Subject: [removed] Digest V2006 #281
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Date: 10/15/2006 10:19 AM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2006 : Issue 281
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Switch to Autolite -- Goodnight!      [ Celia Thaxter <celiathaxter@[removed] ]
      Copy cat shows                        [ jack and cathy french <otrpiano@ver ]
      Whatever became of the Saint, and ot  [ Chargous@[removed] ]
      [removed]                             [ "Ted Kneebone" <tkneebone1@[removed] ]
      Benny in pounds [removed]           [ "Ted Kneebone" <tkneebone1@[removed] ]
      10-15 births/deaths                   [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
      September Deaths                      [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]

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    Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:41:53 -0400
    From: Celia Thaxter <celiathaxter@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Switch to Autolite -- Goodnight!

    I love listening to Suspense while I'm knitting, and
    much prefer OTR to television, contemporary radio, or
    even a lot of movies. I feel a real gratitude for
    "Suspense," and I'm in only the 1949-50 season!

    I'm curious if anyone can tell me who the actress is
    who signs out at the end of the Autolite shows. The
    listener hears a telephone ring, then a very crisp,
    bright feminine voice, which has just a trace of the
    trademark automaton operator made famous in "Sorry,
    Wrong Number," reports, "You can buy Autolite resister
    spark plugs, Autolite stay-full [removed]," etc.
    and then ends with "Switch to Autolite! Good night!"

    Confession: I will often listen to the end of each
    episode instead of forwarding to the next just to hear
    this silly but weirdly effective little jingle. Who is
    the actress, and any guesses on what she was paid to
    wrap up the show each week?

    C. Thaxter
    Seattle

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    Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:09:03 -0400
    From: jack and cathy french <otrpiano@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Copy cat shows

    On Saturday, October 14, 2006, at 11:56 AM, John Southhard wrote:

>     The first was the "Adventure of the Abbotts" starring Claudis Morgan
>     and Les Damon. The other was "It's a Crime, Mr. Collins" starring Gail
>     Collins and Mandel Kramer.  Both shows were from the mid-1950's.
>     While similar I was surprised to hear both shows using the exact same
>     script with the names changed. The show was "The Clue of the Ivory
>     Thread." Does anyone know if these shows were produced by the same
>     people? Dunning does not give production credits for Collins show.

    Well, John, you need to look in my book: "PRIVATE EYELASHES; Radio's
    Lady Detectives" where all the above questions will be answered for
    [removed]

    First of all, most of the scripts from "It's a Crime, Mr. Collins" were
    borrowed, either from the Abbotts' radio series or the original novels
    of Frances Crane, who first created the Abbotts. I've found examples
    where the wording in "Collins" is identical to Crane's prose.

    Secondly, although Mandel Kramer did have the lead in the short-lived
    Mutual version of "Collins," no audio copies have survived. Moreover,
    "Gail Collins" is the name of the character, not the name of the woman
    who played her. And thirdly, all surviving copies of "Collins" were
    produced "down-under" with Australian casts (Hector Crawford
    Productions of Melbourne.)  Yes, I know, their accents are "American"
    but I assure you they're Australian. (But it's not your fault; OTR
    dealers have been mis-labeling the Australian version for years as
    "Mandel Kramer and Gail Collins.") There were 52 episodes recorded;
    about 30 are in circulation. The leads were Keith Eden and Mary Disney.

    "Abbotts" under the title "Abbot Mysteries" aired for the summers of
    45, 46, and 47 on Mutual as a substitute for "Quick as a Flash."  No
    copies of these exist. They returned under the title "The Adventures of
    the Abbotts" on NBC and ran from October 3, 1954 to June 5, 1955,
    according to a log compiled by OTR researcher Art Chimes. As of 2004
    there was only one audio copy in circulation, but since then about a
    dozen (all AFRS) episodes have surfaced.  Although Morgan was Pat
    Abbott for the entire run, three men played her husband:  Don Briggs
    was replaced by Les Damon who was replaced by Mandel Kramer.

    Jack French
    "Private Eyelashes" available at <[removed]>

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    Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:09:46 -0400
    From: Chargous@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Whatever became of the Saint, and other
     series?

    Hi,

    I'm wondering whatever became of the Saint ETs?  While I was transferring a
    lo-gen copy, I noticed that the shows just werent' very well
    transferred.  It appears to have been done on an old transcripiton
    turntable (vintage turntables are nice to look at, but shouldn't be heard)
    and the tonearm /cartridge presumably wasn't that great, making it a bit flat.

