Irwin Shaw, and others. The Paley Center for Media detailed the scripting contribution of Ellen M. Violett:
Cameo Theatre was notable for developing young writers. Scripter Raphael Hayes recalled entering broadcasting after he left the Army:
NBC carried the series as a replacement show four times: It was telecast from June 14 to September 27, 1950, as a summer replacement for the second half-hour of Four Star Revue.[citation needed] From June 18, 1951, to August 6, 1951, it replaced What's My name?. It replaced Leave It to the Girls from January 6 to April 13, 1952. The series concluded in 1955 as a summer replacement (July 3 to August 21) for The Loretta Young Show.
Time slots for the broadcasts were as follows:
Each episode ended with McCleery's trademark closing tag, a hand holding chalk and writing "Albert McCleery" on a blackboard. The hand, however, was not McCleery's; although realistic in appearance, it was actually a mannequin hand holding the chalk.[citation needed]
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Cameo Theatre
Cameo Theatre is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1950 to 1955, three times as a summer replacement and once as a mid-season replacement for other series.
The live series, produced by Albert McCleery, introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, which had been well established and popularized since 1947 by Margo Jones with her Theatre '47 in Dallas, Texas. McCleery's method of staging employed minimal sets and props well lit within a black background, enabling cameras to move about with much freedom in the darkness, picking up shots from any angle. McCleery's skill with this type of staging led directly to his producer role with NBC's Matinee Theatre. The technique put the focus directly on the characters and dialogue rather than scenery.[citation needed] The way that McCleery used cameras became known as the "cameo shot" and was imitated widely.
Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse (Cambria, California) recalled:
Cameo Theatre featured adaptations from the short stories of Roald Dahl, Shirley Jackson, Irwin Shaw, and others. The Paley Center for Media detailed the scripting contribution of Ellen M. Violett:
Cameo Theatre was notable for developing young writers. Scripter Raphael Hayes recalled entering broadcasting after he left the Army:
NBC carried the series as a replacement show four times: It was telecast from June 14 to September 27, 1950, as a summer replacement for the second half-hour of Four Star Revue.[citation needed] From June 18, 1951, to August 6, 1951, it replaced What's My name?. It replaced Leave It to the Girls from January 6 to April 13, 1952. The series concluded in 1955 as a summer replacement (July 3 to August 21) for The Loretta Young Show.
Time slots for the broadcasts were as follows:
Each episode ended with McCleery's trademark closing tag, a hand holding chalk and writing "Albert McCleery" on a blackboard. The hand, however, was not McCleery's; although realistic in appearance, it was actually a mannequin hand holding the chalk.[citation needed]
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