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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2005 : Issue 272
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Dick Bertel's "Golden Age of Radio" [ "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed]; ]
NBC CHIMES [ PURKASZ@[removed] ]
Re: Beulah and the Randolphs [ Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed] ]
MANTAN MANNERS [ PURKASZ@[removed] ]
Theme song [ Al Girard <24agirard24@[removed] ]
THE BARRY HILL OTR COLLECTION [ "David S. Siegel" <otrdsiegel@veriz ]
uncirculated detective series surfac [ "Austotr" <austotr@[removed]; ]
M. Berle Show performers [ Philip Chavin <pchavin@[removed]; ]
Lum @ Abner [ Hellenfran@[removed] ]
Re: The Man Who Came to Dinner [ Jordan Young <jyoung@[removed]; ]
9-8 birtsh/deaths [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
Cast Lists [ JayHick@[removed] ]
The Bird [ Andrew Steinberg <otrdig1@[removed] ]
Free OTR downloads [ Andrew Steinberg <otrdig1@[removed] ]
GOODBYE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT [ Sandy Singer <sinatradj@[removed]; ]
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 15:02:13 -0400
From: "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed];
To: "Old Time Radio" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Dick Bertel's "Golden Age of Radio"
The latest "WTIC's Golden Age of Radio" programs
with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran, can be heard at
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This week we present two complete shows in MP3
format for your listening pleasure or for downloading.
We present new shows every week or so.
Program 63 - June, 1975 - Samm Sinclair Baker
Samm Sinclair Baker was an author of mystery books, and,
in later years was perhaps better known as the co-author of
"The Complete Scarsdale Diet" and "The Stillman Diet," as
well as books on gardening and fine art.
But in the 1930's and 1940's he wrote many detective stories
and network radio programs, including "Famous Jury Trials"
and the master of the Spoonerism, "Colonel Stoopnagle."
This program will concentrate on that part of his career.
Program 64 - July, 1975 - Mel Allen
One of the first great American sportscasters, Mel Allen was
the "Voice of the New York Yankees" baseball team, from 1939
to 1964. In 1978, he and fellow sportscaster Red Barber were
the first to be honored with the Ford Frick Award, Major League
Baseball's Hall of Fame recognition for broadcasters.
Allen was born on February 14, 1913, in Birmingham, Alabama.
He was educated as a lawyer. He broadcast New York Giant
baseball games from 1939 to 1943, 20 World Series, 24 All-
Star baseball games, and a season of Cleveland Indians baseball
games (1968); as well as 14 Rose Bowl games, two Orange
Bowls, two Sugar Bowls, and countless other major sporting
events.
In the 1970's Dick Bertel created the program for WTIC in
Hartford, CT. The idea came to Dick after he interviewed radio
collector-historian Ed Corcoran a few times on his radio and
TV shows. "The Golden Age of Radio was first broadcast in
April, 1970; Ed was Dick's co-host.
For the next seven years the program featured interviews with
actors, writers, producers, engineers and musicians from radio's
early days. Each show featured excerpts from Ed's collection.
"WTIC's Golden Age of Radio" can also be heard Saturday nights
on Walden Hughes's program on Radio Yesteryear.
Bob Scherago
Webmaster
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 17:02:22 -0400
From: PURKASZ@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: NBC CHIMES
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But we can definitely count out both the General Electric connection and
the contention that the notes are always GEC.
Not sure I understand that.
I went to my piano and played those notes using the middle C and was
delighted to hear what I recall as the NBC chimes!
If he's saying they are not always those particular notes then we have
what are called intervals to deal with.
Without getting too technical with musical notation, intervals are just
that, the difference in sound from one note to another and the resulting
pleasure, or not, from the idea.
I suppose an argument has been made that General Electric had nothing to
do with the idea and I suppose we have to take one's word for that, but
someone made a decision to select those notes and others made the decision to
hold on to them as a signature.
I was most excited by Michael's research into the correction of pitch.
I've always wondered if some of those old voices were accurate just like the
crazy movement of silent movie people was shown not to be real but a part of
the technical problems of frame speed from camera to projector.
