Family Theater: Jane Eyre

Family Theater presents Joan Evans, Donna Reed and Vincent Price. From Hollywood, the Mutual Network in cooperation with Family Theater presents Vincent Price and Donna Reed in Jane Eyre. To introduce the drama, your hostess, Joan Evans.

Thank you, Tony Lefrano. Family Theater's only purpose is to bring to everyone's attention a practice that must become an important part of our lives. lives. If we were to win peace for ourselves, peace for our families and peace for the world, Family Theater urges you to pray, pray together as a family.

One of the most beloved works of English literature is Charlotte Bronte's great human novel, Jane Eyre. Tonight, Family Theater takes pleasure in presenting Donna Reed as Jane Eyre and Vincent prices, Mr. Rochester. But now to our play and the voice of Jane Eyre.

I shall begin my story on a grey January day. Three months after I had come to Thornfield Hall as governors. It was growing late in the afternoon when I set out to walk to the nearby village to post a letter. Suddenly there in the lane I came upon a man who had been thrown from his

I'm going to put my eyes on to the slippery ice. Are you hurt, sir? Can I help you? No, no, thank you. It's only a sprain, no bro. Sir, you do need help. I live it near by Thornfield Hall.

I could run and bring someone... What's that? You say you live at Thornfield Hall? Yes, I am the governess there. Oh, whose house is it? Well, Mr. Rochester's. And this Mr. Rochester, what is he like?

I don't know, sir. He's been away. I've never met him. Why do you ask? A curious reason. You see, I am Mr. Rochester. He had a dark face with stern features and a heavy brow, this Mr. Rochester.

praise together, stays together. More things are brought by prayer than this world dreams are. From Hollywood, Family Theater has brought you Vincent Price and Donald Reed in Jane Air with Joan Evans as your hostess.

Others in our cast were Irene Tedrow and Ben Wright. Charlotte Brandy's classic was adapted by Maurice Zim with music composed and conducted by Harry Zimmerman and was directed for Family Theater by J.F. Mansfield. This series of Family Theater broadcasts is made possible by the thousands of you who felt the need for this type of program.

By the mutual network which has responded to this need and by the hundreds of stars of stage, screen and radio will have so unselfishly given of their time and talent to appear on our Family Theater stage.