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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2007 : Issue 77
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Donations to musuems, libraries and [ Dick Fisher <w9fjl@[removed]; ]
IMDb highlights Tom McCarthy's inter [ "Stephen Davies" <SDavies@[removed] ]
Anne of the "Airlanes" [ jack and cathy french <otrpiano@ver ]
WRVO Playhouse [ david vonbogart <dvonbogart@[removed] ]
Question about another Hal [ "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@juno. ]
Re: Peg Lynch "Little Things In Life [ FabFicBks@[removed] ]
On Stage - Looking for a few episode [ "Charles Salt" <charles_salt@hotmai ]
Cy Harrice Dies [ "Doug Douglass" <dougdouglass@[removed] ]
3-7 births/deaths [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]
#OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Nig [ charlie@[removed] ]
Re: cassette storage boxes [ "Jan Bach" <janbach@[removed]; ]
OTR Magazine [ "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@hotm ]
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Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 12:06:25 -0500
From: Dick Fisher <w9fjl@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Donations to musuems, libraries and
retirement homes
I had to weigh in on this discussion.
A close relative of mine worked for a large mid west museum for 30
years. Occasionally as she was walking by the 55 gallon steel barrels
placed around the collections areas she would notice some interesting
items that were being thrown out. She would ask the museum director if
she could have them and the director said "Sure, they are just going to
the dumpster - take what you want." The museum had accepted these
items as a donation but had promised not to sell the items so they had
to be thrown out when space was needed for something new that the museum
wanted to keep.
I was not aware of the library situation but it makes perfect sense.
With all these institutions it is a matter of storage space. Where do
they keep all this material that they have acquired by donations or
other means?. The answer is that they don't as there is only a finite
amount of storage space available so when something new and more
desirable comes in something has to go. Most if not all museums,
libraries and retirement homes are in the same boat - they are full to
overflowing with material.
My relative said on many many occasions "Never never donate anything to
a museum - sell it yourself and enjoy the proceeds."
A close friend of mine donated several hundred tapes of OTR to a
retirement home. He had converted to CD's. A couple of years later he
was visiting a friend in the home and asked the director and others on
the staff it they had any OTR tapes for the residents to hear and they
said "No, we don't have any OTR tapes" even though two years earlier
they had had hundreds. The answer as to where they went is obvious. It
again is a space problem.
Lets face it, the interest in OTR is fleeting at best. I lived through
the golden years of OTR and have asked at least 50 friends or
acquaintances in my age group if they would like to listen to any OTR (
I have thousand of shows in my collection) and the answer was always
"NO" even though they could listen to whatever they wanted for free. The
interest in OTR of those of my age is minuscule compared to the millions
who actually listened to OTR when it was broadcast live.
What do you do with your OTR material? Sell it even if you have to take
a penny on the dollar. Now if you can get a nice tax write off by
donating it and you don't care if your material is put in the trash in a
year or two then of course you can go that way. From other postings this
does not seem possible.
It is really a shame that all the collectors hard work and expense in
collecting OTR has mostly gone for naught - at least as far as donating
it for other people to enjoy is concerned. Sadly, it turns out that my
pleasure in listening to OTR is shared by practically no one else when
looking at our population as a whole.
The opinions expressed above are mine and mine alone in case someone
finds fault with any of the above!!!
Dick
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Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 12:06:41 -0500
From: "Stephen Davies" <SDavies@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: IMDb highlights Tom McCarthy's interviews
with radio stars
The Internet Movie Database ([removed]) has put up a pointer today, leading
to Tom McCarthy's webpage of brief interviews with stars from the golden
age of radio: Eve Arden, George Burns, Les Tremayne, etc.
[removed]
Stephen D
Calgary
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Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 12:08:24 -0500
From: jack and cathy french <otrpiano@[removed];
To: OTRBB <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Anne of the "Airlanes"
On Monday, March 5, 2007, at 10:07 PM, Kathy wrote:
when was "anne of the airlines" first aired?
and who was in the cast?
I sure hope we get a helpful response on this one. It's one of the
great mysteries of OTR lore! One small mistake in the title; it's
"airlanes" not "airlines." As for time period, just from listening to
several episodes, I'd place it in the late 30s, pre-WW II era.
