Lux Radio Theatre - Elmer The Great

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hollywood, California, Monday, October fifth, the LAPS Radio Theater presents
Elmer the Great, starring Joey Brown with June Travis. Lux

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presents Hollywood Tonight. The Lux Radio Theater, from its home
on Hollywood Boulevard, brings you Joey Brown, June.

Speaker 2 (00:34):
Travis, Cecil V.

Speaker 1 (00:35):
De Mill, Max Reinhart, and Lois Silvers, and from New York,
Carl Hubbell and Lou Garrick, fresh from their deeds in
the world series, gathered here to witness our performance.

Speaker 2 (00:46):
Is an audience field.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
With Hollywood notables welcome to the Lux Radio Theater. He
can think of no higher recommendation for Lux Flakes than
the fact that the sheer, marvelously effected flakes are used
by all the leading picture studios here in Hollywood or

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wardrobe protection. And now the producer of the Lux Radio
Theater takes his place at the Microphone Motion Pictures most
eminent director, Ladies and gentlemen, Mister Cecil B. Demill readings
from Hollywood Ladies and Gentlemen. Among the things for which

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Joey Brown is distinguished is the singular void between his
upper and lower lips and his ability to play baseball.
Both of these are probably the result of Joe's belief
in the old Spanish proverb A closed mouth catches no flies,
But Joe caught flies off and on for ten years
as a member of minor league baseball teams. Later, he

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played exhibition bar with the Boston Red Sox for three years.

Speaker 3 (01:57):
He kept the bench warm for.

Speaker 1 (01:58):
The New York Yankees, and today is the owner of
a semi professional team in Los Angeles. But long before
Joe ever struck out as a ball player, he struck
out for.

Speaker 2 (02:08):
A career in the circus.

Speaker 1 (02:09):
When only nine years old, he became an acrobat. He
was known as Master Joe.

Speaker 2 (02:13):
The Boy Wonder. His aerial feats were.

Speaker 1 (02:16):
Not limited to acrobatics, however, In nineteen hundred and seven
at Montreal, he was persuaded to make a flight in
an airplane glider.

Speaker 3 (02:24):
He sailed fifty feet.

Speaker 1 (02:25):
In this pioneer adventure, landed on his head and broke
a finger, but no records. Joe was eigning three hundred
dollars a week as the Daring young Man and a
flying trapeze when he decided to turn comedian for one
quarter the salary. It was the wisest move in his career.
A series of hit plays soon brought him stardom, among
them The Baseball Comedy, in which we hear Joe Tonight

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tell Moa the Great. Hollywood was quick to sign him
when he appeared on the West Coast, and after nine
years in pictures, Joseph Evan Brown remains among our top
flight comedian. June Travis is also appropriately cast as the
leading lady in a baseball story, but she's the daughter
of Harry Grabner, vice president of the Chicago White Sox,

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and Viole at college played first base in an all
girls team. In pictures, June has played leads in Sealing
Zero and with Joey Brown in Earthworm Tractors.

Speaker 3 (03:21):
Tonight, we hear her in.

Speaker 1 (03:22):
The role of Nelly Pool, owner of a small town
grocery store. And now the players are warming up. A
hush falls as thirty million fans from Boston to Los
Angeles await.

Speaker 3 (03:39):
The first inning. The Lux Radio Theater presents.

Speaker 1 (03:41):
A four bass hit by Ring Ladner.

Speaker 3 (03:43):
And George M.

Speaker 1 (03:44):
Cohen Elma the Great, starring Joey Brown as el McCain
and featuring June Travis as Nellie Poole.

Speaker 3 (03:51):
Play Ball.

Speaker 1 (04:10):
Austin is Elma Kine's home in the village of Gentryville, Indiana.
It's two o'clock in the afternoon on February twenty second,
Washington's birthday, and our hero, taking full advantage of the holiday,
has still not come down for breakfast.

Speaker 3 (04:25):
As the curtain.

Speaker 1 (04:26):
Rises, Missus Kane, Helma's mother, is busily setting the table.

Speaker 3 (04:31):
In the dining room.

Speaker 2 (04:35):
Elmer, Oh, Elmer, did he come down to breakfast?

Speaker 3 (04:40):
Now? Your breakfast ready? Oh? Elmer? Is that you? Nick?

Speaker 2 (04:46):
Yeah?

Speaker 3 (04:46):
Ma?

Speaker 2 (04:47):
You boy?

Speaker 3 (04:48):
Gosh, it's call out regular pleasure. Now, Nick, don't you
go tracking snow.

Speaker 2 (04:53):
All over the house? I want Oh what are you
setting a table for?

Speaker 3 (04:57):
Ma? Your brother Elmi's going to have his breakfast.

Speaker 2 (05:00):
Breakfast in the middle of the day.

Speaker 4 (05:02):
Real, There ain't no reason to get up early on
Washington's birthday.

Speaker 2 (05:06):
Why not?

Speaker 3 (05:06):
I'll bet Washington dead.

Speaker 4 (05:08):
Don't be silly next Anyway, Elmer worked hard all day.

Speaker 2 (05:12):
Yesterday driving a delivery wagon. Ain't hard work. The horse
snows away and the boy delivers at gross leaves. All
Almer has to do is sit on the front seat
and go to sleep.

Speaker 3 (05:22):
Oh mah, hello, little wreck the front of you.

Speaker 4 (05:26):
In a minute, If you can set right down now
if you want, I.

Speaker 1 (05:30):
Can say that's the best news I hands dinner time
last night.

Speaker 3 (05:34):
How are you Nick?

Speaker 2 (05:35):
All right? Sleep and beauty? And how are you old?
Pretty good? A little tired, but pretty good.

Speaker 4 (05:41):
Oh wellman, mister Wade just telephoned that it was important.

Speaker 3 (05:45):
Wait.

Speaker 2 (05:46):
Oh, yeah, I know him.

Speaker 3 (05:47):
He wants you to call him back at the commercial house.

Speaker 2 (05:50):
Oh he does.

Speaker 1 (05:51):
Huh, well he's going to have a long wait. Bring
all my ham and eggs, Mar, let's get down to business.

Speaker 3 (05:57):
Maybe that's him again. Yeah, well as you tell him
that I ain't him. Hello, old Nelly the wagon? Is
that good?

Speaker 2 (06:07):
It's Nelly? Oh gosh, what does she want?

Speaker 3 (06:10):
Fair?

Speaker 2 (06:11):
Ma give me the phone.

Speaker 1 (06:12):
I'll go and get hello Nellie. Yes what oh mister Wade. Yes,
I know him. I was speaking to him yesterday. He's
scout for the New York Ball Club. M Well, what
was he doing over at the store. Yes, well, listen, boss.

Speaker 2 (06:34):
You tell him he's wasting his time.

Speaker 1 (06:36):
I had all the league baseball I wanted when I
was with Carol Hut last summer. I don't have to
think it over, boss, Sure.

Speaker 3 (06:45):
I know the New York Club bought man the New
York Talk Club. Holy, wait a.

Speaker 2 (06:49):
Minute, Nelly, listen to me, will you? I know what
I want to do.

Speaker 1 (06:52):
I'm gonna stay right here in Gentryville and drive your
delivery wagon just like I always done. I'll listen, boss.
Let's not go into X ray innings about this.

Speaker 2 (07:03):
I'll explain it all. Do you want to see at the.

Speaker 3 (07:05):
Store tomorrow morning? You bets the still.

Speaker 2 (07:07):
Mos gonna say go buying Almo Food's.

Speaker 3 (07:10):
There so long?

Speaker 5 (07:12):
Say?

Speaker 2 (07:12):
Is that right to New York?

Speaker 3 (07:14):
Buy it from taraht Elmer? Yes, how's of ham Ma?

Speaker 2 (07:19):
And you know it right along? Elmer?

Speaker 3 (07:21):
Sure did ows of ham Ma?

Speaker 2 (07:23):
It's already?

Speaker 3 (07:25):
Is anything the matter?

Speaker 2 (07:26):
Nothing's the matter with me except that I'm hungry. They
really want you to join the New York four Club, Yes,
the New York Giants.

Speaker 3 (07:35):
Well, what are you gonna do? Well?

Speaker 2 (07:37):
Right now, I'm gonna eat this food. You mean you're
gonna pass up a chance to pitch for the Giants? Yes,
but I ain't gonna pass up a chance to pitch
into his.