Unless there really was way too much coffee at the Keystone Studios in
those days!
Gwynne
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 17:03:37 -0400
From: Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Re: Beulah and the Randolphs
On 9/7/05 1:12 AM [removed]@[removed] wrote:
Could someone refresh my ever-fading memory; the way I remember it, Oriole
was played by Butterfly McQueen, and, when Hattie McDaniel became too ill to
perform, her role as Beulah was taken on, first by Ethyl Waters and then by
Lillian Randolph, until Ms. McDaniel passed, after which McDaniel reruns were
broadcast.
Amanda Randolph was the first choice to take over the role of Beulah on
radio when Hattie McDaniel had to step down after being diagnosed with
breast cancer in 1952. However, there were contractural issues which had
to be worked out before she could take over the part to prevent any
conflict with her schedule on "The Amos 'n' Andy Show," and until those
issues could be resolved, the part went to her sister Lillian. Amanda
Randolph took over the part in 1953, and remained in the role until the
end of the series.
Butterfly McQueen never played the Beulah role. She played Oriole,
Beulah's best friend, in the concurrent television series, but was soon
replaced in that role by Ruby Dandridge, who had originated the character
on radio.
McQueen is the only one of these actresses not to have a close "Amos 'n'
Andy" connection. Hattie McDaniel earned up-front billing as Andy's
landlady Sadie Simpson on the half-hour sitcom during the mid-forties,
Ruby Dandridge (along with her daughters Dorothy and Vivian) played a
wide range of supporting roles in the sitcom series, and Lillian Randolph
began working with Correll and Gosden during the late years of the
serial, playing a variety of parts until she became most closely
identified with Madam Queen during the sitcom period. And Ethel Waters
was a close friend of Correll and Gosden from their Chicago days, who had
appeared with them on stage during the thirties. But somehow, Amos and
Andy never crossed paths with Butterfly McQueen.
Elizabeth
"The Original Amos 'n' Andy" -- Now available at [removed]!
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 17:04:18 -0400
From: PURKASZ@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: MANTAN MANNERS
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In a message dated 9/7/2005 1:13:03 [removed] Eastern Daylight Time,
[removed]@[removed] writes:
Michael, Mr. Moreland didn't utter, "Feet, get me to
that car." now, did he?
Y' know Conrad, he may well have because I remember us laughing a lot.
He was ill as I've said and was subdued somewhat but I recall thinking
he was more thoughtful than ill, tho he did say he had been under the weather
recently. He seemed lost in refection while walking slowly around my ride.
I recall a gentle soul beaming at the giant gray Packard beast that slid
quietly into his sight and memory bank whilst relishing the meeting of his
old friend and a new one, which, as fate would have it, was me.
Gwynne
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 18:05:56 -0400
From: Al Girard <24agirard24@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Theme song
A friend has asked me if can recollect what show the song
"I Love To Spend One Hour With You" was the theme. It also
may have been "I Love To Spend Each Sunday With You".
I remember the song, but don't remember the show
Al Girard
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 18:06:03 -0400
From: "David S. Siegel" <otrdsiegel@[removed];
To: OTR DIGEST <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: THE BARRY HILL OTR COLLECTION
A few words that may be of interest to folks who were friends of the late
Barry Hill and or were familiar with the extent of his collection.
Some weeks ago an otr buddy of mine who read about Barry's
collection decided to visit Mrs. Hill and see it for himself. He invited me
to join him on what turned out to be a most interesting odyssey. We drove
from NY to Ohio, arriving late. The following morning we arrived at the
Hill farm.
I had been told about the size of the collection but, quite honestly
thought that what I had heard must be an exaggeration. What I witnessed was
to convince me otherwise If anything the size and scope of Barry's holdings
turned out to be far more extensive than what I had been led to
believe. It was housed in a stand alone two story building that was
climate controlled. Each floor was divided into several rooms on both
sides of a central corridor and each room was packed from floor to ceiling
(as was space along the corridor walls) with wooden shelving holding tens
of thousands of both 7 inch and 10 inch reels of tape, and CD's and
cassettes and transcription discs and audio equipment and books.
