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                          Last Updated 10-28-96

[removed] Digest				Volume 96 : Issue 428

Table Of Contents: 

	 Lux Radio Theater
	 WALTER WINCHELL
	 [removed] and Orson Well(e)s
	 Re: Amos 'n' Andy [removed]
	 Re: [removed] Wells
	 Re: War of the Worlds 
	 "On Air" Radio
	 ADVENTURES BY MORSE Log

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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 11:38:12 -0500
From: Alan Chapman <[removed]@[removed]>
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Lux Radio Theater
Message-ID: <199611041753_MC1-B9A-EF13@[removed]>

A friend and fellow collector (who is not on the 'net), Don Ellis, is an
avid LUX fan and is looking  to buy or trade for the following LUX RADIO
THEATER programs to complete the run:

 1-17-38        Disraeli
 5- 2-38        Prisoner of Shark Island
 5- 9-38        My Man Godfrey
 6- 2-41        They Drive by Night
 7-20-42        The Philadelphia Story
10-23-44        The Story of Dr. Wassell
 1-20-47        Anna and The King of Siam
 1-19-48        The Yearling
 9- 6-48        Mr. Peabody and The Mermaid
11-15-48        Body and Soul
12- 6-48        The Foxes of Harrow
11-21-49        Sorrowful Jones
 2-13-50        The Stratton Story
 4-10-50        Snake Pit
 8-28-50        My Foolish Heart
 9-18-50        Pinky
 3-12-51        She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
 4-30-51        Down to the Sea in Ships
 5-28-51        Bright Leaf
10-15-51        Mr. 880
11-12-51        Winchester 73
12-17-51        The Men
 1-21-52        Capt. Horatio Hornblower
 3- 3-52        Young Man With a Horn

If you have any of these programs and would be willing to sell or trade
(dealers welcome), please contact Don directly:  
Don Ellis
13 Berkeley Rd.
Framingham, MA 01701
508-877-1921

or by private email through me (Alan Chapman, [removed]@[removed]). 


Many thanks --  Alan

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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 17:01:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Brian Copeland <copie@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Cc: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: WALTER WINCHELL
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

has anyone got any of walter winchell's 15 minute radio broadcasts (most 
notably the JERGENS JOURNAL).

if so, i'm looking for them.

thanks,

copie

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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 21:28:56 -0500
From: bilj@[removed] (Bill Jaker)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: [removed] and Orson Well(e)s
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

        An item in this space the other day suggested that [removed] Wells, then 
supposedly in his 90s, was upset with Orson Welles' adaptation of "War of 
the Worlds" and had someone lodge a protest in his name, since he was too 
frail to rail on his own.
        Maybe that was a little Halloween trick itself.  [removed] Wells was born 
in 1866 and died in 1946, so he never made it into his 90s.  When Orson 
Welles produced "War of the Worlds" in 1938 [removed] was alive and well and, 
well, not only did he approve of the adaptation (and seemed amused by the 
panic it caused) but he and Orson Welles actually discussed it on the radio!
        And the transcription still exists!!  Both Orson and [removed] were in 
San Antonio at the same time and a local station brought them together and, 
in a very smart move, just let them interview each other.  The program can 
be found in many catalogues.  Wells and Welles wander from the discussion of 
"War of the Worlds" to Orson's new film, "Citizen Kane".
        [removed] Wells: Citizen Cain, as in Cain and Abel?
        Orson Welles: I never thought of it like [removed]

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Date: Fri, 01 Nov 96 23:30:00 -0500
From: [removed]@[removed] (GRAHAM NEWTON)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Amos 'n' Andy [removed]
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

 -=> Quoting Old Time Radio-request to Graham Newton <=-
 OTR> From: w9fjl@[removed] (RICHARD S. FISHER)
 OTR> Subject: Amos & Andy 78rpm Record

 OTR> Does anyone out there know how to or if a 78rpm record can be dated?
Yes, the Victor Master Book is a good way.

 OTR> The record is a Victor 22393 A&B and each side runs about 4 minutes. 
 OTR> The titles are I'se Regusted (Take Off That Shoe) and Check and Double
 OTR> Check (Don't Hold Your Breath, Unlax) 
 OTR> and it also says "Humorous Dialogue"  Orthophonic Recording Victor
 OTR> Talking Machine Co. also a VE appears at the top and bottom of the
 OTR> label of course it also list Gosden and Correll as the performers.
According to the book, the matrix numbers are 59915-2 and 59916-3 for the two
sides.  They were recorded in Chicago on April 4th, 1930.
The encircled VE on the label means Victor Electrical to distinguish it from
the acoustic recording process which it replaced.

de VE3MEG/N2ALQ

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Internet Email address:-  [removed]@[removed]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Graham Newton   Don Mills, ONTARIO   C A N A D A






 
... Age and Trickery will always overcome Youth and Skill.
___ Blue Wave/QWK [removed]

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Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 20:20:03 -0800
From: dabell@[removed] (Alan Bell)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Re: [removed] Wells
Message-Id: <v01520d01aea34e511b5a@[[removed]]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

"Jeff Fuller" asks
>Is the broadcast on Mercury Theatre the only adaptation done on
>radio of the [removed] Wells classic? I don't know of any other version. Did
>other programs do one in perhaps a more traditional way, that [removed] >Wells
>may have approved of?