Speaker 3 (07:47):
Ham See can you beat that? You must be crazy?

Speaker 2 (07:50):
Elmer? A ma take this kid away from me before
he spoils my appetite.

Speaker 4 (07:55):
Lease alone, nidn Let him eat in peace these handcakes too.

Speaker 1 (08:00):
Tell me swell ma, shoo him right along and bring
in front of your syrup with him too.

Speaker 2 (08:06):
Geem, he'll never get a break like this again in
a thousand years. Turning down the giants? Do you know
what that means?

Speaker 6 (08:12):
Now?

Speaker 2 (08:13):
Look it mean almy don't mean a thing in the
world to mean ma, but it'll probably cost them the primive.

Speaker 3 (08:20):
Where's the pancakes? Oh guess I'll get them right away.

Speaker 2 (08:23):
Oh listen here, Elmer. You ain't serious about this, are you?

Speaker 3 (08:27):
Oh?

Speaker 2 (08:28):
Forget it, Nick, But if you go with the giants,
you're liable to turn out to be the greatest picture
in the world, liable to turn out to be saying
where do you get bassed off? Well, lenya are the
greatest picture in the world. Didn't I always say you were?

Speaker 3 (08:43):
Yes?

Speaker 1 (08:44):
Well, I had to explain it to you first, omar
ma a got any more ham I thinking.

Speaker 3 (08:50):
I didn't Almer.

Speaker 2 (08:51):
Listen, Elmer, why don't you see this fella? Wait again
and have another talk with him about pitching. Say he
can't tell me nothing about pitch, and I don't care
who he is. Oh gosh, I'm so excited about this thing.
I won't be able to sleep tonight.

Speaker 3 (09:06):
Well I will.

Speaker 1 (09:08):
I'll think I'll take another little Naples afternoon too.

Speaker 2 (09:12):
Boy, that's sure. Walls good to him? Oh, how can
you talk about ham at a time like this? What
time is it?

Speaker 3 (09:19):
He's the pancakes and more ham? He me, yeah, we'll
put them right down there. Mall die him right into woman.

Speaker 2 (09:25):
I sat down there, Ma, will you let's talk to
this fella. She's got the chance of his lifetime, a
chance to become rich and famous.

Speaker 3 (09:33):
She's not so ill. Man.

Speaker 2 (09:35):
Let him rave, mare, let him raise lessen.

Speaker 3 (09:37):
Ma.

Speaker 2 (09:38):
This may be the most important day of his life.

Speaker 4 (09:40):
Right because it's Washington's birthdays.

Speaker 3 (09:46):
A corner, Ma, he where's a syrup? Oh, dear, I
forgot the syrup?

Speaker 2 (09:53):
Do you want to be.

Speaker 3 (09:53):
Able tie too?

Speaker 2 (09:55):
Yes?

Speaker 3 (09:56):
Bring it in.

Speaker 2 (09:56):
I'll flirt with him. Why don't you want to go
to New York?

Speaker 3 (10:02):
Why?

Speaker 2 (10:02):
Because I don't like it? That's why.

Speaker 3 (10:04):
How do you know you don't like it? You've never
been there? That's you upstairs.

Speaker 2 (10:09):
I ain't hate places, I ain't never been, But New
York's the greatest city in the world.

Speaker 3 (10:14):
Or do you know you ain't never been there.

Speaker 1 (10:17):
I can read, can't I will letting nothing else? Brag
about seven out ever, and ten can read.

Speaker 2 (10:23):
I don't prove nothing.

Speaker 3 (10:25):
You can this dear element.

Speaker 2 (10:26):
It's a new kind. And here's the pie game. Ma,
that sure looks from your gee.

Speaker 4 (10:33):
Ma.

Speaker 2 (10:33):
Can't you even try and talk some sense into him?
He's passing up a fortune. I tell you, Gosh, I
only wish I could pitch like him. Yeah, so there's
Dizzy Dean. Say, if you are only as good as
you think you are, you're not as good as Disney Dean.

Speaker 3 (10:50):
I'll tell you that right now.

Speaker 2 (10:51):
Who's Dizzey Dean?

Speaker 3 (10:54):
There you are?

Speaker 2 (10:55):
That's how good Dizzey is? Well?

Speaker 4 (10:58):
Who is he?

Speaker 2 (10:59):
Who is he? He's the greatest picture in the world?

Speaker 3 (11:02):
Is he?

Speaker 2 (11:02):
Ylmer Well? I ain't saying a word mark? Got any donuts?
Oh donuts? Say you gonna eat donuts on top of wallet?
Or why not? Fella's gotta eat.

Speaker 1 (11:14):
Something to keep up his strength and walk better. Give
me a glass of milk and a couple of bananas.

Speaker 3 (11:19):
Tool ye, God, how many donuts do you want to
help me?

Speaker 2 (11:24):
Oh? Only five or six? I want to spoil the supper.
Listen somebody's driving up.

Speaker 3 (11:30):
See who it is?

Speaker 2 (11:31):
And he it looks like Nelly. Paulsli gotch it as
its smelly Nelly.

Speaker 3 (11:37):
Oh gosh, Elmer, ain't you always glad to see Nellie? Were? Sure?
I am, but not just when I'm starting my breakfast,
I ain't.

Speaker 2 (11:45):
That's all right, you can begin all over again after
she leaves.

Speaker 3 (11:49):
Hences a door and all right, me, Hi and Nelly
come on in. Good afternoon, Nelly, my missus.

Speaker 2 (11:56):
King, my helmet.

Speaker 3 (11:58):
I a boss, just having a d Oh, don't let
me disturb you. Oh, what's all right?

Speaker 2 (12:03):
I ain't very hungry anyhow, Well, it's.

Speaker 3 (12:05):
Someday, ain't it. I'll say it is. Sit down and
make yourself at home.

Speaker 2 (12:10):
Thank you.

Speaker 3 (12:11):
How things at the store, nellis?

Speaker 2 (12:13):
Oh pretty well. People are still buying groceries.

Speaker 4 (12:16):
Everyone says it's wonderful the way you took over that store.

Speaker 3 (12:19):
After your paw died and put on put it on
a good paying basis.

Speaker 1 (12:23):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (12:23):
With Alma in town, any grocery store could make a
big profit. Hey, that'll be just about enough out of you,
young fella.

Speaker 3 (12:30):
Yeah, if you excuse me, Nellie. Of course, missus came.

Speaker 4 (12:33):
I better get after those dishes.

Speaker 3 (12:35):
I'll speak it before you go, Elma, Yes, what's on
your mind?

Speaker 2 (12:40):
Boss?

Speaker 3 (12:41):
Well I went over to the commercial house after I
spoke to you, and I saw mister wait again. Yes,
I thought that was it.

Speaker 2 (12:47):
Well, I ain't gonna go to New York and you
might as well not.

Speaker 3 (12:49):
No, wait a minute, now, listen to reason Elman.

Speaker 2 (12:52):
Wade is going to leave town in a few minutes.

Speaker 3 (12:54):
Yeah, I ain't holding them back, but you're passing.

Speaker 4 (12:57):
Up a wonderful opportunity. Why he says you're the greatest
pitching possibility of the season.

Speaker 2 (13:03):
He predicts you'll be a second did he? Dan? Boy?
What a boost?

Speaker 3 (13:06):
Yeah?

Speaker 2 (13:07):
For Dizzy Nick. When you run upstairs for a few minutes,
I want to speak.

Speaker 3 (13:11):
To Elmer alone.

Speaker 2 (13:12):
Oh all right, but I ain't gonna do no good.
I can say that you'll ever be able to get
anything through that swell head. He's a great kid, Andy.

Speaker 3 (13:22):
Elman, what's the matter? Why are you throwing his chance away? Oh?

Speaker 2 (13:27):
I got more reasons. Is it because you're afraid to
go to New York?

Speaker 3 (13:31):
Afraid to go to New York? I wouldn't be afraid
to go to Chicago.

Speaker 2 (13:36):
Oh no, I mean because it's a big leagues. Is
that what scares you?

Speaker 3 (13:40):
Scares me?

Speaker 1 (13:41):
Say, listen, I could take the whole sixteen clubs in
both leagues and make amocos.

Speaker 3 (13:45):
How they never had a bat in my hands? Scared?

Speaker 6 (13:48):
Say?

Speaker 2 (13:48):
Is that what that fellow wave thinks that I'm scared?
Well he's got to think something. Yeah, well, I knock
his block off.

