Episode
number: 212
Network broadcast date: Tuesday,
May 25, 1965
The
Dance Hall
Genre: Drama
Author: Virginia Marie Cooke
Production number: 212
Production date: Wednesday,
April 28, 1965
Director: Ted Bell
Producer: not announced
Plotline: In the final hours before his execution, a death row inmate prepares for the electric chair while his attorney desperately chases a pardon from the governor.
Listen: https://archive.org/details/T5project/Theater+Five+650525+212+The+Dance+Hall.flac
Cast: Frank Thomas, George Petrie, Erik Rhodes, Toots Thielmans, Arthur Kohl
Notes:
Toots Thielemans was a jazz musician mostly known for his harmonica, guitar and whistling skills, and his jazz compositions; it's likely Alexander Vlas Datzenko played a role in recruiting him for the appearance