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	    [removed]   Volume 96 : Issue 119


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 War of the Worlds
	 RE: Friendly Giant
	 Howard Koch Passing
	 Re: War of the Worlds
	 Re: Radio version of Star Wars
	 Ovaltine and Premiums
	 Suspesne Log
	 Ovaltine Commercials
	 New Address
	 Old 'Cylinders'????

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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 23:25:17 -0500 (EST)
From: LodesTone <lodeston@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
cc: otr@[removed]
Subject: War of the Worlds
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

The estate of Howard Koch does indeed own the rights to the script of 
Orson Welles' famous broadcast.

Otherworld Media (Judith Walcutt & David Ossman) licensed the script for 
their 1988 50th anniversary remake, and periodic renewals are necessary.

Mr. Koch was very nice indeed, says Judith, and I would not anticipate 
any undue concerns about approaching his estate.

I don't have the contact information handy, but Judith Walcutt does.  
Jim, if you or your contact will email me direct I'll put you in touch.

Richard Fish
LodesTone Audio Theatre
[removed]~lodeston/

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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 21:46:10 -0800 (PST)
From: jnestero@[removed] (John Nesteroff)
To: rrb@[removed] (AIRWAVES MEDIA)
Subject: RE: Friendly Giant
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

> > Date: Sat, 30 Mar 1996 18:45:18 -0800
> > From: AndyBlatt@[removed]
> > To: [removed]@[removed]
> > Subject: Friendly Giant
> > Message-ID: <960330184515_28566204@[removed]>
> > 
> > When I was about 3 or 4, I remember watching a TV program called "The
> > Friendly Giant"...This was being re-run in the Detroit area around the late
> > 1970'[removed] anyone in the Detroit area have any knowledge that this is
> > still airing (Canadian TV)?  I would like a couple of episodes on [removed]
> > can trade vintage TV or audio.
> > Andy Blatt
> > oldtimerad@[removed]
> > 
 
 This really isn't dealing with OTR but it reran on YTV (canadian cable 
 kids channel) last summer, i don't know if it still does tho.  I believe 
 it comes on every morning here on The Knowledge network at 7 [removed] 
 think.  I don't get up that early.
 
 -Cliff N, The list's youngest subscriber
  jnestero@[removed] 

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Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 06:01:52 -0500
From: Dreammac@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
cc: Dreammac@[removed]
Subject: Howard Koch Passing
Message-ID: <960331060149_181878790@[removed]>

In a message dated 96-03-30 23:24:16 EST, Mr Jim Widner writes:

>Would anyone know who might own the rights to the Welles's script of War of
>the Worlds? I got a request from someone in Australia who is looking for
>permission to use it. I don't believe the estate of Howard Koch would own
>the rights, 

I do not know who holds the rights but I don't remember anyone mentioning the
passing of Howard Koch two weeks ago. It was noted in a piece by the
[removed] Besides being a co-writer with the Epsteins of the screenplay of
Casablanca, Mr. Koch is credited with writing the radio play, War Of the
Worlds for Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater. Like Hermann Mankiewiez in
Citizen Kane, this poses the interesting question of whose concept it was,
that of Mr. Koch or Mr. Welles. Both stories had a journalistic narrative
that makes for a fascinating parallel. 
I believe that Mr. Koch was also active in fighting the McCarthy Terror.

Peace, David MacMurray

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Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 13:40:24 +0200
From: gberkson@[removed] (Gary Berkson)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: War of the Worlds
Message-Id: <v01540b01ad841d55f39a@[[removed]]>

Jim Widner wrote:

>Would anyone know who might own the rights to the Welles's script of War of
>the Worlds? I got a request from someone in Australia who is looking for
>permission to use it. I don't believe the estate of Howard Koch would own
>the rights, I wondered about Welle's estate and CBS.

I don't know who does have the rights but the following might be of
interest as a side comment.

I recently listened to the audio version of the interviews that Peter
Bogdonavich did with Welles over a period of years. In one interview,
Welles states how upset he is with the various releases of WOTW on
cassette, LP and CD as he never gave permission for it to be used and never
received a single dollar in royalties for the millions of sales and/or
re-broadcasts.

Gary

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Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 13:40:34 +0200
From: gberkson@[removed] (Gary Berkson)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Radio version of Star Wars
Message-Id: <v01540b02ad841e472c6a@[[removed]]>

Bill Scherer wrote:

>I was wondering if anyone knew if the radio version of Star Wars is
>available? I seem to remember that it is but I can't remember where.

I've seen it in major bookstores (Walden, Bretano, Crown) as well as in
selected mail-order catalogues, notably Wireless. It's available on either
CD or cassette. I think the cassette version sells for around $49 and the
CD version for around $69. The Empire Strikes Back is also available.

I've even seen the two packaged together (for CD).

Gary

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Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 09:42:43 -0500
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Ovaltine and Premiums
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

What with all of the talk about Ovaltine Shakeup Mug
premiums and what needed to be sent in, there is an
answer on my website. I am currently running a complete
episode of Little Orphan Annie in my TimeLines section
which includes the offer of the Shakeup mug. 

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Jim Widner                      INTERNET: jwidner@[removed]
Dayton, OH                      WWW: [removed]
COMPUSERVE: 74566,3041          
AOL: JimWidner                            

                                                 

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Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 06:40:15 -0800
From: passage@[removed] (Frank Michael Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Suspesne Log
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Hi All,

I finished a SUSPENSE log, but it's too big to post to the digest.  I sent it
instead to Lou for inclusion on his web page.  So, if you're looking for a simple
list of Suspense shows and dates, and where to get them, check out the OTR web
page.  (Make sure you are prepared to spend time there. It's really a great 
site!).

Frank

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Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 11:37:13 -0600
From: Lou Genco <lgenco@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Ovaltine Commercials
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

OTR Digest readers who wonder what all the flap is about Ovaltine might want
to visit the "commercials" section of my WWW page.  I have just added an
Ovaltine commercial from a 1940 Little Orphan Annie show.  The nearly 3
minute audio clip includes a bit about sending in the inner seal to order
the shake-up mug that was discussed here.  

Put yourselves in the place of a little kid of the '40s,  and listen to the
commercial.  Then, compare your thoughts about it to the editorial comments
concerning commercials on today's TV and the internet affecting kids of today.

Now here is your trivia quiz of the day:  Of what material was the shake-up
mug made?  The answer is in the abovementioned commercial.

Lou
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Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 11:20:51 -0800
From: Charlie Matkin <cmatkin@[removed]>
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: New Address
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Please change my e-mail address for New Orleans Radio Theatre, Inc. and
myself. The freenet is not working for me. Change from [removed]@[removed] to 
cmatkin@[removed] I will send a separate subscribe request for my new
address as well as an unsubscribe to the freenet as soon as I can make
contact with the freenet again.
Charlie Matkin

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Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 15:33:04 EST
From: bedtime@[removed] ( DAVID ALLAN BOUCHER)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Old 'Cylinders'????
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

Being an OTR [removed] have also been fascinated by some of the
different 'media' that has been [removed]   I heard someone somewhere
discussing those old 'cylinders' that were on the scene before the
standard flat record appeared on the scene.  

Does anyone know anything about collecting these?  Are the players
still in existance?  Can you find cylinders around anywhere?  Flea
markets? Yard sales or anything?

And (to bring this to the topic of OTR)...are these just music
recordings?  Or did they contain anything [removed] dramas, speeches,
etc.

Is anyone has any light to shed on this topic, I'd like to hear about
[removed]

Thanks!

Dave in Boston

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