Speaker 3 (13:56):
He said it to me, Alman, they paid Tero Hot
ten thousand dollars for you. Did you know that I
didn't get any of it.

Speaker 2 (14:04):
Oh, oh, so that's the reason you won't go.

Speaker 3 (14:07):
I wouldn't go if they paid a million. Elman.

Speaker 2 (14:11):
Look at this.

Speaker 3 (14:13):
What is it your contract?

Speaker 2 (14:15):
I asked mister Way to let me have it.

Speaker 3 (14:16):
It's all ready for you to sign. Yeah, well I
ain't ready to sign it.

Speaker 2 (14:21):
Well, then you're out of baseball. If you know anything
about the game. I know all about the game. Well,
here there's on the table in case you change your mind.

Speaker 3 (14:31):
Oh, Elma, what's the reason for your acting this way?

Speaker 4 (14:35):
Why do you want to stay in a one horse
town like this when you've got a chance to get
out and be somebody.

Speaker 2 (14:40):
There's no future for you here driving my delivery wagons.
Oh what is it? Tell me? Yeah, you really want
to know? Yes, Elman, Well, well.

Speaker 3 (14:52):
I here, take a look at this watch your watch? Well, well.

Speaker 2 (15:00):
In the back of the case.

Speaker 3 (15:02):
Oh there, now you see my picture.

Speaker 2 (15:06):
You carry nice picture in your watch case.

Speaker 3 (15:08):
Yes. I never thought i'd get up courage enough to
show it to you. That's the first time anyone's ever.

Speaker 2 (15:14):
Seen it outside of myself. But I don't understand.

Speaker 3 (15:20):
Don't you know what I mean?

Speaker 2 (15:23):
Gosh, I'm miserable.

Speaker 1 (15:26):
I dream about you when I go to sleep at night.
Even when i'm eating I think about you. And sometimes
when I'm driving a delivery wagon during the day, I
make believe you're sitting beside me, and I talk to
you just like you was there. No matter what I do,
I can't get my mind off you. I know I
got an awful cross for even having such thoughts, But

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this has been going on for years and getting worse
every day.

Speaker 2 (15:54):
Had to come out sometime, I supposed. Well, now I
guess you know why I've been acting like I was
half off my nuts. I'm sorry, boss, Please forgive me.

Speaker 3 (16:07):
Gets all right on me here as you watch there? Yeah,
do you mind up keep the picture in it? No,
I don't mind.

Speaker 2 (16:18):
I don't suppose. I don't suppose I got a chance
in the world, have I I mean, with you. I'm sorry, omens,
you ain't gonna hate me? I yes, No, you don't
know how sorry I am? Oh, yes I do.

Speaker 3 (16:35):
I ain't, no.

Speaker 2 (16:36):
Darn fool altogether, I understand, Elmens, Yes.

Speaker 3 (16:44):
Elmen, I don't think you want to come to the
store anymore.

Speaker 2 (16:48):
No, No, Well, I guess you're all right.

Speaker 3 (16:53):
I'm sure.

Speaker 4 (16:54):
I am.

Speaker 3 (16:55):
Well, I've got to go now.

Speaker 2 (16:59):
I've got awful lot to do. Well by Omen, goodbye. Gosh, hey, Elmer,
Oh what do you want?

Speaker 3 (17:13):
Didn't now?

Speaker 6 (17:14):
He go?

Speaker 2 (17:14):
Yeah? She went, Oh what's the matter with you?

Speaker 3 (17:18):
Nothing?

Speaker 2 (17:19):
Why? Oh you look kind of funny.

Speaker 3 (17:22):
Well what are you gonna do about that? Author?

Speaker 2 (17:24):
Oh? Oh, I don't know.

Speaker 3 (17:27):
I don't know what to do.

Speaker 2 (17:28):
I wait a minute. Yeah, sure, sure, I know what
I'm gonna do.

Speaker 3 (17:32):
Hey, get that follow weight on the phone, will you nick? What?

Speaker 2 (17:35):
Get him on the phone.

Speaker 3 (17:36):
I'm going with a New York Giant of.

Speaker 2 (17:39):
Course, Ado you heard y?

Speaker 5 (17:41):
Wait, Ma, Ma, come on down him?

Speaker 3 (17:43):
Where's that contract?

Speaker 2 (17:44):
Where'd you leave? Give me the commercial house right away?
What's the matter this Almer's going with a big legs
he's going with the giants. He's gonna play ball the
big legs Mark, Are you really yes? I guess I'll
be leaving for the tran quarters pretty soon. Ma commercial House.
Let me speak to mister right.

Speaker 3 (18:00):
Was it Nellie who convinced you Ellman? Yeah, I'll say
she did.

Speaker 2 (18:04):
Oh that's the wait for hollo wire minute, it's wait
just a second, said all right, oh, mister Wade, this
is elmer Kine. Yes, a change her mind, mister Wade.
I'm gonna pitch for you after all.

Speaker 1 (18:14):
Yes, that's what I said for Wait a second, just
a minute. I want to warn you about something you
better tell those big league batterers of.

Speaker 3 (18:20):
Yours have button up their overcoach.

Speaker 1 (18:22):
Yes, because when I start speeding him in, there's gonna
be plenty of breeze. And I don't want to bring
your be responsible for giving anybody in p aeumonia so long.

(18:47):
Here in Hollywood, working hours are often irregular, frequently very long.

Speaker 2 (18:51):
Wives often spend.

Speaker 1 (18:52):
The evenings with each other for company. So here you
have Nabel sharing the evening and Jim's radio with missus Jiff.

Speaker 3 (18:59):
Suddenly they hear.

Speaker 2 (19:02):
On Live Long beside a Shali.

Speaker 3 (19:08):
All that the songs can always suns. He was so
proud of my hands?

Speaker 2 (19:16):
Does me sing it?

Speaker 3 (19:16):
No? No, I don't blame him. Dish washing has made
my hands perfectly horrid. Why you cool, lamb?

Speaker 2 (19:24):
Don't you know that.

Speaker 3 (19:24):
LUX for dishes keep hands soft and white? Honestly, it's
not a beauty team riding the dishpan. You must try it.

Speaker 1 (19:34):
Lux flanks, do keep your hands lovely. Just because you
have housework to do, dishes to wash. Don't think that
your hands need to look rough.

Speaker 3 (19:41):
And work worm.

Speaker 1 (19:42):
They can stay as soft and white as they were
on your wedding days. When you use lucks in the dishpans,
hands are protected against roughening and reddening. LUX has none
of the harmful alkali.

Speaker 2 (19:52):
Ordinary salts may have. LUX does not.

Speaker 1 (19:55):
Irritate or dry your skin. Begin using LUX for your
dishes tomorrow, And once again, mister Demill, we continue Elma
the Great, starring Joey Brown as the modest baseball pitcher
and featuring June Travis as Nellie Poole. Several weeks have

(20:17):
passed and Alma has been training with the Giants and Florida.
Alma is a sensation, but he's been taking a videal
of ribbing from the other players, and has twice strengthened
to quit. In a hotel room. Walker, the Giants manager,

(20:37):
has called a meeting to lay down the lord of
the rest of the team. Hello, Hello, is that you Doyle.
I'll visit Walker speaking slop in my room with the
rest of the boys. Wound up Keane and bring them
along with you right away.

Speaker 3 (20:52):
And what's any excitement Dave right a big Well, it's
just this. I've been telling you guys for a month
to play off El McCain, but you haven't listened to me.
But well you're gonna start now.

Speaker 2 (21:03):
Stop kidding, leave him alone. I know he's a fat head,
but way off this dry cave is a valuable man.
We need him and you both ain't gonna laugh. He
walk this pure. Let's him eleven, Come by the Bark
Avenue now a minute.

Speaker 3 (21:15):
We're gonna gimmer him.

Speaker 2 (21:16):
Let's go after it right. Maybe if we keep telling
him how good he is, he'll quit telling us. Ain't
got what I picture right along.

Speaker 3 (21:23):
And take it from me. That's the only way to
handle him.

Speaker 2 (21:27):
Well all with Kay's bad news. Boys, he's quick again.

Speaker 3 (21:30):
He's packing everything. No Yeah, I had talked fast the
starting him.

Speaker 1 (21:34):
I told him we had a big surprise for him.
He's on his way down here now. Yeah, but what's
a surprise.

