Classic Radio 11-22-25 - Gildy's Dinner, Harold's Thanksgiving Play, Dr Christian's Thanksgiving - Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox

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Speaker 1 (00:10):
Now the greatest radio shows of all time.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
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Speaker 3 (00:19):
As my classic Radios Theater.

Speaker 4 (00:21):
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Speaker 5 (00:29):
Now step back into a time machine. It's your host,
Wyatt Cox.

Speaker 6 (00:34):
Good evening friend, Vionna thank.

Speaker 7 (00:39):
Thanksgiving shows on this Saturday with episodes of the Great
Gilder Sleep from maybe three years ago, the Harold Perry
Show from seventy five years ago, Jean Herschel and Doctor
Christian Tarzan, and the African Thanksgiving Ham. We'll wrap it
all up with an episode double on an ABT. That's

(01:00):
what's coming up on this Saturday. This is the twenty
second day of November three hundred and twenty sixty of
the year, thirty nine days remaining. It was on this
date in nineteen forty three President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Churchill,
Chinese leader Chen Tai schech metnamed Cairo to discuss ways
to defeat Japan.

Speaker 8 (01:21):
We interrupt this program to bring you a special bulletin
from ABC Radio. Here is a special bulletin from Dallas, Texas.
Three shots were fired at President Kennedy's motorcade today in
downtown Dallas, Texas. This is ABC Radio. I'm going to
repeat the substance of the bulletin. President Kennedy and Texas

(01:43):
Governor John Connolly shot from ambush while the President's motorcade
traveled through Dallas, Texas, just a little while ago. At
the present moment, both men are in the operating rooms
at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Both are reported
still alive, but in very serious condition.

Speaker 7 (02:02):
The first bulletins from ABC News on this date in
nineteen sixty three about what would be the end of
an era.

Speaker 2 (02:10):
Here a president was headed for another speech and the
motorcade was moving along on the S Freeway, going under
a ramp of another freeway when the attack took place.

Speaker 9 (02:19):
Here is some information on a speech which he apparently
had just made before being shot. President Kennedy lagged out
today as those, he said Cane who confused rhetorick with reality,
speaking in an area where its supporters are booming Senator
Very Goldwater's chances for the nineteen sixty four Republican nomination.
Kennedy said that ignorance and misinformation if allowed to prevail,

(02:42):
and foreign politically will handicapped this conator Senior at the NBC.

Speaker 7 (02:46):
Nears NBC's Chet Huntley and Bill Ryan. In an age
of no instant video or live feeds from the scene.
NBC's Robert McNeil feeds her report over the phone from
Parkland Hospital, relayed by Frank McGee.

Speaker 10 (03:04):
We have NBC's Bob McNeil on the line now with
a report. Please go ahead, Bob.

Speaker 11 (03:13):
White House Press Secretary Malcolm Koda has just announced that
President Kennedy died at approximately one o'clock Central Standard time,
which is about thirty five minutes ago.

Speaker 2 (03:28):
After being shot at.

Speaker 10 (03:29):
After being shot.

Speaker 12 (03:30):
By an unknown of Salem.

Speaker 10 (03:32):
By an unknown assailant.

Speaker 3 (03:33):
During a murtorcade drive through downtown Dallas.

Speaker 10 (03:36):
During a motor key drive through downtown Dallas.

Speaker 9 (03:39):
The President died.

Speaker 3 (03:41):
The President died approximately twenty five minutes.

Speaker 10 (03:44):
Approximately twenty five.

Speaker 3 (03:45):
Minutes after the attack took place.

Speaker 10 (03:47):
After the attack took place.

Speaker 3 (03:49):
He has been rushed fleeting and unconsted.

Speaker 10 (03:52):
He had been rushed to beating and unconscious through.

Speaker 3 (03:54):
The Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas to the Parkland Memorial
Hospital in Dallas and.

Speaker 6 (04:00):
Were given blood.

Speaker 3 (04:01):
Transfusions and was given blood transtudents about fifteen minutes ago.

Speaker 11 (04:06):
About fifteen minutes ago, reports NBC's Bob McNeil from Dallas,
to whom.

Speaker 3 (04:10):
I'm talking now, he premerged, a priest emerged.

Speaker 9 (04:13):
After having given the president.

Speaker 10 (04:15):
After having given the president, they last right, the last
rite said.

Speaker 7 (04:19):
The networks were not set up to do any of this.
They were flying by the seat of their pants. We
have video of ABC Television, third network, third in line,
building a set to do breaking news while this was

(04:40):
all breaking. I am serious as a heart attack. The
videos are there. Our friend David Benpeen has videos up
on YouTube showing this.

Speaker 13 (04:51):
They were.

Speaker 7 (04:52):
In fact, NBC was in what looked to be a
cobble together studio as well, and it was just it
was seated the pants. The Thank goodness you had good
reporters Bill Ryan, chet Huntley, Robert McNeil, and Frank McGee

(05:13):
who were used to flying by the seat of their pants,
but not quite like this. President Kennedy assassinated Texas Senator
or Texas Governor rather John Connolly, seriously wounded and later
that same day. On this date, sixty two years ago today,
Vice President Lyndon Johnson sworn in as his thirty sixth

(05:36):
president of the US, and this is the only recording
of that. It is not a great recording, but it
certifies history. The succaint somber mood contrasted by what would

(06:23):
be UH President Kennedy's final speech in Fort Worth, Texas,
a few hours earlier, where the talk was not strictly
on policy but on fashion.

Speaker 14 (06:35):
A two years ago, I introduced myself in.

Speaker 15 (06:37):
Paris by saying that I was the man who had
accompanied Missus Kennedy to Paris. I'm getting that somewhat that
same sensation as I.

Speaker 6 (06:44):
Travel around Texas.

Speaker 16 (06:56):
Nobody wondered what Lindon and I WEEA.

Speaker 7 (07:04):
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassinated on this date, sixty two
years ago today. On this date, in nineteen sixty eight,
the Beatles released the double album The Beatles, commonly known
as The White Album. The UN General Assembly granted the
Palestinian Liberation Organization observer status on this date in nineteen

(07:26):
seventy four. In nineteen seventy five, One Carlos declared King
of Spain following the death of Francisco Franco. British Airways
inaugurated a regular London to New York City Supersonic Concord
service on this date in nineteen seventy seven. Noise pollution
ended the service. It was just too loud. Mike Tyson

(07:51):
knocked out Trevor Berbick in the second round on this
date in nineteen eighty six, becoming the youngest World heavyweight
champion at the age of twenty years and four months.
Wayne Gretzky is not inducted into the Hockey Hall of
Fame on this date. In nineteen ninety nine, his number
ninety nine would be permanently retired by the National Hockey League.

(08:13):
The Heritage Classic, the first outdoor hockey game in the
history of the NHL, played on this date in two
thousand and three in Edmonton, Alberta. It was played in
Lake Tahoe. The problem was it was cold enough, too
much sunshine caused the ice to slush up. It wasn't good.

(08:34):
Ted Koppel retired on this date in two thousand and
five after hosting Nightline for over twenty six years. Also
in two thousand and five, the Microsoft video game console
Xbox three sixty went on sale. While playing with a
toy gun in Cleveland on this date. In twenty fourteen,
twelve year old African American Timir Rice killed by a

(08:55):
white police officer. In twenty seventeen, former USA sport doctor
Larry Nasser pled guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault
involving gymnasts.

Speaker 12 (09:07):
It was not for.

Speaker 17 (09:08):
Any medical purposes that crime.

Speaker 10 (09:11):
Christ, It was for your own purposes that crackt.

Speaker 7 (09:15):
Yes Nasir sentenced to sixty years in federal prison after
his guilty plea of the possession of child pornography and
tampering with evidence. In January of twenty eighteen, he will
be sentenced to another forty to one hundred and seventy
years after pleading guilty to seven more counts of sexual assault,

(09:37):
and then in February of twenty eighteen, he was sentenced
to an additional forty to one hundred and twenty five
years in Michigan State Prison after pleading guilty to an
additional three counts of sexual assault. He remains in prison
to this day. Shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia

(09:58):
on this date in twenty two twenty two left seven
workers then including the shooter, and four others injured, amongst
others passing away on this day. Apart from the President,
Blackbeard the Pirate. Shan Poward, member of the Three Stooges
from nineteen forty six to nineteen fifty five. Author of

(10:19):
The Brave New World, Aldos Huxley. Woman who wanted You
to come up and see her sometime, Mae West, actor
spacat Man Caruthers, voice actor Sterling Holloway. He was Winning
the Pooh in a number of voices. Businesswoman Mary Kay
Ash Mary Ky Cosmetics, and Chester on radio's gun Smoke

(10:41):
and if You're a Television Guy. Mayor Roy Stoner of
Maybury on The Andy Griffiths Show. Parley bear All passing
away on this date in history. Birthdates of those who
are no longer with us include travel entrepreneur Thomas Cook,
French President Charles de Gaulle, composer Hogy, Carmichael Pilot Wiley,

(11:03):
post composer Benjamin Britton, Rodney Danserfield who finally gets a
little respect, actress Geraldine Page, and actor Robert Vaughn all
born on this date. They are no longer on this
mortal coil.

Speaker 14 (11:18):
Hi, this is Jeff Foxworthy. It is now time for
the birthday announcements.

Speaker 18 (11:21):
The following people are now officially older than dirt.

Speaker 7 (11:26):
From Monty Python's Flying Circus. Terry Gilliam eighty five years
old today. The tennis pro Billy Jean King eighty two
years of age today spoke about the Battle of the
Sexes she had with Bobby Briggs.

Speaker 19 (11:42):
It's about history, it's about changing the way the world thinks.

Speaker 7 (11:46):
Billy Jean King, eighty two years old today, The daughter
of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. Jamie Lee Curtis sixty
seven years old.

Speaker 20 (11:57):
You really want us to be each other, Well, we
will get to this morning as each other, and then
we will go back to the restaurant at lunch and
get switched.

Speaker 7 (12:05):
Back with Lindsey Lohan in the Freaky Friday remake. Jamie
Lee Curtis sixty seven today. Actress maryel Hemingway sixty four.
Actor Mark Ruffalo fifty eight.

Speaker 21 (12:19):
Now my favoritely, Good time for you to get angry.

Speaker 12 (12:21):
That's my secret, Captain.

Speaker 7 (12:25):
I'm always angry with Chris Evans as Captain America. He
was playing Bruce Banner. Mark Ruffalo fifty eight years old today.
Scarlett Johansen forty one.

Speaker 22 (12:40):
I was doing just fun until you showed up.

Speaker 23 (12:43):
Did anyone ever.

Speaker 14 (12:44):
Tell you play a very aggressive game.

Speaker 7 (12:47):
From the movie Match Points. Scarlett Johansson forty one years
old today. He was Elias in The WWE Elijah and
Tna and The Independent. He is thirty eight years old today.
From Shadow Hunters and Arrow, Katherine McNamara is thirty Stephen

(13:08):
Baldwin's daughter and the wife of Justin Bieber. Haley Baldwin
Bieber twenty nine and from Moana, Oi Cravaglio is twenty
five years of age. Those just a few of the
people celebrating the twenty second day of November as their birthday.

(13:28):
If this is your birthday.

Speaker 13 (13:33):
We baked you a birthday cake.

Speaker 2 (13:36):
If you get it to ma A and you moan
and grown and low, don't forget we told you so.

Speaker 22 (13:45):
Mcwishneer and blow out the candles.

Speaker 12 (13:49):
Here they go, well.

Speaker 7 (13:58):
And yeah, I'm gonna bring out the studies again. An
interesting day here on Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Coos
As we're going to have a double shot of Harold Perry.
We're going to start off with the role which made
him famous as throck Morton P. Gildersleeve in The Great
Guilder Sleep and Thanksgiving Dinner. That's coming up first. Here

(14:20):
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Speaker 15 (15:56):
What do you tell a son who's thinking of joining
the Marines if it means dropping out of high school?

Speaker 6 (16:02):
Tell them to forget it.

Speaker 15 (16:03):
Otherwise, consider this, The Marines are a military organization. Nobody
likes to fight, but somebody has to know how. Our
training is tough, but your son will be in good hands.
Training lasts just eleven weeks. Graduation will be the proudest
day in his life and yours. After boot camp, there

(16:27):
are many educational and vocational opportunities. We set up no limits.
We want your son to go as far as he can.
We'll help him. You tell him that, and we'll tell
you this. You're not losing a son, You're gaining a Marine.

Speaker 10 (16:46):
United States, not.

Speaker 24 (16:48):
The United States, United States, United States.

Speaker 7 (16:55):
Oh, I found some of those great old public service
announcers from the Marines now. Harold Perry had an interesting
career from the late nineteen thirties. He portrayed Doc Martin P.
Gildersleeve on The Very Vign Molly Show. In nineteen forty one,

(17:17):
he got his own show as the Great Guilders Sleeve,
And in nineteen forty nine, the folks from CBS came
snipping around. They signed Perry to a contract, thinking that
they could bring him to CBS and they would also

(17:39):
be bringing over the Great Guilder Sleep. But there was
a problem because NBC had Craft lockdown. Craft didn't want
to move, didn't want to challenge a contract, so they
brought in Willard Waterman By Guildersleeve. Well, Harold Perry signed
to a contract with then CBS. They've got to do

(18:01):
a radio show. Well, we're getting ahead of ourselves here.
Let's hear the original Great Guilder Sleeve show from I
believe this is from the second season of the show.
This goes back eighty three years November twenty second, nineteen
forty two, Thanksgiving Dinner, in the middle of the US
involvement in World War Two.

Speaker 24 (18:24):
Craft presents the Great Gilder Sleeve. The Craft Cheese Company
will also bring you Bing Crosby every Thursday night.

Speaker 12 (18:43):
Was that each week at this time?

Speaker 6 (18:44):
Harold Barry is.

Speaker 12 (18:45):
The Great Gilder Sleeve written by John Waiton.

Speaker 24 (18:52):
Whale hair from the Great Gilder Sleeve in just a moment,
and all these days it's pretty difficult to get the
variety of foods you used to get. That's why you
should make the plentiful foods you can get as appetizing
as possible. A one easy economical way to make foods
taste better is to use delicious parque margarine at the
table and for cooking too. First of all, of course,

(19:13):
parkue margarine is a perfectly delicious spread for bread or
toast or rolls. And next, parquet margarine is a tasty
seasoning for potatoes and all hot vegetables. Parka margarine makes
cookies and pastries taste better too, because it's a real
flavor shortening, not bland and tasteless as some shortenings are.
And lastly, you'll find park adds tempting extra flavor to

(19:35):
pan fried foods. Yes, you can make everyday foods taste
better when you use park Remember to it's a nourishing
energy food that contains vitamin A. So ask your dealer
tomorrow for wholesome economical parque p a r Kay park
margarine made by Kraft. Well, let's get on to the

(20:05):
great Gildersleeve who has been putting in a busy Saturday
morning down at the water Department frying the Clary's desk
of all the odds and ends that have piled up there.
As we join him now we find him almost down
to the blotter and feeling pretty good about it.

Speaker 25 (20:17):
Action.

Speaker 12 (20:18):
Yes, action, that's the keynote today, miss.

Speaker 26 (20:20):
Fitch, and you have accomplished a great deal this morning, mister.

Speaker 12 (20:23):
Gilders, Yes, sir, never put off to lamorrow what you
can do today.

Speaker 26 (20:26):
I try not to.

Speaker 12 (20:27):
Procrastination is the thief of time. There's a letter here,
time and tied wait for no man.

Speaker 26 (20:32):
This woman wrote in two weeks ago, or one of.

Speaker 12 (20:33):
A nail, the shoe was lost, Miss Fitch. Action, that's
the thing.

Speaker 26 (20:37):
Action, mister, are you going to answer this woman's letter?

Speaker 12 (20:41):
What does she want?

Speaker 27 (20:42):
Action?

Speaker 12 (20:45):
Well, let's see the letter.

Speaker 26 (20:46):
She says she wrote in two weeks ago and never
got an answer.

Speaker 12 (20:49):
Oh, yes, I remember this. Take an answer. Dear Madam,
in reply to your recent letter regarding a neil in
your bathtub, we wish to thank you for calling this
to our attention. After a thorough investigation of the matter,
we wish to report that it would have been impossible
for the said eel to have gained access to your
tub through the fauceat all, our water is carefully filtered,

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and furthermore, standard plumbing pictures are too small to accommodate
an eel of the dimensions you described. We can only
suggest that the creature either crawled up the drain, in
which event your attorney should get in touch with the
Department of Public Works, not us, but possibly it was
placed in your tub by an enemy. While that's out
of our department, we'd suggest that a stopper kept in

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the tub at all times should prove an effective precaution
against eels in the future. Failing which we'd advise a
closer check on your friends. Very truly, yours, throck Morton, P.
Gildersleeve Water Commissionery. You got that hat on a holder?
What's next?

Speaker 26 (21:53):
Well, I don't know whether you want to do anything
about this.

Speaker 12 (21:55):
Let's have an action, miss Fitch. Let's clear the decks
here very well. This is no time for bottlenecks. You'll
notice it in every photograph of Donald Nelson. There's not
a single paper on Donald Nelson's desk. That's the only
way to be an executive. Do it now, strike while
the iron is hot. Come, come, come, What have you
got there?

Speaker 26 (22:11):
A six months reminder from your dentist.

Speaker 12 (22:16):
Well, suppose you put that in the deferred file.

Speaker 26 (22:19):
That's where it came.

Speaker 12 (22:20):
Come, you're a hard woman. Mission all right, call up
the dentist and make an appointment for money. Good for leroy.
Come on, let's get on here. Time's a wasting Have
you got the application for my b gas ration?

Speaker 17 (22:38):
Yes, it's right here.

Speaker 12 (22:38):
Oh, I must remember to get that in this afternoon.

Speaker 17 (22:40):
It's all good out.

Speaker 12 (22:42):
I better check it over. Let's see here. It says
occupational use of the vehicle if vehicle is used for
driving between home and fixed place of work in the
principal occupation has stated in items four and six above.
Answer all questions in part A blow if vehicle is

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used in the performance of the principal occupation stated in
items four and six above. Oh, brother, I'll take your
word for it, miss Fitch.

Speaker 26 (23:14):
Oh you've also had to get the signatures of any
person sharing the ride with you.

Speaker 12 (23:18):
Oh well, Judge Hookers, my share the rider. But he
isn't speaking to me. You can darn well sign though.

Speaker 26 (23:24):
I understand very few people are going to get.

Speaker 17 (23:26):
The b rations.

Speaker 12 (23:27):
Oh I'll get one all right. After all, I'm a
city official I have to do a lot of official driving.
I'm entitled to one if.

Speaker 28 (23:33):
Anybody is yes, But have you heard who's head of
the ration board?

Speaker 12 (23:36):
Now it doesn't make any difference who Judge Hooker Judge,
Oh my goodness, Hooker will find some technicality, he'll block
it if he has to stage a filibuster. Maybe I
better invite the old goat to Thanksgiving dinner.

Speaker 26 (23:49):
After all, that might soften him up a little.

Speaker 12 (23:52):
Certainly, he couldn't accept a man's hospitality and then trick
him out of his V card, could he?

Speaker 26 (23:58):
I don't recall that the application for covers that.

Speaker 12 (24:01):
No, I didn't think so quiet. Here comes the old
sour ball. Now well, love Judge.