Since if was a syndicated series, nearly all episodes are in
circulation today. However I don't know of anyone who's come up with
the syndication company details or the cast identities. The Radio
Listeners Lyceum of Cincinnati possesses nearly the entire series and
has advertised for years, seeking the few episodes they lack.
We had a "near miss" on a chance to solve this mystery about 15 years
ago. Max Schmid was airing some of the episodes on his OTR program out
of NYC area and the lady who had played the title lead telephoned him
during the show. He couldn't talk long because he was doing the show,
so he scribbled down some notes based on her comments, along with her
contact information, and put the notes away for later.
Days later, he looked for his notes and could not find them. He thought
they would eventually turn up, but they never have. Perhaps one of his
volunteer staffers threw them away. Who knows? Anyway, Max could not
even recall her name nor anything about how to reach her. So she
disappeared again into history.
"Anne" is one of only two sky-high heroines in OTR. While there were
dozens of airborne fellows (mostly in juvenile adventure programs) in
the Golden Age of Radio, only two women had their own shows, and alas,
both were "air hostesses." The second series, also syndicated, was
"Angels in Blue" and it starred Audrey McGrath in the lead. The series
debuted in February 1938. Its script writer was a familiar name: Capt.
W. G. Moore, who also wrote "Air Adventures of Jimmy Allen" and "Howie
Wing" among others. I've never located any audio copies of this one.
Jack French
Editor: RADIO RECALL
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Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 12:42:19 -0500
From: david vonbogart <dvonbogart@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: WRVO Playhouse
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Not to be picky but the WRVO playhouse is out of Oswego, NY, not Syracuse. :)
They boradcast on a few other stations in different cities simutaniouslly,
but it originates from the State Univercity of Oswego. I use to live near
Oswego and could hear the OTR over the air, but live about 100 mile away now
so I have to get it via the internet. Quality is better but it's not as
enjoyable as listening over the air for some reason.
Dave B
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Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 15:42:48 -0500
From: "kclarke5@[removed]" <kclarke5@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Question about another Hal
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I've got some of the "Burns and Allen Show" episodes from early
television. That being said, I remember one member the cast who played
Blanche Morton's husband had the name of Hal. The only one I could
remember who played the role was Fred Clark. Who was this actor?
Was this actor our own dear friend Hal Stone? (Probably not, but I
had to ask. I'd heard he did some acting. too.)
Another OTR Fan,
Kenneth Clarke
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Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 15:43:56 -0500
From: FabFicBks@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Peg Lynch "Little Things In Life"
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Hi;
Probably other people have rushed to answer the inquiry about the 1970s
Peg Lynch series "The Little Things In Life", an updating with rewrites and
some new material based on her late 1950s "The Couple Next Door", but I'll
add
my info anyway. The series was not originally run on NPR---it was a
commercial network + syndication show with commercials for brooms and mops
and Ace
Hardware, among other sponsors. The first five-a week 15 min show ran
8-4-75,
the last one appeared 2-19-76, for a total of 144 episodes. The show is
genuinely funny, and features tighter plots and dialog than Couple Next Door
did, altho the characters are essentially the same and many of the original
story lines were reused. Bob Dryden played the role of the husband, and did
an
excellent job. I believe (but I'm not positive) Peg originally authorized Ted
Davenport of Radio Memories to release the series to the OTR collecting
public after Ted bought a pile of the original tapes from a radio station.
These
days you can find the whole series in many commercial dealer catalogs.
Peg with the help of her real life husband privately created a pile of
CDs and cassettes featuring some of her "Ethel & Albert" Monitor skits, which
were first offered a few years ago at the Radio Classics Live show (held
yearly in Brockton, MA at Massassoit College). These moved well, but the
box of
copies did not sell completely out. I happened to be set up that year as a
dealer and helped sell a bunch of them, for which I got a free copy. I also
talked with them about more economical ways to mass produce the material,
including providing some leads to people I knew in the professional dubbing
business, but I don't think anything came of that. I am not sure if they
even
made any more copies beyond that first effort, but copies of the CD/cassette
are
available in the hobby. Shortly after that health problems beset the family
and I don't believe there was any farther attempt to release more material
from Peg's files.
