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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2008 : Issue 108
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Suspense - The Lost Special? [ rand@[removed] ]
Mason Adams [ "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed] ]
Proliferating Tenors [ Stuart Lubin <stuartlubin6686@sbcgl ]
mason [removed] [ Afanofoldradio@[removed] ]
Re: McLendon's call. [ Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed] ]
Humphrey Lyttelton [ Kermyt Anderson <kermyta@[removed]; ]
Mason Adams (Digest 107) [ Radioclass <radioclass@[removed] ]
Passing of Lester Smith [ James Yellen <clifengr3@[removed] ]
Re: NBC fourth chime [ Cnorth6311@[removed] ]
4-29 births/deaths [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
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Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:12:31 -0400
From: rand@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Suspense - The Lost Special?
A question for you experts out there. I just won an AFRS disc on that
auction site that shall not be named from the Suspense series. It appears
to be the 9/30/43 episode, "The Lost Special", featuring Orson Welles.
Is this particular episode of Suspense in circulation? I couldn't find a
recording of it at [removed] and some other sources, but it is listed
in logs of the series.
There was a 1949 episode of Escape called "The Lost Special" with Welles
that exists in both a network and AFRS versions; it's based on a story by
Arthur Conan Doyle and concerns a train that disappears, btw.
So has the Suspense version of "The Lost Special" been ... lost?
If it's not in circulation or only available in bad dupes, I can add it to
my podcast/blog when the disc comes in.
Randy
Mebane, NC
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:13:56 -0400
From: "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed];
To: "Old Time Radio" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Mason Adams
JLF <jlf@[removed]; asked: "Wasn't Mason Adams on several CBS Mystery
Theaters?"
Mason Adams had a long career in radio and television, from playing Pepper
Young to spokesman for Smucker's; he also appeared regularly on the CBS
Mystery Theater.
You can hear a 1973 interview with Mr. Adams plus some of his radio work on
"The Golden Age of Radio," a production of WTIC in Hartford, CT., with hosts
Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran. Go to [removed] for this show and
88 other one-hour programs, plus Arnold Dean's "A One Night Stand with the
Big Bands." All shows are available in MP3 format and can be downloaded for
free; no registration required.
Bob Scherago
Webmaster
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:14:15 -0400
From: Stuart Lubin <stuartlubin6686@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Proliferating Tenors
To continue the search for tenors that Larry Jordan
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Several years ago, prior to his death, SPERDVAC was in
touch with and honored Larry Stevens, who sang on the
Jack Benny Show for a short time. I had never heard a
show where Mr. Stevens sang, so I am not certain if he
was a tenor. I believe Kenny Baker was a tenor,
remembering another of Jack Benny's singers.
Stuart
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:14:24 -0400
From: Afanofoldradio@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: mason [removed]
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I am not sure what episodes he was in, but I would have imagined Mason Adams
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:09:29 -0400
From: Elizabeth McLeod <lizmcl@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Re: McLendon's call.
On 4/27/08 9:45 PM [removed]@[removed] wrote:
So, did it sound especially authentic because it
actually was?
It was. McLendon was actually present at the Polo Grounds that afternoon.
Most Liberty games were recreations, but a few times each season, he
would go on the road and broadcast live. This was one of those occasions.
Elizabeth
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:45:43 -0400
From: Kermyt Anderson <kermyta@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Humphrey Lyttelton
I'll bet 90% of the readers on this digest don't know who Humphrey
Lyttelton was, but for those of us who did, it's a great loss. I've
been listening to I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue's 50th season--perhaps
their final one, since it's not clear to me from the obits whether or
not he completed another before he died. The show ran for 35 years (in
recent years the BBC has doubled up two seasons per year), which got me
thinking. We've had several discussions on this list on the longest
running radio show ever. Here's a twist on that question: what's the
longest running comedy radio show? At 35 years, ISIHAC was certainly
long-running--but Just a Minute just celebrated its 40th anniversary.
53 seasons (again, they've doubled up, with 2 seasons per year
recently), all with the same chairman, plus one of the original
panelists is still alive. Has any comedy series run longer?
In the US context, nothing can come close to 40 years. Or can it? Bob
and Ray were on the air something like 35 years--late 40s to early 80s.
