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Omnibus

Season 1 Episode 25: A Tale of Two Cities

The program has five segments: (1) "A Tale of Two Cities" (reading of an excerpt, 'The Fancy Ball', from Charles Dickens' novel), (2) "Gaite Parisienne" (ballet to music by Offenbach), (3) "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma" (James Thurber story),...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 8 My Brother Henry

8. My Brother Henry

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The program has five segments: (1) "My Brother Henry" (J.M. Barrie story), (2...

Episode 11 Vive!

11. Vive!

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The program has five segments: (1) "Vive!" (story), (2) "The Servant with Two...

Episode 13 Die Fledermaus

13. Die Fledermaus

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The program has three segments: (1) "Die Fledermaus" (English-language produc...

Episode 16 La Boheme

16. La Boheme

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The program has only one segment: "La Boheme" (English-language production of...

Episode 17 The Happy Journey

17. The Happy Journey

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The program has five segments: (1) "The Happy Journey" (Thornton Wilder story...

Episode 22 Grandma Moses

22. Grandma Moses

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The program has five segments: (1) "Grandma Moses" (showing of a 1950 film sh...

Episode 26 Arms and the Man

26. Arms and the Man

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The program has three segments: (1) "Arms and the Man" (staging of George Ber...

Info about Omnibus

Seasons: 8

Network: CBS

Production Countries: United States, Italy, Spain

Genres:Drama, Music, History