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''The Magic Cottage'' was an American children's program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network from 1949 to 1952. ==Broadcast history== ''The Magic Cottage'' was hosted by Pat (Mary Patricia) Meikle. In each episode, Meikle would tell a story using her "magic chalkboard", from which colorful fairy-tale characters would appear, including Maxwell the Mouse. The series was produced by Hal Cooper (February 23, 1923 - April 11, 2014〔(IMDB entry )〕), Pat Meikle's husband. The married on December 21, 1944, had two children Bethami (b. August 16, 1954) and Pamela. Meikle and Cooper divorced in 1970.〔 ''The Magic Cottage'' was a spin-off of Meikle and Cooper's ''Your Television Babysitter'' which aired in daytime 8:30 to 9 am ET Monday through Friday on DuMont beginning November 1, 1948. However, ''The Magic Cottage'' was aimed at slightly older children who had just entered school, and aired on weekday evenings from 6:30 to 7 pm ET. It was a very low-tech show, consisting largely of Meikle telling stories about Wilmer The Pigeon while drawing elementary pictures on a large pad, and chatting with visitors like Oogie The Ogre. The basic set - the interior of a cottage with a window and Dutch half-door at the rear, may have influenced similar sets of later shows like Soupy Sales and PeeWee Herman. According to the book ''The Forgotten Network'', both series were well received by television critics at the time. Meikle was described by ''Variety'' as "the answer to a mother's prayers. She's already being touted as a new TV star." ''The Magic Cottage'' continued on DuMont's flagship station WABD until 1955. Meikle continued to work at WABD after both series had finished their runs. Other cast members included Don Hastings, who is perhaps best remembered as the Video Ranger on DuMont's popular children's series ''Captain Video'' and as Dr. Bob Hughes (from 1960-2010) on the long-running ''CBS'' daytime drama ''As the World Turns''. Guest actors included several Broadway veterans including Ruth White who appeared regularly as librarian "Bessie Bookbinder". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Magic Cottage (TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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