TV last week showed early foot, then fell off the pace, finally closed strong. It was away from the post with The Taming of the Shrew, a brisk Shakespearean gallop which showed Maurice Evans at the top of his form as the impetuous Petruchio. while Lilli Palmer gave smouldering life to the imperious Kate. Staged with wit and imagination by The Hit Parade's William Nichols and costumed brilliantly by Rouben Ter-Arutunian, Shrew was one of the best of Maurice Evans' productions.
ABC lapsed from its usual pattern of filmed shows to try a live...
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