THE COFFIN-MAKER
[SHORT-STORY]
Also known as “The Undertaker,” this story by Alexander Pushkin was part of the collection
considered the true beginning of the modern short story in Russian literature.
[Program information]
ORIGINATION: CBK, Winnipeg, Manitoba (CBC Western Network); et al.
DURATION: August 30, 1939; et al.
PERSONNEL: Robert Allen (producer—1950, Four to the Queen), Earle A. Birney
(scriptwriter—1950, Four to the Queen), Gordon Burwash (scriptwriter—1939, Everyman’s
Theatre), John Hobday (producer—1960, Halifax Theatre), Richard F. Stockton (scriptwriter—
1960, Halifax Theatre).
EXTANT RECORDINGS: None.
[Program log]
EVERYMAN’S THEATRE (CBK, WINNIPEG)
[???day—9:00-9:30 PM]
August 30, 1939 “The Coffin-Maker”
FOUR TO THE QUEEN (CBC VANCOUVER)
[???day—
November 14, 1950 “A Party at the Undertaker’s”
HALIFAX THEATRE (C???, HALIFAX)
[
October 27, 1960 “The Casket Maker”
GRAVEYARD CLASSICS (WVFS, TALLAHASSEE)
[
????????? ??, 2010 “The Coffin-Maker”