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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2005 : Issue 316
A Part of the [removed]!
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
some uncirc. soaps and Inner Sanctum [ Rutledge Mann <cliff_marsland@yahoo ]
Hal Stone [ "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm ]
The Hitch-hiker [ "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm ]
broadcasting at FOTR [ "Walden Hughes" <hughes1@[removed]; ]
Private Eyelashes now a Talking Book [ Jack & Cathy French <otrpiano@erols ]
Good Night, And Good Luck [ Sandy Singer <sinatradj@[removed]; ]
Holy Moley, plenty of foley? [ Jack & Cathy French <otrpiano@erols ]
10-14 births/deaths [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
Gems From "Stand By" [ "Bill Knowlton" <udmacon1@[removed] ]
The Golden Age of Radio with Dick Be [ "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed]; ]
BBC Digital Audio Streams of Sherloc [ [removed]@[removed] ]
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:20:13 -0400
From: Rutledge Mann <cliff_marsland@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: some uncirc. soaps and Inner Sanctum fragment
Hi,
Many many thanks to Jim Widner for posting Howie Wing
- I also put some uncirc. soaps and an Inner Sanctum
fragment from 9-7-41 on usenet, at the usual place,
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:20:46 -0400
From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Hal Stone
Hal Stone commented:
Is Martin Grams really going to be there? Is he really going to interrupt
his honeymoon just to sell some of his many books about OTR? On second
thought, he had better be there. He has a wife to support now. :)
Congratulations [removed] I get to kiss the lovely bride, right?
The honeymoon NEVER ends. Yes, I will be there with the books I've written
and my lovely wife will be there too. She's the same sweetie who attended
last year's convention (Friday night dinner and Saturday morning-afternoon).
She'll be there all weekend.
Yes Hal, you can kiss the bride . . . I won't look.
Martin
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 16:05:04 -0400
From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: The Hitch-hiker
Paul asked:
How many different versions of THE HITCHHIKER exist? I have heard one where
Welles mentions about being back in the [removed] for a short period of time, and
that he is delighted to be directing THE HITCHHIKER again. (I think this
was through the Campbell Playhouse.) This was, I think, the version that was
recorded on an LP. (Oddly enough, the background music during his intro was
by Bernard Herrmann, and it became the theme from Alfred Hitchcock's TV
show.) There is also an ad by Ken Roberts for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer before
the story starts. Another ends with a public-service announcement about the
starvation wages and dreadful conditions of workers in Nazi Germany.
Actually, Paul, there were three version but what you are describing isn't
one recording but two. Allow me . . .
First broadcast
SUSPENSE
Episode #11 Broadcast September 2, 1942
Cast included Orson Welles
This is the version with "March of the Marionettes" as the opening music
while Welles introduces the show. Not as great a presentation as the third
broadcast, but the opening music is a nice touch.
Second broadcast
PHILIP MORRIS PLAYHOUSE
Episode #62 Broadcast October 15, 1942
Cast included Orson Welles
Copy of this recording is not known to exist though I did buy a copy from a
dealer once and it turned out to be an edited version of the SUSPENSE
version.
Third broadcast
THE MERCURY SUMMER THEATER ON THE AIR
A short-run summer series of various dramas, basically a revival of the
hour-long 1938-1939 THE MERCURY PLAYHOUSE series.
Episode #3 Broadcast June 21, 1946
Cast included Orson Welles and Alice Frost
This is the series that was sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon Bear.
This was the broadcast Welles makes the comment that he returned from
abroad.
This is probably the best of the performances, a par above SUSPENSE.
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 16:05:31 -0400
From: "Walden Hughes" <hughes1@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: broadcasting at FOTR
Hi Everybody,
I hope many you can make FOTR next week. If you can not make the
convention, you can hear parts of it live on Yesterday USA at
[removed] We will be live for all four days from Thursday
10-20-05 until Sunday 10-23-05. Much Thank for permission goes to Jay
Hickerson, Fred Berny, many of the panel host, and re-creation directors.
While we are not live from FOTR you can enjoy from our home studio past FOTR
convention highlights, thanks to Don Aston for permission and providing
tapes. If you are going to be at FOTR, please say hi. Take care,
Walden Hughes
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 16:06:32 -0400
From: Jack & Cathy French <otrpiano@[removed];
To: OTRBB <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Private Eyelashes now a Talking Book
My thanks to Derek Tague for learning of the release of "Private
Eyelashes" as a Talking Book, since neither the author nor the
publisher is notified by the Library of Congress when this happens.
Not too many people know that the Library of Congress has the authority
to create a Talking Book of any volume copyrighted in the [removed], and
without any notification to, or permission of, the author or publisher.
Since this selection is a great honor (less than half of one percent of
copyrighted books yearly are converted to Talking Books) there is no
compensation to author or publisher for such usage.
