“The new Awakening” (4:05) – Roberta Shore Departs ‘The latest Virginian’
“The new Awakening” (4:05) directed by the Leon Benson, compiled by Robert Crean and you may shown Oct 17, 1965, are a turning part with the Virginian and noted the conclusion of one’s classic early time of the let you know (1962-1965). Whenever Betsy Garth (Roberta Shore) hitched former minister David Henderson (Glenn Corbett), announced “I really don’t you would like Shiloh any more” and remaining on her behalf new house from inside the Pennsylvania given that an excellent preacher’s partner an important character regarding the Virginian departed. Shore, a devoted Mormon, is written from the show within her very own request to concentrate for her own actual-existence marriage.
Roberta Shore might possibly be replaced with a primary you to definitely season focus on from the Diane Roter. Sara Way once the Elizabeth Grainger perform in reality appear in a great deal more attacks than simply Shore but couldn’t matches the woman acting ability. Shore’s departure is a major losses towards show and one-half a double muscles blow-in the brand new ineffective Year cuatro whenever Lee J. Cobb together with departed. The new Virginian could not function as the same once more although the coming of the Grainger members of the family during the Shiloh Farm into the 12 months 5 create come across a return to mode with the Virginian.
(Full info as well as copywriter interviews having Roberta Coast, James Drury, Randy Boone, Frank Rate and you can Joel Rogosin come in my personal publication “A reputation Television’s The new Virginian 1962-1971” published by McFarland Co.).