Caesar and Cleopatra

September 30, 1951 rich

Synopsis

The second-season opener broadcast from the London Palladium, with Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh performing a scene from George Bernard Shaw's "Caesar and Cleopatra." George Sanders traded barbed banter with Bankhead and sang; Fred Allen and Jack Buchanan staged a British-flavored take on "Allen's Alley" billed as "Buchanan's Mews"; and Beatrice Lillie sang "I Apologize."

Sources:oldtimeradiodownloads.com, martingrams.blogspot.com

Cast

Cast: George Sanders, Bea Lillie, Sir Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh

Editorial Notes

• First Show of the Second Season. From London
• George Sanders, Bea Lillie, Sir Laurence Olivier, Vivian Leigh First Show of the Second Season. From London (Haendiges log)

Production Notes

• Broadcast from the London Palladium, the first of two overseas season-two openers.