Speaker 2 (21:39):
I don't know.

Speaker 3 (21:40):
I was thinking maybe you could tell him he was
going to pitch the opening game or something.

Speaker 2 (21:44):
Yeah, well maybe he might have bat Hey, I gotten
right here else, Phillips. Listen, this guy's crazy to talk
on the radio. Where what of it?

Speaker 3 (21:51):
You've got an electric keta agent? Yeah, but what's the
lucky he'd got to do with Kane talking on the
radios and gimme the heater.

Speaker 1 (21:57):
We'll tell him it's a microphone and let him talk.

Speaker 3 (22:00):
You don't never know that difference.

Speaker 2 (22:01):
Don't think he's talking on a.

Speaker 3 (22:05):
Well all right, all right, No, no, it set up
to hear her evidence over there by the bed.

Speaker 2 (22:09):
Yeah, Tex, some wire so.

Speaker 1 (22:10):
Going to look like a microphone leading Hey, wait a minute,
see where that is?

Speaker 2 (22:15):
Hello, Dave, Well.

Speaker 3 (22:17):
If it ain't Evely and Corey, Well, how are you
have him? Pretty good?

Speaker 2 (22:20):
Dave Declar told me you were here. I just couldn't
wait to see you.

Speaker 3 (22:23):
What are you doing in Port Gray blew.

Speaker 2 (22:25):
In about two hours ago?

Speaker 3 (22:26):
It's my hometowns don't you remember I told you that
in New York the night.

Speaker 2 (22:30):
You came backstage to see me.

Speaker 3 (22:31):
Sure that's right, Oh tell you Hello, meet miss Evelin Corey.
A goot kid in a great pile of my eye.

Speaker 1 (22:37):
Hi boy, say Dave, here's your surpise, if you'll I
got your thought, Doyle, I beat your choice.

Speaker 3 (22:42):
It's Neveland. It's a guy coming in this room in
a few minutes. He's a kind of a nut. When
you stand for anything, I tell him, when you play up,
it's all fun.

Speaker 2 (22:50):
You understand, you're all string along.

Speaker 3 (22:52):
You know me?

Speaker 2 (22:53):
What is it?

Speaker 3 (22:54):
Set? He's the last word in the comics. Compliment your mind? Nice,
I love it. Wait a minute, that's probably him. Now
come in.

Speaker 2 (23:05):
Why hello, Elma, Hi a filling Noiel said you had
a surprise for me. I certainly have the first of all,
let me present miss Evelyn.

Speaker 3 (23:13):
Corey, missus Corey.

Speaker 1 (23:15):
This is el McKay himself, Elma the Great in the pleash,
the greatest pitcher in the country.

Speaker 2 (23:21):
Yeah, sir, in a city either well, well, this is
a novel Felming honor. I'm sure you've no idea.

Speaker 3 (23:28):
I'm certainly glad to meet him with the game.

Speaker 2 (23:30):
Oh that's all right. Well, what's the big surprise?

Speaker 1 (23:33):
You said there was, mister Walker you jellm Doyle. We've
decided that Jorda pitch the opening game of the seas hand.

Speaker 2 (23:39):
You've been selected most popular man in the club.

Speaker 3 (23:42):
Come on, pice pray chess for Alma? Alay, alright, right,
well now what do you think of that?

Speaker 2 (23:50):
What do you mean?

Speaker 3 (23:50):
What do i'll think of it? Well, you didn't expect
to pitch the opening game, did you, Elmer?

Speaker 1 (23:56):
You want to win it, don't you, Elma, we'd like
to win all the games. No, sorry, I can't pitch
every day. Well, come on, where's a big surprise. Well,
ain't you surprised to meet missus Curry?

Speaker 4 (24:08):
What for?

Speaker 3 (24:08):
I guess, Alma don't understand who miss Cory is.

Speaker 1 (24:11):
I guess he doesn't come on one those three cheers
on this Tory right by?

Speaker 3 (24:16):
Bright say what are you?

Speaker 2 (24:19):
Miss Coreyer? A female pitcher?

Speaker 6 (24:24):
Are you?

Speaker 1 (24:25):
Miss Corey is a very famous person. She's fields out
for the International.

Speaker 3 (24:29):
Broadcast Association of the World. Yeah, well, what's so wonderful
about that?

Speaker 1 (24:33):
Miss carry has come on away from California to have
you say a few words over the radio, about joining
the giants, and about yourself, and about what a wonderful
little fellow you are.

Speaker 3 (24:45):
Yeah you mean you mean you want me to talk
over the radio?

Speaker 2 (24:49):
Yes, please do.

Speaker 3 (24:50):
Here's a microphony all set up.

Speaker 2 (24:51):
I'm waiting for you. All righty the shoot at miss carry.

Speaker 3 (24:55):
Yeah, what do you do?

Speaker 2 (24:56):
Just talk quite smack dab into.

Speaker 6 (24:58):
A sled drive.

Speaker 3 (24:59):
Go on, I'm gonna say it.

Speaker 2 (25:02):
No, I feel like I'm all right.

Speaker 3 (25:08):
All right? Uh, good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

Speaker 2 (25:12):
This is elmer Kain speaking loud that they can't get it,
we can't.

Speaker 3 (25:17):
Hopefully, good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

Speaker 2 (25:20):
This is elmer Kin speaking. I wish all the little
boys in America the best of good luck in baseball,
the same as I who Garrick and many others. I'm
glad New York's has got me, and I guess.

Speaker 1 (25:33):
New York's will be glad to get back into the
world serious, in the world serious.

Speaker 2 (25:37):
I ain't gonna use nothing, only my fast and my downer,
and I guess that'll be plenty.

Speaker 4 (25:45):
How say a few words, the President Roosepel, What say
if you words?

Speaker 2 (25:52):
The President Rooseveel is listening in Yeah, yes, good evening,
President Roosevelt. It's Elmer, Elmer Kaine speaking. Yes, you want
to be at the world serious to see the four
straight games won by I am in New York. Well,
good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and heaven bless all.

Speaker 1 (26:14):
The little children, especially the baseball fans. Yours to leave,
El Martains. Wait wait this minute, hello, Ma, I was
a pancakes. Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen, I was just
saying a few kind words to my mother. Always remember

(26:36):
a boy's best friend is his mother. Or when she's gone,
you'll never have another. Yours for clean sports, El Martin.

Speaker 2 (26:46):
Now you can clap up you wanna.

Speaker 3 (26:51):
Haven of cane. Presidents will be more than cleaned. I'm sure.

Speaker 2 (26:56):
Yeah, I guess it didn't look pretty good up there
at that. I've got to give you a little gift
for that. A gift.

Speaker 3 (27:02):
Well all right, Wait, wait a minute, women, what was
that the dinner bell?

Speaker 2 (27:07):
The dinner bell? Excuse me, folks, I got a.

Speaker 3 (27:09):
Very important date in the dining room.

Speaker 2 (27:21):
Hey, minor baseball stars.

Speaker 1 (27:25):
Helm tay Way bo snaps shut up, Phillis carry.

Speaker 2 (27:31):
Elma, Kay, where's.

Speaker 5 (27:39):
Hello everybody? This is Jerry Ausburn the Daily Express Portray
Porter giving you the latest news of the morning world. Well, folks,
the baseball season got off to a big start today
with El McCain, the hazeed hurler, leading the Giants to
a shutout victory over Philadelphia. Caine, that's one of the
graatest games I ever saw.

Speaker 4 (27:59):
I Nelly Tolmer won the ulp I know, isn't it wonder.

Speaker 2 (28:02):
Bar You ain't seen nothing yet. He'll win them all.

Speaker 5 (28:12):
Ray Paul let straight Stane.

Speaker 2 (28:14):
When sevente straight came, joy set Turner, get bright, Tigers,
thank com and make gay.

Speaker 5 (28:28):
Good eating everybody. Jerry Alfsen speaking, well, it came through
both gus as I predicted on this program three months ago.
The Giants think the National League tenant today and El
McCain the eight six ers from Gentry Villa is the
boy who did it. The world very nobin sext week
between the Giants and the Tigers, and when Caine is
in there fitting for New York, it's going to be
a six.

Speaker 2 (28:44):
Topis a winner.

Speaker 3 (28:50):
Okay, it's good. See sit down, Thank you you have
my telegrammer?

Speaker 2 (28:54):
Yes not episode shows black and fittsbig. What's it tight?

