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	    [removed]   Volume 96 : Issue 138


Articles in this issue of [removed]:

	 Studio One log
	 M of T & R
	 Cincy [removed] [removed] for OTR cassettes
	 Alan Freed
	 Lum and Abner
	 Parley Baer
	 Freberg History of the [removed]
	 question
	 RE: Cincy Convention
	
	 MY HOBBY
	 conventions & such
	 Fibber, Molly & Benita

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 22:56:31 PST
From: passage@[removed] (Frank M Passage)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Studio One log
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

The last time I tried sending this, the phone connection broke before 
transmission was complete.  Hope this one goes smoothly!

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                              S T U D I O   O N E
                              -----------   -----

                                  1947 - 1948


     First Show: 04-29-47                             Last Show: 07-27-48
     Number Shows: 64?                            Audition Show: none known


     Show Description:

     STUDIO ONE came to the air April 29, 1947, a Tuesday evening, at 9:30 
     over CBS stations.  All shows were one hour in length.  This short 
     dramatic series of plays and novels for radio was produced by Fletcher
     Markle.  It ran until July 27, 1948, when it was replaced by ROOFTOPS 
     OF THE CITY.  


     List Comments:

     As this is a first pass at this series, there are still a few rough
     edges on the log.  First, the Description section is a little short.
     Second, I haven't polished the list with guesses yet.  For example,
     only the AVPRO catalog had show numbers.  So, only those numbers are
     shown.  That catalog mentioned they had no show for 10-28-47, but 
     listed show numbers above and below it.  Another source said "no 
     program" for this date.

     A couple catalogs listed rehersals, so I've included them in the
     list.  


     List:

        Date      Num  Title                     Star           Src Key
        --------  ---  ------------------------  -------------- ---------
        04-22-47       Under The Volcano                        B F
                          (Rehersal)                            
        04-29-47    1  Under The Volcano                         
        05-06-47    2  Topaze                                   B F
        05-13-47    3  Enemy of the People                      B F
        05-20-47    4  Alibi Ike                                BDF  2
        05-27-47       Dodsworth                 S. Ortega        F 1
        06-03-47    6  Hay Fever                 Ev. Varden     B F 1
        06-10-47    7  Red Badge of Courage                     BDF  2
        06-17-47       Mysterious Mickey Finn                   
        06-24-47    9  Romantic Comedy                          B F 1
        07-01-47       Baby Cyclone                              DF 12
        07-08-47       Payment Deferred          A. Moorehead   
        07-15-47   12  Ah, Wilderness            D. Harron      BDF  2
        07-22-47   13  Holiday                                  B F
        07-29-47   14  A Bill of Divorcement                    B F
        08-05-47   15  Carmen                                   B
        08-12-47       Mysterious Mickey Finn    J. Griggs       DF
                       Pride and Prejustice                     B F 1
        08-19-47   17  Laburnum Grove                           BDF
        08-26-47       The Hunted                                DF 1
        09-02-47   19  Thunder Rock              F. Markle,     BDFJ1 3
                                                 B. Dryden 
        09-09-47       The Barretts of Wimpole                    F 1
                          Street                                
        09-16-47       An Act of Faith                           DF 12
        09-23-47       Gentle Julia                              DF 1
        09-30-47   23  Wuthering Heights                        BDF
        10-07-47   24  A Tree Grows in Brooklyn                 BDF 12
        10-14-47   25  Anthony Adverse                          BDF 1
        10-21-47   26  Singing Guns              Myron          BDF 12
        10-28-47       >>> no program <<<                       
        11-04-47   28  Kitty Foyle               M. McCambridge BDF
        11-11-47   29  Let Me Do The Talking                    BDFJ
        11-18-47   30  Young Men In Manhattan    R. Mitchum     B
        11-25-47   31  Payment Deferred          C. Laughton    B F 1 3
        12-02-47   32  Earth and High Heaven     G. Fitzgerald  B
        12-09-47   33  To Mary, With Love        G. Kelly       B
        12-16-47   34  Experiment Perilous                      B FJ1
        12-22-47       Painted Veils (Rehersal)                   F
        12-23-47   35  Painted Veils             J. Mason,      B   1
                                                 E. Farrell
        12-30-47   36  So Big                    J. Blondell    B
        01-06-48       Confidential Agent        [removed] Robinson
        01-13-48       Wednesday's Child         B. Granville, 
                                                 R. Arlen      
        01-20-48   39  The Amazing Dr.           G. Sanders     BDFJ1
                       Clitterhouse 
        01-27-48       Great Impersonation       L. Rainer,      DF 1
                                                 W. Slezak
        02-03-48       Dodsworth                 W. Huston         J
        02-10-48       Golden Boy                D. Clark
        02-17-48   43  Farewell To Arms          M. Carroll     BDF 1
        02-24-48   44  King's Row                R. Young       BDF 1
        03-02-48       Uncle Harry               M. Redgrave
        03-09-48       Sometimes Every           B. Meredith        12
                       Summertime
        03-16-48   47  One More Spring           S. Peters      BDF 1
        03-23-48   48  The Thirty-Nine Steps     G. Ford        BDF 12
        03-30-48   49  Babbitt                   W. Huston      BD
        04-06-48       The Kimballs              Franchot Tone
        04-13-48       The Glass Key             E. Landi,       DFJ
                                                 Alan Baxter
        04-20-48       Pride and Prejustice      G. Fitzgerald
        04-27-48       South Riding              C. Laughton     DF
        05-04-48       Private Worlds            Mad. Carroll
        05-11-48       Wine of the Country       R. Mitchum
        05-18-48       The Last Tycoon           B. Fields
        05-25-48   57  Angelic Avengers          A. Blythe      BDF
        06-01-48       One Foot in Heaven        Franchot Tone   DF
        06-08-48       Let Me Do The Talking     M. Doughas        1
        06-15-48       Return of the Native      M. Redgrave     DF 1
        06-22-48       >>> no program <<<
                       (political convention)
        06-29-48       Arabesque                 M. Dietriech 
        07-06-48       Topaze                    C. Rains
        07-13-48       >>> no program <<<
                       (political convention)
        07-20-48       Spanish Bayonet           B. Meredith     DF 1
        07-27-48       Constant Nymph                            DF 1


