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                           The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                             Volume 2001 : Issue 384
                        A Part of the [removed]!
                                ISSN: 1533-9289


                                Today's Topics:

 Re: "The Happy Prince"                [ Michael Biel <mbiel@[removed]; ]
 Re: A&A Guest Appearances             [ Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed] ]
 Re: Big Jon and Sparkie               [ Gerry Wright <gdwright@[removed]; ]
 dragnet books                         [ "bygeorge" <bygeorge@[removed]; ]
 Little Theater Does Radio Play        [ "Russ Butler" <oldradio@[removed] ]
 Flywheel, Shyster & Flywheel          [ Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]; ]
 loudspeaker invention date; reader    [ "Tim Taylor" <tt327@[removed]; ]
 Nichols Family                        [ Hal Stone <dualxtwo@[removed]; ]
 Cataloging OTR                        [ JBeck57143@[removed] ]
 overall                               [ "Walden Hughes" <hughes1@[removed]; ]
 GROUCHO MARX                          [ HERITAGE4@[removed] ]
 OTR photos available                  [ khovard@[removed] ]
 First Piano Quartet                   [ "dick wamser" <snapp@[removed]; ]
 Re: Day the Earth Stood Still         [ Fred Berney <berney@[removed]; ]

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Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 15:08:55 -0500
From: Michael Biel <mbiel@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re:  "The Happy Prince"

From: Tom van der Voort <evan@[removed];
Michael Biel mentioned a CD re-issue of Oscar Wilde's "The Happy
Prince" from a 1945 Decca recording.  Perhaps the original recording
grew out of the Crosby-Welles presentation of this classic on the
December 24, 1944, broadcast of the 'Philco Radio Hall of Fame'.

I had not know about this broadcast, and it might help explain the
unusual choice of casting.  This probably gave them the idea to do the
album, but the broadcast is not the source of the recording.  The
recording in question was made on August 21, 1945.   (The discographic
details: 4-ten-inch 78 RPM matrices, numbers L 3929A-2932A, record
numbers Decca 40007/8 in Decca Album DA 420, later dubbed and combined
onto one 12-inch vinyl 78 as Decca 90046, album CU 115.  Issued on LP as
Decca DL 6000, DL 4283, DL 72483, and MCA 15017--the latter two in phony
stereo.)

On the record, the music was composed by Bernard Herrmann and conducted
by Victor Young.  I wonder if the same music was used for the Philco
broadcast, or if it was composed especially for the Decca
recording--which was the usual procedure.  These Decca drama albums
often were more finely crafted than the usual live radio broadcasts, and
thus are excellent examples of the art of aural drama.

Michael Biel  mbiel@[removed]

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Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 15:26:01 -0500
From: Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Re: A&A Guest Appearances

Joe Salerno wonders:


Do I recall a list of appearances that Amos & Andy made on other shows that
might have been posted here once? Elizabeth, have you compiled on?

Indeed so -- it's very much a work in progress, however. Here is what
I've been able to positively document so far, beginning in 1926 -- there
were undoubtedly others which have yet to be unearthed. I've not yet even
really begun to dig for AFRS appearances, so details of any additional
appearances that can be positively documented are welcome.

5/15/26: Kentucky Derby Broadcast. WGN. (Correll and Gosden as Sam 'n'
Henry add commentary to WGN's coverage of the race.)

5/30/26: Indianapolis 500 Broadcast. WGN. (Correll and Gosden as Sam 'n'
Henry add commentary to WGN's coverage of the race.)

9/23/26: Dempsey-Tunney Fight Broadcast. WGN. (From Philadelphia, Correll
and Gosden as Sam 'n' Henry add commentary to WGN's coverage.)

5/14/27: Kentucky Derby Broadcast. WGN. (Correll and Gosden as Sam 'n'
Henry add commentary to WGN's coverage of the race.)

5/30/27: Indianapolis 500 Broadcast. WGN. (Correll and Gosden as Sam 'n'
Henry add commentary to WGN's coverage of the race.)