Speaker 6 (24:08):
And the bus media.

Speaker 12 (24:10):
The bus leaves whenever you're ready, Judge, I'm ready, now
be right with you. Can't keep a customer waiting, can we,
miss Pitch?

Speaker 6 (24:15):
I'll get my hat and coat misticulously you're not forgetting?

Speaker 12 (24:19):
Oh yes, thank you. While you're waiting, Judge, miss Pitch
has an application blank there that requires your signature, a
mere formality. You know what's this? Just to show that
I'm sharing my car with you?

Speaker 6 (24:31):
Oh so you're a blank for a b ration book man.

Speaker 12 (24:34):
Aren't we all give the judge a pen? Miss pitch Oh,
use mine. It's a self filler. I think you'll like it.

Speaker 6 (24:43):
There.

Speaker 12 (24:44):
That's it. We are, Thank you, Judge. See you Monday,
Miss pitch Oh. By the way, Horace, I meant to
ask you before. I hope you'll give us the pleasure
of dining with us as usual on Thursday.

Speaker 6 (24:56):
I thought you'd forgotten all about Thanksgiving.

Speaker 12 (24:58):
Not at all. Thanksgiving wouldn't be Thanksgiving without you, Horace.
You know that.

Speaker 6 (25:14):
Stand still?

Speaker 17 (25:15):
He Roy, and I fit this.

Speaker 29 (25:16):
I feel like a city in this fool outfit.

Speaker 1 (25:18):
This is the kind of clothes the Pilgrim's War, and
they were no cities.

Speaker 26 (25:22):
Yeah, but they didn't have.

Speaker 29 (25:22):
To wear them in front of a whole auditorium full
of people.

Speaker 19 (25:25):
Still with you before I jumped you with this pin,
Courtship or Miles, standish, I don't just think yours, alf John.

Speaker 1 (25:32):
Yeah, I told you get stuck. I think you're going
to look real cute when I get this done.

Speaker 19 (25:39):
That's just what I'm afraid of. That's what the whole
school is gonna think, Leroy.

Speaker 1 (25:42):
When you stand still, it wouldn't have.

Speaker 19 (25:44):
Been so bad if I was Miles Standish, I'd get.

Speaker 22 (25:47):
To wear a helmet.

Speaker 19 (25:48):
But John Alden, not pandy waste. I'm looking at teacher,
didn't make me play for Stella.

Speaker 1 (25:55):
I don't see why you feel that way. John Alden
is a hero. Remember it's John who gets the girl. Yeah,
that's a hammer slogg againt hammer.

Speaker 12 (26:09):
Uncle Moore, Well, hello Marjorie and Leroy, Well look at
our little pilgrim.

Speaker 29 (26:15):
Hey Marge, can I take this off now?

Speaker 25 (26:17):
No, wait till I.

Speaker 1 (26:17):
Get a pin.

Speaker 12 (26:18):
You know your lines yet, young man? That's about time.
You've been rehearsing that park for a month.

Speaker 29 (26:22):
I'm trying to get out of four months.

Speaker 12 (26:24):
That's no attitude to take the courtship of Miles Standings
is great literature. I studied in school myself. I remember
it to this very day. And this is the forest Primeval,
the murmuring pines, and the hips.

Speaker 1 (26:37):
Dangel and Uncle morrire.

Speaker 12 (26:39):
Well that's good too. Let's hear you recite that speech
you were having trouble with last night, Leroy. I don't
want to come on now. I want to see if you've.

Speaker 29 (26:47):
Learned it all the time.

Speaker 12 (26:49):
No, right now, I'd like to hear it. We both would,
wouldn't we, Marjorie.

Speaker 25 (26:52):
We love to No, I won't do it.

Speaker 12 (26:55):
She's gonna listen, young man. You'll recite that speech, or
you'll go right upstairs to your room. Okay, we're waiting.

Speaker 19 (27:02):
Let's see prithy Mistress Priscilla turned out of the field
to shoot the one who after yet.

Speaker 12 (27:10):
Yet loves thee with a noble and undying passion. Go
back and try it again.

Speaker 25 (27:14):
I have to.

Speaker 12 (27:15):
Yes, you don't keep at it. You'll never learned the
part apart.

Speaker 29 (27:18):
Maybe we won't have to do it.

Speaker 30 (27:20):
You'll do it, or.

Speaker 12 (27:21):
I'll know the reason why. Come on now once more.
I can't say it. You're not trying and pritty with
how you've got me doing it. Oh, Bertie, I want
to talk to you, Lee Roy. You go up to

(27:41):
your room and practice.

Speaker 29 (27:42):
Don old Mile standish anyway?

Speaker 12 (27:44):
Quiet you, Bertie. I've invited Judge Hooker to Thanksgiving dinner,
so that'll mean one more, that'll mean far more.

Speaker 1 (27:51):
What Yes, I hope you don't mind, Uncle Morre. I
invited for the boys from Camp foury.

Speaker 12 (27:55):
Oh well, fine, the more the merrier. Thanksgiving isn't Thanksgiving lesser?
Plenty of around to enjoy the turkey.

Speaker 17 (28:01):
Speaking of turkey, mister gil.

Speaker 19 (28:02):
Sleeve, Yes, Bertie, you wouldn't want to buy a chance
on one, would you?

Speaker 17 (28:06):
I don't spoke.

Speaker 12 (28:07):
What do you mean, Bertie?

Speaker 26 (28:08):
Well, the ladies at my church is holding the turkey
rapple again?

Speaker 12 (28:12):
If all right, I'll buy a chance. How much are they?

Speaker 17 (28:14):
Twenty five cents?

Speaker 12 (28:15):
That's for one one chance? There you are, there's a quartery.

Speaker 17 (28:18):
Thank you. Most everybody around here is bar bumm all
the neighbors.

Speaker 12 (28:22):
Well you're doing fine.

Speaker 17 (28:23):
Me of Coursey used to buy two chances. It stands
to reason you have twice as good as chance.

Speaker 2 (28:28):
As they have.

Speaker 12 (28:30):
They're getting around that, Bertie. All right, I'll take two.

Speaker 26 (28:33):
Mister Gilsleeve, if you're making no mistake.

Speaker 17 (28:35):
Turkey's awful expensive this year. Yes, I know, Berdie, forty
eight cents a pound at day one grocery.

Speaker 31 (28:40):
Oh brother, Yeah, so if you used to buy three chances,
you could still be.

Speaker 12 (28:46):
Ahead, sold Bertie. Make it three?

Speaker 17 (28:51):
Yes, let's see now, how many is it gonna be
for dinner?

Speaker 12 (28:54):
Well, there's Marjorie and Leroy and Judge Booker and Missus
Ransom and the four soldiers and you, Bertie. That makes no,
and you that makes twelve. Yes, that's me.

Speaker 17 (29:06):
Let's go to take a big turkey.

Speaker 1 (29:07):
Maybe we should dart to one right away and ask
him to hold it for it.

Speaker 12 (29:10):
Well, let's wait and see how this raffle comes out first, Marjorie,
we don't want to be stuck with two turkeys.

Speaker 17 (29:14):
You know, of course, they've sold quite a lot of chances.

Speaker 12 (29:16):
On it, and you've only got three, Bertie, if you
can guarantee I'll get the turkey, I'll take five chances.

Speaker 17 (29:23):
Well, I can't promise nothing, but my cousin's doing to
draw it.

Speaker 12 (29:29):
I'll take five.

Speaker 17 (29:30):
That be a dollar a quarrel.

Speaker 12 (29:31):
That's right. Well here's another dollar.

Speaker 17 (29:33):
It's quite a lot of money.

Speaker 12 (29:34):
Yes, it is.

Speaker 17 (29:35):
A dollar a quarter by a lot of things.

Speaker 12 (29:37):
Don't I know it?

Speaker 6 (29:38):
You wouldn't like to take a couple more chances just
to protect your investments.

Speaker 12 (29:44):
You get out of here, Bertie, before you ruin me.
I gotta get down to the ration board. Oh brother,
look at that crowd it pardon me? Could somebody tell
me whether this is where you get b ration books?

Speaker 6 (30:05):
No, that's just why you don't get them.

Speaker 12 (30:08):
Wise guy, madam, would you mind.

Speaker 29 (30:12):
Shove in here?

Speaker 12 (30:13):
I'm not trying to shove in under the line.

Speaker 32 (30:17):
I've been waiting here since two o'clock and you come
trying to shove in.

Speaker 12 (30:20):
Yeah, madam, I was merely trying to ask a civil
question under the line for just a minute. Who you
think you're pushing?

Speaker 33 (30:26):
Well?

Speaker 12 (30:26):
Who do you think you're a pusse?

Speaker 33 (30:27):
Well?

Speaker 12 (30:27):
Who do you think you're pushing? Why? George, if you
weren't wearing glasses, take them off there, you look worse.
Put them back on.

Speaker 13 (30:39):
What's there?

Speaker 12 (30:40):
What's the fuss?

Speaker 29 (30:41):
He's trying to shove in ahead of me.

Speaker 12 (30:43):
I did not.

Speaker 29 (30:43):
He did too, and he squeezed my hand.

Speaker 12 (30:45):
Oh no, looks here my good way.

Speaker 21 (30:49):
You have to ask for all of him, my friend,
why don't you just take your place in the line.

Speaker 12 (30:53):
I'm trying to find out whether this is the right line.
I've come for my b ration books. Oh you've come
for it? Yes, I have my application right here, you
and one hundred million others, young man. Evidently you don't
know who I am. I happen to be throck Morton, p.
Gillish leave and I have to do a lot of
driving where too, Well, out to the reservoir.

Speaker 17 (31:12):
The reservoir.

Speaker 12 (31:13):
What for see if there's anything in it.

Speaker 34 (31:15):
Yeah, listen, brother, if we gave a ration book, everybody
wants to drive out to the reservoir for.

Speaker 12 (31:21):
A little necking in the moonlight. I don't do any
necking in the moonlight. Oh you like it in the dark. Yeah,
And I didn't come here to be insulted by underleaf.

Speaker 17 (31:34):
End of the line.

Speaker 35 (31:34):
But shut up, Oh, Judge, I want you to tell
this young whipper snapper here where I get where he
gets off.

Speaker 12 (31:47):
And he has the nerve to tell me I'm not
entitled to a b ration book.

Speaker 6 (31:51):
He needy, right, Guillie, You're only sharing the ride with
one person.

Speaker 12 (31:54):
You can't throw those technicalities in me. Hooker. You're the
share of my rider. You signed his application.

Speaker 6 (32:00):
I know that guilty. As a share of the writer,
I'd be delighted to see you get your ration book.
But as a ration official, I couldn't possibly pass this application.

Speaker 12 (32:09):
My conscience wouldn't all it all right, Judge, as a
ration official, you needn't bother to come to Thanksgiving dinner,
and as a share the writer, from now on you
can walk.

Speaker 35 (32:19):
All.

Speaker 12 (32:20):
You can have your own mind.

Speaker 24 (32:32):
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(33:48):
Apparently he'll get no more gas than the rest of us,
But what about turkey. It's Tuesday afternoon, now, only two
days before Thanksgiving.

Speaker 12 (33:56):
We find our hero checking last minute details with Marjorie
about out those four soldiers. My dear, are you sure
they're coming?

Speaker 17 (34:02):
Oh?

Speaker 1 (34:02):
Yes, I had a note this morning from their commanding officer.
They'll arrive at twelve o'clock sharp in a jeep a jeep.

Speaker 12 (34:08):
Oh, brother, what an appetite they'll have. I'll have to
run around the house a couple of times to get
myself up the concert pitch. Can't let the boys show
me up at my own table.

Speaker 1 (34:18):
I don't think you need to worry about that, Uncle
mort Uh, yeah, well, I guess we're all set.

Speaker 12 (34:23):
Soldiers accepted it. Hooker canceled Missus Ransom. Missus Ransom's coming,
isn't she?

Speaker 1 (34:29):
You invited her, didn't you?

Speaker 10 (34:30):
No?

Speaker 12 (34:30):
I thought you'd take care of that. You're the lady
of the house.

Speaker 23 (34:32):
But I thought you'd want to.

Speaker 1 (34:34):
Oh, dear, Now, I went over there this morning to
borrow a roasting pan with the turkey and never said
a word about oooh what.

Speaker 27 (34:41):
M was she think?

Speaker 12 (34:41):
Oh this is terrible, this is awful. I'll run over
there right now. She's made other plans a fine thing,
borrow woman's roaster, and not invited to dinner.

Speaker 1 (34:53):
Oh my goodness, Oh, mister guiltlessly.

Speaker 12 (35:00):
If Leila, I've come to explain, I.

Speaker 29 (35:02):
Don't know what there is to explain.

Speaker 12 (35:04):
I'm sure, may I come in? Well, I'm rather abusiness
just for a moment. What, Leela, of course you're coming
to Thanksgiving dinner Thursday.

Speaker 1 (35:13):
Well, I'm hardly in the habit of going to places
to which I've not been invited, mister Guildersley.

Speaker 12 (35:17):
But you are invited. You've been invited all along. There
was a mix up, that's all. I thought Marjorie had
asked you, and Marjorie thought I had How do I know?

Speaker 1 (35:25):
How do I know you're not just inviting me for
my roasting pine?

Speaker 12 (35:32):
Lila, and I thought of inviting you. Nothing was further
from my mind than a roasting pan. Oh.

Speaker 1 (35:37):
You say those things, but you.

Speaker 27 (35:39):
Don't mean them.

Speaker 12 (35:39):
It's the truth. You were the first one in my list, Leila,
was I.

Speaker 32 (35:43):
Track Martin shah Oh, But I'm afraid I couldn't accept
it this late day. You see, I've had all these
other invitations. If I turn them down now, I know
they'd be heartbroken much as i'd.

Speaker 25 (35:59):
Like to have dinner with you.

Speaker 12 (36:01):
We're having a twenty pound turkey.

Speaker 1 (36:03):
I love turkey, but I'm afraid I can't.

Speaker 12 (36:05):
I'll save you the white meat.

Speaker 17 (36:06):
No, don't check, Nina.

Speaker 12 (36:08):
I'll save you the wishbone. We can make a wish
on it.

Speaker 17 (36:10):
What would you wish Throck Martin.

Speaker 12 (36:18):
I'm not supposed to tell you.

Speaker 1 (36:20):
Well, I don't know that I could trust you with
a wishbone.

Speaker 17 (36:24):
And anyway, I promise.

Speaker 12 (36:28):
The Peter, but you've got the Kamlila, Marjorie and Leroy
will be terribly disappointed if you don't. If so will I,
so old Bertie, if so will the army.

Speaker 36 (36:36):
The army.

Speaker 12 (36:36):
Yes, we're having four young lieutenants to dinner too.

Speaker 29 (36:39):
Rock Marten, Why in the world didn't.

Speaker 17 (36:41):
You say so?

Speaker 12 (36:42):
You mean you'll come? Wa You're too good to me? Leela?

Speaker 25 (36:55):
What did you say, Uncle More?

Speaker 12 (36:56):
She's coming with bells on.

Speaker 1 (36:58):
I wouldn't put a past her.

Speaker 12 (37:00):
Eh.

Speaker 29 (37:00):
Look, what can I follow your shotgun?

Speaker 12 (37:02):
No, Leroy, certainly not. Why I'm supposed to bring a
gun to school tomorrow? What kind of a school are
they running it? Reform school? No, Miles Standers is gonna have.

Speaker 17 (37:11):
A Blunderbussy pressed the cow, so don't mess it up.

Speaker 1 (37:16):
Oh, put it on me, Roy and uk more. How
nice it looks? Not finished?

Speaker 17 (37:19):
Oh? No, go ahead? You look real nice in it.

Speaker 22 (37:22):
I look like a sissy in us.

Speaker 1 (37:23):
You look better than you're doing that nicky mouse sweatshirt
you wear all the time.

Speaker 12 (37:27):
And cleaner too. But on the pilgrim suit leroy, Oh
your sister worked hard on it. Won't do you any
harm to put it on once.

Speaker 19 (37:34):
Go ahead, okay, I'd like to meet that guy alongfellow.

Speaker 12 (37:41):
Well, Bertie, you think we're gonna have enough turkey for
all these people Thursday?

Speaker 17 (37:44):
I don't know, miss Gilsley.

Speaker 12 (37:45):
Let's see. Now you've got four soldiers and the four
of us here and missus ransom.

Speaker 17 (37:50):
What about Judge Hooker?

Speaker 12 (37:51):
Judge Hooker is an ungrateful old goat ever mentioned his
name in this house?

Speaker 17 (37:55):
Excuse me? I didn't know it was like that again.

Speaker 12 (37:59):
L b of us at dinner, and you know the
way soldiers eat. You think we ought to figure on
two turkeys?

Speaker 17 (38:04):
I don't know, mister Gilsley, I don't know what we
ought to do.

Speaker 12 (38:08):
What's the matter, Berdie? You seem to be sort of
dragging day.

Speaker 17 (38:11):
I don't know, I don't guess. I feel so good.

Speaker 12 (38:14):
I was a little late last.

Speaker 17 (38:15):
Night, No, no, later than usual. I just got a feeling,
that's all. What kind of a feeling like things wasn't
gonna work out somehow.

Speaker 12 (38:22):
Oh eh, don't let it get you down. By the way,
what are they gonna raffle off that turkey? I bought
all those chances off.

Speaker 1 (38:28):
Yes, we can't wait much longer to find out about
that Thanksgivings only two days off.

Speaker 17 (38:33):
I was thinking, mister Gilsleeve, how would it be we
had a nice ham instead of a turkey?

Speaker 12 (38:40):
Bertie, Are you hiding something from us?

Speaker 17 (38:43):
No? I ain't hiding nothing, except they had that raffle
last night.

Speaker 12 (38:48):
Oh you can't close, mister Gilsleeve.

Speaker 17 (38:51):
You can't mighty close winning number with sixty one and
you had sixty two.

Speaker 12 (38:56):
But it still leaves us with out a turkey.

Speaker 17 (38:58):
Well sorta.

Speaker 12 (38:59):
Oh well, if you gamble you have to expect those things.

Speaker 22 (39:02):
You better order a turkey right away.

Speaker 17 (39:03):
Though.

Speaker 12 (39:03):
Yes, we can invite all those soldiers to come twenty
miles for Thanksgiving dinner and have no Thanksgiving dinner.

Speaker 1 (39:08):
I'll go call up the market and reserve one.

Speaker 17 (39:10):
That's just the trouble.

Speaker 1 (39:11):
What do you mean I called up the market and
all the turkeys is reserved?

Speaker 12 (39:15):
You mean they won't sell us one, but.

Speaker 17 (39:17):
Just says they a turkey left in some of you.
I don't know what's the matter. Last week, no pop rolls.
This week, no turkey.

Speaker 12 (39:24):
We've got to have a turkey. We've invited all these soldiers,
we've invited missus ransom. We've got to find one where.
Don't ask me?

Speaker 29 (39:31):
All right, unc, how do you like it? Like what
the pilgrim suit?

Speaker 12 (39:34):
Don't forget the pilgrim suit. We just lost our turkey.

Speaker 25 (39:37):
No turkey, no turkey?

Speaker 22 (39:39):
How do you like that?

Speaker 12 (39:41):
Problem?

Speaker 29 (39:41):
Looks like we all wind up eating turkey sandwiches at
the drug.