Speaker 3 (28:58):
It's Kine again? Thing around in a daze. He couldn't
sleep a week on the plane last night. No, but
cold eyes on the whole jump in his side. What
do you supposed to he is?

Speaker 2 (29:06):
I don't know, but there's one thing certain. The World
Series top stars me. He's got to work two out
of a part four Game B we had sunk, and
I'm depending on you to get him.

Speaker 3 (29:15):
Right now, I'll do my birthday had a girl. Listen,
Johnny's way up here right now.

Speaker 2 (29:19):
Okay, say Dave, you know this is the third time
this season you've sent for me.

Speaker 4 (29:23):
You might as well put me on the stalwary and
I'll travel with the club as Kane keep it.

Speaker 3 (29:27):
I wish you could but find out what's on his mind?
Will you? You can make him talk right?

Speaker 2 (29:32):
No, he's got a little tweetheart back in Gentle Deal.
He told me all about it.

Speaker 7 (29:35):
But he's got an idea.

Speaker 2 (29:36):
I'm crazy about it.

Speaker 3 (29:40):
How she walks where if it kisses the Helmers? Hello?
How are you Elmer? Oh? Pretty good, I'm just surprised
it's the elbe here?

Speaker 2 (29:48):
Elmer? Oh, not much.

Speaker 3 (29:50):
I couldn't stay away.

Speaker 2 (29:51):
I want to see New York win the series.

Speaker 3 (29:53):
We'll win all right, there's nothing going to stop this
ball club. Now, where's there? Elmer? Yeah? How do you
know I won't drop dead? Oh, Elma, you wouldn't pull
a twick like that.

Speaker 2 (30:02):
Well I might if I don't get some sleep. I
ain't had no sleep for two nine.

Speaker 3 (30:08):
Excuse me for bucking him, but I got to see you, Dad.
I'll tell him twenty of noon this off again. I
damn guys, looked at this guys, I got him up
in his room. Now and you beat that fellow. I'll
tell him his right name. See later, Reverend, come.

Speaker 4 (30:18):
On, going on?

Speaker 3 (30:20):
You guess mitter Noonan's got a coming.

Speaker 5 (30:21):
To him evidently.

Speaker 3 (30:22):
Yeah, I told that guy to lay off the liquor.
He was drinking all night on a train. He's that
left handed pitcher dy Yeah, but.

Speaker 2 (30:29):
He drinks with both hands.

Speaker 3 (30:32):
See. I hate that fellow.

Speaker 2 (30:33):
Wish i'd never met him. I told him when I
told his friend Crabtree what I bought up both of them.
Crowd Tree, Yeah, friend of Noonan's in Chicago. He knows me,
Walter Crabtree, the Gambrey.

Speaker 3 (30:44):
Yeah, so you know him.

Speaker 2 (30:46):
I met him.

Speaker 3 (30:47):
We had a rolet party at his place one night. No,
did you?

Speaker 2 (30:50):
Did you shoot craft you know he do?

Speaker 3 (30:53):
Yeah?

Speaker 1 (30:54):
I never did, only them two nights till I went
out with Noonan. I wish I'd have stayed at home.
I wouldn't have nothing to worry about now.

Speaker 2 (31:00):
If I deadness, What are you worried about?

Speaker 3 (31:02):
Elements? Oh?

Speaker 2 (31:04):
Nothing?

Speaker 3 (31:05):
Say listen, don't you say nothing about me? Shoot rapped
with you?

Speaker 2 (31:08):
And I don't say nothing about me, knowing.

Speaker 3 (31:09):
It's all a crab for either.

Speaker 2 (31:11):
Did you get the rufful he players?

Speaker 3 (31:12):
And if there was a sacial gambler, isn't it yes?

Speaker 1 (31:15):
And I don't want to be brought up before Judge
Landers again. I was up before him just two weeks ago.

Speaker 6 (31:20):
Is that too?

Speaker 2 (31:21):
What about eating?

Speaker 3 (31:25):
Yeah? The Empires claimed that I didn't have no right
to eat while I was in a pitcher's box. You
don't mean to say you'll eat while you're pitching.

Speaker 2 (31:33):
WHOA, why not?

Speaker 3 (31:34):
I get hungry sometimes in a game, you know, when
I start following them off, I always carry a couple
of donuts in my back pocket, don't nuts. What did
Judge Lander say about it?

Speaker 2 (31:45):
Oh?

Speaker 3 (31:46):
He said the Empire thought that I was putting lard
on the ball.

Speaker 5 (31:51):
Oh.

Speaker 3 (31:51):
He asked me to show him one of.

Speaker 2 (31:52):
The donuts, not deadness. What did he do?

Speaker 3 (31:55):
He had it? Yeah, I said there wasn't no rule
against donuts, but.

Speaker 2 (32:02):
I'd have to eliminate them.

Speaker 3 (32:04):
Well, I get you rather see balls player eat and
drink it dead?

Speaker 2 (32:07):
Yeah. Look at Noonan PM, Crabtree was drinking all the
time we was in Chicago.

Speaker 3 (32:13):
Hey, Owen, did Noonan introduce you to crab Tree? Yeah,
that's how it all happened. We've got to plan dice
and I didn't even know we was playing for keeps? Now,
I owe them a lot of money. What do you
owe it? You know how much money is?

Speaker 2 (32:28):
Five thousand dollars?

Speaker 3 (32:29):
Five thousand dollars?

Speaker 2 (32:31):
Yeah, well it's five hundred more than that.

Speaker 7 (32:34):
You don't mean to say you owe off for crab
past fifty five hundred dollars?

Speaker 3 (32:38):
Yes, I think that's dip. Can't you pay him off?
Am all?

Speaker 2 (32:42):
Gosh, I only got three dollars right now, and I
got to have dinner.

Speaker 7 (32:45):
But what are you gotta do?

Speaker 3 (32:47):
Oh? I don't know. Crabtree wants to see me tomorrow.

Speaker 2 (32:50):
But look, you won't see.

Speaker 3 (32:51):
Nothing about this to anyone, will I know? Cosner?

Speaker 2 (32:55):
Oh? Please don't cause because I've been playing pretty good.

Speaker 3 (32:57):
Ball this year, and it'd be kind of tough to
be it's off.

Speaker 2 (33:00):
The two come in.

Speaker 3 (33:12):
Hello there came oh.

Speaker 2 (33:14):
Along miss Crabtree, all alone.

Speaker 3 (33:16):
Yeah down, saying, well, I suppose you know why I'm here?

Speaker 2 (33:22):
Came Yes, I ain't.

Speaker 3 (33:23):
Got it, mister Crabtree's I ain't got but only a
few dollars. Look, you'll have to give me more time.
I'll dig it up someplace, honors away.

Speaker 2 (33:30):
Oh that's all right, now, don't get excited.

Speaker 3 (33:34):
I'm not going to rush you done. Oh no, why
of course not? After all, what fifty five hundred dollars?
Chicken fee?

Speaker 2 (33:45):
Chicken you don't say?

Speaker 3 (33:48):
Sure, that's all.

Speaker 2 (33:49):
It is to me, chicken fee.

Speaker 3 (33:51):
You know, as a matter of fact, I came here
tonight for the express presence of telling you not to
bother about it. Yes, you mean you mean I don't
have to pay us, that's the idea. We will say
that swell for what I ought to you? Donu Well,
I'll say, you think Kane, you know you are in
a position to do me a little favor and maybe

(34:14):
make a little tumpaning for yourself on the tide. What
do you get to that, missus?

Speaker 2 (34:19):
Well, I'm playing spoken king.

Speaker 3 (34:21):
So here it is in a nutshell. Now I'm willing
to forget that little debt and cut you in on
the percentage of all I win betting on the series.
Oh you mean you're betting on the Giants to win?

Speaker 2 (34:32):
Say you understand you weren't born yesterday.

Speaker 3 (34:36):
I'm betting on the Giants to lose.

Speaker 2 (34:40):
You see, you want me to throw.

Speaker 3 (34:42):
A game, then you'll call everything squares? Is that?

Speaker 6 (34:44):
If is?

Speaker 3 (34:45):
That's it?

Speaker 2 (34:46):
Get out of here.

Speaker 1 (34:48):
Get out of here before I bust you one in an.
You heard what I said, don't you. I ain't throwing
no ball game for anybody. Listen, rude, get out of here.
I'll tell you all right, all right, but this you'll
either play ball in my way or you won't play
ball at all.

