Subject: [removed] Digest V2002 #183
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Date: 5/24/2002 8:59 AM
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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2002 : Issue 183
                         A Part of the [removed]!
                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  Today in radio history                [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
  Lucy on radio?                        [ Herb Harrison <herbop@[removed] ]
  Re: famous firsts                     [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
  Re:Gerald Mohr's Johnny Dollar        [ "james hunt" <jameshunt@[removed] ]
  Jack Kruschen                         [ JayHick@[removed] ]
  Radio Test Pattern                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
  Seattle Convention                    [ HRRMIKES@[removed] ]
  Jam with Sam                          [ "Gil Miller" <ghmiller@[removed] ]
  RE: Creeps by Night                   [ Gerry Wright <gdwright@[removed]; ]
  Sorry, I can't resist/Amos & Andy     [ "Ron Vickery" <RVICKERY@anchorwall. ]
  Arch Oboler and Bill Cosby            [ Ron and Carol <rlmartin10@[removed] ]
  Sargeant Preston / Seargent X         [ ArtsMilitaria@[removed] (Arthur Fun ]
  Johnny Dollar - Gerald Mohr Audition  [ "Todd & Nancy Bright" <tnbright@wor ]
  "Acting" was, and is "acting" (if yo  [ Wich2@[removed] ]
  MP3 Problem                           [ Musiciantoo47@[removed] ]
  Jack Kruschen, 80, Veteran TV and Mo  [ Osborneam@[removed] ]

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 09:24:00 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-net <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Today in radio history

  From Those Were The Days --

1922 - The first debate to be heard on radio was broadcast on WJH in
Washington, DC. The two debaters argued about the topic of Daylight
Saving Time with the audience acting as the judge.  (ed- The debate
continues)

  Joe

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 09:24:35 -0400
From: Herb Harrison <herbop@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Lucy on radio?

  AandG4jc@[removed] writes:

Believe it or not but there was even a try at getting "I Love Lucy" on
radio after the video version was a hit. But there was only one episode
produced and there were none after that. The one episode was narrated by Desi
Arnez.

I sorta remember hearing a radio show starring Lucille Ball called
something like "My Favorite Wife" that preceded the TV show. It might be
considered a "practice run" for the TV Lucy character, without the sight gags.

Herb Harrison

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 09:24:44 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-net <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Re: famous firsts

  Michael Berger asked --

What was the first presidential convention to be broadcast?

   1924

And who was nominated? [That's a toughie]

  Calvin Coolidge.

Who was the first President to deliver a radio address to the nation, and
when?

  Calvin Coolidge, 1925.
  Joe

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 09:25:34 -0400
From: "james hunt" <jameshunt@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Re:Gerald Mohr's Johnny Dollar

This is currently running on the "OTR Now-"Feature-Raw Radio" Link. This
site was introduced to this list
very recently. And for that i-for one-am very grateful.
The URL  is: [removed].

Yesterday was my second visit to this site/link. I was on there for well
over 1 hour before it appeared on
their "Live 365" playlist. But it was worth the wait.

For those not familiar with the way thngs work on this site there is  a
playlist of three programs with an
add that appears on your screen. The last program on the list is the one
that is playing. The list is revised
when that program has concluded.

At this point i have not seen their complete posted inventory. I don't know
how long it would take the "JD/
Mohr"  15 min. segment to repeat.
 Before i got to Dollar i listened to and taped  35 min. Bob Hope 1939
rehearsal-which, apparently was
done before a live studio audience or with a "laugh track" or a large cast
and crew. Hope was adlibbing and
playing off the reaction he was getting.

This was followed by a rehearsal of a "Forcast-The Lodger"  1940 broadcast,
directed by Alfred Hitcock
and starring Herbert Marshal.

Then came Mohr's Dollar

By that time i was almost at the end of side one of my  C90 tape. As i do
not have a deck with auto reverse
and do have CP, i missed a few seconds of the middle of "Johnny D '.   I
hope to be able to correct this later
with a complete recordng.

Don Hunt

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 09:58:46 -0400
From: JayHick@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Jack Kruschen

Jack Kruschen, veteran radio, television and movie actor died on April 2 at
the age of 80.

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 09:59:29 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Radio Test Pattern

I have been collecting radio programs since 1971 and my modest collection is
just over 24,000 programs. Of those only about 20 are "Amos 'n' Andy." I do
not Like "Amos 'n' Andy" so I do not collect "Amos 'n' Andy." The only reason
that I have as many as I do is so that I have some examples of really bad
radio.