The audio was about half American and half British The vastness of
what we witnessed soon convinced my friend to abandon any thought of
picking and choosing a hundred or a thousand items of interest but instead
to acquire the entire treasure. Following some confidential negotiations an
agreement was reached with the very amicable Mrs Hill.
The next challenge involved the rental of two U-HAULS (a 24 footer
and a 26 footer) to convey what was to turn out only half of what had been
acquired and the employment of local strong hands to haul goods from the
building to the trucks. One such exercise would not be enough as my friend
and a second companion were to return a week later, renting two more
U-HAULS to finally bring east Barry's entire collection.
How or when my friend finds the time to catalogue his new holdings is
anybodies guess but he is several years my junior and a respected authority
in the world of collecting and so I have no doubt that the goods he has
acquired will be put to good use by him.
DAVE S
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 18:06:49 -0400
From: "Austotr" <austotr@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: uncirculated detective series surfaces
In issue #270, Cliff Marsland mentioned my name in relation to releasing
uncirculated shows from Transcriptions in my collection.
I know there are a lot of Transcriptions in collectors hands and there are
many reasons why those collectors will not release copies. Some of those
reasons I have eperienced myself and I can be quite vocal about the jackals
who take those shows and sell them on ebay and websites.
I get frustrated at times because I have uncirculated [removed] Transcriptions and
I want to keep them uncirculated hoping that I can trade them for Australian
Transcriptions, but alas I can never find a [removed] trader with Australian Discs
to trade. I get plenty of requests for copies whenever I mention them here
:) But if I make copies the Transcriptions lose their value as
'uncirculating'. Its a tough situation. So I have been releasing the
Australian shows from my collection while looking for traders. I could
always trade audio for audio as I do with people like Cliff and yes he does
honour trade requirements, he has some shows I would love but he has to
honour trade restrictions as do I.
I hope people follow Cliff's example and dig into their collections.
Ian Grieve
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 19:54:31 -0400
From: Philip Chavin <pchavin@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: M. Berle Show performers
In the autumn of 1947 two characters appeared
regularly, or at least several times, on the Milton
Berle Show broadcasts: Loudmouth/motormouth boor 'Sam
Harrison' and his wife 'Martha'. 'Martha' only spoke
one word: "Yes". It usually came out something like:
"YEHH-ess", in a deep, funny voice.
- Would any Digester know who played 'Martha'?
- Did the actor play this role on any other radio
shows?
Two men did the final two commercials together (for
Philip Morris and for Revelation pipe tobacco) on
several(?) of those Fall 1947 Berle broadcasts. One
of them was the show's announcer Frank Gallop.
- The other one sounds like Jackson Beck. Was it Beck?
You can hear 'Martha' and Beck(??) on the [removed]
broadcast, which can be downloaded (mp3) free from the
web page below. Scroll down to the 'Milton [removed]'
line. 'Martha' appears in the main skit in the second
half of the broadcast.
[removed]
-- Phil C.
[removed] I apologize for misspelling Johnnie Ray's first
name (I wrote "Johnny") in a recent posting.
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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 20:06:38 -0400
From: Hellenfran@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Lum @ Abner
LUM @ ABNER
I listened faithfully to the Blue Sky problems Lum had, I thought they
would be solved when the Squire was brought back. I listened with trepedation
when Squire explained his instant gasoline from two teaspoons of his soon to
be
patented powder - and then the mp 3 ran out of episodes and the magical
Horlicks Malt was no longer heard from - PLEASE, PLEASE WILL SOMEBODY TELL
ME
WHAT HAPPENED AT LUM's TRIAL????????? I am not connected with radio other
then
a listener and follower of your digest. I would really appreciate a quick
story line. Thank You
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 01:52:57 -0400
From: Jordan Young <jyoung@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: The Man Who Came to Dinner
One that surprised me was a very early TV presentation in 1942, and
a 1947 production with a stellar cast
including Orson Welles as Sheridan Whiteside, Don Knotts as Dr.
Bradley, and Marty Feldman as 'Banjo'!