     Information Sources:

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

        Key  Source
        ---  ----------------------------------------------------------
         B   AVPRO, [removed] Box 1392, Lake Elsinore, CA 92531-1392
         D   Carr, Edward J., 216 Shaner Street, Boyertown, PA 19512
         F   Great American Radio, PO Box 504 Genesee, MI 48437
         J   Radio Showcase (Steve Kelez), [removed] Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 
             95402
         1   North American Radio Archives (NARA), 134 Vincewood Dr., 
             Nicolasville, KY 40356.
         2   Radio Historical Association of Colorado, [removed] Box 1908, 
             Englewood, CO 80150
         3   Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety And
             Comedy (SPERDVAC), PO Box 7177, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7177

     I have dealt with some of the above, but to be fair to all, this is not 
     an endorsement of them.  I receive nothing by mentioning them.  These 
     vendors and clubs have helped keep OTR alive.  Please support them.   


     Last Update: 04-15-96


     Although I retain copyright, this log may be freely copied provided 
     that the text is unchanged.  Please share it with fellow OTR lovers.
 
     I would greatly appreciate any error corrections or additional
     information. Please send them to: Frank Passage, 109 Elmwood Road, 
     Verona, NJ 07044 or via e-mail to passage@[removed]

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 21:19:41 -0400
From: Oldtimerad@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: M of T & R
Message-ID: <960415211940_191834893@[removed]>