The BBC did a 6-part (half-hours) adaptation of War of the Worlds in the
1960s. As you might expect, it's wa first rate production. I have it (got
it from Don Maris in the '70s) but unfortuately, it must have come close to
a magnetic field sometime because it now has a god-awful squeel every time
the reel gets to a certain point (on all four tracks). I'd *love* to hear
from someone who has a copy of it and would like to trade.

Anyway, it's a pretty faithful adaptation, although it, too, is updated. I
recall hearing a reference to President Johnson at one point (and they
weren't referring to Andrew!). That's why I said it was done in the '60s
The lead actor is named Paul Daneman (sp?) who presumeably was someone of
note in England at the time.

_____________________________________________________________________
"The other major kind of computer is the 'Apple,' which I do not
recommend, because it is a wuss-a-rama New-Age computer that you
basically just plug in and use"
                                                   -- Dave Barry
_____________________________________________________________________
ALAN BELL  3768 Sonoma Avenue  Santa Rosa, CA 95405  dabell@[removed]
=============================707-546-6988============================

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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 01:50:16 -0500 (EST)
From: MAX SCHMID <mschmid@[removed]>
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Re: War of the Worlds 
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

	I'm surprised no one has brought up the BBC 6 part adaptaion of WOTW
done, I think, in the 1960s. It was a much closer adaptation than either LUX
or The Mercury Theatre.

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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 96 01:12:55 UT
From: "KENNETH LANZA" <DRJOHNWATSON@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: "On Air" Radio
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

A catalog company called [removed] Cavalry (1-800-333-5102 ) has in
 its latest edition a product called: "On Air Radio".  It is shaped like the 
famous RCA 77 mic.  I'll quote from the catalog the sales pitch.

" Use this radio with "frequency" for volumes of fun! As the on-air 
personality, you'll go platinum with your family or co-workers as you play the 
hits from your favorite AM or FM station.  Rotary tuning and volume controls 
make your job as easy as 1-2-3. "On the Air" sign actually lights up when this 
microphone shaped radio
is [removed]  Made of metal with black plastic [removed] $[removed]

I have no financial interest in this company, just an FYI !
DRJOHNWATSON@[removed]

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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 01:50:01 PST
From: passage@[removed] (Frank M Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: ADVENTURES BY MORSE Log
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

                     A D V E N T U R E S   B Y   M O R S E 
                     -------------------   ---   ---------

                                   1944 - 1945


     First Show: 10-26-44                            Last Show: 10-18-45
     Number Shows: 52                                Audition Show: none
                    

     Show Description:

     From Janurary 16, 1939 to Janurary 26, 1952, stories from the pen
     of Carlton E. Morse graced the airwaves.  The main ones remembered 
     are ONE MAN'S FAMILY, I LOVE A MYSTERY and ADVENTURES BY MORSE.

     ADVENTURES was a series of eight serials that ran from October 26, 
     1944 to October 18, 1945.  The first serial, "City of the Dead",
     consisted of 10 episodes.  The second serial was done in 3 episodes.
     The remainder of the series alternated between 10 and 3 30-minute
     episodes.  

     The adventures cover the world as well as the world of adventure.
     They take place on a South Pacific island, South America, Cambodia
     and South Carolina plus other locations.  They deal with murder, 
     espionage, Nazis secret bases, kidnappers, voodoo and even snake
     worshippers.  If you're looking for adventure, you'll find it here.


     List Comments:

     Most catalogs list serial title and the dates of the first and the
     last episodes.  Enough mentioned individual episode titles, making 
     the log possible.  Only the last 3 serials are missing some episode 
     titles. Unlike I LOVE A MYSTERY, all episodes for all serials are 
     available and all vendors carried the full series.