Speaker 12 (39:44):
Store some Thanksgiving the drug store. Maybe Peebe's got a turkey.
Hold everything, kids, I'll be right back. I'm going to
the drug store. Hello, met to Yota's names Pev Peev.

(40:04):
You've got to help me out.

Speaker 37 (40:06):
Well, I'm always glad to do a customer service.

Speaker 12 (40:09):
Good. Have you got a turkey?

Speaker 37 (40:11):
And what was that again?

Speaker 12 (40:12):
Have you got a turkey?

Speaker 37 (40:14):
A turkey?

Speaker 12 (40:15):
Well?

Speaker 37 (40:15):
Now I've had people come in here and ask for
some strange things.

Speaker 6 (40:19):
It is the first time I've ever had a request
for a turkey it.

Speaker 12 (40:22):
But never mind that. Have you got one?

Speaker 37 (40:24):
No, mister Gilvis, turkeys are one thing that I don't carry.

Speaker 6 (40:29):
I'm sorry.

Speaker 37 (40:30):
Have you tried to meet market?

Speaker 12 (40:33):
Of course, I've tried to meet market. Why do you
think I came in here? I wonder I'll just a minute, Peev.
You serve turkey sandwiches at your soda fountain, don't you.

Speaker 37 (40:42):
Yeah, we do serve a turkey sandwich.

Speaker 12 (40:44):
You can't make a turkey sandwich without a turkey, can you.

Speaker 37 (40:47):
Well, no, I wouldn't say that.

Speaker 12 (40:57):
In other words, Peev, your turkey sandwich is not a
turkey sandwich.

Speaker 37 (41:01):
Well, turkey sandwich has become a sort of a trade expression,
although we serve it with genuine cranberry jelly on the side.

Speaker 12 (41:10):
I suppose you don't care for cranberry jelly.

Speaker 37 (41:12):
And then you just ash for the regular chicken sandwich.

Speaker 17 (41:16):
TV.

Speaker 12 (41:17):
I'm surprised at you. I don't know how you can
sleep nights.

Speaker 37 (41:20):
I did used to have a little trouble, but I
just take a cup of hot coco before going to bed.

Speaker 27 (41:25):
Non.

Speaker 37 (41:26):
I find that sets me right. So does missus peebe.

Speaker 12 (41:30):
Well, well, this isn't finding a turkey. I gotta get going.

Speaker 37 (41:32):
Goodbye and good bye, mister g Sleeve.

Speaker 27 (41:34):
Have a nice Thanksgiving.

Speaker 12 (41:35):
It's same to you. Don't drink too much Coco, and
don't let missus phoebe.

Speaker 17 (41:47):
You not talking more?

Speaker 12 (41:48):
Not a bit, my dear. I've been everywhere. It's no use.
The armies picked the place clean. There's not a single
turkey left.

Speaker 1 (41:54):
Maybe I should want those boys at camp. They'll be
better if they stay there.

Speaker 12 (41:57):
Yes, wait, there's just one chance left.

Speaker 1 (42:01):
What's that?

Speaker 12 (42:01):
If we can find out who won the turkey and
Bertie's raffle, we might be able to buy it from him,
if Bertie me, would you mind coming in here?

Speaker 6 (42:11):
Bertie?

Speaker 12 (42:12):
Do you know who won that turkey in your raffle?

Speaker 17 (42:14):
Uh? No, sir?

Speaker 12 (42:16):
Do you think you could find out?

Speaker 17 (42:18):
Well? I might be able to, and then again.

Speaker 23 (42:20):
I might not.

Speaker 12 (42:22):
What do you mean by that?

Speaker 17 (42:23):
Well of us to find out who?

Speaker 12 (42:25):
You might not like it? Come clean, Bertie? What bushy
you beating about? Now? You know who won the turkey?

Speaker 27 (42:31):
Yes?

Speaker 12 (42:32):
Well, why didn't you say so? Who isn't where?

Speaker 17 (42:35):
You said? Never to mention Judge Hooker's name.

Speaker 13 (42:37):
Oh, I told you.

Speaker 12 (42:41):
You want to go like it, Well, there goes our
only chance.

Speaker 1 (42:44):
Come on, don't you think Judge Hooker would be willing to.

Speaker 12 (42:46):
Let you have it after what I told him down
the ration board? No, my dear, I really gave him
a piece of my mind there.

Speaker 22 (42:51):
But if you took it all back and invitied him
to dinner.

Speaker 12 (42:53):
Again when he's got the turkey, he just laugh at me.
He'd he'd wait a minute, Bertie. Yeah, there's Judge Hooker
now yet that he's won the turkey.

Speaker 17 (43:05):
No time I'm supposed to deliver it to him this evening.

Speaker 12 (43:12):
Excuse me, folks, I gotta see a judge about a bird. Horas.
I've come to ask you for forgiveness.

Speaker 6 (43:27):
You come to the wrong places.

Speaker 12 (43:29):
That's a cruel attitude, judge, But I don't blame you
for taking it.

Speaker 6 (43:33):
You behave like a poor gill.

Speaker 12 (43:34):
You're right, a big boor in front of a whole
lot of people too. Yeah, I could kick myself when
I think of it, off laugh. There was no excuse
for it, doing a thing like that to my old
friend Horus. You may think me a sentimental old fool,
but we've been pals for a good many years now,
haven't we off and on? Yes, Nelly, we have, and

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we've always had Thanksgiving dinner together, haven't quen?

Speaker 6 (44:05):
Yeah?

Speaker 36 (44:05):
I guess that's right.

Speaker 12 (44:06):
Well, I want you to have it with us again
this year. You really mean that, orus, I've said it before,
and I mean it now more than ever. If you
don't come to Thanksgiving dinner, it just won't be Thanksgiving dinner.

Speaker 6 (44:21):
No man, I'll certainly be delighted to come.

Speaker 17 (44:25):
Good.

Speaker 12 (44:25):
Don't forget now, I won't. We'll be counting on you.

Speaker 27 (44:28):
I'll be there.

Speaker 6 (44:29):
What time would you like to have me come?

Speaker 12 (44:30):
Oh? Come early, Judge, It come about nine o'clock in
the morning.

Speaker 6 (44:34):
Nine o'clock.

Speaker 12 (44:35):
Yeah, And when you come, would you mind bringing that
turkey you want in the raffle?

Speaker 13 (44:39):
Judge?

Speaker 6 (45:31):
Well, Gildy, I've got to be going, but it's been
a mighty pleasant day.

Speaker 12 (45:35):
Stick around, Judge. The evening's young, yad.

Speaker 6 (45:37):
Now I've got to get an early start in the morning.
I don't know when I've had a finer Thanksgiving.

Speaker 12 (45:42):
Well, it was your turkey, Judge.

Speaker 6 (45:45):
I share my turkey, you share your car.

Speaker 12 (45:47):
That's the spirit today, and good spirit too. It brings
people together, Judge.

Speaker 6 (45:51):
Yes, it does. Guilty. I'm sorry we had that misunderstanding
down the ration board. A matter of fact, you're probably
entitled to a b ration. Use your for official business.

Speaker 12 (46:01):
Well, I don't want to be booked. What no, I've
been thinking about it, Horase. It seems to me the
spirit of rationing is to get along with as little
as you can, instead of grabbing all you can get.

Speaker 6 (46:10):
You're absolutely right, guilty, and I'm glad to hear you
say it. You're a credit to the community.

Speaker 12 (46:15):
Well, thank you, Horace. And you may rest assured that
even though I only I've only a humble a ration,
my car will still beat your service at all times.
You mean that, guilty, I did. Indeed, that's fine.

Speaker 6 (46:27):
I've got to meet a train at Moore's Junction at
six o'clock tomorrow morning.

Speaker 12 (46:30):
Good night, Guilty, denied, everybody.

Speaker 24 (46:43):
Original music hurd on this program was composed and conducted
by Billy mil Is. This confers speaking for the Crofts
Please company. I'm inviting you to tune in the Gun
next week for the further adventures of the Great Guilder Sleeve.

Speaker 12 (47:00):
Ladies.

Speaker 4 (47:00):
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This program that reached you from Hollywood. This is the
National Broadcasting Company.

Speaker 7 (48:03):
Eighty three years ago. November twenty second, nineteen forty two,
The Great Guilder's Sleeve on Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox.
Of course, the big emphasis on everybody needs to share
to get along. And eight years later Harold Perry found
himself no longer the Great guilder Sleeve, but honest Harold

(48:24):
the homemaker in The Harold Perry Show, and we'll hear
that next here on Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox.

Speaker 15 (48:38):
Up what I say, if everybody could be a marine,
we wouldn't be the Marines. We want men who seek
a challenge and aren't afraid of tough physical training. We
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somebody has to know how, men to become part of
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We don't promise you are Rose Garden. We train our
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Speaker 13 (49:27):
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They don't make public service announcements like that anymore. Okay,
Harold Perry reconstruct trying to reconstruct what the Great Guildersleeve
was or what he thought it was when they did
The Harold Perry Show over on CBS for a single season.
This episode seventy five years ago, November twenty second, nineteen fifty.

Speaker 27 (50:04):
The Harold Perry Show.

Speaker 6 (50:17):
And now Harold.

Speaker 38 (50:20):
Perry as Honest Harold the Homemaker.

Speaker 30 (50:34):
Well.

Speaker 39 (50:34):
The talk of Melrose Springs this week is the big
Thanksgiving play, The Courtship of Miles Standish, which is to
be given at the local high school. The director and
star of this epic drama is none other than the
Orson Wells of Melrose Springs, Honest Harold. Right now, we
find our impresario at home having a costume fitting for

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his role of John Alden.

Speaker 12 (50:57):
He almost through, mother.

Speaker 36 (50:59):
Hell, yes, minute, Hannah.

Speaker 40 (51:01):
You know I think these old blue serge trousers are
going to make fine knee breeches.

Speaker 12 (51:05):
Oh, I guess so little tight, But I'll take it
easy when I bowl.

Speaker 36 (51:10):
Ho still now, I'll just pinny pants up prett opinion.

Speaker 27 (51:15):
Front, yeah, opinion, watch it, mother.

Speaker 40 (51:20):
I just know the play will be wonderful with my
son directing it and starring in it.

Speaker 12 (51:26):
Thank you, mother. I also rewrote it a little too.
Oh yeah, my boss, Stanley Peabody is playing Miles Standish.
I cut his part way down, and I build up
my part of John Alden a little bit.

Speaker 14 (51:39):
You know.

Speaker 12 (51:40):
Theodora, the new Dancing Teacher, is playing Priscilla.

Speaker 36 (51:42):
Oh, yes, she's very pretty.

Speaker 12 (51:47):
I wrote some additional dialogue for my scene.

Speaker 36 (51:49):
With her additional dialogue.

Speaker 12 (51:50):
Yeah, I put in a few kisses. Well, I better
get dress and get right down to Theodora's dancing academy.
There's a rehearsal call for our love scene this morning. Yeah,
I just called it here.

Speaker 27 (52:03):
I'll see you later mother.

Speaker 12 (52:19):
Theodora. Guys, I'm glad she came into my life. Rehearsing
with her is going to be lots of fun. I'll
make this one of those real kisses. It kind would
cost you two dollars in a taxi cab you, Theodora.

Speaker 25 (52:35):
Oh hello, angel Case Hell House, little low curly lashes today,
curly lashes. It was nice of you to come and
see your little Theodora.

Speaker 12 (52:50):
Well, of course, this is strictly business, Theodora. I came
over to rehearse the play, so let's get down to
kissing business. Alrighty, of course I made it you little
changes in our scene the way I got it now.
Priscilla and John Allen are sitting on the sofa.

Speaker 25 (53:05):
Sofa, Oh clever, clever boy.

Speaker 27 (53:11):
I thought, so well, shall we sit down?

Speaker 25 (53:15):
Alrighty?

Speaker 12 (53:24):
And oh yes, I made one other little change. John
Alden kisses Priscilla.

Speaker 25 (53:29):
He kisses her. Hell, isn't that going a little far
for a pilgrim?

Speaker 12 (53:35):
Well, haven't you ever heard of the pilgrim's progress? Yes, sir,
we'll start the scene with my speech. Priscilla, I, John
Allen speak not for myself but for my good friend
Captain Miles standish.

Speaker 25 (53:56):
Why don't you speak for yourself? John, you're so handsome, Well,
the most charming that I've ever seen.

Speaker 12 (54:06):
Sounds good?

Speaker 27 (54:07):
Boo.

Speaker 25 (54:07):
I wrote that you're so masterful.

Speaker 12 (54:14):
John, here it comes.

Speaker 25 (54:17):
Why don't you kiss me?

Speaker 12 (54:19):
All right? Pucker up, Priscilla.

Speaker 25 (54:22):
Oh see someone at the door.

Speaker 12 (54:24):
Oh my goodness, come in.

Speaker 38 (54:27):
Oh here you are hardy folks.

Speaker 12 (54:30):
Pete the Tom Marshall hope.

Speaker 38 (54:33):
I ain't interrupting anything.

Speaker 12 (54:39):
What do you want, Pete?

Speaker 38 (54:41):
Well, I want to talk to you boy.

Speaker 25 (54:42):
You two big men, go right ahead and talk. I'll
be in the reception.

Speaker 12 (54:46):
Yeah all right, Pete, what is it?

Speaker 38 (54:48):
You were getting pretty cozy there weren't you.

Speaker 41 (54:50):
Boy, Priscilla and John Alden smooching on the sofa.

Speaker 12 (54:56):
That's a doozy, Pete, what do you want to see
me about?

Speaker 41 (55:01):
Well, Harold, I'm having trouble with my partner to play.
I keep forgetting all that stuff you told me to do. Oh,
for Heaven's sake, Maybe if I put it down on
my notebook, I can keep it straight, all right, But
hurry it up. And I see now I come in
and I say, I am a trapper lost in the world.

Speaker 38 (55:20):
I wonder where I am at.

Speaker 12 (55:24):
Don't just stand there, Pete, look around.

Speaker 38 (55:26):
Look around? Yeah, let me write that down.

Speaker 12 (55:30):
Go on, Pete.

Speaker 41 (55:31):
Oh, oh my, what is that behind the tree. That's
where you take four steps?

Speaker 38 (55:38):
I take four steps. Let me write that down.

Speaker 12 (55:41):
Hurry up, Pete. That's when you see the bear behind
the tree.

Speaker 38 (55:44):
The bear.

Speaker 12 (55:44):
Yeah, remember, doc Yanci is a bear.

Speaker 38 (55:47):
Doc Anty is a bear.

Speaker 6 (55:48):
Let me write that down.

Speaker 38 (55:51):
Now what comes next, Harold?

Speaker 12 (55:54):
That's where the bear growls?

Speaker 42 (55:55):
Girl?

Speaker 38 (55:58):
How do you spell?

Speaker 6 (55:58):
Girl?

Speaker 27 (56:01):
Come on, Pete, when.

Speaker 12 (56:02):
You get on with the scene.

Speaker 38 (56:04):
Oh my, here comes the bear there. What do you say, Harold?

Speaker 27 (56:12):
That was me growling?

Speaker 38 (56:14):
Oh God, stomach trouble.

Speaker 27 (56:16):
Boy, Pete, you're a dope. Why don't you write that down?

Speaker 38 (56:21):
You're a dopeyr Held, I can remember that.

Speaker 12 (56:26):
I'll eh Theodora.

Speaker 25 (56:37):
Yes, Harold's coming.

Speaker 12 (56:39):
Sorry we were interrupted, so we rehearse.

Speaker 27 (56:41):
The scene now. Alrighty John, Yes, Priscilla.

Speaker 25 (56:47):
Why don't you kiss me?

Speaker 12 (56:49):
All right yet?

Speaker 27 (56:52):
Gods?

Speaker 12 (56:52):
Who's that?

Speaker 23 (56:53):
Oh?

Speaker 25 (56:54):
Come in?

Speaker 17 (56:55):
Oh?

Speaker 25 (56:56):
Hello, hello doctor Yain, Hello Hair, Hello Doc?

Speaker 12 (57:05):
What do you want your old horse?

Speaker 27 (57:06):
Doctor her?

Speaker 43 (57:07):
I've been working on my part of the bear all morning,
and I got some wonderful ideas I had to play.

Speaker 27 (57:12):
Well, Doc, all you have to do is growl oh,
I know these different ways to growl?

Speaker 12 (57:16):
Hair?

Speaker 43 (57:17):
What this is an angry bear? I don't let it
frighten you, miss Theodore.

Speaker 12 (57:21):
I'm just asking, come on, doc, all right, I hear goes.

Speaker 25 (57:26):
Wonderful doctor, thank you.

Speaker 44 (57:29):
I can all to make him.

Speaker 27 (57:31):
A friendly bear like this.

Speaker 45 (57:34):
Uh.

Speaker 43 (57:39):
And then there's a melancholy bear whose mate run away
and left him as we are sad.

Speaker 27 (57:43):
You know, no wonder if she left it and Harold.

Speaker 43 (57:52):
I had another idea, what is it we have supported
At the end of the scene, I get up on
my hind legs and her side of.

Speaker 12 (57:57):
The pole A poet.

Speaker 44 (57:59):
Yeah, a very dramatic poem called.

Speaker 12 (58:01):
The Coward Yep.

Speaker 27 (58:02):
It goes like this to some of the time, Doc Yate.

Speaker 43 (58:04):
Jimpson was a coward afraid of people half his size.
If a gun went off, he'd run a mile. He
was even afraid of flying, Doc, But cowards sometimes make
he rose. When the town was struck by flood, the
women deserted their children, and the husbands ran off in
the mud.

Speaker 44 (58:20):
Doc, when the others had fled from the flood from
their wives and their little one slid. Did Jake leave
his wife and his family? Bet your life he did, Doc,
That's horrible. He is an all right hair If you
don't appreciate art, alright with me?

Speaker 35 (58:41):
Rhy misteve Dora, goodbye, doctor, goodbye doctor practice Mark.

Speaker 12 (58:51):
Well Theodora? Let her?

Speaker 30 (58:54):
Now?

Speaker 27 (58:54):
Who is that?

Speaker 36 (58:55):
Oh?

Speaker 12 (58:57):
Oh my goodness, the firehouse for folks?

Speaker 25 (59:00):
Hello, t I brought.

Speaker 12 (59:01):
The boys over, Harold thought we might run over our number.

Speaker 27 (59:04):
Not now, boys.

Speaker 25 (59:06):
What are you cute fire that he's going to do
in the show.

Speaker 12 (59:08):
Well, ma'am, we come out dress as Indians and sing
shortening Bread.

Speaker 25 (59:12):
But that's not an Indian song.

Speaker 12 (59:13):
It's the only one they know it took him five
years to learn that. With Harold we fixed the numbers.
W Whill's sound like Indians? What You're ready?

Speaker 46 (59:21):
Fellas short Manzella baby.

Speaker 27 (59:26):
Shot the bread?

Speaker 12 (59:27):
Four Nelson Eddiots shot bread Indians, I mean the boys
dark bread yourself?

Speaker 38 (59:40):
I'm just.

Speaker 12 (59:51):
What am morning?

Speaker 21 (59:52):
Oo?

Speaker 12 (59:53):
Oh? Well the show isn't not on tomorrow night. Still
a lot of time to rehearse with Theodora. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
I have to laugh. And I think is Stanley Peabody
playing Miles Standis? He may be my boss at the
radio station, but help, oh my goodness, speak of Peabody
and there he is, Hemp. I want to talk to you, eh,
hell Stanley, Well, Miles Sandish, if you learned your part

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for the play?