9/21/27: Radio Industries Banquet. NBC Red, NBC Blue, CBS. 7:00pm-1:00am.
(Correll and Gosden appear as Sam 'n' Henry, in their first network
broadcast)

4/13/32: WMAQ Tenth Anniversary Program. NBC Blue. 11:30pm--12:00am.

9/29/35: The Magic Key of RCA. NBC Blue. Radio Corporation of America.
Sun, 2:00-3:00pm.

11/2/35: Will Rogers Memorial Commission Program. NBC Red. Will Rogers
Memorial Commission. 10:30-11:30pm.

9/7/37: Hollywood Mardi Gras. NBC Red. Packard Motor Car Company.
9:30-10:30pm.

12/21/37: Premiere of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." NBC Blue.
Sustaining. 11:45pm-12:15am. Correll and Gosden (and Gosden's two
children) comment briefly on their way into the theatre.

3/13/38: Hollywood Hotel. CBS. Campbell Soup Company. 9:00-10:00pm

2/24/39: Campbell Playhouse. CBS. Campbell Soup Company. An adaptation of
"State Fair," directed by Orson Welles. Sun, 8:00-9:00pm.

11/11/39: 23rd Annual Red Cross Program.  NBC Red. American Red Cross.
10:30-11:30pm.

3/30/41 (Recording date): Tenth Anniversary Salute to Movie-Radio Guide.
NBC Syndication. Movie-Radio Guide Magazine. 15 minutes.

5/7/41: Texaco Star Theatre with Fred Allen. CBS. The Texas Company. Wed,
9:00-10:00pm.

Week of 3/18/42 (Recording date unknown): Treasury Star Parade. Program
71. U. S. Treasury Syndication.  Amos, Andy and Arbadella discuss the
importantce of Defense Stamps.

8/24/42: Victory Theatre. CBS. U. S. Treasury. (First half-hour
complete-in-one-episode Amos 'n' Andy story.) 9:00-9:30pm.

6/5/43 (Recording Date): Command Performance. Program 69. Armed Forces
Radio Service. "Andy Teaches Piano To Jose Iturbi."

12/25/43: NBC Christmas Reunion. NBC. Sustaining. 2:00-5:00pm.
(Performance of "Lord's Prayer" sequence)

3/12/45: Jack Benny Program. NBC. General Foods (Grape-Nuts Flakes). Sun,
7:00-7:30pm.

4/15/45: A Hollywood Tribute to President Roosevelt. NBC. Sustaining.
7:00-9:00pm. Correll and Gosden, appearing out of character, are among
the stars offering tributes to the memory of President Roosevelt.

11/18/47: Bob Hope Show. NBC. Lever Brothers Company (Pepsodent). Tue,
10:00-10:30pm.

1/2/49: Jack Benny Program. CBS. American Tobacco Company (Lucky Strike).
Sun, 7:00-7:30pm.

12/3/50: Jack Benny Program. CBS. American Tobacco Company (Lucky
Strike). Sun, 7:00-7:30pm.

3/8/54 (Recording Date): The Army Hour. Armed Forces Radio Service. 1/2
hour.

I've also documented three television appearances by Correll and Gosden:

2/27/39: Experimental Broadcast from the New York World's Fair Grounds.
W2XBS, New York. Correll and Gosden appeared in this special telecast as
they toured the grounds with Fair President Grover Whalen in preparation
for their upcoming special radio broadcast (also aired 2/27/39). While
the performers posed for the camera in the Fresh Air Taxicab, they did
not perform in costume or makeup -- appearing instead in street clothes.
No recording is known to exist other than a single off-screen still photo.

c. June 1951: Closed Circuit introduction of "Amos 'n' Andy Show"
television cast. Correll and Gosden appear as themselves in a kinescoped
prologue to the pilot episode of the television series, introducing the
cast members to a live audience prior to the initial showing of the
episode. This appearance was not broadcast, but was used as part of the
presentation film used to introduce the series to affiliates and
potential sponsors.