I learned several months ago that my book had been selected, only
because the narrator, Nicola Daval, personally contacted me about some
pronunciations of some proper nouns in my book.
Talking Books, distributed by the Library of Congress through their
subsidiary, the National Library Service (NLS) began in 1931,
principally to serve blind adults. It was expanded in 1952 to include
blind children, and again in 1966 to individuals with physical
impairments that prevent reading standard print or holding a book.
Service is provided through a network of libraries throughout the [removed]
who loan to qualified persons both the Talking Books and the special
machines needed to play them.
The audio materials are recorded on special four-track, half speed NLS
format and each "cassette" plays for 6 hours. This is more convenient
for the listener and also prevents duplication and/or public access.
Jack French
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 16:52:27 -0400
From: Sandy Singer <sinatradj@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Good Night, And Good Luck
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 20:18:35 -0400
From: Jack & Cathy French <otrpiano@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Holy Moley, plenty of foley?
On Friday, October 7, 2005, at 07:06 PM, David Loftus wrote:
The show will be performed live by members of WRW in the style of an
old live
radio show, complete with plenty of foley.
I hate to come in sounding like a rumpled purist, but what in the heck
does "foley" have to do with OTR re-creations?
Yes, I know Mr. Foley was the sound effects man on TV"s nostalgic
"Remember WENN."
However a "foley artist" is only employed in movie or TV show
production. As has been pointed out in the Digest many times, the term
comes from Jack Donovan Foley (1891-1967) who perfected the techniques
of adding sound effects to film at Universal Pictures. So other than
being in a somewhat similar field, "foley" has nothing to do with radio.
The biggest difference obviously is that OTR's sound effects were done
in conjunction with ongoing action at the microphone with the cast. A
foley technician adds or amplifies sound patterns to film or video that
may have been shot weeks or months ago. (And he has a hundred tries to
get it [removed] the OTR sound effects person had only one
chance.)
Jack French
Editor: RADIO RECALL
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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:55:44 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 10-14 births/deaths
October 14th births
10-14-1890 - Dwight David 'Ike' Eisenhower - Abilene, KS - d. 3-28-1969
general, president: "War Production Drive Program"; "Let's All Back the Attack"
10-14-1891 - Joseph M. White - New York City, NY - d. 2-28-1959
singer: (The Silver Masked Tenor) "Goodrich Silvertown Orchestra"
10-14-1893 - Lillian Gish - Springfield, OH - d. 2-27-1993
panelist: "Arthur Hopkins Presents"; "Texaco Star Playhouse"; "Suspense"
10-14-1896 - Bud Flanagan - Whitechapel, London, England - d. 10-20-1968
singer, actor: Sang signature tune for "Dad's Army"
10-14-1906 - Benita Hume - London, England - d. 11-1-1967
actress: Victoria Cromwell Hall "Halls of Ivy"; "General Electric Theatre"
10-14-1906 - Russell Thorson - Wisconsin - d. 7-6-1982
actor: Jack Packard "I Love A Mystery"; Paul Barbour "One Man's Family"
10-14-1907 - Karl Schlichter - d. 2-xx-1979
writer: "California Caravan"
10-14-1907 - Pert Kelton - Great Falls, MT - d. 10-30-1968
actress: Agnes "Magnificent Montague"; Lolita "We Are Always Young"; "Milton
Berle Show"
10-14-1908 - Allan Jones - Old Forge, PA - d. 6-27-1992
singer: "Chicago Theatre of the Air"; "New Old Gold Show"
10-14-1914 - Norma Ransom - Chicago, IL - d. 9-24-1998
actress: "Destination Freedom"
10-14-1925 - Vance McCune - d. 11-3-1989
comedian, actor: Wash "Tom Mix"; "The Sinclair Wiener Minstrels"
October 14th deaths
01-29-1874 - Owen Davis - Portland, ME - d. 10-14-1956
writer: "The Gibson Family"; "Pulitzer Prize Plays"
02-08-1888 - Edith Evans - London, England - d. 10-14-1976
actress: "Kaleidoscope"
02-11-1916 - Walter Brown Newman - New York City, NY - d. 10-14-1993
writer: "Escape"; "Gunsmoke"; "On Stage"; "Robers of the Gazette"
05-03-1903 - Bing Crosby - Tacoma, WA - d. 10-14-1977
singer: "Kraft Music Hall"; "Philco Radio Time"
06-20-1909 - Errol Flynn - Hobart, Tasmania - d. 10-14-1959
actor: Christopher Casanova "Modern Adventures of Casanova"; "Lux Radio
Theatre"
07-27-1916 - Keenan Wynn - New York City, NY - d. 10-14-1986
actor: Moe 'Shrevie' Shrevnitz "The Shadow"; Gregory Smith "Amazing Mr. Smith"
07-28-1915 - Frankie Yankovic - d. 10-14-1998
polka king: "Frankie Yankovic and His Yanks"; "Guest Star Time"
08-13-1913 - Melvin Frank - Chicago, IL - d. 10-14-1988
film writer, producer, director: "Pepsodent Show"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
08-25-1918 - Leonard Bernstein - Lawrence, MA - d. 10-14-1990
conductor: "Metropolitan Opera"
09-16-1899 - Sam Spewack - Ukraine, Russia - d. 10-14-1971