Speaker 27 (01:00:17):
What part?

Speaker 12 (01:00:19):
Hang?

Speaker 47 (01:00:21):
When you first gave me the role, I had twelve
pages of dialogue. Now I can put my part in
a postage stamp and brother, you stuck with it. I
am unhappy with my part. Do you hear me?

Speaker 12 (01:00:35):
Hear you? You almost blew me across the streets.

Speaker 47 (01:00:38):
I notice you gave yourself the best role in the play.
John Alden, John Alden, Oh that is much of a part.
Miles Standish is really the star star.

Speaker 15 (01:00:47):
Huh.

Speaker 27 (01:00:47):
For four acts?

Speaker 47 (01:00:48):
All I do is fight Indians off stage.

Speaker 12 (01:00:52):
Well you win, don't you?

Speaker 14 (01:00:54):
And you have all the love scenes with the.

Speaker 12 (01:00:56):
Girl love see.

Speaker 27 (01:00:57):
Well, what do they mean, Stanley?

Speaker 12 (01:00:58):
Nothing? Anybody can do that. But Miles stand, this is
the role of a lifetime an actor's dream. And because
you're my old friend, Stanley, I gave the part to you.

Speaker 6 (01:01:08):
Hemp.

Speaker 47 (01:01:09):
I'm touched your real friend, but I can't let you
make this sacrifice. We'll change parts, Hemp. I want you
to be the star and remember you work for me. Himp,
Are you a Miles standis that's an order? And I'll
play the part of John Alden with all those silly
little love scenes. But I know we'll both be very

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happy with our new parts, won't we.

Speaker 12 (01:01:34):
Miles speak for yourself, John, We will return.

Speaker 38 (01:01:50):
For the second act of our story, honest, Harold.

Speaker 39 (01:01:52):
In just a moment, just a little later this evening
on CBS screen, star Paul Douglas will visit Bing Crosby
and the two of them will be reminiscing about the.

Speaker 14 (01:02:01):
Good old days.

Speaker 39 (01:02:02):
We hope you'll stay with us and be listening when
Paul Douglas comes to call on Crosby later this evening.

Speaker 38 (01:02:07):
I will ah the Ving Crosby show.

Speaker 39 (01:02:09):
Has heard every Wednesday evening on most of these same
CBS stations. And now back to Honest Harold the Homemaker. Well,
it is the night before the Thanksgiving play, The Courtship

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of Miles Standish, But honest Harold hasn't much to be
thankful for. He wound up with the part of Miles
Standish and his boss, Stanley Peabody is going to do
all the courting. Right now, we find our disappointed lover
at home, just finishing dinner before going to dress.

Speaker 40 (01:02:48):
Rehearsal Oooh nah, Harold, you mustn't feel dead just because
you are not going to play John organ Well, and
you look so distinguished in your Miles Standish costume.

Speaker 27 (01:03:00):
Oh.

Speaker 40 (01:03:00):
I can just see you standing there stroking your beard.

Speaker 12 (01:03:04):
Yeah, and while I'm stroking my beard, Stanley will be
kissing Theodora.

Speaker 36 (01:03:08):
But that's just in the play. They'll only be acting.

Speaker 12 (01:03:11):
I don't know, mother, Sometimes he's acting romances to get
out of hand. Look at Errol Flynn, Harold.

Speaker 36 (01:03:18):
I'm sure Theodora preprays you.

Speaker 12 (01:03:20):
Just I don't know, mother. After all, he's a lot
flashier than I am. He's the Chrysler type. What am
I just a thirty six Essex with a bent bumper?

Speaker 40 (01:03:33):
Why don't you call Theodora right now and ask the
driver to red herself.

Speaker 36 (01:03:38):
Well, I'm sure she'd be getting writing.

Speaker 27 (01:03:40):
Maybe you're right, mother, No harm in trying here.

Speaker 12 (01:03:44):
Just because Theodora and Stanley a lover's in the play,
that doesn't mean anything.

Speaker 27 (01:03:52):
Hello, Hello Theodora. This is Harold.

Speaker 25 (01:03:56):
Oh hello Angel.

Speaker 12 (01:03:59):
Kay, Angel Cake. That's sweet. I was just wondering if
I could drive you to the rehearsal at the high
school tonight.

Speaker 38 (01:04:07):
Oh you're darling to ask me.

Speaker 25 (01:04:09):
Well, but I can't go with you.

Speaker 36 (01:04:12):
Oh I'm going with Cutie Pie Peabody.

Speaker 23 (01:04:16):
Cutie Pie Peabody, Yes, in his little old Nile Green
Town and Country.

Speaker 36 (01:04:22):
I hope you don't.

Speaker 12 (01:04:23):
Mind mind, No, of course not. After all? What am
I just the thirty six Essex? Why don't worry about me?
I'll see at the rehearsal, miss Theodora. I've lost my Theodora.
Here I am with a broken heart and a bent bumper.

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WI why everybody wire, would you please drop that hammer
up on stage A little close to thank you? Now?
This is the final dress rehearsal of our place. Let's
get out to business folks first, we'll see if everybody
is here. Gloria, Yeah, it's giggling, Gloria.

Speaker 46 (01:05:18):
Pete here boy dot Yancy firehouse for Indians, Oh, Indians, Okay.

Speaker 12 (01:05:33):
That will do. Priscilla and John Alden, Theodora and Stanley
m hm, those are out joy riding and Stanley's town
and country. Well, who cares to start without him on stage? Everybody?
Where's my megaphone?

Speaker 30 (01:05:50):
All right?

Speaker 12 (01:05:50):
Raymond? Overture?

Speaker 27 (01:05:52):
Okay, cuz take it. Men, that sounds pretty good. That'll
set the mood.

Speaker 48 (01:06:05):
Yeah, yeah, ramon, Raymond, put that out?

Speaker 12 (01:06:16):
Stop it. What's the matter, because, for your information, Raymond,
the Pilgrims did not go in for Dixie Land and
take that derby off that cornet. You got enough funny
hats in this show now, okay, I would take the prologue.
Pilgrim maid Gloria.

Speaker 27 (01:06:35):
Oh oh me, yeah, yes you.

Speaker 48 (01:06:37):
I don't know if I can do this, Come on, Minnie, haha.

Speaker 1 (01:06:45):
I am just a pilgrim made right, who came from
across the sea.

Speaker 25 (01:06:50):
Good, across the sea, across the sea.

Speaker 27 (01:06:55):
You've crossed the sea three times. Now go on, Gloria.

Speaker 29 (01:07:00):
And when we landed on the shore, we saw that,
we saw the.

Speaker 12 (01:07:05):
Indians, Indian Indians.

Speaker 27 (01:07:07):
Okay, fellas what many.

Speaker 2 (01:07:11):
Warriors?

Speaker 22 (01:07:13):
And when we landed on the store, Gloria.

Speaker 12 (01:07:16):
You'll never make it. We'll take it later. Theodora and stan.

Speaker 45 (01:07:24):
David Kuen Stanley Wenley, Stanley Wenley.

Speaker 27 (01:07:29):
Oh, hello, helmp Hello.

Speaker 12 (01:07:33):
I hope it wasn't too much trouble for you to
attend our rehearsal.

Speaker 44 (01:07:35):
Mayor, why Haldy worldly, I believe you're jealous.

Speaker 12 (01:07:40):
Jealous, I am not. That's ridiculous, just thinking about the show.
That's all on stage. Everybody immediately all right, had theo
feel a certainly getting familiar.

Speaker 38 (01:07:51):
We're ready, havel, We're ready, am.

Speaker 12 (01:07:55):
All right, Miss Theodora. Stanley will take your scene from
the very beginning.

Speaker 38 (01:07:59):
Oh we know beginning.

Speaker 27 (01:08:00):
Why don't we start where we sit on the.

Speaker 12 (01:08:02):
Sofa on the sofa.

Speaker 27 (01:08:05):
Yes, you know the part you rewrote. I hate him, Priscilla.
I have come to speak for my friends.

Speaker 17 (01:08:20):
Why don't you.

Speaker 25 (01:08:21):
Speak for yourself?

Speaker 17 (01:08:22):
John?

Speaker 2 (01:08:23):
Me?

Speaker 12 (01:08:24):
John, You're so handsome, handsome, I've seen better looking skeletons
in him.

Speaker 27 (01:08:31):
You're so strong, so masterful, Ah sneaky imitator John John
My Darling.

Speaker 12 (01:08:43):
I can't stand this.

Speaker 25 (01:08:45):
John, Why don't you kiss me?

Speaker 38 (01:08:47):
All right?

Speaker 27 (01:08:56):
I insist on for anything this thing. Yeah, but I
have to rehearse my part to Ally Miles standis your part? Yes?
All you do is stand off stage and fight Indians.

Speaker 12 (01:09:05):
In old kay fellers.

Speaker 27 (01:09:10):
Keep it up, I'll sing it with you.

Speaker 12 (01:09:28):
Well, the show is getting off to a good start.
Overtures going fine. I'll just take another peaks of this
hole in the curtain. A lot of people out there. Well,
Captain Miles standis the show must go on, and this

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fimish the overture, This is it. Pull up the curtains.

Speaker 27 (01:09:55):
Gloria, where are you?

Speaker 12 (01:09:58):
We'll go out on the stage. You're the prologue.

Speaker 15 (01:10:00):
Feel so silly.

Speaker 27 (01:10:02):
Stop that giggling glory, get out there.

Speaker 12 (01:10:06):
I hope she doesn't fall in the footlights, or do.

Speaker 27 (01:10:08):
I I'm a little pilgrim.

Speaker 35 (01:10:11):
Made Hello, Hello Gloria, gloriou Oh, Harold God, she's got
the giggles.

Speaker 6 (01:10:19):
The game.

Speaker 12 (01:10:29):
Eh, quartets on? Next? Where are those Indians? Hey? Firehouse
for you were right here, Harold, don't sneak up on
me with those moccasins on. I don't forget boys. You
back me up on my solo first, then you do
shortened brand?

Speaker 14 (01:10:41):
Okay, hurtin.

Speaker 12 (01:10:46):
Come on, boys, follow me, Thank you, thank you, glad
you recognize me with this beard.

Speaker 49 (01:10:57):
I love you as I never before since first I
met you.

Speaker 12 (01:11:08):
All village dream come to me are my dream of love.
He's I love you. I love you when you are sweet,

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when you are sweep.

Speaker 15 (01:11:39):
SeAsTe.

Speaker 12 (01:11:44):
I love you as.

Speaker 3 (01:11:46):
I never loved to.

Speaker 31 (01:11:49):
Before, since first I met you on the village dream.

Speaker 12 (01:12:05):
Come to Me are my dream of.

Speaker 17 (01:12:10):
He is old.

Speaker 12 (01:12:16):
I love you. I love you.

Speaker 27 (01:12:22):
When you sweet?

Speaker 12 (01:12:25):
Hey, what's that? Well that's the fire bell?

Speaker 27 (01:12:27):
Boy, Holy my goodness, what a time for a fire
to break out.

Speaker 12 (01:12:29):
It must be a short turkety at the beauty shop again,
follow me, man, boys, indians.

Speaker 34 (01:12:33):
Hey, we'll break down the doors of our tomahawk.

Speaker 27 (01:12:35):
Follows curtains.

Speaker 12 (01:12:44):
Right next to you. Quick the tapping the bear laces.

Speaker 38 (01:12:47):
Ready, I'm I'm ready for how about you?

Speaker 27 (01:12:50):
Doc?

Speaker 12 (01:12:52):
Okay, curtain Okay, Pete.

Speaker 27 (01:12:58):
I am a rapper lost in the woods. I wonder
where I am at. This is where I look around.

Speaker 12 (01:13:08):
Well, well, he's doing the stage direction too, Oh my,
what is that behind the tree?

Speaker 27 (01:13:14):
Take for steps.

Speaker 12 (01:13:18):
To him?

Speaker 13 (01:13:20):
What was that a bear?

Speaker 2 (01:13:23):
A bear?

Speaker 6 (01:13:30):
Go on, doc, go on, doc, growl oo me, Harold, Harold,
I forget when I'm supposed to stay. Get off the state,
Get off the state.

Speaker 43 (01:13:46):
I can't think of a thing.

Speaker 27 (01:13:51):
Get off of there before you get the bird the gods.

Speaker 12 (01:13:54):
Will somebody say something?

Speaker 27 (01:13:55):
All right, Harold, I say to day, what's gate tension?

Speaker 17 (01:13:57):
What a cower?

Speaker 12 (01:13:58):
Fa?

Speaker 13 (01:13:59):
People had me?

Speaker 17 (01:14:00):
Why if your gun went off?

Speaker 29 (01:14:01):
He dread?

Speaker 17 (01:14:02):
Alive?

Speaker 12 (01:14:15):
Home brother, what a night? Thank goodness, it's almost over.

Speaker 42 (01:14:19):
Now.

Speaker 12 (01:14:19):
I'm gonna watch that courtship scene with Stanley and Theodora
that I wrote. H look at her out there the
spinning wheel. Gosh, she looks pretty. How could she be
so fickled? Out of my way?

Speaker 47 (01:14:37):
Out of my way, hemp, I've got to make my
infernt Hello Stanley, where he Captain Miles standish.

Speaker 27 (01:14:43):
I'm going in and kiss you're a girl, now, Pope.

Speaker 12 (01:14:47):
He gets a run and his stocking.

Speaker 25 (01:14:51):
Oh that must be John Olden. Now come in, John.

Speaker 47 (01:14:57):
Coming, Priscilla, John, Priscilla, I must talk to you.

Speaker 27 (01:15:04):
Come sit on the.

Speaker 12 (01:15:06):
Sofa, lounge, lizard.

Speaker 25 (01:15:10):
Alrighty John you are so handsome in your pilgrim suit.

Speaker 12 (01:15:16):
Handsome looks like an ad for Quaker oats. You are
so strong it comes the kissing scene. I'll close my eyes.

Speaker 25 (01:15:29):
So masterful.

Speaker 47 (01:15:31):
Well, yes I am, But I John Alden speak not
for myself, but for my good friend Captain Miles Standish.

Speaker 12 (01:15:39):
Who waits without you said it.

Speaker 27 (01:15:43):
Captain Sandish is more handsome, strong and masterful than I.

Speaker 25 (01:15:47):
He is, then why don't you send him in? What
come in?

Speaker 13 (01:15:54):
Misywisey?

Speaker 12 (01:15:56):
What're you doing?

Speaker 27 (01:15:56):
Say? That's me coming prison?

Speaker 25 (01:16:00):
Pridilla, kiss me, Miles Standy.

Speaker 12 (01:16:02):
You said it? Step side John, old boy comment at him.

Speaker 14 (01:16:06):
Myles Standy's never got the girl.

Speaker 12 (01:16:08):
You don't know your longfellow, but you don't know this
short fellow. Puck her up, Priscilla, you got and fight
Indians giants must have.

Speaker 27 (01:16:22):
Been a false alarm.

Speaker 12 (01:16:43):
Thank you, Thank you. Now, I'd kind of like to
take off my Miles Standis whiskers and be just playing
Harold Perry for a moment and introduced to you a
very charming lady, the winner of our National laugh contest,
who came all the way from Station w n o
X and Knoxville, Tennessee to be officially crowned Miss Mirthquake
of nineteen fifty, Missus Lena Duncan. That's wonderful, But Missus Duncan,

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that was kind of a puny laugh. I don't think
the folks in Knoxville heard that.

Speaker 27 (01:17:23):
Oh I bet they heard that.

Speaker 12 (01:17:24):
Lot benefit of radio is that I've been having a
good time here in Hollywood.

Speaker 22 (01:17:28):
I've had a wonderful timeful.

Speaker 12 (01:17:34):
And Missus Duncan, it made me very happy that you
were our winner.

Speaker 25 (01:17:38):
Thank you, Miss Perry.

Speaker 1 (01:17:39):
It made me happy too.

Speaker 12 (01:17:44):
Well. I hope you're still happy because we've let our
honored guest to Mary Chase in the moment you stepped
off that tw a Plane's.

Speaker 30 (01:17:57):
Yes, sir.

Speaker 12 (01:17:58):
She spent a week at the Hollywood Country Club Hotel. Well,
we showed her off at MGM Studios, took her to
glamorous serials. She met amos Andy e Arden. Jack Benny
was on television with our mister Jack Meekon, did a
broadcast with George Fisher, went to Syriho de Bergerac Premier
and had breakfast with Jimmy.

Speaker 30 (01:18:11):
Starr this morning.

Speaker 12 (01:18:11):
He even paid the check.

Speaker 27 (01:18:15):
Tired he was thinking about it.

Speaker 12 (01:18:16):
Folks, life in Knoxville is going to seem just a
little hum drum after a week in Hollywood, isn't it.

Speaker 25 (01:18:20):
It'd be good to be to get home.

Speaker 27 (01:18:22):
It will Sunday.

Speaker 12 (01:18:26):
Well. I know that also that all the folks in
Knoxville are mighty proud of you, Missus Duncan, and so
are we. So at this time I'd like to officially
w miss Mirthquake of nineteen fifty and present.

Speaker 30 (01:18:35):
You with your scepter. In the half of our.

Speaker 12 (01:18:47):
Cast, Lauria Holiday, Joe Curns, Jane Morgan, Parley, Bear Olen, Siligh,
Marie Alden, Eddie Firestone, Harry Stanton and the fire Boys.

Speaker 27 (01:18:53):
Our writers Jean Stone and.

Speaker 12 (01:18:54):
Jack Robinson, our director Norman McDonald, Jack Meekon, our musical
director Dave light On, sound Joe Swager, our engineer on
I'd like to thank everybody connected with the promotion of
the Laugh Contest.

Speaker 27 (01:19:03):
You were wonderful and wish you all a happy Thanksgiving.

Speaker 30 (01:19:06):
Good night.

Speaker 9 (01:19:06):
Folks, you have been listening to the Harold Perry Show.

Speaker 27 (01:19:12):
Honor Harold. The citys become the broadcasting.

