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	    [removed]   Volume 96 : Issue 223


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 The lone ranger vs. El Mundo
	 Remember WENN microphones
	 Chicago OTR
	 A close shave for the Falcon ?
	 Gunsmoke:  Home Surgery
	 re:  Benny dollar; introduction
	 Re: Jack Benny in the Movies
	 Remember WENN
	 Re: OTR on Compact Disc
	 WENN's Mic's
	 Canticle for Liebowitz

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Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 11:47:17 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Marcus Antonsson <marc-a@[removed]>
To: Old time radio digest <otr@[removed]>
Subject: The lone ranger vs. El Mundo
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Hi Friends,
The last days talking about lr has reminded me of my problem with that
series. I've got five parts of the so called "El Mundo-series" from 1943
where lr fights the mysterious evil man known as El Mundo. As I said, I've
got five episodes, but I miss the conclusion. I've searched for it in many
catalogues but I've not found it. Does anyone know if it's available
somewhere?

Best

Marc

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Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 10:07:55 -0500
From: vintage@[removed] (Andy Blatt)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Remember WENN microphones
Message-Id: <v01540b00adf30c464c77@[[removed]]>

I watched Remember WENN episode #8 last night and while I am not an
authority on microphones, the model they used (as mentioned in the Digest
last time) was a bit outdated.  It struck me as odd that instead of walking
around with a miscrophone (did they do that back then?) they
"strategically" placed microphones  around the station - two in the hall (I
think at opposite ends) and one in each office.
I recall thinking "Are these microphones strong enough to pick up talking in an
entire room regardless of the size of the room?"  Maybe we're all too savvy
for this, but the occasional viewer (the layman) might never notice it.
One final thing:  the quality may actually be better if Remember WENN were
on commercial TV or Premium Cable (Showtime, HBO, etc.) with bigger budgets
(but not necessarily) but that's not their audience and isn't it pleasant
not to have to sit through endless commercials that interrupt the flow of
the program?

Andy Blatt
Vintage Broadcasts

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Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 09:02:52 -0700
From: [removed]@[removed] (Donald Dortmund)
To: ensmtp@[removed], [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Chicago OTR
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

     There is an OTR club of sorts in Chicago, the "Those Were The Days 
     Radio Players". 
     I belong to the Norridge Branch, but there are branches in the West 
     suburbs and the South suburbs ....
     
     We meet once a month, do not charge dues, and as well as the usual OTR 
     trivia, tape swaps, and such, we also 'cast' OTR plays, to be 
     performed at churches, libraries, schools, retirement homes, etc.
     You can contact me at my e-mail address or any of the people listed 
     below. 
     ======================================================================
     this is our basic press release:
     
     Plays are presented in a "live radio" performance at the Museum of 
     Broadcast Communications. You are invited into the radio studio to see 
     the actual workings of live radio, just as audiences would have in the 
      1930's, `40's, and `50's.
      
     Performance are on the second Sunday of every month at the
     Museum of Broadcast Communications
     (located in the Chicago Cultural Center)
     78 East Washington (at Michigan)
     in Chicago Illinois.
     
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     The Norridge branch of the "Those Were The Days Radio Players" is one 
     of seven Chicago area Old Time Radio groups, sponsored by Chuck 
     Schaden and founded by Tom Tirpak.  [removed] is a non-profit 
     organization, comprised of individuals who enjoy re-creating "Old 
     Time" radio shows. Performances are given at churches, libraries, 
     schools, retirement homes, etc. The group's repertoire  features all 
     the best comedy, drama, murder, and suspense  from the great radio 
     shows of the  1930's, `40's, and `50's.
     
     The group leader of the Norridge branch can be reached at  (708) 
     457-0887 her name is Pat Apida.
     
      
     
     For information about Old Time" radio, as well as general information 
     about any of the seven Chicago area Old Time Radio groups contact 
     Chuck Schaden at (708) 965-7763  

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Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 09:04:20 -0700
From: [removed]@[removed] (Donald Dortmund)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: A close shave for the Falcon ?
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

     I have a sponsor list in a book that simply states;
     the Falcon was sponsored by 'Gem Blades'. 

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Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 12:27:20 -0500 (CDT)
From: James Ouzts <jouzts@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Gunsmoke:  Home Surgery
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

My copy of the RHAC's Gunsmoke holdings indicates Home Surgery, as Ed Carr
indicated, was aired on 9/13/52.  Could other date(s) possibility(ies) be
AFRTS dates? 
im

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Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 13:41:26 -0500 (CDT)
From: Karen Warton <kwarton@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: re:  Benny dollar; introduction
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

The catalog for Adventures in Cassettes offers a dollar bill with Jack's 
portrait neatly covering Washington's.

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Allow me to introduce myself.  My name is Karen and I am in graduate 
school, working toward a Masters in Library & Information Science.  I've 
been lurking here for a couple of months and have been delighted to find
so many people on this list with such diverse interests, backgrounds,
and bodies of OTR knowledge.

