Subject: [removed] Digest V01 #198
From: <[removed]@[removed]>
Date: 6/20/2001 11:14 PM
To: <[removed]@[removed];

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                      The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                         Volume 01 : Issue 198
                   A Part of the [removed]!
                           ISSN: 1533-9289


                           Today's Topics:

 RE: The Boy Wonder Strikes Again     [OTRDSIEGEL@[removed]                 ]
 Silent stars on radio                [lawrence albert <albertlarry@yahoo.]
 Here Come The Clones ....            ["Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@]
 Re: Chaplin on Radio                 [Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed]]
 Re: Abie's Irish Rose                [Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed]]
 Olan Soule                           ["Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@]
 Radio Spirits                        ["Diane Hutchins" <hutchins@[removed]]
 silent stars in radio                [Richard Kukan <rkukan2101@[removed];]
 Long Ago Newspaper Clippings         ["Lois Culver" <lois@[removed];  ]
 Silent Jolson                        [Richard Kukan <rkukan2101@[removed];]
 Kitty's Establishment                ["ArtFunk" <ArtFunk@[removed];     ]
 Re: Jolson in Silents                [Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed]]
 Not to beat a dead horse, [removed]     ["Vince Long" <vlongbsh@[removed];   ]
 Re: Olan Soule                       [Cnorth6311@[removed]                 ]
 Re: Abie's Irish Rose                [StevenL751@[removed]                 ]
 Gale Gordon Interview                [Peter Kinder <pdkinder@[removed];    ]
 Cigarette commercials                ["Ed Ellers" <ed_ellers@[removed];    ]
 Thanks ---                           [HERITAGE4@[removed]                  ]
 Silent actors on radio               [Bill Jaker <bilj@[removed];      ]
 Re: Amari probably owns what he sell ["[removed]" <[removed]]
 LIVE TRIBUTE TO ORSON WELLES         ["Owens Pomeroy" <opomeroy@[removed]; ]

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 16:30:55 -0400
From: OTRDSIEGEL@[removed]
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  RE: The Boy Wonder Strikes Again

   Martin Grams, who in recent years has written books about THE CAVALCADE OF
AMERICA, SUSPENSE, THE CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER and HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL
has just completed his latest volume: THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS COMPANION.
   While this massive volume (656 pages) focuses mainly on HItchcocks TV and
film work there is an excellent chapter, written by Charles Huck about
Hitchcock on the radio.
   We learn Hitchcock's view of radio and are provided with a list of his
actual appearances (dates and all) on various radio programs. We are also
provided with a list of broadcasts that dramatized the many Hitchcock films
on radio.
   Finally there is a list of radio plays that appeared on certain series
such as Suspense that Hitchcock later used in his own TV series.
    Any fan of the work of Alfred Hitchcock should find this book well worth
reading.
   Dave Siegel

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 17:02:13 -0400
From: lawrence albert <albertlarry@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Silent stars on radio

Francis X Bushman appeared as Nero Wolf in a short
lived series in the mid 40's as well as the soap
"Those We Love." Theda Bara, the screens earliest
"Vamp" was a guest on LUX as was [removed] Griffith.

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 17:28:01 -0400
From: "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Here Come The Clones ....

Mike Kerezman, responding to my observation that if someone copies a
copyright work and gives either the original or the copy away while
retaining the other is doing something illegal, observes,

If thats true substantially all trading of shows is Illegal.

Not is a show is in public domain.  Now I'll bet that in the beginnings
of the hobby there was a lot of illegal activity going on.  Not to excuse
it, but I'll also bet that most of the illegal stuff was done in all
innocence, by people who either didn't know about copyright or thought
that whatever they were copying/trading wasn't covered by copyright.

You also mention purchasing shows from "legitimate" dealers.

By which I meant and mean that _if a show isn't in public domain_, then
the only people one can legitimately purchase shows from are those with
the rights to sell them.

RSI website makes clear that it own EXCLUSIVELY (ie,, No one Else) the
Show I LOVE A MYSTERY. Yet to the best of my knowledge RSI has never
offered I LOVE A MYSTERY except possibly when liquidating Adventures in
Cassettes inventories.