12/25/52 -- "The Amos 'n' Andy Christmas Show." CBS-TV. Schenley
Distillers (Blatz Brewing Co.) Correll and Gosden appear as themselves in
a filmed introduction to the TV adaptation of their annual Christmas
episode. This introduction was deleted from CBS Films syndication prints.

I believe C&G also appeared on a special Ford Motor Company 50th
Anniversary Broadcast in 1953, but I don't have the specific details of
this -- anyone with them at hand is encouraged to pass them along.

Elizabeth

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Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 15:32:27 -0500
From: Gerry Wright <gdwright@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Big Jon and Sparkie

Brad Gillespie queried:

"Looking for a "Big John and Sparky" broadcast on January 20th"

------
"Big Jon [no h] and Sparkie [no y]" was a daily show from from Feb. 1,
1950 to 1954 (30 min. in 1950, 15 min. beginning in 1951).

The "No School Today" (referred by many as "Big Jon and Sparkie") show
was broadcast on Saturday mornings, from Feb. 18, 1950 to 1958 (120 min.
until 1951 then 90 min.).

January 20th fell on these days during these periods. 1951 - Saturday;
1952 - Monday; 1953 - Tuesday; 1954 - Wednesday. No Saturday show beyond
1954 was broadcast on January 20th.

As someone who grew up with my ear glued to the Philco whenever Big Jon
and Sparkie came on and have been searching for copies of this shows, I
have found very few examples and the ones I have found are mostly
incomplete, undated and from the "No School Today" series.

Good luck in your search,

Gerry Wright
ZoneZebra Productions
San Francisco

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Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 15:32:45 -0500
From: "bygeorge" <bygeorge@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: dragnet books

Hi folks!
Just a quick question to all of those DRAGNET afficiandos amongst us. Do
both of the Jack Webb biographies include a complete list of DRAGNET
episodes for radio? How are his other radio shows represented? Please
email me off board at BYGEORGE@[removed] to inform me of any information
you can share regarding this matter.
Thanks much,
Randy Story
[removed] Where might I get a copy of either book prior to Christmas?

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Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 15:52:55 -0500
From: "Russ Butler" <oldradio@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Little Theater Does Radio Play

This weekend, the 1941 Norman Corwin radio script of "We Hold These Truths"
is being re-
receated by the Reno Little Theater.  There are 12 local actors portraying
about 75 characters with scripts in hand and no sets, props or costumes.  No
ticket charge, donations go to 9-11charities.

It was originally written to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the
ratification of the Bill of Rights, and first aired on Dec. 15, 1941, after
the Pearl Harbor attack.

Also, another theater group in Truckee, CA months ago did a production
called "The Radio Show" with a radio studio on stage, sound effects,
audience participation, etc.  It was a very entertaining show.

Are there many local groups around doing live, re-created radio performances
in theaters?  Are they being recorded or broadcast on local stations?

Russ Butler

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Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 16:34:42 -0500
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Flywheel, Shyster & Flywheel

Jack French mentions:
This was the Esso Gasoline sponsored series, " Flywheel, Shyster, & Flywheel"
(original title for first three episodes, "Beagle, Shyster & Beagle".)
Featuring Groucho and Chico, this NBC show debuted Nov 28, 1932 and ran
through May 22,
1933.

Just to add one other note on this series and to bring it to a modern
connection, the first scripts he mentions above were written by Nat Perrin
and Arthur Sheekman, who was the husband of Gloria Stuart, the film actress
who most recently appeared as the old lady in Titanic. Stuart said
of  Groucho "He taught us all to be irreverent."

George Oppenheimer and Tom McKnight wrote the later Shyster scripts.

Jim Widner
jwidner@[removed]

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Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 18:53:31 -0500
From: "Tim Taylor" <tt327@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: loudspeaker invention date; reader

Hi all:

Trying to find out when headphones gave way to loudspeakers for most
listeners. I think it's 1925 but I'm not sure.