Speaker 2 (35:04):
No, how are you gonna stop me?

Speaker 1 (35:06):
Well, there's more than one way to skin a cat, Yes,
and there's more than one way to skin a set
of knuckles.

Speaker 2 (35:12):
Tool.

Speaker 3 (35:12):
You get out of here before I lose my temper.

Speaker 5 (35:14):
One.

Speaker 2 (35:14):
I keep your hanses up.

Speaker 3 (35:15):
I'm calling you, but.

Speaker 2 (35:17):
Your wife you are.

Speaker 3 (35:18):
But don't forget this.

Speaker 2 (35:19):
I've got plenty of doll on this series, and I'm.

Speaker 3 (35:22):
Not going to lose it. I've been up against fuckers
like you before, and I know just how to handle you.

Speaker 2 (35:29):
So long, rude, dirty or a fushing crook.

Speaker 3 (35:45):
All station identification. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.

Speaker 1 (36:07):
Our play hold of the Great starring Joey Brown with
June Travis continues shortly.

Speaker 3 (36:12):
While we are in the middle of the greatest baseball.

Speaker 1 (36:14):
Comedy of the season out here in Hollywood, the greatest
baseball drama.

Speaker 3 (36:18):
Of the year is being enacted in New York.

Speaker 1 (36:21):
They are The World Series between the Giants and the
Yankees is at its peak. This week, the star of
the Giants, Carl Hubble, and the Yankee slugger Lou Gerig
have their pictures on the cover of the magazine Time
and Honor reserved for the outstanding personalities.

Speaker 2 (36:36):
Of the week.

Speaker 3 (36:37):
The Lux Radio Theater is proud to present.

Speaker 1 (36:40):
Both these stars direct from New York. All Right, New York,
batter up.

Speaker 3 (36:48):
Do you know who I've seem to remember you saying
that the Yankees would.

Speaker 2 (36:51):
Win the World Series by Monday night?

Speaker 3 (36:53):
Well, Carl, can I help it?

Speaker 2 (36:54):
If it rained last Thursday?

Speaker 3 (36:56):
It didn't rain the day No, then it didn't rain either.
I kind of wish it had lou your Yankee. Sure
gave it to me. Sell me your home is sensed. Well.
I was lucky, Carl. It was the biggest curveball in
the world.

Speaker 2 (37:11):
But it was about time. I'd bet it against you
for quite a while without.

Speaker 3 (37:15):
Even getting a loud foul. And that shoemaker was he
tough today? He's here a fist the ball game. Why
wasn't he threw you when he struck you out in
a third with the basis full? Or is that two persons?

Speaker 2 (37:27):
It's personal law right?

Speaker 3 (37:29):
He threw me everything and then he came through for
the third.

Speaker 2 (37:32):
Strike with his Sunday fits. It was a curveball and.

Speaker 3 (37:35):
I missed it a mile. I'll have to get him
to teach it to me. You've got enough right now.
What do you say we forget about today and talk
about tomorrow. What's going to happen anyhow? A dancer sink
a fifth time will show you more than you saw today.

Speaker 2 (37:51):
Oh sure, the.

Speaker 1 (37:53):
Giants are of stinks, just like they weren't at eighteen
to four games.

Speaker 3 (37:56):
It's a good thing for you.

Speaker 2 (37:58):
Fellas.

Speaker 3 (37:58):
We let up in that game yesterday.

Speaker 2 (38:00):
What do you mean let up?

Speaker 3 (38:01):
You got six to London the nine ten, and that's
when we let up.

Speaker 1 (38:05):
We were afraid if we made anymore, you wouldn't show
up for the third games. Say, Lou, you're a great hitter,
all right. What's your average so far in the series?

Speaker 6 (38:14):
Oh?

Speaker 2 (38:14):
About three fifteen.

Speaker 3 (38:16):
That's pretty good. Of course, I'm hitting three thirty three myself.
Then everybody, don't hit like a hubble.

Speaker 2 (38:22):
Watch it tomorrow, sl.

Speaker 3 (38:23):
Lugger, Lou, We've been doing a lot of ribbon here tonight.

Speaker 1 (38:27):
There's one thing I want the folks to know now,
is that last week you have voted the most Valuable player.

Speaker 3 (38:32):
In the American League for the fourth time. Yes, And
I want the folks to know that you got the
same award in the National League. Yes, but that was
before they heard Joey Brown and Elmer their great. Speaking
of Joe I bet it's tough on him missing the series.
You know how crazy he is about baseball.

Speaker 2 (38:49):
I don't know.

Speaker 3 (38:50):
It seems like he's pitching a pretty good game out.

Speaker 2 (38:52):
In Hollywood tonight.

Speaker 1 (38:53):
By the way, Lou, who's going to pitch for the
Yankees more looks like Gomez?

Speaker 2 (38:58):
And then we all go home for the rest of
the winner. Why don't you have dinner with me tomorrow night, Carl.

Speaker 3 (39:03):
We're going to have Yankee Bean to Yankee Pot Road
wait till.

Speaker 1 (39:07):
Aft the winday and it was me. I'll feature to
some of the best giant raspberries you ever saw. Sort
of a cele breaking, you know, and then I'm going
back to Meek bro Oklahoma and get in some honey
and feet.

Speaker 3 (39:17):
What are you going to do after the series, Well,
tomorrow night, I'm going to sleep about two days and.

Speaker 2 (39:23):
Then I'll figure out some way of spending the big
end of.

Speaker 3 (39:26):
The series money.

Speaker 2 (39:27):
We'll see about that tomorrow. So on, see you at
the ballparks.

Speaker 3 (39:31):
Good night, Hollywood, Good night, Joey Brown. Keep pitching in there.

Speaker 1 (39:44):
Come to the final inning of Elma the Great, starring
Joey Brown and featuring June Palace. After turning down the
gambler's proposition, Alma pitch the opening game of the world
there is and on five games the played since, and
the scar is now tied three games to three. The

(40:04):
winner of the next game will of course win the series.
The night before the Great Battle, we find Elma in
a restaurant, looking vaguely.

Speaker 2 (40:12):
At the menu.

Speaker 3 (40:14):
A young lady approaches his table. Hello. Oh, hello, you're
El McCain, aren't you. Yeah, that's right, I.

Speaker 7 (40:24):
Thought I recognized you.

Speaker 3 (40:26):
I was sitting right over there at that other tables.

Speaker 7 (40:28):
And I said to myself, I'll bet that El McCain
the famous picture.

Speaker 3 (40:32):
Yeah, I guess I am pretty well known.

Speaker 2 (40:34):
All right? Nice say you are?

Speaker 7 (40:36):
Your picture is always in the newspapers. But you know,
I don't think they do you justice. You're really much handsomer.

Speaker 2 (40:44):
In real life. Go on, no, I need it.

Speaker 3 (40:49):
Yeah, well you should have seen me when I was
a baby. Oh, mister Kain.

Speaker 2 (40:56):
What's your name?

Speaker 3 (40:57):
Oh, Dolly, Dolly William, Dolly William. Certainly, I'm pleased to
meet you, Dolly. I was just having a little smack.
Will you join me?

Speaker 4 (41:05):
Oh?

Speaker 3 (41:05):
No, thanks, I didn't come over for that. All I
want is an autograph. Oh you mean you want my
name written? Bownes. That's right, I'm making a collection, you know.

Speaker 2 (41:15):
Sure.

Speaker 3 (41:15):
Well now wait, see, let's say if we've got a
piece of paper. Oh, I have one right here, and
here's my fouc. You can too see. That's kind of
a big piece of paper for just my name, isn't it.
Well I'll write a good.

Speaker 2 (41:26):
And big right smack across the middle.

Speaker 3 (41:28):
No, look, just bock bown ring at the bottom a
little bit to the right. You see, I want to
taste one of your pictures in the center of the page.
Oh sure, well, wait a second, I got to write
a nice and plane capital E L M E R
Comma comma capital k A M E Kane elmer Kin

(41:50):
there you are. Oh thank you mister Kane ever so much.
Oh it's all right anytime at all. Beat the part
of Elmer Hello, hellos of scrab tree. What was the
ally Williams? Yeah?

Speaker 7 (42:11):
I got the fat signature all right, Sure, right where
you wanted us on the lower right hand corner of
the paper. You can write anything you want above it,
and looks just like a signature.

