Romance Theatre

Romance Theatre is a 30-minute American anthology television series produced for first-run syndication by Courtship Productions. A total of 83 episodes aired from 1982–83. The show was hosted by Louis Jourdan.

Each story was written by a member of the Romance Writers of America Guild and consisted of five episodes.

Guest stars included Millie Perkins, Doris Roberts, Annie Potts, Janis Paige, Lyle Waggoner, and Chuck Woolery.

Critical response

The book Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987 suggested that one problem with Romance Theatre was, "the producers of the series made an inviolate promise to the viewers that each of the five-part stories would end happily, and what true soap-opera fan wanted to see that?"

References

  1. ↑ Copeland, Mary Ann (1991). Soap Opera History. Publications International. p. 190. ISBN 0-88176-933-9.
  2. ↑ Luaine, Lee (October 21, 1982). "Louis Jourdan plays himself in 'Romance Theatre'". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ "We now pause for 'Romance Theatre'". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. August 18, 1982. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 705. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  5. ↑ Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 328. ISBN 0-7864-1198-8.