Okay, if RSI does, then they have the right to block other dealers
selling the shows.  If I were another dealer and was sitting on an
inventory of ILAM tapes, I'd contact RSI or the estate of Carleton Morse
to make sure their distribution rights are really exclusive.  If it turns
out it is, then that's that.

I suspose if these EXCLUSIVE rights can be effectively enforced then I
would not be able to even purchase it from anybody.

I'll bet that if RSI is truly the exclusive distributor of ILAM, then
they'd "special order" the programs for you.  And indeed, you'd pay a
lot.

I suspect as a former R$I customer that this strategy is designed to
deliberately inflate demand.

I suspect it's more a strategy to corner the market.

Stephen A. Kallis, Jr.

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 17:38:39 -0400
From: Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Re: Chaplin on Radio

On 6/20/01 4:38 PM [removed]@[removed] wrote:

Does anyone know if Chaplin ever appeared on radio?

Chaplin made a handful of radio appearances that I know about, with the
earliest dating back to 1923, when he made a brief appearance over WOR in
Newark to promote "A Woman of Paris," his first straight-drama film,
which he directed but did not star in. No recording exists, but
contemporary accounts indicate that Chaplin took good advantage of the
creative possibilities of radio, telling the audience that he would
imitate a violin, a saxophone, and an entire dance orchestra -- and each
announcement was followed by a short performance by an actual violin,
saxophone, and orchestra. This was a rather clever allusion to the
protean personality of Chaplin's screen character -- who, if the
situation demanded, was capable of accomplishing any task with virtuoso
skill.

Chaplin also appeared on the Dodge Victory Hour program of 3/29/28, a
special broadcast from Hollywood featuring most of the stars then
distributing thru United Artists. Chaplin's bit on the program featured
his rendition of a series of jokes, told in Cockney and Jewish dialects.
Again, no recording exists -- there had supposedly been plans to have the
Edison company record the broadcast off the air using its experimental
"Rayediphonic" long-playing discs, but for whatever reason this didn't
end up happening.

Another appearance by Chaplin was a brief stop at the microphone during
the live NBC broadcast of the premiere for Disney's "Snow White and the
Seven Dwarves" on 12/21/37. Chaplin was one of several celebrities
interviewed as they entered the theatre for the premiere showing of the
film. A recording of this broadcast exists at the LOC.

Perhaps the most interesting appearance by Chaplin is his participation
in a foreign-policy round table discussion, conducted by news commentator
Robert Arden and broadcast over KFWB in Hollywood on 12/16/42. Chaplin is
one of several British celebrities on the panel, discussing the war and
its likely impact on the future. SPERDVAC owns the discs for this
broadcast, and it is available as Reel 789 of their Archives Library.

Finally, Chaplin recorded two propaganda talks for broadcast by the
Office of War Information on 7/2/42 and 10/26/42. I have no information
on the specific content, but both recordings survive at the LOC.

As to other silent stars on radio, Buster Keaton is known to have made at
least one appearance on the Rudy Vallee program in the summer of 1933. I
once worked with a set of discs for the program on which he appeared --
but the discs containing Keaton's spot were missing from the set. Given
that Keaton was at the rock-bottom lowest point of his life at the time
of this broadcast -- he had been fired by MGM, had just gone thru a
viciously bitter divorce, was struggling for any kind of work, and was
nearly comatose most of the time from alcoholism -- it's probably just as
well that the recording is lost.

Elizabeth

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 17:38:37 -0400
From: Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Re: Abie's Irish Rose

On 6/20/01 4:38 PM [removed]@[removed] wrote:

I remember reading in one of the OTR Newsletters that there are no shows
circulating of this marvelous series about an Irish girl who marries a
Jewish man and the battle between the two fathers of the young couple.  It
said that the Ann Nichols Estate would not release any of the shows for
commercial distribution, and I have not seen the show listed in any OTR
catalog.  What a pity, as it was a great show.

I believe there are a few episodes of this floating around -- I own a set
of discs for the 5/27/44 broadcast, a WMAQ aircheck made for the
advertising agency which produced the show, and I know of at least two
others that exist in private hands. It's an enjoyable program, as forties
sitcoms go, with the great Yiddish stage comedian Menasha Skulnik
featured in a supporting role.