Speaker 7 (01:19:16):
Question, Oh what a crazy show? Yeah? Seventy five years ago,
November twenty second, nineteen fifty The Harold Perry Show on

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Classic Radio Theater with Wyat Cox on our Sunday show,
Good News of nineteen forty as it was broadcast in
nineteen thirty nine, Here Come the Pilgrims. We'll also have
Bobby Ellis as Henry Aldridge and the Aldridge Family of
the nineteen fifty two episode The Thanksgiving Turkey and Jack
Benny Has Thanksgiving Dinner from nineteen forty one, Good News

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of nineteen thirty nine. On Monday Show from nineteen thirty eight,
The Thanksgiving Show with the Andy Hardy movie cast, Sam Spade,
Detective starring Steve Dunn from nineteen fifty The Terrified Turkey
Caper and Points Sublime starring Cryp Clip, Arcent and Mel
Blank from nineteen forty seven. On Tuesday, Bud Abbat and

(01:20:24):
lu Costello, Hallmark Playhouse, Free Lands starring Martha Scott and
Jack Kirkwood, and the new Edgar Bergen Hour on Wednesday,
Father Tho's Best a Thanksgiving Day at the Anderson's from
nineteen fifty three. Jimmy Durranti rappling off Jimmy's Turkey. That's
what Arthur Treacher is trying to do. From nineteen forty seven,

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Begin and Molly celebrate Uncle Dennis's visit from nineteen forty
and Jack Benny having Thanksgiving up Mary's in nineteen forty four. Yeah,
we're having a lot of Jack Benny. And then on Thursday,
in addition to an episode for Thanksgiving Day of Casey
Crime Photographer, We're going to have episodes of Suspense, Gunsmoke,

(01:21:08):
Cabgun Will Travel, and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar the final
shows out of Hollywood as Classic Radio moves back to
New York City, and then the Luxur Radio Theater. On Friday,
Key Largo starring Edward G. Robinson from nineteen forty nine,
we will have The Adventures of Sam Spade starring Howard

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Duff from nineteen forty eight, and Intermetzo an episode of
Theater of Romance. Saturday, a week from today, we will
have Westerns with the six Shooter, Gun Smoke, Cabgun Will Travel,
and Jack Benny from nineteen thirty six as Muck Benny
rides again. That's all coming up on Classic Radio Theater
over the next seven days. Up next Geene Herschel as

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Doctor Christian now on Classic Radio Theater with Wive couture
growing back eighty six years. November twenty second, nineteen thirty nine,
Jean Hershold as Doctor Christian in the Prelude to Thanksgiving.

Speaker 33 (01:22:28):
From Hollywood, California.

Speaker 50 (01:22:30):
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called Prelude to Thanksgiving. Present it for your enjoyment by
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for tonight's Doctor Christian drama, which is called Prelude to Thanksgiving.
Among Doctor Christian's favorite patients in River's End are the
members of the Gardiner family, Kathy, an energetic and attractive

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young matron, and her daughter Catherine Anne, who dubbed herself
Tanny at the age of eighteen months and has been
called that ever since. Cast in the play includes Janet
Russell and the role of Tanny, Floria Holden as Kathy,
Edwin Mills as Randy, Eugene Dorian as Bud Collins, and
of course Rosemary DeCamp and the role of Judy Price,

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the doctor's secretary. As the curtain rises, we find Doctor
Christian in his office, adjusting a bandage and protesting vigorously.

Speaker 42 (01:24:19):
Tanny list and I can't put a bandage on this
angle if you keep moving your foot around like that.

Speaker 20 (01:24:24):
Oh, my foot's going to be all right. Mother wouldn't
have thought anything about it if I'd turned it anyway.
But trying to check myself on the cherry tree with
the boys, I beat.

Speaker 22 (01:24:32):
Him all alone.

Speaker 42 (01:24:33):
But your mother didn't like your doing.

Speaker 20 (01:24:35):
No, she didn't say much. But mother's an open book
to me, doctor Christian. I always know exactly what she
thinks I should do. But she thinks about me when
I don't do it.

Speaker 42 (01:24:45):
Why don't you try doing it once in a while.
You're fond of your mother, aren't your Tanny.

Speaker 22 (01:24:49):
I love a doctor Christian. I just about die for moms.

Speaker 52 (01:24:53):
You know that.

Speaker 25 (01:24:54):
But she's so old.

Speaker 52 (01:24:55):
Fashioned, old fashioned, doctor Christian.

Speaker 20 (01:24:57):
She's living in the past, practically in the dark ages.

Speaker 42 (01:25:00):
Hmm. Well, I've probably been so busy. I just hadn't noticed.
There isn't any movement on foot that you know of.
To have old parents put in a little tambo say
about thirty is after they have outlived their usefulness.

Speaker 22 (01:25:14):
I mean, are you making fun of me?

Speaker 42 (01:25:16):
Because if you are, no, no, no, no, not at all, Tanny. Well,
you just told me of certain revolutionary changes which I'm
afraid in my absent minded way, I had noticed. I'm
only trying to get you a point of view, unless
you feel I'm too old even to get it.

Speaker 22 (01:25:32):
No, no, you're different.

Speaker 20 (01:25:34):
That's one of the nicest things about you, doctor Christian.
You never seem to be any special age. I can
talk to you just the way I.

Speaker 36 (01:25:41):
Can to Randy Randy.

Speaker 22 (01:25:42):
You know Randy Randolph's billings?

Speaker 42 (01:25:44):
Oh, yes, of course, yes, I know him very well.
He used to sugg all the painter of his toy soldiers, sir,
and I had to go up there every weekasold and
give him a pill. He finds his mother out of
a witz. I finally sent him astead of unpainted soldiers.
Shouldn't we all got moret sleep?

Speaker 22 (01:26:02):
How revolting? Revolting thinking of Randy as a as a
toy sucking baby.

Speaker 42 (01:26:07):
Most of us were one time or another. So you
think Grandy and I are on about the same intellectual level,
do you?

Speaker 20 (01:26:14):
Well, well, you won't have the same sort of sort
of attitude towards things nice and more practical.

Speaker 42 (01:26:21):
Do you think your mother's too idealistic?

Speaker 20 (01:26:23):
Heavens, yes, listen, doctor Christian. Mother sent me down here
to have you look at my ankle. But I'll bet
which you really hope was that you'd give me.

Speaker 22 (01:26:30):
A good talking to.

Speaker 27 (01:26:31):
What about she thinks you're a profound.

Speaker 22 (01:26:33):
Influence in my life and that I'll do anything you say.

Speaker 20 (01:26:36):
I can't sit around all day old, rested up. I'll
never go in for the things mother wants, Doctor.

Speaker 27 (01:26:41):
Christian, you're sure positive.

Speaker 20 (01:26:44):
I like to play games and swimming, and I'd rather
be with boys and girls because they're better sports, really
good eggs like Randy.

Speaker 22 (01:26:51):
But I can't be big, iron, romantic and ladylike the
way I feel. Well, all that sentimental stuff belongs to
the to the day's a hoopskirts?

Speaker 42 (01:26:58):
What hoopskirts?

Speaker 17 (01:27:01):
Oh?

Speaker 22 (01:27:01):
You know what I mean? It's all had, doctor, Honest,
it isn't It is why mother expects me to sit
with my hands hold him and the boys come to call.

Speaker 42 (01:27:09):
What do you do, Tanny?

Speaker 20 (01:27:10):
Well, Randy's learning to play the traps and sometimes he
brings his.

Speaker 22 (01:27:13):
Drums over and teaches me. And last night the fellas
all helped me finish building a kennel for beans.

Speaker 20 (01:27:17):
If it's afternoons, why sometimes they have football prices and
they let me play.

Speaker 42 (01:27:21):
True the gold sounds very active.

Speaker 22 (01:27:24):
Hasn't Mother told you all Liz. I'll bet she has.
I know just how she'd say it.

Speaker 20 (01:27:31):
I don't want to mister Catherine Anne too much, but
she's getting older and I can't have a running wild
You always had so much influence with the doctor Christian,
you talk to her well.

Speaker 42 (01:27:40):
As a matter of fact, Tanny, you're wrong. I couldn't
be this time you are. Your mother hasn't mentioned your
your conduct to me, except to say that if I
explain to you what was the matter, what your complexion,
you might stop.

Speaker 38 (01:27:52):
You do so much candy my complexion?

Speaker 22 (01:27:55):
What's wrong with my complexion?

Speaker 14 (01:27:57):
Well?

Speaker 20 (01:27:58):
Oh, a little bumper too. I can be worried, Doctor Christian. Listen,
I I've got the most marvelous ideas. You talk to
mother for me, won't you you tell her? Nobody nowadays
says the thing she did when she was fifteen.

Speaker 42 (01:28:12):
I don't know what I can say that.

Speaker 20 (01:28:15):
Of course, you can try and make Mom see that
I don't need to have my hair waging, that it's.

Speaker 22 (01:28:19):
Just a waste of money for me to have manicures.
I just bite the nails anyway, Doctor Christian. It's for
my life's happiness.

Speaker 20 (01:28:27):
I can't go on through all my existence fighting books
for my individuality.

Speaker 22 (01:28:31):
Oh gee, I've got to go now.

Speaker 20 (01:28:33):
I've got a date to watch football practice.

Speaker 22 (01:28:35):
Doctor Christian, you will try to make mom see reason,
won't you?

Speaker 42 (01:28:38):
What is it you want me to do?

Speaker 14 (01:28:39):
Tanny?

Speaker 20 (01:28:40):
I want you to make her see I've got to
live my own life. I wanted to realize that I'm
I'm an adult.

Speaker 52 (01:28:48):
Oh, Judy, you asked me to let you know when
it was four o'clock?

Speaker 22 (01:28:51):
Is it four already? Gee, I've got a rush. You
will talk to mother, won't you, Doctor Christian. You'll make
her understand that this is nineteen thirty and nobody bothers
anymore about being ladylike and romantic. But wait, don't believe
it if you tell her. Oh, doctor Christian, I know
I can trust you.

Speaker 20 (01:29:08):
Heaven's on this, See Randy, seeing Randy try those new
play fine.

Speaker 22 (01:29:15):
Modern youth?

Speaker 42 (01:29:16):
Too much for you that you teach me a little braceless.

Speaker 53 (01:29:19):
Danny was very serious, and she told me while she
was waiting for you to come in that she had
a very important request to make of you.

Speaker 42 (01:29:26):
I take it you feel she's living a little in
advance of a time. Just what was it you gathers
specifically that she wanted me to do about her mother.

Speaker 53 (01:29:36):
Judy Well, she told me she hoped you could persuade
her mother to stop being so quaint.

Speaker 42 (01:29:43):
Queen, Queen Tavy, God, no, queen, you know Kathy might

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do until I choked to your daughter. I always consider
you one of the most progressive young women and weavers.

Speaker 27 (01:30:20):
In oh in the world.

Speaker 42 (01:30:21):
Did you ever fall into this slower Sinai le quay, I.

Speaker 52 (01:30:25):
Haven't the least idea. Only a few months ago, Tanny
thought everything I said was wisdom from heaven. She's always
been so reasonable and upward suggestion, and all at once.

Speaker 38 (01:30:34):
Aha came to evolution, came the Revolution.

Speaker 52 (01:30:38):
Her father overnight degenerated into a lovable old fogy, and
her mother a relic fit for a museum. Life has
passed despite Docter Christian, and so is Tanny.

Speaker 42 (01:30:47):
You seem to Marga be cheerful about it.

Speaker 52 (01:30:49):
I am I so well. Remember when I felt the
same way about my own mother. She took it very well.
She seemed to consider it the sort of adolescent Measles
Kenny asked.

Speaker 42 (01:31:00):
You to talk to me, didn't she well to tell
you the truth? He had the same suspicion about you Well,
it's a good idea.

Speaker 52 (01:31:07):
She thinks you're wonderful, and she might listen to you
when she turns a deaf ear on the old folks
at home.

Speaker 42 (01:31:12):
Well, I don't believe that at the moment she'd be
much impressed even by my sage counsel and advice.

Speaker 52 (01:31:18):
Oh maybe not. I guess it's just a matter for endurance.
But you do agree with me, don't you, doctor Paul,
that this is only a phase that she's going to
write growing.

Speaker 42 (01:31:27):
Oh, I'm sure of it.

Speaker 52 (01:31:29):
Such a relief to have Tanny go on through the years,
considering herself the offspring of superannuated and slightly feeble minded parents.
My last impecility was to refuse to let her ride
a Norport on a motorbike with a Colins boy.

Speaker 23 (01:31:44):
Well, we breakfasted in dignified silence, and she.

Speaker 52 (01:31:47):
Didn't come home for lunch.

Speaker 42 (01:31:48):
The Collins boy. I thought it was Randy Billings.

Speaker 52 (01:31:52):
No, I think it is Randy. But she scorned sentiment
and and sis. She's quite impartial. Well, I quite approve
of that part of her attitude. It's just that she
such a Oh in my mid Victorian way, I was
about to call a tomboy.

Speaker 6 (01:32:06):
Let her here.

Speaker 42 (01:32:07):
You say, well, I've got to be going.

Speaker 52 (01:32:10):
I'm glad I had this chance to talk with you.
Would you would you use your influence with Tanny.

Speaker 42 (01:32:15):
I'll do what I can.

Speaker 52 (01:32:16):
I'll thank you a lot. I do worry when I'll
stop in and see an old lady now and then,
won't you goodbye?

Speaker 12 (01:32:21):
Goodbye?

Speaker 22 (01:32:25):
Hello, out of after Christian.

Speaker 42 (01:32:26):
Hello, Tanny? Just getting home from school.

Speaker 26 (01:32:28):
Yes, and I've got to go right back.

Speaker 22 (01:32:29):
I forgot my history notes.

Speaker 42 (01:32:30):
Oh we'll get into can I'll drop you. I'm going
that way.

Speaker 22 (01:32:34):
Oh, grand thanks? What were you doing in our house?

Speaker 42 (01:32:43):
I started to see your mother about some of my
clinic cases. She's doing some divis thing for me.

Speaker 27 (01:32:47):
Did you.

Speaker 22 (01:32:49):
Did you talk to her about about her attitude?

Speaker 12 (01:32:52):
Well?

Speaker 42 (01:32:52):
I mentioned it, but you have to take such things slowly,
you know. How was everything going at school?

Speaker 22 (01:32:59):
We had a perfectly fun all examination and algis this morning,
so I probably flung, did you Well, I'm afraid I did.
Mother says, if I didn't.

Speaker 20 (01:33:06):
Spend all my afternoon study period's watching football practice, I'd
have better marks.

Speaker 42 (01:33:10):
I can see it might interfere Randy billings Is and
the team this year isn't he.

Speaker 22 (01:33:15):
Oh, yes, well he practically is the team.

Speaker 42 (01:33:17):
Yes, he's quite a star.

Speaker 22 (01:33:19):
Just wait till you see what he does at the
Thanksgiving game. Everybody's crazy about him. Enough fuss people make
over anybody who scores a touchdown.

Speaker 42 (01:33:26):
Oh, you mustn't be glatiahil. He's public tanny.

Speaker 20 (01:33:29):
You ought to see the way the girls at school
hang around him, and they have regular fights about who
gets to sit the rolling back of him at assembly.

Speaker 42 (01:33:35):
That's enough to turn on any man's head.

Speaker 22 (01:33:37):
Jean West is the worst.

Speaker 42 (01:33:38):
Who is Jean West?

Speaker 22 (01:33:39):
She's a new girl here. I think she's a drift.

Speaker 20 (01:33:43):
She does her hair and little curls all over her head.
Who's this bright red fingernail polish and lipsticks?

Speaker 22 (01:33:48):
That is outside the school? They make her take it
off for clad.

Speaker 42 (01:33:51):
Imagine so, but she puts it on afterwards.

Speaker 22 (01:33:54):
She's a hunter, a hound, yes after the men.

Speaker 42 (01:33:58):
Oh who used to call it? Boy crazy?

Speaker 22 (01:34:01):
I guess probably she likes Randy awfully will does she?

Speaker 20 (01:34:05):
Of course Randy doesn't care anything about her. Randy likes
girls who are regular, not that dizzy dolled up tight.

Speaker 42 (01:34:11):
I see, he says.

Speaker 20 (01:34:12):
The clinging stuff is just silly. He's always laughing and
the boys who fall for us.

Speaker 22 (01:34:18):
Randy likes me because I'm just one of the fellas.

Speaker 20 (01:34:21):
I can do some things that even fellows won't try.
It's like climb in dead Man's.

Speaker 22 (01:34:24):
Rocks, you know, you know, it's sort of funny. Randy
agreeing with mom this morning?

Speaker 42 (01:34:30):
What did you agree with her about?

Speaker 20 (01:34:31):
Thought my riding around on Jim Collins motorbike with him?
Mom said I couldn't do it anymore. And when I
told Randy, he.

Speaker 22 (01:34:37):
Said she was right.

Speaker 42 (01:34:39):
Oh did you say why?

Speaker 22 (01:34:41):
He said it was rough stuff, he said, for me
not to dare do it anymore.

Speaker 38 (01:34:45):
Well, maybe he's.

Speaker 20 (01:34:47):
Not here, doctor christ you're not going to cross the lawn.
Football practice must be about over Look at all the
cars waiting.

Speaker 42 (01:34:53):
Yes, here comes home with the boys.

Speaker 22 (01:34:54):
Now, Oh, there's Randy. I'll get him to wait and
walk home with me. You'll be surprised to see me here.

Speaker 25 (01:34:59):
You, Mandy.

Speaker 42 (01:35:01):
He doesn't hear you, Randy.

Speaker 22 (01:35:04):
Mandy going the other way, Oh dear, he seems to
be looking for someone here.

Speaker 42 (01:35:11):
The people in that green car, I think they're waving
at him.

Speaker 22 (01:35:14):
Yes, that's Carol Moose Carr. She and Dan Harvey. Are
in the front seat. There's some girling back. Look Doctor Christian,
Randy's getting in with him. He's getting in the back seat.

Speaker 42 (01:35:24):
Who's the girl in the back seat, Tanny, anyone you know?

Speaker 20 (01:35:27):
Yes, yes, I know, we're all right. I'd know that
hair anywhere. That's Jeane West.

Speaker 50 (01:36:00):
And the curtain comes down for a brief intermission in
our Doctor Christian story starring Jean Herschelt. It's an intermission
just long enough for me to present the testimony of
another of our good customers.

Speaker 28 (01:36:10):
I'm the mother of a twelve year old boy who
just loves to play football, and quite frequently he comes
home with scratches, small cuts of bad bruises. But I
never worry. I just reach for the Vassiline jelly and
take care of these minor injuries in no time. In
our home, vasiline jelly has always been a standby for
one thing. After doing the dishes, I always rub it

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on my hands. If I do say so myself, After
fourteen years, my hands still look like a bride thanks
to vasiline jelly.

Speaker 50 (01:36:43):
Masoline jelly is an important household remedy in over ninety
percent of all American homes. It has attained this amazing
record because it does these three important things. First, masoline
jelly forms a protective film that helps keep out infection
when the skin is broken. Second, it soothes irritation and

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promotes rapid healing. And third it softens and lubricates the
skin by supplementing the.

Speaker 27 (01:37:08):
Natural body oils. Be sure you have a.

Speaker 14 (01:37:11):
Good supply on hand.

Speaker 50 (01:37:13):
Vasiline jelly costs only ten cents anywhere. We return now

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to the second act of Prelude to Thanksgiving. The scene
is the laundry of the Gardener home, where Tanny is
vigorously giving her dog a bath.

Speaker 20 (01:37:47):
I know you don't like this whole slant. Oh hold steel,
let me dry a good hot dry Come on.

Speaker 49 (01:37:53):
Oh you'se a.

Speaker 22 (01:37:54):
Beautiful and Gleanny.

Speaker 52 (01:37:56):
Tanny, Oh here you are. Randy's in the living room.

Speaker 6 (01:37:59):
Day wants to you.

Speaker 22 (01:38:00):
You probably just stopped Might asking me to go to
the Thanksgiving dance. It's about time. Oh, the dance is
going to be marvelous. They're going to give out the
football that is in everything.

Speaker 52 (01:38:09):
Well, whatever Mandy is, you kept him waiting long enough.

Speaker 20 (01:38:11):
Dear, all right, they have being you hold silly, No,
I guess you'ld rye and don't you dare run right
out and roll in the dirt, kind of watching.

Speaker 33 (01:38:19):
When your mom's time.

Speaker 52 (01:38:19):
Get back, all right, come here on Fells.