     List:

         Date      Ep  Title                                 Src Key
         --------  --  ------------------------------------  ---------
                       >>>>>>>>> CITY OF THE DEAD <<<<<<<<<
         10-26-44   1  City Of The Dead                      12345
         11-02-44   2  I've Dug Up Something Ghastly         12345
         11-09-44   3  The Body That Walked                  12345
         11-16-44   4  Old Clawfoot Again                    12345
         11-23-44   5  The Skeleton Walks In                 12345
         11-30-44   6  The Ghoul In The Grave                12345
         12-07-44   7  Captain Friday Vanishes               12345
         12-14-44   8  The Kidnapping Of Clawfoot            12345
         12-21-44   9  The Trail Of The Phantom Church Bell  12345
         12-28-44  10  Where The Pearls Were Hidden          12345
                          (last episode)

                       >>>>>> A COFFIN FOR THE LADY <<<<<<<
         01-04-45   1  A Coffin For The Lady                 12345
         01-11-45   2  Conversation In The Casket            12345
         01-18-45   3  The Deepest Grave In The World        12345
                          (last episode)

                       >>>>> COBRA KING STRIKES BACK <<<<<<
         01-25-45   1  Cobra King Strikes Back               12345
         02-01-45   2  Something About Hooded Snakes         12345
         02-08-45   3  The Mad King Ankor                    12345
         02-15-45   4  The Temple Of The Gorillas            12345
         02-22-45   5  The Living Image Of Cambodia          12345
         03-01-45   6  Terror Of The Hollow Mountain         12345
         03-08-45   7  The Face Of A Beast                   12345
         03-15-45   8  It Was Not Cannibalism                12345
         03-22-45   9  The Fangs And Teeth Of The Enemy      12345
         03-29-45  10  The Amazing End Of The Expedition     12345
                          (last episode)

                       >>> GIRL ON A SHIPWRECKED ISLAND <<<
         04-05-45   1  Girl On A Shipwrecked Island          12345
         04-12-45   2  The Pirate Is A Fighting Man          12345
         04-19-45   3  There Is More About Gracie Than       12345
                          Meets The Eys (last episode)

                       >>>>>>>>>> DEAD MEN PROWL <<<<<<<<<<
         04-26-45   1  Dead Men Prowl                        12345
         05-03-45   2  The Prowler At Work                   12345
         05-10-45   3  The Dead Do Walk At Night             12345
         05-17-45   4  Conversation With The Walking Dead    12345
         05-24-45   5  The Walking Dead Captured             12345
         05-31-45   6  Life History Of Prowles               12345
         06-07-45   7  Four Go To Join The Prowling Dead     12345
         06-14-45   8  The Prowler With The Rope Around His  12345
                          Neck
         06-21-45   9  The Prowler Dead Walk Again           12345
         06-28-45  10  The Prowling Dead Introduces Himself  12345
                          (last episode)

                       >>>>> YOU'LL BE DEAD IN A WEEK <<<<<
         07-05-45   1  You'll Be Dead In A Week              12345
         07-12-45   2  $200,000 To Lose                      12345
         07-19-45   3  ?????                                 12345
                          (last episode)

                       >>>>> LAND OF THE LIVING DEAD <<<<<<
         07-26-45   1  Land Of The Living Dead               12345
         08-02-45   2  ?????                                 12345
         08-09-45   3  The Green Eyed Murderess Again        12345
         08-16-45   4  The Tree That Eats Flesh              12345
         08-23-45   5  ?????                                 12345
         08-30-45   6  ?????                                 12345
         09-06-45   7  The Terror Of The Sacred City         12345
         09-13-45   8  ?????                                 12345
         09-20-45   9  ?????                                 12345
         09-27-45  10  ?????                                 12345
                          (last episode)

                       >>>>>>>> IT'S DISMAL TO DIE <<<<<<<<
         10-04-45   1  It's Dismal To Die                    12345
         10-11-45   2  ?????                                 12345
         10-18-45   3  Bad Medicine For The Doctor           12345
                          (last episode)


     Information Sources:

     The information above was obtained from the following OTR vendor
     and club catalogs.  Contact them directly for more information.

     Key Source
     --- -----------------------------------------------------------------
      1  Radio Showcase, Steve Kelez, PO Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
      2  Adventures in Cassettes, 5353 Nathan Lane North, Plymouth, MN
         55442-1978
      3  Edward J. Carr, 216 Shaner Street, Boyertown, PA 19512
      4  Radio Historical Association of Colorado, PO Box 1908, Englewood,
         CO 80150
      5  Gordon R. Payton, 119 E. Cuthbert Blvd., Bldg. "O", #3, Westmont,
         NJ 08108-1829 

     To be fair to all, this is not an endorsement of the above vendors
     and clubs.  I receive nothing by mentioning them.  They help keep 
     OTR alive.  Please support them.


     Other Logs or Books:

     This log is meant as a check list and source guide and is based on
     vendor catalogs.  Additional information can be found in:

     * ADVENTURES BY MORSE Log, Jay Hickerson, Box 4321, Hamden, CT
       06514


     Last Update: 11-04-96


     I retain copyright, but this log may be freely copied provided that 
     the text is unchanged.  Please send error corrections or additional 
     information to:   Frank Passage, 109 Elmwood Road, Verona, NJ 07044 
     or via e-mail to passage@[removed]



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