    Hopefully the discs to this and other series that need to be re-transferred
    still exist.  Some such are
    Charlie Chan and the Landini Mystery series  (I really really want a decent
    lo-gen copy of this).
    Blackstone, the Magic Detective (BADLY needs)
    Mystery is My Hobby (BADLY needs)  - most extant copies are dreadful, even
    from good collections.
    The Shadow - oh boy, a lot of these dubs are dreadful, especially the
    1942-49 years.
    Inner Sanctum - hard to find in lo-gen/high quality in any great quantities.

    There's a lot more, but those were some in general.  I'm thankful that
    someone in the past dubbed these, but with modern technology, they could be
    re-done a lot better.

    Travis

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    Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 23:17:16 -0400
    From: "Ted Kneebone" <tkneebone1@[removed];
    To: "Old Time Radio Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  [removed]

    Not only spelled C A M E L S, but at one point they decided to spell it
    backwards:  LEMAC.  Can't recall what they did with it, but it surely was
    memorable.

    Oh, one of my ads for SD 3rd district legislative seat reminds voters that
    my name (Kneebone) is memorable.

    Ted Kneebone / 1528 S. Grant St. / Aberdeen, SD 57401
    [removed]~stmarkch/

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    Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 23:17:43 -0400
    From: "Ted Kneebone" <tkneebone1@[removed];
    To: "Old Time Radio Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Benny in pounds [removed]

    Karen Lerner, again.  I think the Jack Benny show was when he and the cast
    decided to go from New York to London, and needed his money changed into
    British.  Can't recall the lines but the last part was something [removed]  "A
    tuppence, a thruppence, and a ha'penny."  Next time I play it, I'll post the
    date.

    Ted Kneebone / 1528 S. Grant St. / Aberdeen, SD 57401
    [removed]~stmarkch/

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    Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 23:19:38 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  10-15 births/deaths

    October 15th births

    10-15-1879 - Jane Darwell - Palmyra, MO - d. 8-13-1967
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    10-15-1879 - Sara Allgood - Dublin, Ireland - d. 9-13-1950
    actor: "Radio Guild"; "Family Theatre"; "Lux Radio Theatre"
    10-15-1881 - P. G. Wodehouse - Guildford, Surrey, England - d. 2-14-1975
    author: (Jeeves and Wooster) "Forecast"; "Stagestruck"
    10-15-1893 - Ina Claire - Washington, [removed] - d. 2-22-1985
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    10-15-1896 - Joe Sanders - Thayer, KS - d. 5-14-1965
    bandleader: (The Ole Left Hander) "Nighthawks Frolic"
    10-15-1898 - Ransom Sherman - Appleton, WI - d. 11-26-1985
    actor: Uncle Dennis "Fibber McGee and Molly"; Hap Hazard "Hap Hazard"
    10-15-1900 - Fritz Feld - Berlin, Germany - d. 11-18-1993
    actor: "NBC Uinversity Theatre"; "Nightbeat"; "Advs. of the Saint"
    10-15-1900 - Mervyn LeRoy - San Francisco,CA - d. 9-13-1987
    film director: Intermission Guest "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Songs By
    Sinatra"
    10-15-1901 - Josef Koestner - Wilmersdorf, Germany - d. unknown
    orchestra leader: "Ry-Krisp Show"; "Hoover Sentinels Serenade"
    10-15-1908 - John Kenneth Galbraith - Iona Station, Canada - d.
    4-28-2006
    economist: "University of Chicago Round Table"; "Meet the Press"
    10-15-1908 - Robert Trout - Wake Country, NC - d. 11-14-2000
    commentator: "Headlines & Bylines"; "Robert Trout with the News Til Now"
    10-15-1909 - Johnny Messner - NYC - d. 1-xx-1986
    bandleader: "Spotlight Bands"; "Fitch Bandwagon"
    10-15-1912 - Vivian Fridell - Milwaukee, WI
    actor: Mary Noble "Mary Noble, Backstage Wife"; "Road of Life"
    10-15-1917 - Jan Miner - Boston, MA - d. 2-15-2004
    actor: Ann Williams "Casey, Crime Photographer"
    10-15-1918 - Robert Lee - Elyria, OH - d. 7-8-1994
    writer: "Columbia Presents Corwin"
    10-15-1921 - Allan Drake - Massachusetts - d. 3-8-1986
    actor: "The Ethel Merman Show"
    10-15-1921 - Geri Fontane - d. 9-13-1993
    singer: (The Fontane Sisters) "Chesterfield Supper Club"
    10-15-1921 - Robert Rockwell - Chicago, IL - d. 1-25-2003
    actor: Philip Boynton "Our Miss Brooks"
    10-15-1926 - Jean Peters - Canton, OH - d. 10-13-2000
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    10-15-1929 - Art James - d. 3-28-2004
    announcer: Armed Forces Radio