Speaker 33 (01:38:23):
Hello, Tanny, Hi want to see me?

Speaker 27 (01:38:25):
Yes?

Speaker 6 (01:38:25):
I did that is well.

Speaker 33 (01:38:27):
I was just going by and I thought.

Speaker 22 (01:38:28):
I was watching ding. Oh if you're busy here, Oh,
I'm all through now.

Speaker 33 (01:38:31):
I can't stay but a minute. I gotta go on
down to Tad Brown's house. Today's initiation initiation, Sure, fraternity initiation.
You know they work on us all day. After tonight,
i'll be a full fledged omega.

Speaker 22 (01:38:43):
Ta oh, that'll be wonderful.

Speaker 33 (01:38:45):
I'll have a pin tomorrow. Uh, Tanny, Yes, Tanny, there's
something I feel I ought to tell you about, a sort.

Speaker 27 (01:38:54):
Of explain explaining.

Speaker 33 (01:38:56):
Yeah, it's a sort of a crazy mix up. It's
it's about the Thanksgiving football dance.

Speaker 20 (01:39:01):
I wondered when you were going to get around to
asking me. I had a bid last night from Bud Collins,
and I.

Speaker 22 (01:39:06):
Told him I was already invited.

Speaker 33 (01:39:07):
You shouldn't have.

Speaker 20 (01:39:08):
I wish you wouldn't wait like this. You'de ask me
right off as soon as you knew there was going
to be a day.

Speaker 33 (01:39:13):
Yeah, that's what I ought to do. But then things
like this wouldn't happen. No, things like what like like
my having to go with somebody else, somebody else, Honest, Tanny,
I don't know how it ever happened. We were just
talking about the dance, nothing special, and I said, how
swell it was going to be to break training after
the game Thanksgiving and go to the dance and get
the letters and all. And first thing I knew, she

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was saying how nice it was of me to ask her?

Speaker 27 (01:39:36):
And then she who is she? Jeane? Jeane West?

Speaker 20 (01:39:40):
And then and you asked Gean West to go to
the Thanksgiving dance.

Speaker 33 (01:39:44):
That's what I'm trying to tell you about. I didn't
ask her, she just accepted and you were going to
take her. Well, I don't know how to get out
of it, Tanny. You you understand, don't you. You won't
be mad mad?

Speaker 22 (01:39:55):
Oh no, no, I won't be mad. Why should I
be mad?

Speaker 33 (01:40:00):
Well?

Speaker 27 (01:40:00):
I was afraid.

Speaker 22 (01:40:01):
No, you want to take Jean West to the dance.
What business is it of mine?

Speaker 27 (01:40:05):
But it is your business?

Speaker 2 (01:40:07):
We you and I.

Speaker 20 (01:40:08):
You and I are just friends. I haven't got any
strings tied to you. You've got every right in the
world to take.

Speaker 22 (01:40:14):
Any girl you want to.

Speaker 33 (01:40:15):
Kenny, listen, what's that?

Speaker 22 (01:40:18):
Yes, it's Bud Collins. He's calling for me, calling for you.
If yes, we've got a date. He's going to take
me for a ride on his motorbike.

Speaker 33 (01:40:27):
You said your mother wouldn't let you go.

Speaker 22 (01:40:29):
She changed her mind.

Speaker 33 (01:40:31):
Well I didn't change my mind. You you can't go
tearing around on that bike with Bud Collins, and why not?
I don't want you to. That's why it's tom boyish.

Speaker 22 (01:40:40):
You used to like to have me do tomboy things.

Speaker 33 (01:40:43):
Well I don't want you to do this.

Speaker 22 (01:40:44):
I'm going to do it right now, and I'd like
to see anybody stop me.

Speaker 27 (01:40:46):
I'll stop you.

Speaker 12 (01:40:47):
How I forbid it?

Speaker 33 (01:40:49):
You're you're my girl? Tanny?

Speaker 22 (01:40:52):
Sorry, I gotta be going by Randy.

Speaker 33 (01:40:55):
Wait, Tanny, don't you dare go?

Speaker 2 (01:40:59):
Hi?

Speaker 22 (01:40:59):
Thought I'm coming?

Speaker 14 (01:41:00):
He can I just dropped around?

Speaker 29 (01:41:02):
Take me for the right?

Speaker 22 (01:41:02):
You promise me?

Speaker 6 (01:41:04):
Why?

Speaker 27 (01:41:04):
Yes?

Speaker 12 (01:41:04):
If you can go?

Speaker 25 (01:41:05):
I thought you start quick?

Speaker 54 (01:41:07):
Tell me?

Speaker 22 (01:41:07):
How do I sip like this?

Speaker 30 (01:41:09):
Yeah?

Speaker 14 (01:41:09):
Hold on tight? Sure you want to go now?

Speaker 33 (01:41:12):
Tourny Turny, Here comes Randy Billings.

Speaker 14 (01:41:14):
He's your house.

Speaker 22 (01:41:15):
Don't wait one don't wait, stop a load of but.

Speaker 20 (01:41:17):
Quick all right?

Speaker 14 (01:41:17):
If you say so, old tight, there we.

Speaker 6 (01:41:21):
Go, turnny, turnny, Stop, daddy.

Speaker 27 (01:41:31):
Bright, My god's in the trap came I show where
your god?

Speaker 20 (01:42:03):
She?

Speaker 33 (01:42:04):
Judy. I feel awful. I feel as if it was
all my fault.

Speaker 22 (01:42:07):
Well could it be your fault?

Speaker 6 (01:42:08):
Randy?

Speaker 22 (01:42:08):
It wasn't your motor bike.

Speaker 33 (01:42:10):
I know, but she was riding on it just because
I told her not to. And then just as they
were starting off, the truck came around the corner and
skidd it, I know, And everybody came running out. And
I tried to pick Tanny up, and they told me.

Speaker 27 (01:42:21):
Not to touch her.

Speaker 33 (01:42:22):
So doctor Christian came up.

Speaker 22 (01:42:23):
He got there as quick as he could.

Speaker 33 (01:42:25):
Judy, how bad she hurt? Really? Doctor Christian wouldn't tell
me a thing for sure yesterday, And when I called
his office this morning, he said he still didn't know.

Speaker 53 (01:42:33):
Well, he's examining her again now. In cases like this,
you were, you can't always tell at first. You know
her arm's broken, well, there may be internal injuries. She
You've just got to be brave about it, Randy. She'll
be all right, she just got to be.

Speaker 33 (01:42:49):
If she is, I'll I'll devote the rest of my
life to making it.

Speaker 12 (01:42:53):
Up to her.

Speaker 52 (01:42:54):
Making what up, Randy?

Speaker 17 (01:42:55):
Oh?

Speaker 33 (01:42:56):
Everything, you know, Judy, Tanny and I have been kind
of buddies ever since we were little, and we always
sort of took each other for granted. Then well, a
few weeks ago she told me a mother thought she
was too much of a tomboy, that she thought she
ought to begin to grow up.

Speaker 6 (01:43:10):
Yes, I believe she did feel that way, and she
asked me.

Speaker 4 (01:43:13):
What I thought.

Speaker 33 (01:43:14):
First I laughed at her, and then I began hearing
things that other girls said.

Speaker 52 (01:43:20):
Jean West, for instance, how did you.

Speaker 12 (01:43:21):
Know that was who it was?

Speaker 27 (01:43:23):
Oh?

Speaker 33 (01:43:23):
I guessed Jean sort of laughed at Tanny, called her
my glamour girl, and then giggled.

Speaker 17 (01:43:29):
Oh.

Speaker 33 (01:43:29):
It made me awfully mad, but I could see what
she meant. Tanny never wears lipstick or makeup like lots
of the girls.

Speaker 53 (01:43:36):
And so you told Tanny you found her a little
tomboyish too.

Speaker 33 (01:43:39):
Hm mmmm, not exactly, but well, anyhow, she began not
liking Jean. Oh, and then when I told her about
the Thanksgiving dance and that I was taking Jean, she
went off.

Speaker 2 (01:43:53):
With bud was that it?

Speaker 53 (01:43:55):
Yes, that was it.

Speaker 33 (01:43:56):
Ah, No, poor baby, So you see it was my
fault and I've got to make it up to her.
It's funny how you go along knowing a girl for
years and never really looking at her at all, and
then all of a sudden, someday something happens and you
wake up. I never appreciated Tanny before Judy, but I

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think she's the prettiest girl in high school and the nicest.

Speaker 42 (01:44:22):
There's Doctor Christian now and missus Garden, the nurse is
taking care of for Caddy. You go and get some sleep.
You've been up all night.

Speaker 52 (01:44:30):
Oh I'm all right.

Speaker 49 (01:44:31):
How is she?

Speaker 23 (01:44:32):
Doctor Christian?

Speaker 33 (01:44:33):
Is there anything dangerous?

Speaker 42 (01:44:35):
Not a thing that I could discover. She's got a
lot of bruises besides the broken arm, but not think
that won't he loved very quickly.

Speaker 33 (01:44:42):
Oh, thank Heaven, hallelujah, Doctor Christian. Tanny won't possibly be
up for Thanksgiving, will she? So she could go and
watch the game.

Speaker 42 (01:44:51):
I mean, Tanny will spend her Thanksgiving right in bed,
but lots to be thankful for.

Speaker 52 (01:44:55):
And you can come in and have turkey with her
if you like.

Speaker 51 (01:44:57):
After the game, Randy, can I thanks?

Speaker 33 (01:45:00):
I'd like to Doctor Christian. I don't suppose I could
go in now just for a minute, just to tell
Tanny and I'm glad she's better.

Speaker 42 (01:45:08):
Yes, I think you could. In fact, when the nurse
mentioned you out here, Tanny made me promise to better
see you.

Speaker 50 (01:45:14):
Did you really can I go in right now, just
for a little while, Randy?

Speaker 22 (01:45:17):
All right, well, i'd get better get back to the office.

Speaker 53 (01:45:22):
I'm so glad everything's going to be all right, missus Gordon.

Speaker 52 (01:45:25):
Thank you, Judy.

Speaker 23 (01:45:26):
I'll see you after a while, Doctor.

Speaker 42 (01:45:27):
Christian, Yes, I'll be long. Just a few minutes ago,
Tanny's a very sober young lady.

Speaker 12 (01:45:33):
Kevin.

Speaker 23 (01:45:34):
Yeah, I've lost my tongue.

Speaker 17 (01:45:36):
Boy.

Speaker 52 (01:45:38):
Oh, doctor Christian, if anything terrible it happened to her well, and.

Speaker 42 (01:45:41):
I think did. She's going to be all right, only older.
She almost had a heartbroken, you know, as well as
her harm seen.

Speaker 6 (01:45:51):
Randy.

Speaker 42 (01:45:51):
Yes, doctor's instinct for diagnosis. I had quite a talk
with her, Caddy. I think you would find she's going up.

Speaker 12 (01:46:00):
Oh.

Speaker 23 (01:46:01):
I don't seem to care whether she grows up or not.
If she's going to be well.

Speaker 42 (01:46:04):
That's why you shouldn't be surprised if she began to
treat you like a human being again. Soon she may
even ask you for advice.

Speaker 52 (01:46:11):
Oh, doctor Christian, I've got so much to be thankful
for us. I don't insist on everything.

Speaker 42 (01:46:17):
Maybe not, but I think you're going to get it
happy Thanksgiving Caddy.

Speaker 20 (01:46:39):
Honestly, Mom, did doctor Christian say I could have company
for Thanksgiving dinner?

Speaker 52 (01:46:43):
Robbie said Randy could come in and be talking with
you if you kept very quiet.

Speaker 22 (01:46:47):
Oh, that'll be funny. He wants to come and sit
with me instead of going to the dance. What are
you smiling about?

Speaker 52 (01:46:55):
I was just thinking you looked very attractive in my
best bed jacket. You you mind, do you?

Speaker 22 (01:47:00):
I told the nurse where it was.

Speaker 52 (01:47:02):
No, I don't mind at all. It makes us splendid
background background all you mean for?

Speaker 6 (01:47:07):
Yeah?

Speaker 22 (01:47:08):
For the fraternity sentences, it's Randy's I suspected as much.
He got it last night. I'm the first girl he's
ever given it to.

Speaker 20 (01:47:17):
Really well, I mean, he says, I'm the only one.

Speaker 22 (01:47:24):
Mom. Mom's I guess I need your advice about things?

Speaker 33 (01:47:27):
Do your darling?

Speaker 17 (01:47:29):
Well?

Speaker 52 (01:47:29):
I was glad to help you if I can. What
do you want to know?

Speaker 20 (01:47:32):
Well, Moms, when a boy says he likes you better
than anyone else in the world. And it hurts here
and you feel a sort of faint and dizzy. Does
that mean it that you're in love?

Speaker 50 (01:48:07):
And so we leave Tanny and her palpitations of the heart.
Now I have a word about the products that make
the program possible, and then Geene Herschould will tell you
something about next week's story.

Speaker 45 (01:48:17):
Mother's writing to.

Speaker 50 (01:48:18):
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vasoline carbulated jelly, lasoline lip ice, and vasiline camphor ice.

Speaker 12 (01:48:51):
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Speaker 50 (01:48:52):
About their special uses. But whether you are buying plain
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that trademark is your guarantee of the utmost impurity and
now here he is our star, Jean Herschault as the
popular doctor of Rivers m.

Speaker 45 (01:49:23):
Doctor Christian.

Speaker 14 (01:49:24):
What's next week's story like?

Speaker 42 (01:49:26):
Well, next week I plan to tell you about old
mister Holly. He's our local music teacher in the story
of his various pupils, from the world famous vironist to
Martha Browning, who will never learn that she can't sing
a note. Makes a very amusing play. I know you'll
enjoy it. So on till next Wednesday evening at this

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same hour, I'll say good night.

Speaker 50 (01:50:12):
Don't fail to see the new Jean Herschelt picture. Meet
Doctor Christian when it comes to your local theater. This
is the first of a new series of KAO radio
pictures based on the Doctor Christian radio program and starring
Jean Herscheld in his most famous role. This is Arthur
Gilmore speaking and bidding you all good night for Maasoline preparation.

Speaker 14 (01:50:34):
This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.

Speaker 7 (01:50:48):
From eighty six years ago. November twenty second, nineteen thirty nine,
Doctor Christian on Classic Radio Theater with Wyatt Cox. If
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You didn't buy me a copy if you still like
coming up next, Lamont Johnson as Tarzan.

Speaker 27 (01:51:41):
You a woman.

Speaker 5 (01:51:42):
You in the Marine Corps, the career cord. If you're
not a robot, you're an individual getting equal pay, equal
reward the Marine Cord. You a woman, you can join us.

Speaker 7 (01:52:00):
Oh my goodness, the seventies were something else, warn't they. Now,
let's go back seventy four years. November twenty second, nineteen
fifty one. Lauant Johnson as Tarzan and the African Thanksgiving.

Speaker 14 (01:52:22):
From the heart of the.

Speaker 18 (01:52:22):
Jungle comes a savage cry of victory. This is Tarzan,
Lord of the Jungle. From the black core of dark Africa,
land of enchantment, mystery, and violence, comes one of the

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most colorful figures of all time, transcribed from the immortal
pen of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan, the bronzed White son
of the jungle and now in the very words of
mister Burrows, the story of African Thanksgiving.

Speaker 12 (01:53:05):
It was late fall and.

Speaker 34 (01:53:06):
The heat hung like a stifling blanket over the jungle
where it bordered the native city of El ray Den.
Even the recently cut branches that covered the pitfalls were
dry and lifeless. There were many of these traps, designed
to protect the city against marauding beasts. A huge lion
lay on the bottom of one of the pits, gasping
for breath in the arid heat of noon. For a moment,

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the lion seemed confused as the slender figure of a
white girl came hurtling down into the pit.

Speaker 14 (01:53:32):
Then he crouched low, snarling.

Speaker 34 (01:53:33):
He was about to spring when a bronze savage leaped
into the pitfall and came slowly toward him.

Speaker 45 (01:53:38):
A gleaming shaft of steel in his powerful hands. Gushed
that route over there, and scrambled up the side start
back to the city.

Speaker 14 (01:53:47):
Hurry, I would do.

Speaker 23 (01:53:48):
It, you say, monsieur. I should not have run away
on the first place. I'd stand no chance.

Speaker 12 (01:53:53):
Of a.

Speaker 14 (01:54:11):
Well, huh, I'd better scrambled out of here myself.

Speaker 45 (01:54:19):
The girls out of sight already, she really must have
run as fast as I wonder what she meant by
standing no chance of escaping. I think I'll go back
to the public inn at el rey Den and find out.

Speaker 34 (01:54:37):
Usually the inn at el rey Den was either completely
deserted or almost so. But now the walled courtyard was crowded.
A dozen Arab horses were tethered there. A cortege of
slaves stood about, and an enormous Henegalese guard stood sentry
at the in entrance. His fierce eyes gleamed from beneath
the scarlet fez, and he raised a huge broadsword as
parson when.

Speaker 10 (01:54:57):
Attempt to win it.

Speaker 12 (01:55:00):
Not go past this door.

Speaker 45 (01:55:02):
The sign proclaims this to be a public inn, and
I desire to wind ay. I'm looking for a girl
who just ran from the jungle.

Speaker 6 (01:55:09):
Is no girl here?

Speaker 55 (01:55:11):
In is close to others during the stay of Sheikh
Hasani Mohammad Hazara my master.

Speaker 45 (01:55:18):
Room for no one else. I believe the girl is here,
and I intend to talk to the owner of the inn.
What is the cause for the disturbance? Moqui jungle man
say he talked to you.

Speaker 34 (01:55:29):
I tell you, ah, it is Tarzan. May I be
of service, younger lord, I seek a young French girl.
French girl. There is no French girl here.

Speaker 45 (01:55:39):
Well, I should like to meet Shikhazara and see what
Tea has to say about her presence.

Speaker 14 (01:55:45):
Perhaps you have been paid for your silence.

Speaker 34 (01:55:47):
I will confer with him, but you shall have to
remain here, and I must lock the door against the
possibility of your intrusion.

Speaker 21 (01:56:08):
You are both fools. Have you invited the stars and
to enter. I could have easily explained away the matter
of the girl. But now you increased his curiosity. You
make matters most difficult. We only did what you ordered.
You said no one else was to be admitted. Unless
I satisfy the curiosity of this jungleman, he may bring
the police here. I cannot afford questions until I have
reached my own land with the lovely French Mamseille.

Speaker 34 (01:56:29):
If there's nothing further you wish of.

Speaker 51 (01:56:31):
Me, but there is in deeper.

Speaker 21 (01:56:33):
I desire you to prepare the most lavish meal of
what you are capable, and to bring forth the best
wines your cell as afford. But of course, mighty she
I hastened just a moment. Yes, Mighty she, give me
the key to the front door. Of course, here I
hasten to do your bidding.

Speaker 14 (01:56:52):
What you do, Master, I.

Speaker 21 (01:56:54):
Shall throw the door open wide for the lord of
the Jungle. I shall invite him inside, and I shall
honor him with.

Speaker 51 (01:57:00):
Food and drink.

Speaker 21 (01:57:01):
And whereas you two stumbling fools have only piqued his curiosity,
eye shall lay it to rest.

Speaker 51 (01:57:06):
No man shall deprive me of the beauty of the
French girl. She shall be mine for all time.