Elizabeth

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 17:58:26 -0400
From: "Stephen A Kallis, Jr." <skallisjr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Olan Soule

Bob Keldgord, speaking of Olan Soule, observes,

Somehow, i always thought of him as an announcer, rather than an actor.
Am I wrong? <<

Olan Soule played the part of Kelly, aka SS-11, on the Captain Midnight
OTR show (he was also "Tut, the Science wizard" on the TV version, but
that's not OTR).

Stephen A. Kallis, Jr.

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 18:58:16 -0400
From: "Diane Hutchins" <hutchins@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Radio Spirits

As I understand (correct me if I'm wrong) Radio Spirits has threatened
lawsuits against some vendors and collectors if they don't stop selling and
trading certain programs that they claim the sole right to.  In light of
this, I just have a couple of quick questions that I hope somebody can
answer.  Has Radio Spirits bought the copyrights or do they pay royalties to
the original copyright holders?  Also, if they pay royalties and don't
actually own the rights can they sue other vendors or collectors for
violation of rights they don't own?

 Nathan Hutchins

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 18:58:18 -0400
From: Richard Kukan <rkukan2101@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  silent stars in radio

Here are a few more which I don't think have been mentioned, and
which aren't in the Fair Pickings catalogue:

Chaplin delivered the famous final speech from "The Great Dictator"
as part of the broadcast of FDR's 1941 inaugural.

D. W. Griffith briefly had a show of his own ("Hollywood as Griffith
Knew It") in 1933.  Mary Pickford had one in 1934-5 ("Party at
Pickfair").

Clara Bow appeared as the mystery guest ("Mrs. Hush") on Truth or
Consequences for eleven weeks in early 1947.

Bushman starred as Nero Wolfe in the Mutual series of 1945-6.  He
also turns up a number of times in episodes of Family Theater.

Richard Kukan

--
Vintage Film Star Postcards <[removed];

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 18:58:19 -0400
From: "Lois Culver" <lois@[removed];
To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Long Ago Newspaper Clippings

1940, Los Angeles area.

8 to 9 [removed]
KMTR - California Theater. 8:30, Birthday and Anniversary,Ltd.
KFI - Vaughn DeLeath. 8:15 The O'Neills. 8:30 News. 8:45 Harry's Household
Hints.
KMPC - Thythm Master.  8:30, Vocals. 8:45 Dr. Reynolds.
KHJ - Merrymakers. 8:30 Haven of Rest.
KNX - Mary McBride, 8:15 Keeping Fit in Hollywood. 8:30, Romance of Helen
Trent. 8:45, Our Gal Sunday.
KRKD - Records. 8:15 Dick Buchanan. 8:30 Records.
KFAC - Country Church of Hollywood. 8:30, Mirandy. 8:45, Records.
KGER - News. 8:05 Morning Melodies. 8:15 Mizpah Hour. 8:45 Cheerful Earful.
KECA - Time for Thought. 8:15, Edward Gambage. 8:30 National Farm and Home
Hour.

9 to 10 [removed]
KMTR - Birthday and Anniversary, Ltd. 9:45 Buy California.
KFI - Carlie and London. 9:15 Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. 9:30 John's
Other Wife. 9:45 Just Plain Bill.
KMPC - Nine o'clock Melodies. 9:15 Market with Mabel, 9:30 World Wide News,
9:45 Morning Echoes.
KHJ - Happy Gang, 9:30 Norma Young, 9:45 Voice of Experience.
KNX - Betty and Bob, 9:15 Betty Crocker, 9:30 Arnold Grimm's Daughter, 9:45
Valiant Lady
KRKD - Recordings, 9:30 Weather Forecast, 9:45 Employment Service, 9:40
Records.
KFAC - Morning Meditations, 9:15 Dr. Frank McCoy, 9:30 Records.
KGER - News, 9:05 Song Hits, 9:15 Full Gospel Assembly, 9:45 Summary.
KECA - National Farm and Home Hour, 9:30 News, 9:45 Jack and Loretta
Clemens.