This gets me to my question, why was "Amos 'n' Andy" so popular? Was it
because the medium was new and people would listen to anything until something
better came along?

"Amos 'n' Andy" reminds me of a television test pattern. When my family got
their first television set in 1950 I remember that I used to spend hours just
watching the test pattern. Eventually I wanted something better than a test
pattern to watch. I liken "Amos 'n' Andy" to that television test pattern, a
radio test pattern if you will, people listened until something better came
along. Fortunately for radio something better did come along, unfortunately
for television it really has never gotten out of the test pattern stage. I am
still waiting for something better to come along.
--
Ron Sayles

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 10:52:05 -0400
From: HRRMIKES@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Seattle Convention

June 28-30 is coming fast and the Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound in Seattle
feel that they're ready for another wonderful experience with 23 OTR
actors/artists and a program that includes: ONE MAN'S FAMILY (with 7 former
cast members)...THE LONE RANGER (with Dick Beals and a live orchestra doing
William Tell)...BLONDIE (with 5 former cast members)...CAVALCADE OF AMERICA
(with 6-7 former cast members)...THE HALLS OF IVY (with 3 former cast members
and a live chorale doing the [removed] (with 5 former cast members
and intimates of Jack Webb).

Additionally, the actors will be doing a new Sherlock Holmes by Jim French of
the widely syndicated Imagination Theater.  This show will be aired
nationally.  And, there is one other original radio work written especially
for the assembled actors.

Of course, panels/workshops/interviews will all be in abundance, with live
nostalgia music performances and a great dealer room. The classic Silent
Auction with many valuable items donated by the stars already has interest
high among those registered.

Vacation in Seattle in June is great!  And this will be an OTR convention to
remember, the tenth held by REPS .  For information and a registration form,
please visit the website  [removed]  or contact Mike Sprague
hrrmikes@[removed]

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 11:01:41 -0400
From: "Gil Miller" <ghmiller@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Jam with Sam
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Does anyone know anything about a show broadcast from Chicago in the 40's
called Jam With Sam?
I'm hoping to find it on cassette somewhere.
Cheers,
Gil Miller

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 11:03:05 -0400
From: Gerry Wright <gdwright@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  RE: Creeps by Night

Kenny queried:

At the end of the INNER SANCTUM/MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE episode "Death Is A Joker"
with Peter Lorre, Mr. Lorre Introduces the next upcoming episode titled
"Creeps By Night." The "introduction" lasts 15 minutes or so & gets you quite
involved in the story. Does anyone know if this program exists in its
entirety? I would love to hear how it ends. Thanx!

"Creeps by Night" was the name of a very strange short-lived series from
1944, it started in Hollywood with Boris Karloff as host, narrator and
star. Peter Lorre sometimes appeared on the show. The show was directed
by Dave Drummond and produced by Robert Maxwell. After about a dozen
episodes the whole production was moved to New York with an unnamed
hosed known only as "Dr. X"

The "Mystery Playhouse" excerpt is from an unnamed "Creeps by Night"
episode and lasts 7:43, with Karloff as Dr. Paul Wade, his nurse, Steven
Denton and Valerie Denton.

I have a record that four episodes from the series exist, two from
Hollywood and two from New York. The two from Hollywood are The Final
Reckoning (May 2, 1944, episode 11), and The Hunt (May 9, 1944, episode
12). The next existing episode The Walking Dead (May 16, 1944) is from
New York with Jackson Beck and Ed Begley. I have only heard The Final
Reckoning and it is not the episode featured on "Mystery Playhouse"

Hopefully the full version will be found some day.

Gerry Wright
ZoneZebra Productions
San Francisco

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 11:52:31 -0400
From: "Ron Vickery" <RVICKERY@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Sorry, I can't resist/Amos & Andy

Sorry, this is very off topic, but I can't resist sending it.  In #182,
Garry D. Lewis said "Some say the glass is half full, I say it's merely
a bad bartender."  In our engineering department at work, we say "the
glass is twice as big as it needs to be, so it must have a Factor Of
Safety of [removed]".  Engineering humor, go figure.

Congrats to Matt Votisek on finishing college!!!

OK, to bring this message into the realm of being on topic, does anyone
know of a website where I can download mp3's of Amos & Andy and of
Charlie McCarthy, without going to the newsgroups?  Thanks.

