Anthology Of Love (Part 1)
"We talk about love so much of the time, and yet we don't know what it means."
| Series | |
|---|---|
| In The Dark | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1994-11 | |
| Cast | |
| Tim Jerome, Beth Dixon | |
| Format | |
| Improv Actors, Singing, 30 minutes | |
| Preceded by: | Either Or (Part 2) |
| Followed by: | Anthology Of Love (Part 2) |
Anthology Of Love (Part 1) is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series In The Dark. It was originally broadcast in 1994.
Synopsis
Singing accompanied by a ukulele. A man offers vague cliches about love in between acted vignettes in which he and a woman named Doreen engage in various romantic adventures and she sacrifices himself for his benefit. The Pauper's day parade, in which the poor are force to make floats and balloons celebrating their condition: the starving man, bag lady, beggar, and squeegee man balloons; the tenement float. Doreen lets him stand on her back, falls and is paralyzed. During a walk in the woods, Doreen lies down in a river so he can cross without getting his shoes wet. They move a piano, and she is crushed. Trapped in a lifeboat, she feeds him by carving her own flesh.
Music
- "When You're Smiling", sung by Arthur Miller
- "Moonglow", sung by Arthur Miller
Miscellanea
This show is available on joefrank.com as a single 60 minute program combining Anthology Of Love (Part 1) and Anthology Of Love (Part 2).
The material from this program was re-ordered and issued as Anthology Of Love (Remix) as part of the series The Other Side (Series)
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