Lois Culver

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 19:09:30 -0400
From: Richard Kukan <rkukan2101@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Silent Jolson

Jolson was no silent star, but did do some film work before his
PLANTATION ACT short.  This list of his film appearances is drawn
from Herbert Goldman's biography of Jolie:

THE HONEYMOON EXPRESS (1913): a 3 or 4 minute short used as part of
Jolson's stage vehicle of the same name.

HUNTING THE FEROCIOUS AND EXTINCT CUCKOO (1914): shown at the
Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.

BENEFIT FOR THE PATROLMAN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION (1918): Jolson
acted in this Vitagraph short, which was shown only once before
Jolson had it suppressed after  learning that the lion's share of the
profits was going to Vitagraph and not to charity.

In 1923 Jolson was to have made a film for D. W. Griffith, but walked
out on the project.  Griffith sued, with limited success.  The film
was finally made with comedian Lloyd Hamilton as HIS DARKER SELF.

As far as I know, all the films mentioned in this list are lost.

Richard Kukan
--
Vintage Film Star Postcards <[removed];

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 20:09:44 -0400
From: "ArtFunk" <ArtFunk@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Kitty's Establishment

Owens Pomeroy says that Kitty owned the Long Branch Saloon.  If memory
serves, this is correct regarding to TV series.  But I'm not sure about the
radio series.  As I listened to the RS Gunsmoke set that I got for Christmas
I noticed that the name of the saloon changed over the several seasons that
the tapes span.  I *know* without re-auditing the tapes that at one time it
was called the Texas Trail.  I think it was also referred to as the Trail's
End.  And I was struck by the fact that in one episode the Long Branch was
mentioned but it was not the place at which Kitty worked in the episode.
Dunning in his updated Encyclopedia quotes Georgia Ellis re Kitty:  "She was
a generous, loving human eging.  And he quotes a 1953 Time magazine
interview of Norman Macdonnell:  "Kitty is just someone Matt has to visit
every once in a while.  We never say it, but Kitty is a prostitute, plain
and simple."

Are there any resident Gunsmoke authorities who can expand on the Trail's
End-Texas Trails-Long Branch issue?

Regards,
Art Funk

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 21:29:35 -0400
From: Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Re: Jolson in Silents

Shiffy wonders,

Is it correct to cite Jolson as a 'silent' star?  Did he make any films
prior to his first for Warners, the short that ran in Sept 26 "Plantation
Act"? (one year prior to The Jazz Singer).

While Jolson can't really be classed as a bona-fide Silent Star, one
should keep in mind that "The Jazz Singer" *was* for the most part a
silent picture -- only the song sequences were done in the Vitaphone
process, and the only dialogue in the film appears in connection with
those songs. The bulk of the film is silent, with synchronized musical
accompaniment, and the dialogue is displayed by means of title cards. So,
while he wasn't what we think of as a Silent Star, he *did* make a silent
picture.

Jolson is not well served by silence. He comes across in the silent
portions of the film as very much of a -- you should pardon the
expression -- ham actor. It's only in the musical sequences that this
film really sparks to life. Jolson's second feature film, "The Singing
Fool," was part-silent as well, and his acting in the silent portions is
even less convincing. Once again, the songs are the only reason to see
the picture -- proving if Jolson had had to depend on silent films as a
primary vehicle, he would not have been a success.

At the same time, though, it's interesting to note that Jolson was also
never really all that huge a success in radio.  His "Shell Chateau" in
the thirties did only middlingly well -- and I suspect that his Kraft
shows in the late forties, while entertaining, owed as much of their
popularity to the postwar Jolson craze sparked by "The Jolson Story" as
to Jolson's own performances. Jolson strikes me as a performer who must
be seen *and* heard to be fully appreciated -- neither silent films nor
radio could ever fully capture the total dynamism of his performing
style.

Elizabeth

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 21:29:33 -0400
From: "Vince Long" <vlongbsh@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Not to beat a dead horse, [removed]

I don't want to prolong the discussion on copyright anymore than necessary,
but wanted to pass on a related concept.

In the world of real estate someone can lose exclusive right to their
property if they do not actively prevent others from using it.  For example,
let's say you own a field.  People use the field to walk between a road and,
say, a fishing hole, because across your field is the shortest route. They
do this for a number of years and you, the owner, never say anything.  Then,
for whatever reason, you decide you do not want people going across your
property and you put up signage or even a fence.  There is a good chance
that a court will tell you that you have to let folks cross your property as
they have because you've lost your rights through "adverse possession."

