Subject: [removed] Digest V2006 #29
From: [removed]@[removed]
Date: 1/28/2006 7:56 AM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2006 : Issue 29
                             A Part of the [removed]!
                                 [removed]
                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      What's THAT, Mr. Benny?               [ Wich2@[removed] ]
      Hunterdon Radio Theater Feature       [ seandd@[removed] ]
      Liz McLeod on [removed]            [ seandd@[removed] ]
      Mrs. Calabash                         [ "John Eccles, Jr." <jeccles@earthli ]
      Superman Question                     [ "Bill Scherer" <bspro@[removed]; ]
      Re: Jack Benny Scripts                [ "Candy Jens" <candyj@[removed]; ]
      Hattie McDaniel Postage Stamp         [ "Stuart Lubin" <StuartLubin@[removed] ]
      1-28 births/deaths                    [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
      Dreft (From Procter and Gamble)       [ "Stuart Lubin" <StuartLubin@[removed] ]

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    Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:18:38 -0500
    From: Wich2@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  What's THAT, Mr. Benny?

    From: Dan Hughes danhughes@[removed]

>     I  didn't look at everything there, but I noticed that Rochester's lines
>     are in  ALL CAPS, but the lines of everyone else were in lower case.
>     Anybody know  why?

    Dear Dan-

    Methinks Laura might be better posted on  this subject, [removed]

    A guess would be, Eddie Anderson's vision? I seem to  recall that he had
    problems in that area.

    Best,
    -Craig

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    Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:06:41 -0500
    From: seandd@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Hunterdon Radio Theater Feature

    This article about OTR recreation group the Hunterdon Radio Theater mentions that they made their debut at FOTR!

    Sean Dougherty
    SeanDD@[removed]

    [removed];coll=2

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    Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:06:36 -0500
    From: seandd@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Liz McLeod on [removed]

    Recalling a thread of a week or two back, New York Times columnist and former
    editor of Reason Magazine Virginia Postrel blogs about Elizabeth McLeod, the
    aesthetics of radios and plugs "The Original Amos 'n' Andy."  She is the
    author of a book called "The Substance of Style," which is about the ecnomic
    value of aesthetic design.

    Sean Dougherty
    SeanDD@[removed]

    [removed]

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    Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:17:35 -0500
    From: "John Eccles, Jr." <jeccles@[removed];
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Mrs. Calabash

    I enjoyed the recent posting about the various sources of the origin of Mrs.
    Calabash.  I recently was reading a book about Jimmy Durante, which stated
    his wife, Jeanne, though ill, encouraged Durante not to cancel his proposed
    tour.  In the best "show must go on" tradition Durante went on the tour, only
    to have his beloved wife pass away before he could get home.  I think this
    fact, although not definitive, lends credence to the theory that Mrs.
    Calabash was his late wife, and that he was simply saying good-bye to her in
    his heart.

    Personally, I lean towards this interpretation as it is one that has great
    warmth and sentiment and puts a human face to Durante, the comedian.
    However, I also like the idea that the mystery has never really been solved,
    as it gives fans the opportunity to put their own spin on it and continue to
    talk about it.

    Good night, Mrs. Calabash, WHOever you are.

    John Eccles

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    Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:18:05 -0500
    From: "Bill Scherer" <bspro@[removed];
    To: ""old-time radio digest">" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Superman Question

    Hi all,
    I've been confused by this for a long time--well I've been confused by a lot
    of things for a long time.  <grinn>In the Superman radio series, Jimmy Olson
    seems to
    pop in and out of the series.  That's not the part that confuses me though.
    In the beginning of the series, maybe the second episode, Jimmy and his Dad
    are
    saved by Superman.  They help give him ideas as to how he can hide his real
    identity and watch man at work and at play.  After that, that part of the
    Superman
    history seems to just disappear.  In later episodes, Jimmy doesn't seem to
    know who Superman really is.  What happened hear?
    Superman experts help me.  I'm assuming the writers just decided to ignore
    the beginning plot line after the series was really up and running.
    Would I be correct?
    Thanks.
    Bill

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    Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:18:33 -0500
    From: "Candy Jens" <candyj@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Re: Jack Benny Scripts

>     I didn't look at everything there, but I noticed that Rochester's lines
>     are in ALL CAPS, but the lines of everyone else were in lower case.
>     Anybody know why?

    Probably it was "Rochester's" copy of the script, to highlight his lines -
    the others would have had copies with only their lines capitalized, if my
    theory holds up.  Can you imagine the work for the typists, compared to
    doing it on a computer?

    Candy

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    Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:40:28 -0500
    From: "Stuart Lubin" <StuartLubin@[removed];
    To: "Old Time Radio Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Hattie McDaniel Postage Stamp

                    A stamp honoring Academy Award winner Hattie McDaniel, was
    dedicated in Beverly Hills yesterday, according to the Los Angeles Times.