Lee Munsick
The Welles version was a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation on NBC in
1972, according to "The TV Encyclopedia." Mary Wickes reprised her
memorable portrayal of the no-nonsense nurse, Miss Preen. Not many
actors can claim to have played the same part on stage, screen, radio
and TV.
Jordan R. Young
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 07:49:13 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 9-8 birtsh/deaths
September 8th births
09-08-1889 - Robert A. Taft - Cincinnati, OH - d. 7-31-1953
us senator: "American Forum of the Air"; "The People's Platform"
09-08-1896 - Howard Dietz - New York City, NY - d. 7-30-1983
song lyricist: "The Gibson Family"
09-08-1902 - Milton Watson - d. 1-2-1982
vocalist: "Burns and Allen"
09-08-1902 - Welcome Lewis - d. 3-25-1999
singer: "Singo"; "The Singing Bee"
09-08-1905 - Henry Wilcoxon - Dominica, West Indies - d. 3-6-1984
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
09-08-1907 - Eleanor Phelps - Baltimore, MD - d. 9-29-2001
actress: Susan Chandler "Life and Loves of Doctor Susan"
09-08-1907 - Tom McAvity - d. 10-xx-1972
producer, director: "A Date with Judy"; "Rudy Vallee Show"; "The Saint"
09-08-1910 - Joe Bolton - Flushing, NY - d. 8-13-1986
announcer: "The 1937 Radio Show"
09-08-1913 - Patricia Wilder - Macon, GA - d. 8-11-1995
actress: Honey Chile "Bob Hope Show"
09-08-1914 - Hillary Brooke - Astoria, NY - d. 5-25-1999
actress: "Suspense"
09-08-1915 - Frank Cady - Susanville, CA
actor: "Gunsmoke"
09-08-1921 - Harry Secombe - Swansea, Wales - d. 4-12-2001
comedian: Neddie Seagoon "Goon Show"
09-08-1922 - Sid Caesar - Yonkers, NY
comedian: "Voice of the Army"; "Tex and Jinx Show"
09-08-1925 - Peter Sellers - London, England - d. 7-24-1980
comedian: Hercules Grytpype-Thynne, Major Dennis Bloodnok, others "Goon Show"
09-08-1932 - Patsy Cline - Gore, VA - d. 3-5-1963
country singer: "Country Hoedown"; "Town and Country Time"
September 8th deaths
01-03-1898 - Freddie Rich - Warsaw, Poland - d. 9-8-1956
bandleader: "Friendly Five Footnotes"; "George Jessel Show"; "Freddie Rich's
Penthouse Party"
02-28-1915 - Zero Mostel - Brooklyn, NY - d. 9-8-1977
comedian: "CBS Mystery Theatre"; "Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street"
06-18-1908 - Clayton "Bud" Collyer - New York City, NY - d. 9-8-1969
actor, announcer: Clark Kent/Superman "Advs. of Superman"; "Cavalcade of
America"
09-30-1922 - Oscar Pettiford - Okmulgee, OK - d. 9-8-1960
jazz composer, bass player: "Mildred Bailey Show"; "Esquire Jazz Concert"
11-09-1922 - Dorothy Dandridge - Cleveland, OH - d. 9-8-1965
actress, writer: "Beulah Show"
--
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 09:18:05 -0400
From: JayHick@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Cast Lists
Can anyone help?
I'm looking for cast lists and other information on a range of radio
[removed] Theatre etc.
Also reviews if there are any. Gerry Malir <gerry@[removed];
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 09:18:30 -0400
From: Andrew Steinberg <otrdig1@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: The Bird
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On some OTR programs from the 1940s and forward, they refer to giving someone
"the bird." I assume this did not mean the middle finger. What did they mean
by this?
Visit [removed] for OTR program title and date corrections
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 09:18:47 -0400
From: Andrew Steinberg <otrdig1@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Free OTR downloads
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OTRCAT has daily free downloads of OTR programs at
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There are usually 2 or 3 different shows available a day.
Visit [removed] for OTR program title and date corrections
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:26:58 -0400
From: Sandy Singer <sinatradj@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: GOODBYE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
To Sandy Singer, the nationally syndicated disc jockey and a student of
my father's career, for his constant support, advice and reference
material.
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