writer: "Theatre Guild On the Air"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
10-10-1911 - Zeke Manners - San Francisco, CA - d. 10-14-2000
singer, disc jockey: "Zeke Manners and His Gang"; "Zeke Manners"
10-21-1920 - Hy Averback - Minneapolis, MN - d. 10-14-1997
announcer, actor: "Sealtest Village Store"; "Bob Hope Show"; "Take It or
Leave It"
--
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:43:11 -0400
From: "Bill Knowlton" <udmacon1@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Gems From "Stand By"
"Stand By," a weekly magazine published by WLS, Chicago, was published from
1935 to 1938. It not only reported on the activities and programs of WLS and
its staff, it also ran items about the radio world in general. I've been
assembling a collection of "Stand By" and am enjoying the tidbits. As the
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"The achievement of Announcer Herb Morrison and Engineer Charles Nehlsen in
their magnificient eye-witness reporting and recording of the Hindenburg
dirigible disaster emphasizes a need which Stand By has long felt has
existed in radio. There should be an award, a cup, medal or cash prize, to
be given annually for the most outstanding accomplishment in radio during
the year. It could be comparable to the various Pulitzer Prize in
journalism.
"We have no suggestions as to who would supply the necessary funds. That is
a detail which could be worked out among the broadcasters. We merely offer
the suggestion and urge the establishment of an annual radio award for the
achievements of radio workers like Morrison and Nehlsen. " May 22, 1937
"Grand Central Station, a new series of half-hour dramatic sketches with
their setting in New York City's great railway terminal, the gateway to the
nation, will begin Tuesday, September 28 over the NBC-Blue network from 8:30
to 9 PM CST. Each play, complete in itself, will begin with a scene in the
station."-AUG 21, 1937
BILL KNOWLTON
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Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:55:44 -0400
From: "Bob Scherago" <rscherago@[removed];
To: "Old Time Radio" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: The Golden Age of Radio with Dick Bertel and
Ed Corcoran
The latest "Golden Age of Radio" programs with Dick Bertel
and Ed Corcoran, can be heard at [removed]
This week we present three complete shows in MP3 format
for your listening pleasure or for downloading. We present
new shows every week or so. These three shows will be
available on line at least until the morning of October 21st.
Program 74 - May, 1976 - Robert Montgomery
Robert Montgomery, the noted Hollywood actor and director,
recalls his career in radio.
Program 75 - June, 1976 - Jim Maloney
Jim Maloney began his network acting career in the late
1940s, appearing in such shows as "The Aldrich Family",
and "Aunt Jenny - Real Life Stories", among others.
Program 76 - July, 1976 - Will Yolen
Will Hyatt Yolen, a native of Connecticut, was a very
successful editor, reporter and public relations man for
a string of broadcast and print media, including Life
magazine. Mr. Yolen wrote many of the outstanding radio
shows of the 1930's including "Gangbusters" and "We the
People."
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: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 11:33:47 -0400
From: [removed]@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: BBC Digital Audio Streams of Sherlock Holmes
The last five Sherlock Holmes shows have been posted to the BBC7 website , and
you will be able to hear them through the weekend, they will start disappearing
next week one day at a time, because they archive programs for 7 days.
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After you reach this site, select Radio Player On Demand, select BBC7 and look
on the list of shows for Sherlock Holmes with Carleton Hobbs. Click on the days
show MON - FRI that you want to hear.
Theese are the shows currently available:
Broadcast on BBC7 - Mon 10 Oct 2005
The Three Gables: Why would a house buyer also want to acquire every single
item
in the building? Holmes and Watson investigate.
Broadcast on BBC7 - Tue 11 Oct 2005
The Retired Colourman: An apparently simple case of adultery and theft turns
into something much more sinister for Holmes and Watson. .
Broadcast on BBC7 - Wed 12 Oct 2005
The Boscombe Valley Mystery: Holmes investigates a murder in Herefordshire -
but
the roots of the crime are on the other side of the world
Broadcast on BBC7 - Thu 13 Oct 2005
The Crooked Man: Holmes investigates a death in Aldershot, but this tale of
love
and treachery begins during 'The Indian Mutiny'.
Broadcast on BBC7 - Fri 14 Oct 2005
The Final Problem: Moriarty pursues Holmes across Europe - towards the ultimate
confrontation.
If you have a high speed internet connection the shows are presented in almost
digital CD quality, very clear considering the age of the shows, 1960s.
Enjoy!
Paul Urbahns
Radcliff, KY
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