Speaker 3 (42:20):
To a letter. H free, I free O Marcain involved
in grease pol sample.

Speaker 1 (42:33):
Let's free O Macraine out of baseball.

Speaker 2 (42:36):
Let's free will.

Speaker 5 (42:43):
Good Eving ladies and gentlemen.

Speaker 3 (42:44):
Here's a bit of hunt us and knock you right
off your tears.

Speaker 2 (42:46):
Twenty minutes before I came.

Speaker 6 (42:47):
On the air, Al Markain, the Giant star pitcher, was
thrown out of baseball. The trouble shotted early this evening
when an unidentified man delivered the manager Walker a letter
signed by almrten which definitely established that Kane was involved
in the.

Speaker 3 (42:57):
Pup to throw the final game of the World Cheries.

Speaker 6 (42:59):
Upon questioning, came al, this is the veteran's wore. He
never signed it, but it's all against him and he's
out of the World Series. It's a tough break for
the Giant.

Speaker 3 (43:13):
Oh oh, mister Walker, is this you, mister Walker? Well,
this is almer Keine. Listen, mister Walker.

Speaker 2 (43:20):
I've been trying to get you on the phone all morning.

Speaker 3 (43:22):
They told me you won't speak to me. You've got
to speak to me, mister Walker. Wait, you've gotta believe me.
I tell you, I don't know a.

Speaker 2 (43:28):
Thing about that letter. I swear I don't.

Speaker 3 (43:31):
I never thrown a ball game in my life, and
you've gotta let me pitch today. Ho ho ho.

Speaker 2 (43:38):
Yah, gosh, come in hello, Alan, Boss Elman. Oh gosh, Boss,
Oh gosh, it's good to see you.

Speaker 3 (43:56):
I just got in. I heard about it last night
and and I came right away. I thought you might
need somebody now, yeah, yeah, I do. Boy, how did
it happen?

Speaker 2 (44:07):
Oh, I don't know.

Speaker 3 (44:08):
That's just said I don't know what it's all about.

Speaker 4 (44:10):
You mean you didn't agree to th the game.

Speaker 3 (44:12):
Of course I didn't, Nellie, I ain't no crook.

Speaker 2 (44:14):
But why are they all saying you are? Oh?

Speaker 3 (44:16):
What's that letter?

Speaker 1 (44:17):
Some fellow came to the hotel last night and slipped
the letter under Walker's door.

Speaker 2 (44:20):
It said that I got ten thousand.

Speaker 3 (44:22):
Dollars from some gamblers and I was going to allow
a lot of hits this afternoon. It was like an
agreement between me and the gamblers. And at the bottom
my signature Elmer. Yes there it was in black and white.
But I never signed nothing.

Speaker 2 (44:35):
Like that, Boss.

Speaker 3 (44:36):
Was it really a signature?

Speaker 2 (44:37):
Yeah, that's the funny part about it.

Speaker 3 (44:39):
It was? Then you must have signed it.

Speaker 6 (44:40):
Elman.

Speaker 3 (44:41):
No, No, I didn't tell you. You've gotta believe me. Boss.

Speaker 2 (44:44):
Oh, I do believe in Elma. But yeah, I know,
I know.

Speaker 3 (44:48):
But it looks awful bad, don't it? But did you
tell Walker you knew nothing about it?

Speaker 2 (44:52):
Sure?

Speaker 3 (44:52):
I did a lot of good it did me.

Speaker 1 (44:54):
The whole team was sitting around and not one of
them thought that I was telling the truth.

Speaker 3 (45:00):
They wanted to beat me up. Oh gosh, Nelly, I ain't.

Speaker 2 (45:05):
Got a friend in the world. Everybody is against me.

Speaker 3 (45:09):
Don't say that, Elmer. I'm not against you, and I'm
your friend.

Speaker 2 (45:13):
You know that, Yeah, sure, I know it. Gee, it
was swelly.

Speaker 3 (45:17):
You're a come boss. I can't tell you what it
means to have somebody to talk to you.

Speaker 2 (45:25):
You don't have to leave right away to your boss.
I'll stay just as long.

Speaker 3 (45:29):
As you want your meaning, of course I do, and
I won't ever leave if you don't want me to.
But I don't get your boss. That just did Elmer.
You do get me if you still want me? Nellie.

Speaker 1 (45:45):
Oh gee, Nellie, No, no, no, you're just sorry for me,
that's all. You're just taking pity on me. Oh sure
it is.

Speaker 3 (45:54):
How could you love me? Now? How could you have
anything to do with a guy like me? I thought
I was a big shot. I went around brown off
like a steam engine. Well what am I now? Just
a hay seed, A hay seed crook. No, I ain't
gonna let you do it, Nellie. Listen, this isn't anything

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new with me. You told me that you would love
me for years. Well, I've loved you too. I sent
you away because I thought it was the thing to do.
I wanted you to make good. Well, you need me now, Wilma.

Speaker 2 (46:32):
You need me?

Speaker 3 (46:33):
And here I am.

Speaker 2 (46:36):
Gosh, nelly, gosh, I ain't dreamer, Emma.

Speaker 3 (46:44):
Then then could have could have kiss you?

Speaker 2 (46:48):
Of course you can. Oh geez, Oh.

Speaker 3 (46:55):
Now what are you going to do?

Speaker 2 (46:59):
I don't know.

Speaker 3 (46:59):
I I guess, so just pack my bags and go
back home.

Speaker 2 (47:02):
Oh no, not yes, why not?

Speaker 7 (47:03):
But don't you see it'll look like you're running away.

Speaker 3 (47:05):
You've got to stay and fight this thing out. Oh
what's the use The game's gonna start in a few minutes.
I'll never mind this game.

Speaker 2 (47:11):
Think of the future.

Speaker 3 (47:12):
I ain't got any future, not in baseball anyway. Walker's
got that letter and he won't even.

Speaker 2 (47:17):
Listen to me. Oh well, no, you sure you didn't
sign it?

Speaker 3 (47:20):
Of course I am.

Speaker 2 (47:21):
She was I order no. Now, wait, it isn't a
forgery of this?

Speaker 3 (47:24):
Well, and don't look like it. All right.

Speaker 4 (47:25):
If it's genuine, you must have signed something.

Speaker 3 (47:28):
Elman, But I tell you I didn't.

Speaker 2 (47:29):
I ain't signed a thing. I ain't even wait.

Speaker 3 (47:32):
A minute, I don't order gray, But I signed an
order nowhere in a restaurant.

Speaker 4 (47:38):
Oh no, I mean I'm not on.

Speaker 3 (47:39):
A piece of paper, A big piece of paper, Helman.
Was there anything else written on it? No, it was
all blank. That's just what it is. Somebody got hold
of that paper and then they wrote the letter so
it looked like that I signed up.

Speaker 2 (47:49):
Wellness, that's it. I'm sure that's it.

Speaker 3 (47:51):
Yeah, that's it. What how am I going to prove it?
Go to mister Walker and tell him the whole story. Oh,
he wouldn't believe it. Might No, not a chance see
him anyway. Where is he over at the ballpark?

Speaker 2 (48:02):
Quick? Jump in the cabin, get over there right away. Okay,
I'll do he.

Speaker 3 (48:05):
Where's my hat?

Speaker 4 (48:05):
I'll never mind your hair?

Speaker 2 (48:06):
All right, I'll see you later. Now he's so a.

Speaker 1 (48:10):
W And that's the honest truth, mister Walker. I signed
that autograph and then they wrote the letter afterwards, just
so as they gonna keep me out of this game.

Speaker 3 (48:26):
I like them, believe it can. Oh, there's a little
too much against you in the first place. I happen
to know that you owe w all a crab Tree
fifty five hundred dollars a gambling debt. Yeah that's right,
but that don't prove nothing. Crabtree is betting on a tiger.
He's the guy who's behind the whole business. He had
that letter delivered to you so she'd throw me off
the team and the tiger's and win. It sounds a
little bit too good, can too good.

Speaker 2 (48:48):
To be true?

Speaker 1 (48:48):
And you won't let me piech not for a million bucks.
You better beat it now before the boys come in
from practice. One of them might take a swipe at you. Wait,
wait a minute, week, mister Walker, will will you do
one thing for me?

Speaker 4 (48:59):
What is it?

Speaker 3 (48:59):
Well, let me take a look at that letter. Why
do you want with it?