There has been some discussion, among the computer geek community, that
there should be an extension of "adverse possession" to cover intellectual
property.  The interest here is to see that computer software that has been
abandoned by it creators, either through neglect or because the corporations
are defunk, can continue to be used and distributed, legally.

Any comments from the group mind?

Vince

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 21:29:31 -0400
From: Cnorth6311@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Olan Soule

SacChief asked: Was Olan Soule an actor? Indeed he was. He appeared in over
60 movies and well over one hundred TV shows. A very talented man.

Charlie

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 22:47:30 -0400
From: StevenL751@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Re: Abie's Irish Rose

In a message dated 06/20/2001 4:55:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[removed]@[removed] writes:

ABBIE'S IRISH ROSE:

 I remember reading in one of the OTR Newsletters that there are no shows
circulating of this marvelous series about an Irish girl who marries a
Jewish man and the battle between the two fathers of the young couple.  It
said that the Ann Nichols Estate would not release any of the shows for
commercial distribution, and I have not seen the show listed in any OTR
catalog.  What a pity, as it was a great show.

I have one episode from this series in my collection, and according to Jay
Hickerson's Ultimate History there are another three episodes in circulation.
 It's been a while since I listened to the one I have but I remember it being
quite a good show, more sophisticated than some of the other "ethnic"
comedies from that era.

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 22:47:45 -0400
From: Peter Kinder <pdkinder@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Gale Gordon Interview

	Chuck Schaden did a marvelous interview with Gordon which I bought
some years ago at the Museum of Broadcasting in Chicago.  I've listened to
it a couple of times.  It's on a four hour, two cassette package:
"Remembering Gale Gordon" ca. 1995, Those were the Days,   [removed] Box 421,
Morton Grove, Ill.  60053-0421

	I was impressed by Gordon's humility, his willingness to stay on the
air long after he was scheduled off in order to respond to callers.  He
seemed a very nice old man who felt very lucky to still be working in front
of audiences at dinner theaters, particularly in Canada.  He described
himself as not being a funny man, and he certainly wasn't in that interview.

	What he was was kind, very flattering of Lucille Ball, very grateful
for the opportunity to work with people like Eve Arden and Jim Jordan.
Schaden's description of Gordon's ability to pick up a script and deliver,
letter perfect, after one read through is very impressive.  Gordon gave a
very affecting picture of his life on the desert's edge with his wife and
two dogs.

	Lying on the living room floor on Sunday nights as a child I waited
eagerly for Frank Nelson's "Yeeeeeeeeees?" on Jack Benny, and Gale Gordon's
deep baritone, slowly drawling with affected patience, "Miss [removed]"  I
knew I was going to roll with laughter.

	[removed] Thanks to Charlie for pointing out a real howler in the above
and giving me a chance to fix it.

Peter D. Kinder [removed]

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 23:51:22 -0400
From: "Ed Ellers" <ed_ellers@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Cigarette commercials

Vince Long <vlongbsh@[removed]; wrote:

It's been a few years since cigarette ads were banned on radio and
television.  I understand that they cannot be broadcast for any reason, even
to maintain the historical accuracy of an old radio or TV program.  This
means that a radio station replaying some Jack Benny programs would have to
edit the Lucky Strike commercials, not always easy to do when they were
embedded in a programs's storyline.

Does anyone on the list know the limit on rebroadcasting cigarette
commercials?

I'm not a lawyer, so keep that in mind (:-).

First off, the cigarette commercial ban is prosecutable under the criminal
code, so the Department of Justice has jurisdiction, not the FCC, even
though the act is limited to media that are otherwise under FCC
jurisdiction.  (This means that parties other than broadcasters can be
prosecuted under the act; in one case in April 1995, DOJ was able to force
Madison Square Garden to remove cigarette signs from places where they would
be frequently shown on camera.  If the FCC had jurisdiction this would be a
loophole big enough to drive a VW New Beetle through.)