A few comments have been made here by Adrian and Jim regarding the Museum of
Television & [removed]'ve been there a number of times, to attend their
seminars on radio, to see Bob Elliot of Bob & Ray fame and just to check out
otr or vintage TV.  The problem with the Museum is that they kind of want to
do everything on their own (like most museums) probably fearing the meddling
of "outsiders"...Also, they don't pay very well, so they cannot publicize the
need for help anyway, even if they were to seek assistance in cataloguing and
filing.  Since they do not loan recordings or copies of recordings, possibly
outsiders would be considered a threat to keep everything within the museum
(literally).  When they started they were on East 53rd Street in half of a
building near the corner of 5th and 53rd, then they took over the whole
building, and then graduated to their own custom-built building with some
auditoriums and many more listening posts (and presumably, more room for
future acquisitions or inclusions)...I have offered to donate copies of what
they do not have, but they never followed-up.  They've come a long way.
The main point to be made is that they are the only big organization (high
profile) preserving oldtime radio that people know of, and to the average
layman, the only game in [removed], like it or not, we have to accept that
what they do and how they do it are flawed, but at least an attempt is made
to offer vintage radio and tv programs to the public.

Andy Blatt

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 21:45:33 -0400
From: Platecap@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Cincy [removed] [removed] for OTR cassettes
Message-ID: <960415214530_272733768@[removed]>

Well, I've read the first few reviews of the Cincy con that I had to miss at
the last minute and found the comments to be pretty much as expected.
 Congratulations and thanks are due to Bob Burchett and crew.  What is
unfortunate is some of the Cincy con core people are not online, but perhaps
someone can forward some of the comments to them.

What always distresses me (believe it or not!) is when I hear about cassette
prices for hobbyist-dealers slipping down to an all-time low - as low as a
buck a cassette.  That's GREAT for collectors.  For hobbyist-dealers who
operate at a more professional level, however, (with more sophisticated
equipment for improving shows), a buck a cassette is a big loss.

The more substantial old time radio suppliers serving the hobby have expenses
like lawyers, accountants and elevated operating cost to serve a greater
number of fans.  Such suppliers also have to have safety nets to protect
themselves from legal difficulties.

I think it's great that private collectors can trade and sell to each other
for basically the cost of the blank tape.  If there are conventions that
feature nothing but private collectors selling stuff in a flea market type
atmosphere, and it serves a purpose and keeps the convention financially
solvent, fantastic!  Historically, old time radio conventions have a MIXTURE
of both private collectors manning dealer tables as well as the larger
commercial sources.  I see a trend, however, that points in the direction
that there is less presence of the "big" dealers at the smaller
[removed]'s "kind of" unfortunate.  Newark (Friends of Old time
radio convention) is of course, an exception.
I did want to mention (not taking anything away from Cincinnati), that Newark
*is* and remains in my opinion, the biggest and BEST old time radio event.
 If you *loved* Cincinnati, imagine it multiplied on a scale of about 100.
 Sure, Newark costs more, for many of us, more expense to travel to, but it
is WORTH IT!  You get what you pay for, and they haven't raised the costs for
that convention in some time.

Speaking of getting what you pay for, I think that also can apply to old time
radio cassettes to a some extent.  Will a $[removed] clearance sale cassette from
a convention hold up to one obtained for $[removed] by mail?  Will the sound
quality be as good?  Maybe, maybe not.  I'm a stickler for sound, and I'd
gladly pay $10 for a cassette if I knew it was the best sound available.  I
know there are a lot of people out there who just want to get as many tapes
as they can for almost nothing.  Collecting old time radio shows is sort of
like classic vintage [removed]'t you rather have one in pristine
shiny fully restored condition rather than a rust bucket missing the engine
and tires?  You can actually DRIVE and enjoy the restored car and do
something useful with it!   With a quality old time radio recording, you can
actually UNDERSTAND and enjoy the contents.  What good is it if it's
off-speed, muffled or has so much hiss, the dialogue is drowned out?  I'm NOT
saying everyone who sells cassettes at ultra-low cost has bad [removed]  but
as a general rule, they don't have the level of sophistication and won't
provide as CONSISTANT level of quality as the longer established people.
 Just my 10 [removed]

Bob Burnham  platecap@[removed]

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Date: 15 Apr 1996 21:36:00 CST
From: [removed]@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Alan Freed
Message-Id: <m0u90cy-000YATC@[removed]>

