▁Shaw , ▁and ▁others . ▁The ▁Pale y ▁Center ▁for ▁Media ▁detailed ▁the ▁script ing ▁contribution ▁of ▁Ellen ▁M . ▁V io lett : ▁Her ▁first ▁tele play ▁to ▁be ▁produced ▁was ▁an ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Sh ir ley ▁Jackson ’ s ▁" short ▁sh ocker ", ▁" The ▁Lot tery " ▁for ▁N BC ’ s ▁sust aining ▁C ame o ▁Theatre ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁Cre ated ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Albert ▁McC le ery , ▁C ame o ▁Theatre ▁was , ▁as ▁described ▁by ▁Tim ▁Bro oks ▁and ▁Ear le ▁Marsh ▁in ▁The ▁Complete ▁Directory ▁to ▁Prime ▁Time ▁Network ▁and ▁C able ▁TV ▁Sh ows , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁Pres ent , ▁“ An ▁interesting ▁early ▁experiment ▁in ▁the ▁unique ▁dram atic ▁possibilities ▁of ▁television … ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁round , ▁using ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁props . ▁It ▁made ▁considerable ▁use ▁of ▁close ups ▁and ▁other ▁camera ▁techniques ▁to ▁focus ▁attention ▁on ▁the ▁character izations ▁of ▁individual ▁actors . ▁High ▁quality ▁scripts ▁were ▁used , ▁both ▁original s ▁and ▁adapt ations ▁for ▁television .” ▁Broadcast ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁V io lett ’ s ▁adaptation ▁of ▁“ The ▁Lot tery ” ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁episode ▁of ▁C ame o ▁Theatre , ▁and ▁helped ▁McC le ery ▁establish ▁his ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁television ▁innov ator ▁with ▁his ▁C ame o ▁“ te chni que ” ▁of ▁no ▁scen ery . ▁“ The ▁Lot tery ” ▁episode ▁was ▁awarded ▁the