You could argue it was basically the same show the entire time. If you
count their time on Monitor, both Fibber McGee and Molly and Ethel and
Albert reached or exceeded 30 years. If you count the Amos and Andy
Music Hall, Amos and Andy were on about 30. In the modern era, Garrison
Keillor has had his show on for about 34 years, with News from Lake
Wobegon featuring many of the same characters that entire time.
However, those shows all had gaps when they weren't on the air,
sometimes for many years. What is the longest *continuously* running US
comedy radio show? Jack Benny was on the air for 23 years. (I'm not
counting the two years of repeats after he stopped doing new shows.)
Can anybody else top that? (I'm sure I'm forgetting somebody totally
obvious--but fellow Digesters will fill in the gaps the minute this
goes out.)
I'm going to miss Humph. Somebody mentioned that they hope the show
does not continue without him. I've heard cast members say that it
would end when he died. I too hope that is the case. We've got some
300+ shows in the archives--a fitting tribute to a very funny man. I
can't imagine anybody else taking his place.
Kermyt
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:47:20 -0400
From: Radioclass <radioclass@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Mason Adams (Digest 107)
Hi
A question was asked regarding Mason Adams appearing
on CBS Radio Mystery Theater. A quick check of Frank
Passages's radio log lists Mason Adams appearing on at
least 33 shows. That log was compiled by Dick Judge.
Mason Adams' voice was one I remembered from Pepper
Young's Family. As a youngster, I would listen to the
soap operas during the summer while I ironed clothes.
And, Mason's voice was very distinctive.
Anne
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:12:54 -0400
From: James Yellen <clifengr3@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Passing of Lester Smith
For those fans of Jean Shepherd who listened to him on New York's WOR, you
may remember the voice of Lester Smith who frequently did the news before and
after the Shepherd show. Here's a link to a mention in the New York Daily
News of his recent passing at age 90. His is a voice that I will long
remember.
After completing the news [removed]"And [removed] Shepherd." Followed by the
Shepherd theme bugle call.
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:48:19 -0400
From: Cnorth6311@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: NBC fourth chime
I recall the subject of the NBC fourth chime being discussed awhile back. I
found a program that aired in 1944 I believe, and it gave in detail what the
fourth chime was, and why it came about. the fourth chime was actually the
last tone repeated again. It was used to alert all NBC news people, that
something of great importance was about to happen. If I recall, the first
time it
was used was during the D-Day invasion on June 6th, 1944. The first part of
the
show was dedicated to the fourth chime, and it's history. The last part was
news people giving war news. All in all, a very interesting program.
Charlie North
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Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:01:17 -0400
From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 4-29 births/deaths
April 29th births
04-29-1870 - Cosmo Hamilton - d. 10-14-1942
lecturer: "Unwritten History"
04-29-1879 - Sir Thomas Beecham - St. Helens, England - d. 3-8-1961
conductor: "Information Please"
04-29-1887 - Robert Cushman Murphy - Brooklyn, NY - d. 3-19-1973
ortinthologist: "Information Please"
04-29-1896 - Harry McNaughton - Surbiton, England - d. 2-26-1967
actor, panelist: Higgins "It's Higgins. Sir"; "It Pays to Be Ignorant"
04-29-1897 - Charles Seel - NYC - d. 4-19-1980
actor: "Romance"; "Four-Star Playhouse"; "The Halls of Ivy"
