Three by Tennessee explained

Series:	Kraft Television Theatre
Season:	11
Episode:	27
Director:	Sidney Lumet
Based On:	plays by Tennessee Williams
Length:	60 mins

Three by Tennessee is an episode of the television series Kraft Television Theatre that consisted of three one-act plays by Tennessee Williams:

• Mooney's Kid Don't Cry with Ben Gazzara and Lee Grant
• The Last of My Solid Gold Watches with Thomas Chalmers and Gene Saks
• This Property is Condemned with Zina Bethune and Martin Huston

Reception

Variety called it "hardly worth the effort".^[1]

The Montreal Star called it "an experiment not completely successful but wonderfully exciting all the same."^[2]

The Chicago Reader wrote "all plays have been skilfully shortened and given the proper mood by director Sidney Lumet and are beautifully performed."^[3]

Notes and References

1. Kraft Television Theatre. Variety. 27. 23 April 1958.
2. News: The Montreal Star. 17 April 1958. 30. Williams trilogy bright experiment.
3. News: Chicago Tribune. 16 April 1958. 34. Preview of today's network TV.