    [removed],0,[removed]

    Ms. McDaniel played the lead in the Beulah Show on CBS, a Monday through
    Friday 15 minute show with a studio audience.  The building was located on
    the southwest corner of Gower and Sunset Boulevard, in Hollywood, but don't
    look for a studio. It is an office building now.   CBS did not have enough
    audience auditoriums at Columbia Square, and Lux was done at Selma and Vine.

    Stuart

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    Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 23:44:27 -0500
    From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  1-28 births/deaths

    January 28th births

    01-28-1887 - Artur Rubinstein - Lodz, Poland - d. 12-20-1982
    pianist: "Music America Loves Best"; "Telephone Hour"; "Concert Hall"
    01-28-1892 - Ernst Lubitsch - Berlin Germany - d. 11-30-1947
    film director: Intermission Guest "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Gulf Screen
    Guild Theatre"
    01-28-1900 - Mahlon Merrick - Farmington, IA - d. 8-xx-1969
    music: "Jack Benny Program"; "Skippy Hollywood Theatre"
    01-28-1904 - Irene Beasly - Whitehaven TN - d. 1-7-1980
    actress: Old Dutch Girl "Red Hook 31"
    01-28-1910 - Arnold Moss - Brooklyn, NY - d. 12-15-1989
    actor: Philip Cameron "Against the Storm"; Reed Bannister "Big Sister"
    01-28-1911 - Donald Briggs - Chicago, IL - d. 2-3-1986
    actor: Frank Merriwell "Advs. of Frank Merriwell"; Stanley Holton
    "Portia Faces Life"
    01-28-1914 - Nelson Olmstead - Minnesota - d. 4-8-1992
    actor: Joe Huston "Bachelor's Children"; Lee Edgar "In the Case of
    Aggie Horn"
    01-28-1914 - Tom Neal - Evanston, IL - d. 8-7-1972
    actor: "I Am An American"; "The Unexpected"
    01-28-1935 - Nicholas Pryor - Baltimore, MD
    actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"

    January 28th deaths

    02-17-1881 - Arthur Judson - d. 1-28-1975
    executive: Founder of the Columbia Broadcasting System
    03-02-1923 - Jean Metcalfe - Reigate, England - d. 1-28-2000
    announcer, presenter: "Forces Favourites"; "Two-Way Family
    Favourites"; "Woman's Hour"
    03-29-1923 - Bob Stanton - White Plains, NY - d. 1-28-1989
    vocalist: (Brother of Dick Haymes) "The Sealtest Village Store"
    04-29-1912 - John MacVane - Portland, ME - d. 1-28-1984
    newscaster: "United or Not"
    05-24-1911 - Lilli Palmer - Posen, Germany - d. 1-28-1986
    actress: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    06-17-1923 - Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch - Wausau, WI - d. 1-28-2004
    pro football hall of fame, host: "Elroy Hirsch Sports Show";
    "Touchdown Tips"
    07-20-1905 - Murray Forbes - d. 1-28-1987
    actor: Willie Fitz "Ma Perkins"; Benny Fox "Foxes of Flatbush"
    08-15-1897 - Aben Kandel - d. 1-28-1993
    screenwriter: "Lux Radio Theatre"
    09-26-1900 - Ray Kinney - Hawaii - d. 1-28-1972
    interpreter of Hawaiian rhythm: Sporadic timeslots on the Blue Network
    10-13-1901 - Frank Remley - d. 1-28-1967
    left handed guitarist: The Phil Harris Orchestra
    10-22-1907 - Roger DeKoven - Chicago, IL - d. 1-28-1988
    actor: Professor Allen, "Against the Storm"

    Ron Sayles
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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    Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 09:54:14 -0500
    From: "Stuart Lubin" <StuartLubin@[removed];
    To: "Old Time Radio Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  Dreft (From Procter and Gamble)

    Admittedly, I did not pay too much attention when the first postings came
    in, regarding the products advertised over the radio, which do not exist
    anymore.  When I was writing about Beulah, I was reminded that she was
    sponsored by Dreft.  Is Dreft still around?  Was it mentioned?  I have found
    that the people who contribute postings on this Digest have excellent
    memories.

    Dreft was a Procter and Gamble powder that was made specifically for dishes.
    Mild to your hands.  And, while we are at it, has anyone mentioned Four-Way
    Cold Tablets?  It fought colds "four ways".  In Los Angeles, we had a bread,
    I think it was Wonder Bread.  It at first built "bodies eight ways."  As if
    that were not enough, it later went on to build "bodies twelve ways".

    Stuart

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