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

Premise

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

Scheduling

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.

References

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

External links

• Allan, Blaine (1996). "Purple Playhouse". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
• Purple Playhouse at IMDb

• CBC Television original programming
• 1973 Canadian television series debuts
• 1973 Canadian television series endings