Ron

Ronald W. Vickery, PE
Design Engineer
Anchor Wall Systems

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 14:03:54 -0400
From: Ron and Carol <rlmartin10@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Arch Oboler and Bill Cosby

Hi All!

 First I wish to thank the people who have taken the time and effort to make
radio logs available to everyone. Second to the people who converted Old
Time Radio into MP3 format, without them my collection would still be very
small.

Over the weekend I went through my collection of Lights Out - talk about
reruns. I was doing web searches on Arch Obler and discovered that Bill
Cosby's "Giant Chicken Heart that Covered the World" was inspired by a
Lights Out episode about a chicken heart. I do not have this episode and
have searched for it to no avail. Could someone please help me?

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 14:04:21 -0400
From: ArtsMilitaria@[removed] (Arthur Funk)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Sargeant Preston / Seargent X

Egads, fellow OTR buffs.  Just finished reading over the digests for the
last few days and found my rank misspelled twice in different posts.
Take it from an old Air Force Master Sergeant.  It isn't spelled
sargeant or seargent.

With a big grin,
Art Funk

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 17:16:23 -0400
From: "Todd & Nancy Bright" <tnbright@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Johnny Dollar - Gerald Mohr Audition

As Ron noted the Gerald Mohr audition was produced, but not aired as part of
the original series.

However this world not prevent Wisconsin Public Radio from airing the
audition over 46 years later.

No need for Mike to record the audition as I would be more than happy to
send you a copy Ron.

Todd Bright

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 18:34:19 -0400
From: Wich2@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  "Acting" was, and is "acting" (if you ARE an
 actor, and BOTHER   to [removed])
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From: Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed];
Frankly, I don't know of any actors today who I think could take the
original A&A scripts and really make
them convincing -- the trick is to have it sound *real,* and not like two
guys "doing voices."

Oh, [removed] It breaks my Stella Adler-trained heart to hear this kind of talk.
And, it is yet more proof of my contention that  most modern New Time Radio
actors, and many OTR re-enacters, simply aren't qualified- or worse, just
don't get it.  If I ever hear another variation of, "Hey- it's just reading
lines, isn't it?" (NO, IT IS NOT, IF YOU'RE REALLY DOING WHAT'S REQUIRED), I
think I'll retch.
If this were not sadly the case, so many poor listeners would not say things
like Elizabeth says here.
Ms. McLeod- email me off list, and I'll gladly send you a complimentary copy
of one of our shows, in which we do our damndest not to be guilty of the
crime you describe.
Sincerely,
Craig Wichman
QUICKSILVER RADIO THEATER

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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 19:03:02 -0400
From: Musiciantoo47@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  MP3 Problem
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Hi. I have a problem which I hope someone on the list can help me with. I
recently purchased a Toshiba combination DVD/VCR/MP3 player. In the
instructions there is a long list of the MP3 Files that the unit WON'T play,
but the list of what it WILL play isn't long at all. Unfortunately I had no
was of knowing this until I Opened it & read the instructions & tried to play
my recordings. It appears that the only MP3 files that I have that it will
play are ones that were made from ordinary commercially purchased Music CD's.
The machine won't play ANY of my OTR MP3 programs, neither the ones I've made
myself, or ones I have gotten from others. This was an Extreme disappointment
to me because playing those discs was the main reason why I bought the unit
in the first place. My Question is, the instructions say that in order for
the files to be played, they have to be "ISO9660 Certified." I'm afraid I
don't know much about that. Is there a program that would allow me to take
the CD's I've already made and those I make in the future and convert them to
a format that this machine will play? I have amassed a few discs right now &
I'm not too crazy about having to waste time, effort, and Blank Discs to
re-record everything, but the company I bought the Toshiba from ("One-Call")
won't let me return it without paying the shipping Plus a 15% Re-stocking
fee. So I guess I'll keep it. But I would like to know how to make the proper
files for it to play so that I can get service for the money I foolishly
spent. Please feel free to contact me Off List. Thanx very Much!

Kenny, in Good Ol' Alabama.

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Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 10:39:27 -0400
From: Osborneam@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject:  Jack Kruschen, 80, Veteran TV and Movie
 Actor, Dies

A friend sent me this sad news from the New York Times.
Arlene Osborne

Jack Kruschen, 80, Veteran TV and Movie Actor, Dies

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