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Great Performances

Great Performances

Season 3

January 23, 1974 10 episodes

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Episode 1
E1
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E1. Episode 1

Jan 23, 1974
June Moon
E2
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E2. June Moon

Jan 30, 1974

In a nod to the days of classic American comedy, a 1929's Tin Pan Alley lyricist meets a composer who has a big hit: "Paprika... the Spice of My Life."

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
E3
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E3. The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd

May 8, 1974

Mr. Holroyd is an alcoholic, abusive miner in pre-WWI England who terrorizes his family. Mrs. Holroyd plans to run away with her would-be lover when Mr. Holroyd dies in a mining accident, leaving the family torn with guilt over their hatred of the dead man. Geraldine Page and Rex Robins star.

Antigone
E4
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E4. Antigone

Feb 13, 1974
King Lear
E5
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E5. King Lear

175m Feb 20, 1974

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

Episode 6
E6
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E6. Episode 6

Mar 20, 1974
Episode 7
E7
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E7. Episode 7

Mar 27, 1974
Episode 8
E8
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E8. Episode 8

May 8, 1974
Episode 9
E9
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E9. Episode 9

May 22, 1974
Episode 10
E10
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E10. Episode 10

Dec 25, 1974

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