I wasn't able to find an on-line reference tonight, but my understanding is
that uses of old ads *that are not sponsored* are not considered
advertising, meaning (for example) that cigarette commercials could be shown
in a documentary about cigarette advertising.  So if an OTR show was
broadcast in full *at the broadcaster's discretion* I expect it would be
okay since the advertiser would have no control over the airing of the
commercial; however, if the broadcaster were required by contract to air the
show in its entirety, that could be a different matter.


The broadcast ban also got me thinking about what "broadcast" means
anymore. For example, could the cigarrette commercial be played in a program
"broadcast" over a cable TV system since it does not use the airwaves?

No, cable TV is subject to FCC jurisdiction if the cable company also
carries over-the-air stations.  (Every cable system I know of today does,
though in the past there have been pay cable systems that only carried
non-broadcast programming.)  This also applies to things like equal time for
political candidates.  Note that the cable operator itself is liable --
cable networks like CNN or ESPN are not (under FCC rules), so if one of them
violated the equal time rule the local cable operators would be fined, not
the network.

Or how about when it is streamed over the Internet to a cable modem?  Or
served up on a website as an MP3?

The FCC doesn't have jurisdiction over Internet content.

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Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 00:43:10 -0400
From: HERITAGE4@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Thanks ---

Just a quick word of thanks to those who took time to write me  well wishes
during my recent illness.  We hope to be up and getting the new "Heritage
Radio Theatre" underway, thanks to Jerry Haendiges, at our old spot within a
short time.
Thanks again for the words of encouragement.  <<Tom>>   06/20/01
Tom Heathwood / Heritage Radio Classics - Boston

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Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 00:43:08 -0400
From: Bill Jaker <bilj@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Silent actors on radio

A few more names of silent film actors who appeared on the sound medium:

   *Ben Alexander
   *Milton Berle
   *Jackie Coogan
   *Constance Collier
   * and her brother Bud
All were child performers who grew up to the microphone.

Also, a comment on Bryan Powell's observation:

Re: Kitty's "trade," and her relationship with [removed] In the 5-hr.
Gunsmoke
radio special from 1976, didn't Parley Baer say specifically that it was
clearly understood that Kitty was a prostitute, and that Matt would, um,
visit her in that capacity?

Actually, I think it was Georgia Ellis herself who made that statement.

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Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 00:43:06 -0400
From: "[removed]" <[removed]@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Re: Amari probably owns what he sells in the
 sets

On Wed, 20 Jun 2001 16:35:49 -0400, Paulurbahn@[removed] wrote:

So since Amari only issues certain titles (program series, ie. Lone
Ranger,
Green Hornet, etc.) to the public (are we talking about maybe 100 or
maybe
200 series?) I can see where he might have rights to everything in that
series.  All he had to do was get a paper signed by the series creator or
in
the case of some series the sponsor.

No, that's not all there is to it (in many cases):  The owners of the
underlying copyrighted material must agree to use of their original
stories and music, and the union people who helped produce the
programs--who agreed to produce broadcasts, not _recordings_ --must
also approve and be compensated.  There's a significant difference
between broadcast rights and recording rights--especially since union
contracts (at least sometimes) specifically forbad commercial use of
recordings of broadcasts. Remember that most of the recordings we
listen to were never intended for public release.

The rights on these shows appear to be much more complicated than
ownership by a single person or party.  Frankly, they look impossibly
complicated.  Then consider "special order" tapes--the cost involved in
clearing the music and whatnot for a single copy of a single show would
be enormous!

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Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 00:43:04 -0400
From: "Owens Pomeroy" <opomeroy@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  LIVE TRIBUTE TO ORSON WELLES

The Port City Playhouse, based in Alexandria, Virginia, in their 2001-2002
season, is taking their audience on a journey back to the Golden Age Of
Radio and a tribute to Orson Welles, as they transform their stage into a
1938 radio studio and presents War Of The Worlds and 2 performances of THe
Shadow.

The dates will be November 2 - 17, 2001. The Golden Radio Buffs Of Md, Inc.
have been asked to contribute various Memorabilia to add to the atmosphere
of the Production.

For furthur details contact Lynne Sia, VP of Publicity for Port City
Playhouse.  Her email is <[removed]@[removed];

Owens Pomeroy

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