---Bob Jennings
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Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 18:22:09 -0500
From: "Charles Salt" <charles_salt@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: On Stage - Looking for a few episodes
I've really been enjoying On Stage recently but I have only been able to
find on the Internet a few of the episodes known to exist in logs. I would
be very grateful if anyone could help me out with the following episodes of
On Stage or point me in the direction of some reputable OTR dealers that can
please. I'm guessing that these episodes most likely exist on tape and have
not yet found their way into mp3 format perhaps:
53/01/08 2 Beirut by Sunrise
53/01/15 3 A Poetic Tragedy
53/01/22 4 Cargo
53/02/05 6 A Corner of Autumn
53/02/12 7 The Party
53/04/02 13 The Lady or the Tiger
53/04/16 15 Casey at the Bat
53/04/23 16 Skin Deep
53/04/30 17 Happy Anniversary Album
53/05/28 21 The Hanging at Four Oaks
53/06/04 22 And a Fond Farewell
53/07/02 26 The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
53/07/09 27 Man of Independent Mind
53/08/20 32 Canary Yellow
53/09/16 35 The Crustacean
53/09/23 36 Penny Ante
53/09/30 37 Loving
53/10/21 40 Take My Hand, My Love
53/12/30 49 Happy Holidays
54/02/17 53 Heartbreak
54/03/03 54 The Dreamer
54/03/10 55 Crusade of Stanley Finston
54/04/28 62 Giant's Fireplace
54/07/29 69 The Telegram
54/09/09 75 Saralee, You Are Lovely as the Summer Night
54/09/30 78 Circle of Wheels
Thanks for your help,
Charles Salt
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Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 18:22:35 -0500
From: "Doug Douglass" <dougdouglass@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Cy Harrice Dies
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This notice appeared in The New York Times on Sunday, March 4.
The Officers, Governors, and Members of the New York Friars Club mourn the
loss of their esteemed member, Friar Cy Harrice on February 14, 2007. We
extend our heartfelt sympathy to his family. A memorial will be held this
summer in Wyoming.
Jerry Lewis, Abbot
Freddie Roman, Dean
Stu Cantor, Scribe
John-Pierre Trebot, Executive Director
John Dunning lists Cy as announcer on "Behind The Front Page, "A Brighter
Tomorrow", "The Crime Cases of Warden Law", "The Quick and the Dead",
"Sherlock Holmes", and "What Makes You Tick". He was 91.
Doug Douglass
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Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 22:01:18 -0500
From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 3-7 births/deaths
March 7th births
03-07-1878 - Percy Hemus - Auckland, New Zealand - d. 12-22-1943
actor: Dr. Winslow "Road of Life"; Old Wrangler "Tom Mix"
03-07-1880 - Sidney Scott Booth - Birmingham, England - d. 3-5-1946
radio performer
03-07-1886 - Ray Largay - Wisconsin - d. 9-28-1974
actor: Mr. Farnum "Ma Perkins"; Frederick Nelson "Young Widder Brown"
03-07-1890 - George H. Shackley - Quincy, MA - d. 10-25-1959
conductor/composer: "Ava Maria Hour"; "Homemaker's Exchange"
03-07-1905 - Ruth Freed Akst - Vancouver, Canada - d. 8-7-1989
composer/violinist lead singing and instrumental trio on radio
03-07-1906 - Edward Mabley - Binghampton, NY - d. 12-16-1984
writer: "The American School of the Air"
03-07-1913 - Smokey Montgomery - Rinard, IA - d. 6-6-2001
banjo picker: (Member of the Light Crust Dough Boys) "Columbia's
Country Caravan"
03-07-1923 - Arthur Julian - Memphis, TN - d. 1-30-1995
writer: "The Beulah Show"
03-07-1925 - Rene Gagnon - Manchester, NH - d. 10-12-1979
Iwo Jima flagraiser: "Interview programs"
03-07-1929 - Marion Marlowe - St. Louis, MO
singer: "Arthur Godfrey Time"
03-07-1934 - Willard Scott - Alexandria, VA
disc jockey: (The Joy Boys)
March 7th deaths
01-01-1913 - Norman Rosten - d. 3-7-1995
writer: "Cavalcade of America"; "An American in Russia"
01-01-1916 - Earl Wrightson - Baltimore, MD - d. 3-7-1993
singer: "Highways in Melody"; "Getting the Most Out of Life"
02-18-1914 - Pee Wee King - Abrams, WI - d. 3-7-2000
