"The Seven Lively Arts" (1957) TV series

Writer:

Loring Mandel (writer) (episode)

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

3 November 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Music

Plot Keywords:

Number In Title

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy.

Cast

John Crosby

...

Himself - Host (7 episodes, 1957-1958)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

This short-lived anthology series was the first to present a TV production (albeit abridged) of Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker". It was the Balanchine version, telecast only three-and-a-half years after it premiered onstage. There would be more productions of "The Nutcracker" on CBS than on any of the other then-existing commercial networks over the next thirty years. But it would not be until the late 1960's that the ballet would become an annual tradition in the United States.