Hi all, I realize this isn't really Otr but I was wondering if there
were any Alan Freed shows out there somewhere? Besides being an Otr nut I am
also a rock 'N Roll history pig and so very interested in finding any
broadcasts of his shows that might exist.
On another subject I think we should thank Frank Passage for the great
service he does for us by logging shows for us. Thanks Frank.
One more thing and I'll go away for awhile. Are their any Otr subscribers
in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area? If there are, are there any Otr
clubs in the twin cities? [removed] I'll be quiet.
Hurray for Otr.
[removed]@[removed]

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Date: 15 Apr 96 22:49:50 EDT
From: Steve Lewis <[removed]@[removed]>
To: Old Time Radio Digest <[removed]@[removed]>
Subject: Lum and Abner
Message-ID: <[removed]@[removed]>

Alan Litsey asked for information about obtaining LUM AND ABNER programs, and
information about the series:  Your best bet is the National Lum and Abner
Society.  They have an extensive tape library (probably thousands of episodes)
from which members can order copies of shows, and they put out a bi-monthly
newsletter full of info about the series and performers.  Dues are $10 per year.
You can get info from Tim Hollis, #81 Sharon Blvd., Dora, AL, 35062.  The
Society also holds an annual convention.  

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 96 22:02 PDT
From: lois@[removed] (Lois Culver)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: Parley Baer
Message-Id: <m0u92uS-0002noC@[removed]>

I have copied and forwarded the remarks about the Cincinatti Convention to
my old friend of over 45 years, Parley Baer, knowing he would be interested
in them.

He and my late husband Howard Culver worked many shows together in Hollywood
over the years, and we were personal friends with Parley and his lovely wife
Ernestine (Ernie).  One of our twins' first bed was a bassinet just vacated
by Parley and Ernie's first child.  

He has always been one of the friendliest of all our actor-acquaintances,
and I am so happy that he has been so vital and active, even with his heart
surgery.

Lois Culver
lois@[removed]

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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 07:13:37 -0400
From: stevecap@[removed] (Steven Capsuto)
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Freberg History of the [removed]
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

>Independence, were the references to being hauled in front of committies
>and what not jokes about the McCarthy Senate hearings???  Are the time
>frames even right?

Yup -- when the Ben Franklin character worries about the "Un-British
Activities Committee" it's a jab at McCarthy.

I think the album is from the early-mid 1960s, about a decade after the
Army-McCarthy hearings.  
___
Steven Capsuto, Philadelphia
stevecap@[removed]
WEB page: [removed]~[removed]

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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 07:46:35 -0500 (CDT)
From: caldwell@[removed] (Wayne Caldwell)
To: otr@[removed] (otr mailing list)
Subject: question
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

In the program Michael Shayne. Who played the Police officer Lefever? It sounds
like Jack Webb. Anyone know?

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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 09:57:51 -0400
From: Matthew561@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: RE: Cincy Convention
Message-ID: <960416095749_471013112@[removed]>

Just got home from attending my first OTR convention, and had a GREAT 
time!!!!.

Saw all the recreations (my wife had parts in the Johnny Dollar and 
the Lone Ranger ones), and they all were excellent! 

I presently have only a couple of  Ethel and Albert tapes in my 
collection and had not been  very impressed by what I had heard up to 
this time; however, the three recreations (2 half hour and one 15 
minute one) knocked my socks [removed] were hilarious!!!!   I will 
soon be added more of these tapes to my collection!!

I was very impressed by how gracious the stars were (and sometimes 
amazed at their forbearance).  Parley Baer was more than a class act, 
taking the time and effort to do little things like personalizing 
autographs and shaking the hands of the whole cast of the Lone Ranger 
recreation wishing them luck.  All the stars were more than cordial, 
but I was personally, immensely, impressed by how Mr. Baer related to 
everyone.  This is not to cast any aspersions on Miss Lynch, Mr. Foy 
or Mr. Beck, they were all true professionals, and better than 
[removed] people.

For the most part the convention was handicapped accessible (no small 
consideration for myself and several other persons I saw there).  The 
totally accessible hotel room we had at the convention was a major 
relief from the one we had had on the trip out east.

The people were all very friendly, got to match faces to a lot of 
names, over spent our budget, had a lot of [removed] total success from 
my viewpoint, but a whale of a long drive.  Now just waiting for the 
tape to watch it all again :-).