    October 15th deaths

    03-08-1912 - David Friedkin - d. 10-15-1976
    writer: "Bold Venture"; "Broadway Is My Beat"; "The Front Page"
    05-07-1900 - Ralph Truman - London, England - d. 10-15-1977
    actor: John H Watson "BBC Home Theatre"
    05-21-1923 - Rick Jason - NYC - d. 10-15-2000
    actor: "Sears Radio Theatre"
    06-09-1891 - Cole Porter - Peru, IN - d. 10-15-1964
    composer: Theme for "My Friend Irma"
    07-09-1917 - Ted Steele - Hartford, CT - d. 10-15-1985
    bandleader: "Ted Steele's Studio Club"; "Chesterfield Supper Club"
    09-25-1905 - Carl Hoff - Oxnard, CA - d. 10-15-1965
    bandleader: "Al Pearche and His Gang"; "Your Hit Parade"
    10-09-1916 - Jack Boyle - Illinois - d. 10-15-1965
    actor: Andy Gump "The Gumps"
    10-13-1918 - Cornel Wilde - NYC - d. 10-15-1989
    actor: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    11-11-1899 - Pat O'Brien - Milwaukee, WI - d. 10-15-1983
    actor: Dan Carson "Dan Carson"; "Screen Guild Theatre"; "Family Theatre"
    12-18-1919 - Ralph Levy - Phildelphia, PA - d. 10-15-2001
    director: "Burns and Allen"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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    Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 23:19:51 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  September Deaths

    Deaths in September

    09-15-1915 - John Conte - Palmer, MA - d. 9-4-2006
    emcee: "Maxwell House Coffee Time"; "John Conte Show"
    04-25-1918 - Astrid Varnay - Stockholm, Sweden - d. 9-4-2006
    operatic soprano: "Metropolitan Opera"; "Operatic Excerpts"
    01-23-1925 - Bernice Wirsbitzke - Milwaukee, WI - d. 9-14-2006
    singer: "Heinie and the Grenadiers"
    xx-xx-1915 - Terry O'Sullivan - d. 9-14-2006
    announcer: "All-Star Western Theatre"; "The Jack Smith Show"
    09-17-1925 - Art Baer - NYC - d. 9-17-2006
    producer, director, creator: "The Funny Side Up"
    12-21-1910 - Mary Orr - Brooklyn, NY - d. 9-22-2006
    author: "Radio City Playhouse"; "Theatre Guild On the Air"
    02-14-1916 - Bill Murtaugh - Chagrin Falls, OH - d. 9-22-2006
    CBS sound engineer from 1944 to 1981
    07-04-1916 - Iva Toguri d'Aquino "Tokyo Rose" - Los Angeles, CA - d.
    9-26-2006
    disc jockey, american patriot: (Little Orphan Ann) Zero Hour NHK
    Tokyo, Japan
    02-04-1912 - Bryon Nelson - Waxachaie, TX - d. 9-26-2006
    golfer: "The Bill Stern Sports Newsreel"
    09-01-1915 - George Balzer - Erie, PA - d. 9-28-2006
    writer: "The Jack Benny Program"
    09-27-1925 - Burkett "Uncle Josh" Graves - Tellico Plains, TN - d.
    9-30-2006
    dobro player: (Foggy Mountain Boys) "Grand Ole Opry"
    02-23-1926 - Isabel Bigley - The Bronx, NY - d. 9-30-2006
    singer: "Music for America"; "Heartbeat of Broadway"; "Let Freedom Sing"
    09-14-1922 - Frances Bergen - Birmingham, AL - d. 10-2-2006
    actor: (Wife of Edgar, Mother of Candice) "New Edgar Bergen Hour"
    11-18-1907 - Gwen Meredith - Orange, Australia - d. 10-3-2006
    writer: "Blue Hills"; "The Lawsons"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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