Speaker 55 (01:57:11):
You want, Mookie car guards watch Tarzan if he try
and make move against mighty Sheep.

Speaker 21 (01:57:17):
I am more concerned with the actions of the girl.
Go upstairs and tire up both her slender wrists and
her tiny feet. Also, place a gag in her mouth,
and leave the whip where I can reach it easily.
Should it be necessary to prove to her once again
that I am the Master, I do as you say.

Speaker 14 (01:57:33):
Good.

Speaker 21 (01:57:33):
With a gag in her mouth, she cannot cry out,
and I am quite confident that I cannot wid this
jungle man.

Speaker 34 (01:57:52):
We will return to our story of Tarzan in just
a moment. The last time Tarzan had been to the Inn,
it had been a crude affair, But for Sheikh Hazzara's

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visit It had been hung with silken drapes and lavish brocades.
Indeed it seemed like an Oriental palace. And the innkeeper
and his assistants were scurrying about preparing a lavish meal
for the desert Potent eight and his most honored guest.

Speaker 51 (01:58:27):
But I insist your remain with me. It is not
pleasant to dine a loogue.

Speaker 45 (01:58:31):
I shall accept with thanks. I desire to discuss one
of the members of your own tourises.

Speaker 21 (01:58:36):
But who among my followers has deserved the notice of
such a noble one as you?

Speaker 45 (01:58:40):
The young French girl who ran into the jungle and
then returned here. And I warn you not to deny
her presence. Why should I deny it? The Senegalese guard
and the innkeeper pretended I had imagined her.

Speaker 14 (01:58:51):
I thought they acted on your orders.

Speaker 51 (01:58:53):
They were but exercising caution.

Speaker 21 (01:58:56):
You see, Tarzan, we have not as yet been united
by the vows of marriage, nor can we be until
we have reached my land.

Speaker 51 (01:59:03):
Here the government frowns on a man having more than
one wife.

Speaker 14 (01:59:07):
And this girl is returning to your land voluntarily.

Speaker 21 (01:59:11):
Before you take your departure, you may hear with your
own ears the girl's admission that she goes with me. Voluntarily,
Turn just a little this way, my dear, and I
shall cut the last of the thongs that hold your

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tiny feet. By yes, the gag, I shall remove it immediately.
I am afraid Moki misunderstood my owns.

Speaker 51 (01:59:38):
I did not wish you both again. I have given
up hope of taming your an a. There you are,
my insolent beauty.

Speaker 23 (01:59:45):
What trick are you planning now?

Speaker 21 (01:59:47):
I am through with tricks. This afternoon you ran away
and were almost killed. I shall not continue to press
my suit. If you would rather face a jungle lion
than me, you must detest me greatly.

Speaker 54 (01:59:58):
Indeed, it is not that I detest you, at least
I did not at first. But I came to Africa
to meet the man I love, and I have no
intention of becoming a member of your helm.

Speaker 51 (02:00:10):
I have abandoned all hope of taking you home with me.

Speaker 27 (02:00:13):
What do you mean?

Speaker 21 (02:00:14):
A jungle potentate said he'd seen you in the jungle
this afternoon when you run away.

Speaker 54 (02:00:18):
The creature who killed the lion with a knife and
then let out a scream like that of an insane man.

Speaker 21 (02:00:24):
The same he desires you as one of his wives,
and I have decided to let him take you.

Speaker 14 (02:00:29):
Oh no, perhaps you may enjoy the life.

Speaker 51 (02:00:31):
In the jungle more than you with the life among
my people.

Speaker 21 (02:00:34):
There you will be dressed in crude skins. You will
live in ex sincely hot beasts will be.

Speaker 51 (02:00:38):
On your very doorstep.

Speaker 21 (02:00:39):
Your companions will be the power smelling savages with rings
through their noses, and if you do anything it displeases them,
you will be torn limb from limb in the bower
by these followers of ties.

Speaker 23 (02:00:49):
No, no, please take me back to Algiers. One I
love was to meet me there. It will be on
it's sick.

Speaker 21 (02:00:56):
I have decided to return you twelve years, But now
that his jungle lord has taken a fancy to you,
I may find it difficult.

Speaker 23 (02:01:03):
I will not go with him. You've got to see
me from him Israel.

Speaker 21 (02:01:07):
He demands to see you before he leaves. But perhaps
we can resist his demands.

Speaker 12 (02:01:24):
That's all right.

Speaker 21 (02:01:25):
Why is your slave dragging the girl? And she is
shy except before me? Bring her over hair mokey. Yes, musicians,
see you're playing. We have an important jungle portent tape.
Who would put questions to this fairy and damsel.

Speaker 14 (02:01:43):
Why do you shrink from me? Girl?

Speaker 54 (02:01:45):
I saw how you acted this afternoon. Are you killed
with your bear hands?

Speaker 38 (02:01:50):
Am I to.

Speaker 14 (02:01:50):
Admire such a savad? But I killed only so that
you would not be injured.

Speaker 23 (02:01:54):
I like to rest you protected me only so that
you could live.

Speaker 14 (02:01:57):
I protected you because your life was in danger.

Speaker 23 (02:02:00):
And that while scream, what did that mean?

Speaker 14 (02:02:02):
It was the victory cry of the bully. I learned
it from bully.

Speaker 23 (02:02:06):
Or save me from him?

Speaker 45 (02:02:08):
You do not require saving from me. I came here
only because I thought that Sheik held you against your will.
I heard you say something about standing no chance to
escape you.

Speaker 23 (02:02:17):
You misunderstood me. I said no such thing.

Speaker 14 (02:02:20):
I was sure I heard you say those words.

Speaker 45 (02:02:22):
I intended wresting you from Sikh as Arah and taking
you away to wherever you want to get me.

Speaker 27 (02:02:27):
I will not go with you.

Speaker 23 (02:02:28):
You are a jungle savage. I would rather be dead.

Speaker 51 (02:02:31):
That is enough for an a. Are you convinced, Jungle lord?

Speaker 45 (02:02:36):
Yes, I apologize, as Adah. I shall be on my
way now. Thank you for your hospitality at all.

Speaker 21 (02:02:44):
We shall sojourn here for a few days before we
ride onto the desert. Feel free to visit me at
any time.

Speaker 14 (02:02:50):
I shall not come back this way. I'm returning to
the heart of my jungle.

Speaker 12 (02:02:54):
Goodbye.

Speaker 51 (02:02:55):
I shall show you to the door.

Speaker 14 (02:02:56):
Tarzan, thank you, and keeper, I'm sorry, I just got entering.

Speaker 27 (02:02:59):
Your musicians.

Speaker 51 (02:03:01):
Resume the music of my land. Okay, yes, must fetch
my hookah.

Speaker 21 (02:03:08):
I desired the sweet incense of my pipe after this
trying ordeal, I would have peace and rest before our
journey of tomorrow.

Speaker 54 (02:03:15):
You are taking me back to algieus so that I
can meet him all jeers.

Speaker 21 (02:03:23):
I should journey all the way back to Algiers so
that I may give you to another. No, my dear Rene,
I am taking you to the desert so that you
can become my bride. I said just enough so that
you will respond to Tarzan as I had hoped. You
will continue to speak and act as I desire. And
if my words do not convince you, be reminded of

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my other methods by the sound of my whip.

Speaker 34 (02:03:51):
It was cold and penetrating that night as Tarzan made
his way deep into the jungle.

Speaker 14 (02:03:56):
But the morning was hot again, and.

Speaker 34 (02:03:57):
The unseasonable dryness had squatched the earth and destroyed the
plants and the small game. Even The carrion birds were hungry,
and as Tarzan made his way through the upper level,
he could see a flock of them circling vainly over
the jungle wiles.

Speaker 14 (02:04:10):
Then suddenly, the.

Speaker 34 (02:04:11):
Ugly vultures, who ordinarily fed on decayed flesh, plunged downward.
They had sighted a prey, and the scent of man
not yet dead to sail Tarzan's muscles. He streaked through
the free tops, and a moment later he could see
the hideous, giant like birds pawing and packing.

Speaker 12 (02:04:25):
Then, exhausted white.

Speaker 34 (02:04:26):
Man Tarzan leaped down, and his knife described great hearts
as he stabbed curiously at the muscrous scavengers of the jungle.

Speaker 14 (02:04:44):
It's no use, it's no use anyway. What's no use?

Speaker 45 (02:04:49):
Giang, make quaith hear the jungle. I'll ever find her anyway.
You're searching for someone I was searching, not anymore.

Speaker 14 (02:04:59):
I'm finished. I'll never find Renee. Renee.

Speaker 45 (02:05:03):
I've seen a girl by that name. Of course, there
are many French girls whose names are I've been taken
in too many times as it is. Last one who
claimed he'd seen her brought me into the jungle. He
took the fee I'd promised him, and then he deserted me.
I see, and the woman back at the hotel in Algiers, well,
she was interested in was money too, Well, I don't
know what your angle is, but you can beat it.

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If I'm going to die, and is thinking Jungle, I'll die.
I've been taken for.

Speaker 12 (02:05:28):
The last time.

Speaker 45 (02:05:29):
Well, perhaps the vultures who escaped my knife shall not
be cheated out of their meal after all.

Speaker 34 (02:05:47):
In just a moment, the exciting conclusion of African Thanksgiving.

Speaker 14 (02:06:04):
Well, at least the rain has come, Bill, you won't
have to die in the blistering heat back home.

Speaker 45 (02:06:09):
At this time of year, everything's golden, red and brown.
Kids are cutting out jack o lanterns, and women are
roasting turkeys. They can punkin prize. There's a holiday we
called Thanksgiving, Tyson. I was gonna take Renee back to
America Thanksgiving. Perhaps you might like to.

Speaker 14 (02:06:29):
Talk about rene before you die. I met her in Paris.
I was an exchange student there engineering.

Speaker 45 (02:06:39):
We fell in love and I wanted to marry her,
but I didn't have enough money to satisfy her parents.

Speaker 14 (02:06:45):
Oh, oh, the way they figured it. She was gonna
marry a millionaire.

Speaker 45 (02:06:48):
Some oriental potentate had seen her at the store where
she worked, offered him a.

Speaker 14 (02:06:52):
Fortune for her, and they sold their own daughter.

Speaker 45 (02:06:54):
Oh no, they didn't do that, but it convinced them
more than ever that Renee had make a brilliant match,
and maybe they should have sold her to that she
beau Is should have been better off.

Speaker 14 (02:07:05):
She Hasannah.

Speaker 45 (02:07:06):
When I graduated, I went back home, and six months
ago I had a chance to come to Africa on
a job, and I'd be a little closer to Renee,
so I took it. We corresponded regularly, and she wrote
she was running away from home, that she'd meet me
in Algiers.

Speaker 14 (02:07:23):
What happened.

Speaker 45 (02:07:24):
My job was almost finished, but I couldn't leave until
all the loose ends were tied up.

Speaker 14 (02:07:28):
I was a couple of days late in reaching Algiers, but.

Speaker 45 (02:07:31):
The woman who ran the little hotel there where Renee
was to go it promised to take care of her,
and she didn't. Finally got the truth out of her,
her part of it, anyway. She'd made up some far
fetch story about having received a message from me, and
she convinced Renee that I wanted her to meet me
in the interior.

Speaker 14 (02:07:45):
Why did you do that. Someone have paid her to
do it.

Speaker 45 (02:07:47):
I couldn't force her to tell me who it was,
but she admitted Renee had hired some Arab guides to
lead her do me in the jungle. It's the last
it was ever seen her. I've been sec and four
ever since, Bill, ever since we've met, you've doubted my intentions.
Even though I saved your life, I also saved Rene's life,
and she treated me as though I were a leper.

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But regardless of whether you want my help or not,
you're going to get it. If it's within my power.
The two of you will have a reason for Thanksgiving.

Speaker 14 (02:08:30):
That's the end. Just ahead. Yeah, it's obviously deserted, said
there was a huge caravan stopping there.

Speaker 45 (02:08:37):
Shecaizara said they would remain here for several days, but
they could have changed their plan. I suppose God the
whole story's fantastic remote end transformed into a potentate's power.

Speaker 14 (02:08:47):
I didn't say exactly that.

Speaker 45 (02:08:48):
I said that the interior had been decorated with rich
fabrics and costly ornaments.

Speaker 14 (02:08:52):
Must have taken weeks of preparation to make the place
ready for the coming of this desert ruler.

Speaker 45 (02:08:58):
And keep her keeper, Ah, there's no one here. There
is someone here I can catch the sense of man.
Yes it is Tarzan, Innkeeper.

Speaker 34 (02:09:12):
Tarzan, I know no one by that name, but I
was here last night. You must have mistaken my pour
in for another. No one has been here for years,
and I have never before laid eyes on you.

Speaker 14 (02:09:23):
So you're were leading you on.

Speaker 45 (02:09:24):
With a story that was nothing but live I inside
with me, Bill, get out of the way, in Keeper,
what huh rich fabrics and costly ornaments? Place is dusty
and unkept?

Speaker 25 (02:09:35):
Innkeeper?

Speaker 14 (02:09:35):
What happened to the trappings that hung here last night?

Speaker 38 (02:09:38):
Trappings?

Speaker 45 (02:09:39):
I believe you have lost your reason, younger man. Where
is Sheik hasanin Hazara and his followers? And where is
the French girl?

Speaker 51 (02:09:46):
You speak in the most amazing riddles. I know of
no kh or of any French girl.

Speaker 34 (02:09:51):
Certainly you must have confused my amologized Tarzan.

Speaker 14 (02:09:54):
She was here.

Speaker 45 (02:09:55):
But yes, Innkeeper, you may have sprinkledduster on, and you
may have erased all the other signs of your recent
vis But I found this in the corner over there,
a shoe, one of Ronais shoes.

Speaker 14 (02:10:04):
Our friend here must have overlooked it. I know it's hers.
It's a French making. It's her size. She has tiny feet.
Not another girl a thousand could get this shoe on.

Speaker 45 (02:10:11):
Now, deny my story, inkeeper, Hey, I only lied in
order to save the young man greater sorrow. What do
you mean Just after you left Kazan, the girl grasped
a flagon of poison and drank deep. She was buried
early this morning in the graveyard at the edge of
the city.

Speaker 14 (02:10:45):
Oh, that cough's getting worse. Bill, You should have found
shelter until I visited her grave.

Speaker 45 (02:10:50):
A damp graveyard is certainly a poor place for a
man with a cough. It's certainly a desolate place of night.

Speaker 56 (02:10:55):
Oh my fault.

Speaker 14 (02:10:57):
She'd never left France. She wouldn't be lying in this
miserable ceme.

Speaker 12 (02:11:01):
If I'd written to her awake.

Speaker 14 (02:11:03):
There's someone over there you, yes, Why are you digging
in the rain and at night?

Speaker 21 (02:11:11):
When someone dies at this time of the year, the
seplter must be completed before the rains come too heavy.

Speaker 51 (02:11:17):
I was packing the earth firmly about this grave that
was filled.

Speaker 14 (02:11:21):
But this morning fred these grave.

Speaker 21 (02:11:24):
I know not the occupant of this final resting place,
save that she was a young French girl who traveled
in an Arab's caravan. The caravan has left, but not before.

Speaker 45 (02:11:34):
You were well paid to heap heavy rocks on the
grave and pour cement between the cracks. He told she
was just trying to make sure the rains wouldn't come.

Speaker 14 (02:11:42):
On to a Bill may regain consciousness soon. I didn't
hit him hard.

Speaker 23 (02:11:47):
Why did you hit him at all?

Speaker 45 (02:11:48):
Because he isn't a grave digger anymore than you are.
He's one of his Arra's man, and he was attempting
to make sure no one would ever.

Speaker 14 (02:11:53):
Open that grave.

Speaker 27 (02:11:54):
What are you doing?

Speaker 45 (02:11:56):
I'm digging up the coffin and I'm reasonably certain we'll
find it empty.

Speaker 56 (02:12:01):
Oh, Renee may be alive, but I think we've lost
their trail now.

Speaker 14 (02:12:15):
Oh but we haven't. The signs are even clearer now
that we're beyond the rain. Beelt if I.

Speaker 45 (02:12:19):
Haven't seen any signs, even the ones you try to
point out to them, and they covered their trail fairly well.
Has there a hope the story of Renee's death would
discourage us? But it wasn't, depending on it completely. Are
you sure you don't want me to hunt for some
small game?

Speaker 6 (02:12:32):
Bill?

Speaker 14 (02:12:33):
Oh, I couldn't eat.

Speaker 45 (02:12:35):
How do you feel better than I thought I would
after sleeping on that wet tree top? And frankly, I'm
sick of Africa. Only I could find her Inne. I'd
take her to America so fast you wouldn't even have
time to catch her breath. I don't think we'd ever
leave the good old USA again, but first to find her. Yeah,
it looks so hopeless. How can we hope to catch

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him when they're on horseback? Well, they too are traveling
by foot now, their horses were laying by the time
they reached the last pass.

Speaker 14 (02:13:06):
You could tell by the uneven depth of the hoop marks.
You who could tell? I couldn't tell a thing.

Speaker 45 (02:13:12):
All I know is that if I ever come face
to face with Hazzar, will be face to face with
him and soon. And Bill, you must not show your hatred.
You must act as I advised. You must pray that
Renee is smart enough to catch on. If she makes
one sign of recognition, it will mean the end to
both of you. Looks like quite a celebration of These

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Native cities are always holding pageants and parades and dances
meant to please their gods.

Speaker 14 (02:13:51):
I only hope their chief will agree to our part
in the ceremony. I guess you know what you're doing.

Speaker 45 (02:13:55):
But I'd like to go right to Hazzara's camp and
tell do you know why has had a made camp
on the edge to the city.

Speaker 14 (02:14:01):
No, because his horses can no longer carry their burden.

Speaker 45 (02:14:04):
If he's to reach his own land, he must have camels,
and the natives won't be willing to sell them for
any price until.

Speaker 14 (02:14:10):
Their celebration is over.

Speaker 45 (02:14:11):
Yeah, but in the meantime, in the meantime, I'm going
to have a talk with their chief, and you're going
to die your.

Speaker 14 (02:14:15):
Skin black and dresses a native witch doctor. Then you're
going to make a call on shik Hazara.

Speaker 21 (02:14:34):
Rene, I must speak to some local witch doctor who
has just arrived. You had best retire into the quarters
of the women.

Speaker 23 (02:14:40):
All I will go, only I do not see.

Speaker 38 (02:14:43):
What greetings sheak of great desert.

Speaker 51 (02:14:46):
My humble greetings to you, Renee. I told you to go.

Speaker 21 (02:14:51):
No woman is to stay you in my city. So
I give orders. As you say, witch doctor, I have
you come today? Is great celebration in our village.

Speaker 45 (02:15:03):
Yes, I know that your chief told me that we
not sell you camels until parade through city over.

Speaker 14 (02:15:10):
Yes, that was his decision. But now new decision made.

Speaker 45 (02:15:15):
Since you and your camp are within limits of City one,
your party must join in parade to gods. I shall
be most happy this woman. She is great beauty. She
please our gods. She ride camel at my side. I
have spoken, Rene, it is best humor of these native leaders.

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You'll have to do what he says.

Speaker 23 (02:15:38):
I am ready to come with you, which.

Speaker 45 (02:15:41):
Doctor, good camels tethered before entrance of bit, Come with me, goodbye,
Sheikh Hasara.