Matthew Mark Drew

matthew561@[removed]     drew@[removed]
PGP Key Sent On Request
05 BB CA 4F 63 D1 2E C3 9F 59 A0 3F 2B 6D 16 34

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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 09:59:08 -0400
From: Udmacon@[removed]
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

ught  the tacky but accurate  tourist's guide and went
thru Beverly Hills to gape (at the oldtimer's homes, not Madonna's). Anyway,
Jack Benny's real life neighbor on one side was Lucille Ball. The other side
was not mentioned in my guide. Up the block is Jimmy Stewart. And yes, Ronald
Coleman's actual wife played herself on the show (Benay Ventua--sp). 

BILL KNOWLTON

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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 10:39:19 -0400
From: Glenn Doebler <gdoebler@[removed]>
To: OTR@[removed]
Subject: MY HOBBY
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>

HOWDY FOLKS AT OTR, I COLLECT OLD RECORDS AND TAPES AND MUSIC, I ENJOY
PUTTING THEM ONTO CASSETTE TAPES FOR FRIENDS AND MYSELF, I CAN RECORD FROM
78'S,33'S,45'S,8-TRACK,REEL TO REEL,CASSETTES. I LIKE 30'S AND 40'S MUSIC
AND ALSO ENJOY THE ROCK AND ROLL OF THE FIFTIES AND SIXTIES. AT THE PRESENT
I'M DATA BASING ALL MY COLLECTION (UP TO 5000 SONGS,NOT QUITE 1/4TH DONE).
DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A PROGRAM THAT HELPS ENHANCE RECORDS? TO HELP REMOVE
SCRATCHES,NOISE,ETC. ANY MEMBERS OUT THERE FROM CENTRAL [removed]

                                THANKS GLENN

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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 12:01:26 -0400
From: FabFicBks@[removed]
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: conventions & such
Message-ID: <960416120120_471106058@[removed]>

Hi Everybody,
     I have been enjoying all the comments on the Cincinnatti con held last
week. I wish I had been able to go.  Next year for certain (fingers crossed)
if finances improve.
     I was struck by one comment made which noted that the original otr stars
are dying off and soon there will be no more otr conventions.
     Yes, the stars and technitions of yesterday are going, a lot faster now
than ever before it sometimes seems, but the final demise of the original
stars will certainly not mean the end of otr conventions.
     Now that the hobby has expanded and actually has a fairly decent number
of enthusiasts, I expect otr conventions to become more prevelent, and more
popular than in the past.
     Sure, it's great to meet the original stars and see recreations of the
old shows with the actors of the era, but the main reason most of us go to
the conventions is to meet people, check out the dealers, attend the panels
and discussions, check out new research and new publications and generally
interact with other people who know and enjoy the same hobby we do.
     Otr conventions are not too much different from other hobby
get-togethers, and as the reach of the hobby expands, I expect conventions
devoted to the hobby to expand as well.  In fact, I'll make a fearless
forecast that by next year a couple of new otr conventions at different
locations will have been added to the hobby so that people in parts of the
country somewhat distant from the major cons will have a closer event of
their own to enjoy.
     On the subject of Jack Benny; I'm sure hundreds of others have already
leaped in to answer this one, but just in case: the Coleman house in reality
was not next door to Jack Benny's house; it was a  couple of blocks away.
 The writers of the radio show weren't even sure which side of Benny's house
the Coleman residence was suposed to be located (it changed, so did the
location of Jack's driveway on a few shows).  Ronald Coleman and his wife
Benetia (spell?) were always played by themselves.

---Bob Jennings

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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 15:47:27 -0400
From: BKliene@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Fibber, Molly & Benita
Message-ID: <960416154721_273350459@mail04>

Yesterday, 16 April, (1935) was the premiere of the Fibber McGee & Molly
Show.

And yes, Benita (Hume?) was really Ronnie Colman's wife.  My husband went to
school with Peter Colman, Ronnie's nephew, in Shanghai, China.

I believe Benita married George Sanders after she was widowed.

Barbara Kliene

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