04-29-1899 - Duke Ellington - Washington, [removed] - d. 5-24-1974
bandleader: "Jubilee"; "Orson Welles Theatre"; "Story of Swing"
04-29-1901 - Emperor Hirohito (Showa) - Tokyo, Japan - d. 1-7-1989
emperor: End of war speech
04-29-1903 - Frank Parker - NYC - d. 1-10-1999
singer: "A & P Gypsies"; "Jack Benny Program"; "Frank Parker Show
04-29-1903 - Richard Leibert - Bethlehem, PA - d. 10-22-1976
organist: "Dick Leibert's Musical Revue"; "Organ Rhapsody"
04-29-1904 - Russ Morgan - Scranton, PA - d. 8-8-1969
bandleader: (Music in the Morgan Manner) "Russ Morgan Orchestra"
04-29-1908 - Jack Williamson - Bisbee, Arizona Territory - d. 11-10-2006
writer: "Dimension X"; "Future Tense"
04-29-1912 - Ian Martin - Glasgow, Scotland - d. 7-25-1981
actor: Horace Sutton "Young Dr. Malone"; Harry Archer "Meet Corliss
Archer"
04-29-1912 - John MacVane - Portland, ME - d. 1-28-1984
newscaster: "United or Not"
04-29-1912 - Richard Carlson - Albert Lea, MN - d. 11-25-1977
actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
04-29-1913 - Norman Felton - London, England
producer, director: "Author's Playhouse"; "Grand Marquee"
04-29-1914 - Derek Guyler - Wallasey, Merseyside, England - d. 10-8-1999
actor: "It's That Man Again"
04-29-1915 - Donald F. Mills - Piqua, OH - d. 11-13-1999
singer: (The Mills Brothers) "Mills Brothers Quartette"
04-29-1917 - Celeste Holm - NYC
actor: "House on Q Street"; "Great Scenes from Great Plays"
04-29-1918 - Tom Rogers - d. 6-25-2005
writer: Wrote for radio in the 1940s
04-29-1925 - Michael Wager - NYC
actor: "And Bravely Walk"; "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
04-29-1933 - Rod McKuen - Oakland, CA
composer: "We Hold These Truths"
04-29-1935 - Lennie Weinrib - NYC - d. 6-28-2006
actor: "Suspense"
04-29-1936 - Zubin Mehta - Bombay, India
conductor: New York Symphony Orchestra
04-29-1946 - Humphrey Carpenter - Oxford, England - d. 1-4-2005
writer, disc jockey: BBC radio
April 29th deaths
02-24-1891 - Joe Laurie, Jr. - Moscow, Russia - d. 4-29-1954
comedian: "Can You Top This"
03-06-1927 - William J. Bell - Chicago, IL - d. 4-29-2005
writer: "The Guiding Light"
05-06-1912 - Bill Quinn - NYC - d. 4-29-1994
actor: Guy Aldis "Against the Storm"; Tom Davis "When a Girl Marries"
06-17-1899 - Benny Krueger - Newark, NJ - d. 4-29-1967
bandleader: "The Rudy Vallee Show"; "Side Walk Cafe"
06-24-1914 - Allan E. Sloane - d. 4-29-2001
writer: "Indictment"; "Bulldog Drummond"; "The Man Behind the Gun"
06-27-1908 - David Davis - near Malvern, England - d. 4-29-1996
piano accompanist: "Children's Hour"
07-01-1881 - Josef Pasternack - Czenstachown, Poland - d. 4-29-1940
conductor: "Atwater Kent Concert"; "Carnation Contented Hour"
07-24-1853 - William Gillette - Hartford, CT - d. 4-29-1937
actor: Sherlock Holmes "Sherlock Holmes"
08-13-1899 - Alfred Hitchcock - London, England - d. 4-29-1980
host: "Murder by Experts"; "Once Upon a Midnight"
08-16-1907 - Mae Clark - Philadelphia, PA - d. 4-29-1992
actor: "Family Theatre"; "This Is Your FBI"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
08-21-1911 - Anthony Boucher - Oakland, CA - d. 4-29-1968
writer: "Advs. of Sherlock Holmes"; "Advs. of Ellery Queen; "Gregory
Hood"
09-06-1909 - Michael Gordon - Baltimore, MD - d. 4-29-1993
film director: "Screen Director's Playhouse"
09-27-1915 - Cy Howard - Wisconsin - d. 4-29-1993
creator, writer, producer: "Life with Luigi"; "My Friend Irma";
"Milton Berle Show"
10-17-1921 - Tom Poston - Columbus, OH - d. 4-29-2007
comedian: "Arthur Godfrey Show"
11-07-1917 - Johnnie Stewart - Tonbridge, England - d. 4-29-2005
sound effects for BBC radio in 1930s, then became a producer
12-25-1893 - Belle Baker - NYC - d. 4-29-1957
actor: "The Eveready Hour"
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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