Speaker 14 (02:16:00):
All right, Bill Renee, we're far enough from the Chek
and his men.

Speaker 45 (02:16:03):
Now, hey, I'm almost able to manage a camel.

Speaker 52 (02:16:07):
Now, oh, you were wonderful, Which doctor, Bill, It was
a fine book moment.

Speaker 45 (02:16:11):
But it's time to remove your makeup. Now we'll leave
these camels here and take to the jungle. I guarantee
that the Sheik will not be able to follow our trail.
It will be three or four days until the natives
sell him camels, and by that time you will be
on your way to America. Oh really, she I wonder
what my friend's back home would have said if they
could have seen me dressed like that native witch doctor
and right at the head of that fantastic parade. The

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parade was part of a week's feasting to one of
the gods of the fields. Grain is thrown upon the
ground and the belief that some of the earth's yield
must be returned to it or otherwise they will become barren.
The celebration is held at each harvest time, a sort
of a Thanksgiving ritual.

Speaker 38 (02:16:47):
Hi, thanksgivin.

Speaker 27 (02:16:50):
Hey, it's Thanksgiving today.

Speaker 23 (02:16:51):
What is this Thanksgiving?

Speaker 45 (02:16:54):
That's a holiday you'll find out about in America, Renee.
We'll be too late for the turkey and the punkin
pie this year. We still have a lot to be
thankful for, and number one on the list is having
met Tarzan.

Speaker 34 (02:17:19):
In just a moment, we'll return with a preview of
our next story of Tarzan. During the past ten years,
the price of museum specimens has doubled and trebled. Today,
an African elephant is worth six thousand dollars, a giraffe

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brings four thousand, a hippopotamus five thousand, and a white
rhinoceros fifteen thousand. Tarzan attempts to halt the plundering of
the jungle by an unscrupulous murderer and he encounters Hunter's fury,
which is the title of our next story, Tarzan.

Speaker 18 (02:17:58):
The Franscribe creation of the famous Edgar Rice Burrows is
produced by Walter White Junior, prepared for radio by Bud Lesser,
with original music by Albert Lesser.

Speaker 16 (02:18:07):
This is a Commodore production.

Speaker 7 (02:18:30):
There you have it, seventy four years ago November twenty second,
nineteen fifty one. Tarzan. Coming up next, something even scarier
than the hollor of Tarzan.

Speaker 57 (02:18:42):
Lumon Abner, the Ready Marine Corps Reserve wants a few
good men to help keep the peace.

Speaker 15 (02:19:01):
Men who will do more than wish for it, Men
who will work for it. Men who want to see
their children grow up in an age of peace. As
a Marine reservist, you'll be ready.

Speaker 12 (02:19:15):
You will be a peacekeeper, all right.

Speaker 7 (02:19:21):
We wrap up this program with a Thanksgiving episode of
Blumad Abner from eighty years ago November twenty second, nineteen
forty five.

Speaker 16 (02:19:36):
That's all ring time for long and Abner, brought to
you by the makers of Alca Selza. Well, Thanksgiving Day

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has arrived in Pine Ridge and the Spears and the
Quincy families, and love have been invited to eat a
big Turkey dinner at the Peabody home. Well, we'll soon
see what happens next. A happy Thanksgiving Day, folks, and
good health to you all. Now that Thanksgiving dinner is

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probably over. I can't help wondering if you let your
appetite get you into trouble. I know it's mighty easy
to overeat when the table is loaded down with delicious,
mouth watering good things. So if you happen to overdo it,
and right now you have a touch of acid indigestion
or a dull headache, here's hoping you have a package
of Alkaseltzer tablets handy. You see, Alka Celtic can help

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you to relief in a hurry. If you haven't any
Alka Seltzer in the house, get a package of these
effervescent comfort bringing tablets from your nearest druggist right away,
and then remember, when you have a touch of acid indigestion,
be alkalize with Alka Seltzer. Now, let's see what's going
on down in Pine Rich.

Speaker 6 (02:21:09):
Well.

Speaker 16 (02:21:09):
As we look in on the little community today, we
find grandpap lung and ulysses as quincy and the Peabody
parlor discussing the weather while they wait for dinner.

Speaker 2 (02:21:19):
Lit'sten, I say this morning, I thought, sure it's going
to snore a rain, but it turned off right pretty.
See the sun breaking through the clouds there, ulysses looks okay, yeah, sir,
I wouldn't put too much dependence on that too. The
almanac said cloudy. You can look it up for yourself
Phage two seventy two. I believe it is cloud the

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best head.

Speaker 6 (02:21:41):
Dinner won't be ready for at least are yet? Reckon
you fellers can wait that long?

Speaker 2 (02:21:45):
Oh yeah, yeah, I don't mind. Give me more of
a chance to work up appetite.

Speaker 6 (02:21:50):
Okay.

Speaker 2 (02:21:52):
If there's one thing I hate to do, it's draw
up a chair to a Thanksgiving dinner with just half appetite.

Speaker 6 (02:21:58):
Oh yeah, on me.

Speaker 2 (02:21:59):
That's one met where a fella or to be all
set to eat. Well, personal, I'm ready to eat right now.

Speaker 6 (02:22:04):
Well, you just had to wait, Grandpap, because the women
folks think got the bettals done yet? Say that reminds
me they want somebody to go out and draw a
couple of buckets of water from the well there too.
Oh sure, all right? Didn't say exactly what they wanted for.
I needed in the kitchen there cooking or something.

Speaker 2 (02:22:21):
I reckon, how was the turkey coming after her?

Speaker 6 (02:22:23):
Didn't you get a look at it? No, I never Grandpap,
I wanted to, but they keep its dad blame hot
out there in that kitchen. I just couldn't stand to
stay around there. Did you notice that too? Hold on me,
look at me? They orders do that.

Speaker 2 (02:22:35):
I recollect last year when we cooked in that Thanksgiving
dinner over at our place, they got their kitchens of heart.
It never cooled off for two days. I think they
smothered the turkey to death.

Speaker 6 (02:22:44):
They're doing the same thing again this year. I'll tell
you that. Seems like every time a batch of women
get together in the kitchen, the first thing they do
is get the temperatures up to where a man just
mount my suffy cakes. It reckon Why they do that,
I don't know.

Speaker 2 (02:23:00):
Must like it that way, I reckon, Yeah, sir, women
folks are cutey of all.

Speaker 6 (02:23:04):
I said, it must be more cold blooded than men.

Speaker 53 (02:23:07):
Folks.

Speaker 48 (02:23:07):
I know.

Speaker 6 (02:23:08):
I couldn't stand it down there in that kitchen five
minutes like it is.

Speaker 2 (02:23:11):
I believe I've read summers that women folks have got
thinner blood than men. Well, either thinner or thicker. I
forget which. Now they're different.

Speaker 12 (02:23:21):
I know.

Speaker 6 (02:23:22):
Maybe it's cause they're weaker.

Speaker 2 (02:23:23):
Now, whatever it is, I wish they'd hurry up and
get the victuals on the table.

Speaker 6 (02:23:27):
I'm fanished. Help me too, me too.

Speaker 2 (02:23:30):
I don't see what you fellas wanner rash things along
for personal I just enjoyed setting here, not doing nothings rocking.

Speaker 6 (02:23:39):
Seems nice to have nothing to do for a change. Well, yeah,
it's nice, I reckon.

Speaker 2 (02:23:45):
That's what the holiday's for. Resh, take it easy, get
away from your work. Folks need your holiday, Well, I reckon.

Speaker 6 (02:23:54):
Here right, Well, people got to have a change sometime,
even if it's just one day. I reckon.

Speaker 2 (02:23:59):
Yeah, I don't know what I would have did if
this holiday had not come along when it did. I
was getting plumb war out from hot Grandpa. From that
telegram delivery job of mine, oh war, right down to
the ragged edge.

Speaker 6 (02:24:14):
I got to the breaking point. Well, of course he
don't deliver them telegrams every day though, Well, no.

Speaker 2 (02:24:20):
It ain't the number of delivers I make hits. The
strain I work under all the time, strain huh oh yeah,
got to be on my toes every minute. The tension
is terrible. Well, never know when the telegram's coming in.
I knowed when they's coming in to be all right,
I'll go three four months out no telegrams.

Speaker 6 (02:24:41):
That's what makes it so hard on me. Well, I
never had looked at it just that way before. I'll
admit you look.

Speaker 2 (02:24:48):
At it sometimes right away and you see what I mean,
and directly two or three of them will pop in
in one month.

Speaker 6 (02:24:53):
Oh oh my.

Speaker 2 (02:24:54):
It's the uncertainties of the thing. Some months a telegram
will come in and.

Speaker 6 (02:24:58):
Then get it might not.

Speaker 2 (02:25:00):
Well, I can see that's a harder job. Now I'm
allowed it was, yes.

Speaker 6 (02:25:04):
Well it just goes to prove my point.

Speaker 2 (02:25:06):
Ever, human no matter who it is, man or woman,
needs a holiday now and then?

Speaker 6 (02:25:12):
Ain't that right? Ulyssen?

Speaker 2 (02:25:14):
Yeah okay, I say say, yeah, I believe you're right.
Old yeah. The human body is just like a machine.
You can't expect it to work every day, year in
and year out. It's got to have a rest of all.

Speaker 6 (02:25:28):
I said that. Well, well, I'm for a hundred persons.
I love holidays, of course. I don't see why women
folks needs a holiday necessary.

Speaker 2 (02:25:37):
Oh no, these are often too. Well, of course it's
nice that they can't enjoy.

Speaker 6 (02:25:42):
I'm I'm for that. I reckon just for remarking they
don't need them as much as us men folks. Well,
I don't know.

Speaker 2 (02:25:49):
I believe you're wrong there, Avenue Foster. Woman don't do
the heavy work a man does. Natural Still, she's got
little chores to do from.

Speaker 42 (02:25:59):
Day to day.

Speaker 6 (02:26:00):
She works at him pretty steady. Well, I reckon, you're right.
I know Elizabeth keeps up good on the little things
she has to do around the place. She ain't lazy,
I'll say that farring a lazy b on her body.
Don't reckon.

Speaker 2 (02:26:13):
They don't seem no more right that they it one
day to do sort of what they want to give
'em a rest and sort of a chain.

Speaker 6 (02:26:21):
Yeah, yeah, well, man, I think about it on any
other Thursday long about this time, instead of sitting around
a nice warm kitchen while Elizabeth be out in the
field plowing or else, she'd have a chopping action her
hand flipping up from wood or something. That's what I mean,
as it is why she got up a couple of
hours earlier this morning, got all that out of the way. Yeah. See,

(02:26:44):
you know, Charity done the same thing she did.

Speaker 14 (02:26:46):
She done it.

Speaker 6 (02:26:47):
She was out of bed four daylight.

Speaker 12 (02:26:49):
Hmm.

Speaker 6 (02:26:49):
Made sit your racking out doors. I couldn't hardly sleep.
Same thing happened to me. But now I can see
it was a good thing for him. Gives them the
rest of the daity in joy theirselves, you know, cooking
and all. Yeah, well their charity. Miss just must love it.
She started two days ago.

Speaker 17 (02:27:07):
Yeah.

Speaker 6 (02:27:08):
Oh, they look forwards to these holidays. There's no two
ways about. They just love well personally. I love to
see the women folks enjoy themselves. Yeah, don't spoil them
too much. They don't get out into the world much
just men folks do. No, No, they don't sociable now
then or quote from Bee, that's about all they get out.

Speaker 2 (02:27:26):
Sometimes I think maybe the women need a nice holiday
like this even more than us men do.

Speaker 6 (02:27:31):
We Wait, I hear somebody calling from the kitchen there.
I never hear nobody. Sounded like it might be Charity.
You better go out there and see what she wants grandparents. Yeah,
all right, maybe I can hurry things along. Yeah, that's
a good idea. Tell them they get their rooting and
snoop and looting. No, sure, there's nothing like a holiday,
my boundarioh I know what they're calling for. That water

(02:27:52):
they wanted to bring in from the well, that's what
they're yelling about, right, that's right.

Speaker 2 (02:27:56):
Well Grandpap can't get it from these anxious.

Speaker 6 (02:27:59):
Steed and I just hope it ain't too heavy a
work for him. Them are pretty big water buckets we
got sold Isabeth can do to care of them things herself,
stout as she is. Well, he's got sense enough not
to fill him too full. He's frail, old Grandpappyess.

Speaker 2 (02:28:12):
You know, I believe I'm beginning to get a little
hungry myself talking about eating thanks smelling that turkey cooking
out there, and it smells awful good, don't it, Ulysses?

Speaker 6 (02:28:23):
Yeah, okay, I say, I say it smells old? Kay Um.
They said there's nothing like a holiday. Can't wait a minute?
Over there comes Grandpap back already We done that pretty fast?

Speaker 38 (02:28:34):
Have you done?

Speaker 6 (02:28:35):
Carrod in the water?

Speaker 17 (02:28:36):
Grandpaan and all?

Speaker 6 (02:28:37):
No, they done it theirselves. Miss Quincy went out and
got it. Miss Quincy, Yeah, over unless he's that little
woman of yours, must be awful stout for her size.

Speaker 30 (02:28:47):
Yes, she's okay.

Speaker 2 (02:28:49):
Now they want somebody to go out there and turn
the ice cream freezer?

Speaker 6 (02:28:53):
Well, why didn't you do it as long as you
was out there?

Speaker 17 (02:28:55):
More?

Speaker 6 (02:28:55):
It's too dad, blame hard. I couldn't stand it.

Speaker 2 (02:28:58):
Well you do that out on the back porch's grandpath?
Oh yeah, that's right, and forgot about that? Did they
say how quick we could eat? Well, I asked, but
I never did get no answer. Just kept bustling around.

Speaker 6 (02:29:09):
There. Might I knock me over twice?

Speaker 1 (02:29:11):
Yeah?

Speaker 6 (02:29:12):
Well, they're more like they just excited cause it's a holiday.
You know, overcame with joy.

Speaker 2 (02:29:17):
What I can't understand is why if they're enjoying theirselves,
they don't show it more.

Speaker 6 (02:29:22):
Well, you know how women folks are grandpath, You never
can tell much about them just by looking at 'em.
Elizabeth to go to a picture show and sat there
and ball and puddle up scow all the time. Now
tell somebody how she enjoyed it.

Speaker 2 (02:29:36):
Yeah, they moren't like they don't realize theirselves how much
they're enjoying this. Well, tomorrow, after they went back to
their work, then they'll see that they needed this rest
and appreciate it.

Speaker 6 (02:29:46):
Yeah, other change is good for him. Ain't no doubts
about that, No doubts at all. No, give them something
different to do at your thing on Thanksgiving?

Speaker 2 (02:29:56):
This away now, Jimmy, I I'm sorry of getting hung
I don't know where I can wait much longer.

Speaker 6 (02:30:01):
For either dram pab I'm just might notice story.

Speaker 2 (02:30:05):
I tried to grab a pickled pearl while I was
out there, but Elizabeth taking the dish right out from
under my hand.

Speaker 6 (02:30:11):
Well that shows there hurrying. It ought to be long now.

Speaker 2 (02:30:14):
Now, if it's much longer, they won't have to bother
to set a place for me. I'll just be dead
from starvation. Well, I'm beginning to deal the same way, Granddad.
How about you, Ulysses?

Speaker 6 (02:30:27):
Oh I could eat old kay long. Why don't you
go out there and storm up a.

Speaker 2 (02:30:31):
Little abner reckon? I ought to will hit your house.
You've got a right to say anything in it you
want to?

Speaker 6 (02:30:37):
Oh I have?

Speaker 2 (02:30:38):
Yeah? Yeah, sure, leave, I'll go back there. Tell I'm
gonna slap them vittles on the table all tell them
Ulysses is hungry too, Abnuer, Yeah, that's the most wonderful
flavor coming from that turkey out there. Now that's one
of our Turkey's charity raised it herself. It's a good
stouting too. Had to chase that thing clean over to

(02:30:59):
the creek and for wherever she could catch it. Then
I thought it was gonna throw her where she could
put the axe to it. You you've seen the whole thing,
huh oh yeah yeah, Standing right there, I helped chr
this sweater while she chased him. I had thought you
off your grandpath. Uh, how's that USI sads right? Forty
grandpap hold this woman's sweater. Wait a minute, te it

(02:31:19):
comes Abner back. Get ready, man, loosen your belts. Where
do you want to just set?

Speaker 6 (02:31:24):
Abner?

Speaker 32 (02:31:25):
Uh?

Speaker 16 (02:31:26):
I'm faired.

Speaker 6 (02:31:26):
We ain't quite ready to eat yet, man. What well?
What's pulling things up?

Speaker 2 (02:31:31):
Well?

Speaker 6 (02:31:32):
Elizabeth, you know her, she's still busy turning the crank
on that ice cream.

Speaker 14 (02:31:36):
Oh that's right.

Speaker 6 (02:31:37):
I was supposed to send somebody out there to do that.
I offered to do it, but Elizabeth told me to
get out of there, said she'd do it herself. She
told you to get out.

Speaker 17 (02:31:45):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (02:31:46):
I don't know where I imagine this or not, men,
but it just seems to me that whole bunch of
women folks out there's teaed about something.

Speaker 6 (02:31:52):
Well, I ain't that a shame. I don't know what
it could be. Must have had some little squabble amongst
her selves, I reckon.

Speaker 2 (02:31:59):
Yeah, you know, true with women, they just don't know
how to relax and enjoy a holiday.

Speaker 6 (02:32:04):
When I live to be a thousand years, oh, I
never will understand.

Speaker 12 (02:32:21):
Well.

Speaker 16 (02:32:22):
Friends, With the Thanksgiving days celebrating drawing to a close,
it might be well to remember that the weekend of
relaxation and fun is just ahead for most of us.
You know, late hours, too much smoking and eating can
often lead to a dull, dreary headache or stiffs or
aching muscle. Now, you won't be able to enjoy yourself
if you're not feeling your best. And that's where Alka

(02:32:44):
Seltzer comes in. Yes, sir, When you have Alka seltz
Aer handy, real relief can be yours in no time
at all. So see your druggist before your weekend begins
and get a package of real relief Alka Seltzer tablets.
That's the Alka Selter way to be prepared in case
you overdue during your weekend fun.

Speaker 12 (02:33:03):
Dull dreary.

Speaker 16 (02:33:04):
Headaches are sore. Aching muscles need not keep you down
when you have alka seltzer. And remember when your tablets
get down to four, that's the time to buy some.

Speaker 7 (02:33:16):
Over eighty years ago, November twenty second, nineteen forty five, Luminamner,

(02:33:54):
I'm surprised that Elizabeth didn't whop wop Abner A couple.
You gotta wonder, all righty, Thanks for being with us
on this Saturday. Our Sunday show will have more Thanksgiving
programs including We will Have Tomorrow Good News of nineteen

(02:34:18):
forty host Edward Arnold along with Baby Snooks and Daddy
along with guest Raymond Wahlburn and Walter Houston. And I'll
be coming up on Tomorrow's Classic Radio Theater along with
Bobby Ellis and the Aldridge Family, Jack Benny with Alice
Spade joining the gang for Thanksgiving dinner at Jack's and

(02:34:40):
another episode of Love and After That'll be coming up tomorrow.
Thanks for being with us here on this Saturday, Classic
Radio Theater. I'm Wyatt Cox.

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