By the way, I have (slightly) updated my online reader. It's the same URL as
before: [removed]~tt327/[removed]. Comments/corrections
are welcome, as always. If you see a "xxx," that's just my notation for
missing info.

Also, there is a new radio book out (or nearly out):

Holmes, Michele, and Jason Loviglio, eds. _Radio Reader: Essays in the
Cultural History of Radio_. New York: Routledge, 2002.

Thanks!

Tim

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Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 18:55:51 -0500
From: Hal Stone <dualxtwo@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Nichols Family

From: Joe Mackey <joemackey5@[removed];

Subject: Today in Radio History

A long subscriber passed this along --

November 30, 1941 - The Nichols Family of Five premieres on NBC Radio,
sponsored by Vicks.

Yikes! was it really 60 years ago. My, how time flies when your having fun!

For what it's worth, 60 years ago that date, I played the youngest son on
that program. All I remember, since I was such a young tad, was that a super
nice guy named Matt Crowley played the father. And, since I was born in
1931, that would have made me 10 years old at the time.

Hal(Harlan)Stone
"Jughead"

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Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 19:52:09 -0500
From: JBeck57143@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Cataloging OTR

Most of the shows I have are in mp3 format, so I use a program called File
List Creator (which is for Windows), that works real good. You can get it at:
[removed]

It automatically creates a list of all the mp3 files on a disc. It lists the
title, the file size, the bitrate, and the length of the show. The list is
created in Notepad format and mpd format. File List Creator also does a bunch
of other things, which I haven't really learned about yet.

Jim Beck

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Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 20:08:09 -0500
From: "Walden Hughes" <hughes1@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: overall

I would be very interested in reading the list commons of who are some of
the list favorite actors one male and one female  that can claim the title
best overall radio actors.  Who do you like best that can handle leading
roles, supporting roles, drama, and comedy.  Take care,

Walden

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Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 22:15:36 -0500
From: HERITAGE4@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: GROUCHO MARX

RE: Rodney B.'s comments on FLYWHEEL, SHYSTER AND FLYWHEEL --
Actually a couple of complete broadcasts and one or two "half" shows DO exist.
Anyone hunting for that series can contact me offline and I'll you what's
available.
Lots of the "encyclopedia" need to be updated.
Tom Heathwood - Heritage Radio - Boston   [removed]   12/01/01

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Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 12:36:06 -0500
From: khovard@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: OTR photos available

I have located some sources of photos of OTR personalities: writers,
actors, directors etc. If anyone is interested in purchasing any photos,
please contact me off line.

Howard Blue

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Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 12:36:48 -0500
From: "dick wamser" <snapp@[removed];
To: "otr" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: First Piano Quartet

Thanks to all who contributed to my knowledge of the First Piano Quartet.
Having been a piano tuner for 40 years, I was very interested in this group.
I'm glad to find at least three individuals who have programs or material to
share.

When I was first starting my career in 1961, I remember a Perry Como show
simulcast on NBC Monitor and NBC TV.  This was about the time stereo was
beginning to be popular.  The idea was to listen to one channel on [removed], the
other on [removed] and watch on TV while three pianos were played together.  What
a mess!!!!

I never heard so much dischord (pun definitely intended,) in my life.  I
couldn't believe the racket.  I have often tuned two pianos together with
excellent results.  In my repair shop, I've sometimes tuned three pianos
together with similar results.  All I can think of was that the TV spot
lights did a number on someone's tuning.

Yall have a nice day.  OK?

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Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 13:17:43 -0500
From: Fred Berney <berney@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Day the Earth Stood Still

At 03:35 AM 11/29/01 -0500, you wrote:
Has anybody ever heard of a radio version of the classic 50's sci-fi movie,
The Day the Earth Stood Still? I would be interested in buying a copy.

We have it. It is on our tape number 218 and comes with The Wizard of Oz.
Both from Lux Radio Theater.

Email me directly for more information.

Fred
For the best in Old Time Radio Shows [removed]
New e-commerce page [removed]

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