singer, songwriter, accordionist: "Grand Ole Opry"; "Pee Wee King Show"
03-06-1914 - Kiril Kondrashin - Moscow, Russia - d. 3-7-1981
conductor: "Van Cliburn Concert"
03-23-1910 - Paula Winslowe - Grafton, ND - d. 3-7-1996
actor: Peg Riley "Life of Riley"; Jill "Joe E. Brown Show"
03-25-1903 - Frankie Carle - Providence, RI - d. 3-7-2001
bandleader, pianist: "Pot o' Gold"; "Treasure Chest"
05-18-1904 - Jacob K. Javits - NYC - d. 3-7-1986
[removed] senator new york: "Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy Show"
07-23-1910 - Nat Brandywine - NYC - d. 3-7-1978
pianist, bandleader: "Wonderful City"
08-21-1882 - Helen Carew - Kansas - d. 3-7-1980
actor: Vera Johnson "Stella Dallas"; "Mrs. Mitchell "Barry Cameron"
09-12-1901 - Ben Blue - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - d. 3-7-1975
actor, comedian: "Hollywood Hotel"
10-20-1927 - Priscilla Lyon - Washington County, NC - d. 3-7-1980
actor: Corliss Archer "Meet Corliss Archer"; Amy Foster "Those We Love"
11-05-1879 - Will Hays - Sullivan, IN - d. 3-7-1954
puritanical censor: "Republican National Convention 1948"; "A Tribute
to FDR"
12-24-1916 - Morton Fine - d. 3-7-1991
writer: "Bold Venture"; "Broadway Is My Beat"; "The Front Page"
xx-xx-xxxx - Arthur "Doc" Bagley - d. 3-7-1952
father of radio excercise programs
Ron Sayles
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Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 02:12:01 -0500
From: charlie@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: #OldRadio IRC Chat this Thursday Night!
A weekly [removed]
For the best in OTR Chat, join IRC (Internet Relay Chat), StarLink-IRC
Network, the channel name is #OldRadio. We meet Thursdays at 8 PM Eastern
and go on, and on! The oldest OTR Chat Channel, it has been in existence
over nine years, same time, same channel! Started by Lois Culver, widow
of actor Howard Culver, this is the place to be on Thursday night for
real-time OTR talk!
Our "regulars" include OTR actors, soundmen, collectors, listeners, and
others interested in enjoying OTR from points all over the world. Discussions
range from favorite shows to almost anything else under the sun (sometimes
it's hard for us to stay on-topic)...but even if it isn't always focused,
it's always a good time!
For more info, contact charlie@[removed]. We hope to see you there, this
week and every week!
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Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 08:35:13 -0500
From: "Jan Bach" <janbach@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Re: cassette storage boxes
Hello again --
[removed] has soft see-thru vinyl cassette cases for anything from 10
cents to [removed] cents, but the minimum purchase is a box of 500.
Later,
Jan Bach
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Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 09:25:56 -0500
From: "Martin Grams, Jr." <mmargrajr@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: OTR Magazine
For interested parties:
A friend just lent me a magazine I was unaware of called COMIC BOOK
MARKETPLACE and the January 2005 issue actually has an entire issue devoted
to old-time radio heroes. There is a lengthy article about Dick Tracy on
the radio, The Green Hornet on radio, The Shadow on radio, an article about
the old pulp magazines and earliest comics ever made that depicted and
originated through radio (fascinating) and an article (with lots of
pictures) from MAD Magazine's numerous old-time radio spoofs from Flesh
Gordon, Bat Boy and Rubin, Teddy and the Pirates, Outer Sanctum, The Lone
Stranger, Dragged Net, and much more.
The magazine was published by Gemstone Publishing, Inc., Po Box 469, West
Plains, MO 65775-0469. Sorry, they did not have a web-site so I am not sure
if you can order on-line (though I assume some web-site has back issues
available). The articles come recommended and the variety is worth the
$[removed] for the color issue.
Martin Grams, Jr.
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