My husband John & I are in our late twenties and are big radio comedy 
fans.  He was raised in a household where Goon Shows were a constant
backdrop.  I stumbled onto OTR because the syndicated program, "The Golden Age 
of Radio Theater," hosted by Victor Ives, ran after the Winterhawks' 
hockey games.  Later, Ives created KVIX, which ran a full schedule of 
OTR--soaps in the daytime, and mysteries, comedies, dramas, etc. in the
evenings.  Pure heaven!

Later, when we were old enough to have disposable income, we began 
collecting OTR comedies--Burns & Allen, Fibber McGee & Molly, the Goon 
Show, but mostly Jack Benny programs.  John even bought me a beautiful 
old Zenith radio.  He had the restorer fit it with a switch and an input 
jack so we can run old radio shows right through it.  It's lovely to turn 
out the lights and listen to radio shows by the glow of the Zenith's dial.

I never cease to be amazed at OTR and the way the good shows hold up year 
after year, no matter how many times I've heard them.  Although I'm sorry 
I missed out on that age, I'm glad there are still lots of people who 
remember and care about the shows.  Thanks for letting me ramble on!


Karen Joy Warton
Underwood Law Library
Southern Methodist University

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Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 15:21:19 -0400
From: Michael Carraher <carraher@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Jack Benny in the Movies
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

> [removed]  "Buck Benny" was not the only movie based on the radio character.  More
> or less, most of Jack's movies were based on the radio character.  Cases in
> point, "Love Thy Neighbor" and "It's In the Bag".
> 

The operative words are "more or less."  "Buck Benny" is the only Benny film which 
was anywhere near faithful to the radio show.  "Love Thy Neighbor" and "It's In 
the Bag" both attempted to capitalize on the Benny-Fred Allen "Fued" but bore 
little resemblence to either radio show.

The Jack Benny radio character also made cameo appearances in various films and 
perhaps the most faithful film adaptation of the Jack Benny Program was Jack, Mary 
and Don's appearance as mice in Warner Brothers cartoon short.

The most critically regarded Benny films (and the ones which hold up best),  "To 
Be or Not To Be," "Charley's Aunt," and "George Washington Slept Here" -- and the 
one he joked about the most on the air, "The Horn Blows at Midnight" -- had 
nothing to do with the radio character (although it might be argued the Benny's 
characters in these films were similar in type to his radio character).

It's also interesting that in his films (including the three more or less related 
to the radio show), Benny does not use any of the mannerisms he adopted for his 
radio character on the TV show.

It appears that Benny as a WB contract player had little creative control or input 
into his films and that the studios made little or no attempt to use the character 
traits which had made Benny successful on the radio (maybe the movie writers saw 
themselves as "above" listening to a radio show, let alone using anything from a 
mere radio comedian and his writers).  This was not unusual:  movie studios 
often took similar liberties with novels, stage plays and broadway musicals of the 
period, and misused other talented people from other media.

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Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 16:39:44 -0500
From: Lou Genco <lgenco@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Remember WENN
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Remember WENN fans might enjoy visiting the Remember WENN home page. A
pointer to it is located at my site, in the LINKS subpage.

Lou
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Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 17:39:15 -0600 (MDT)
From: [removed]@[removed] (Don Busenbark)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: OTR on Compact Disc
Message-Id: <v01510102adf289005de1@[[removed]]>

I recently acquired a Laserlight Digital recording on CD of two OTR
programs, Jack Benny and Fred Allen.  Does anyone know if Laserlight
Digital has any other OTR programs on CD's and if there is a catalog?  I
know that some of the other OTR retailers sell some shows on CD's, but this
is the first one I have seen from this company.  I am also interested in
knowing if there is an OTR club in Utah.  I recently joined Dick King's
club out of Colorado, but would like one closer if possible.

Don Busenbark

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Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 20:21:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: wmackey@[removed]
Cc: otr@[removed]
Subject: WENN's Mic's
Message-id: <[removed]@[removed]>

> Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 02:10:50 GMT
> From: bilj@[removed] (Bill Jaker)
> Subject: WENN's mics
> 

>         How come they're using microphones that by 1939 had been obsolete 
> for at least a decade?  Yes, yes, I know those double-button carbon mics 
> just shout "antique!" in the same way the classic RCA Model 44 ribbon mic 

The way I understand the show, and been watching (and recording since 
show number one) WENN lives pretty much on the edge and has to watch 
every penny.  I imagine that buying the newest and best mic's are not 
simply in the budget and they probably get a lot of equiptment second hand.

One other thing.  Has anyone noticed other than the major players one 
fella who only seems to be carrying that mic and stand down the hall?  
He's in nearly every show and all you see is him walking down the hall 
carrying the mic and disappearing around the corner.

Joe

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Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 22:03:15 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Craig A. Ryan" <cryan@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Cc: otr@[removed]
Subject: Canticle for Liebowitz
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Hey Gang,
	I'm just catching up on my old editions of the newsletter.  I have
excellent copies of the Canticle for Liebowitz program, if anyone is
interested.  My particular intersest at the moment is Suspense.  Hope to
hear from you soon.

Craig

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