Speaker 2 (49:02):
Oh?

Speaker 3 (49:02):
I just want to look it over that song?

Speaker 6 (49:04):
All right?

Speaker 3 (49:04):
If think it'll do you any good. Let's see. Yeah,
it's typewriter, it ain't well, anything wrong with it? No,
I guess Raine, that's George Sigma. You're in it? Yes, Elmer, keem.

Speaker 2 (49:17):
Hey, what hey?

Speaker 3 (49:18):
Look look at what? Look at my name there? Well?
What of it? Wait?

Speaker 2 (49:22):
You see where it says yours truly?

Speaker 3 (49:24):
Yeah? Well look at the letter why and the word truly.
I'm looking at it.

Speaker 2 (49:27):
Well, don't you see say what?

Speaker 3 (49:28):
That why comes down and crosses.

Speaker 2 (49:30):
Over the alan Elmer?

Speaker 3 (49:32):
Yeah, so what wait a minute, I get it. It
crosses over it.

Speaker 2 (49:35):
You see over it the typewriter. The letter comes down
and crosses over the letter that I wrote.

Speaker 3 (49:39):
Holy cheez, that proves it, mister Walker. That proves it.

Speaker 2 (49:42):
All this typewriter stuff was put in after I signed
the paper.

Speaker 3 (49:44):
Holy gee, Now you believe me? Now, don't show, mister Walker.
I'll say I do.

Speaker 2 (49:49):
Then then I can't pitch the day.

Speaker 3 (49:51):
You bet your sweet life.

Speaker 1 (49:52):
You can get out on that field and warm up,
warm up, say I ain't been cool since February.

Speaker 3 (50:07):
Four. Four into the ball game? Is this a ball game?
It's the last half of the night's inning, folks, with
a score of three to two in the giants favor.

Speaker 5 (50:13):
The Tigers are up. It back, two men on base
and it hit.

Speaker 2 (50:15):
Means the ball game.

Speaker 3 (50:16):
But there's two down, folks, and don't choop.

Speaker 6 (50:18):
We get it.

Speaker 2 (50:19):
Team line up.

Speaker 5 (50:20):
Here it comes Fike two.

Speaker 3 (50:22):
It's three and two and now three bowl two straight.

Speaker 2 (50:24):
Two men on bason two down in the cloud is
going mad.

Speaker 3 (50:28):
Teams cut the ball out.

Speaker 5 (50:29):
He's looking toward the catcher for instructions. This maybe the
last fifth ball of the season, posts and little Elmer
is taking any chances. He wipes his hands on his shirt.
Now he's lining up and.

Speaker 3 (50:37):
Here it comes Sike three, Fike three in the batters.
You're going over the Taians bred and the fans they're
going wild.

Speaker 2 (50:45):
They've rounded down the cane down there on the field.

Speaker 3 (50:47):
They won't let it go. I'm going down to see
if I can get him to say a few works
over the air.

Speaker 2 (50:51):
Ten bive minute, folks. Okay, wait a second, Wait a
second time, one at a time, Oh, Nelly, tell me
you a wonderful Yes, I guess.

Speaker 3 (51:06):
It was pretty good at that, mister Kane, will you say.

Speaker 2 (51:09):
If you words to the radio audience?

Speaker 3 (51:10):
Radio? Huh hey, Wait a second, Wait a second.

Speaker 1 (51:13):
The last time I spoke over the radio, I was
talking into an electric heater.

Speaker 2 (51:17):
This ain't no fake, is it?

Speaker 3 (51:19):
Of course not, mister Kane. There's a million people listening.

Speaker 2 (51:21):
Go ahead, help me all right?

Speaker 1 (51:24):
How they radio and baseball fans. Now that the world
serious is over and I won the game for the Giants,
one lets you in on a little secret. Wasn't no
surprise to me at all? The trouble is say, I
knew how it was all going to turn out right
from the start. Trouble isn't a bashfull tellaw like I
has got to make it look difficult.

Speaker 2 (51:44):
Otherwise people wouldn't believe you say.

Speaker 3 (51:47):
I could go on for.

Speaker 1 (51:48):
Hours talking about myself and tell you how I done it.
Only I always say that the teller should not brag
about himself. I've always made it a rule never to
talk about myself. And in closing, I want to tell
the followers, the New York Giants, that you don't have
to worry none about the pennant again. Next year, as
your old fran Helmer Keene was, help will be.

Speaker 3 (52:07):
Out on the field in a Giant's uniform.

Speaker 2 (52:10):
Holong, folks.

Speaker 1 (52:12):
Oh yes, and don't forget to read the story that's
running the serially in all the newspapers next week. And
before I forget it, Hello, Ma, you better start the
cook stove going.

Speaker 5 (52:25):
Me and Nelly are on our way.

Speaker 1 (52:40):
The war game is over, but Joey Brown goes to
bed again in a few minutes. When he returned to
the microphone with June Travis old man occupies a more
exalted position in the theatrical world than tonight's guest. Doctor
Max reinhas an energetic and inspired worker, and that the
adestincy was twenty. He has been responsible for more than
three hundred productions, exerting a tremendous influence.

Speaker 3 (53:03):
On the international stage. In this country, we think of.

Speaker 1 (53:06):
Him cheaply in the light of two achievements, the stage
version of The Miracle and the motion picture production amid
Summer Night's Dream, now about to be shown a neighborhood
theaters all over the country. He has just returned to
Hollywood from Europe, where he produced every Man and Faust,
and is now at work for Warner Brothers preparing Sheridan
give me his famous drama The French Revolution, Danton. Ladies
and gentlemen, Doctor Max Reinhart, thank.

Speaker 3 (53:34):
You, this is the meal.

Speaker 1 (53:37):
There is one point, ladies and gentlemen, that our host
neglect to mention, this fact that he was a fuss
who acquainted me with.

Speaker 2 (53:47):
Hollywood motion picture metal. That was several years ago, and
I was his guests.

Speaker 1 (53:54):
At the making of The King of Kings. I had
a reason for not referring to that episode, as I
recall it, doc the motion pictures.

Speaker 3 (54:00):
At that time impressed you very slightly.

Speaker 1 (54:03):
Quite true, I saw violent films have to limit it
to become a real drama. But with becoming up some
the screen jumped further ahead.

Speaker 2 (54:16):
In a few years.

Speaker 1 (54:18):
Then the stage had been able to crawl in centuries.
And now you're the satisfaction of realizing that your production
amid Summini's dream started a cycle of Shakespearean pictures. Romeo
and Juliet have just been released here, while as You
Like It is running in England. Shakespeare, I think has
been greatly misrepresented. Scholars have tried to make him an

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artist who wrote only for the poetic and the intellectuals.

Speaker 3 (54:45):
Nothing could be further.

Speaker 2 (54:46):
From the truth.

Speaker 1 (54:48):
Shakespeare wrote for the entertainment of the average person. He
is responsible for some of the greatest melodrama, the most
delightful comedy, and the loveliest romances in all literature. And
surely his humor is not above the head of anyone.

(55:08):
When Joey Brown played the part of Flute in The
Misamani Tree, I felt he was exactly the comedian's Shakespeare
had in mind. And now that Shakespeare has come into
his own in pictures, I am convinced he offers an

(55:29):
equally great contribution to the radio. In his time, there
was no elaborate stage scenery, no beautiful customers, no stage technique.

Speaker 2 (55:41):
Hence he wrote for the ear. His magic phrases.

Speaker 1 (55:47):
Fired the imagination and to my mind contain and treasury
of values for the radio. Perhaps someday we will hear them.

Speaker 3 (55:59):
And I know of no other man, no other program
capable of giving them a.

Speaker 1 (56:07):
Final through a presentation. Then the men and the program
responsible for so many entertaining hours in the past said,
it'll be the Mill and the Luxe.

Speaker 2 (56:19):
Radio Theater, all of you. My thanks and good night.

Speaker 6 (56:25):
So I got.

Speaker 1 (56:32):
And now tonight, stars, ladies and gentlemen, June Travis and
and Joey Brown, It's okay and now. But for a minute,
I thought this microphone was another one of those electric leaders.
Wells to Melan, I want to thank you for making

(56:54):
me a ballplayer once again. Playing album was quite different
from playing flute in The Midsummer Night's Dream. In that picture,
I had to wear long yellow curls and murmurs sweet
nothings to Jimmy Cagney after your performance tonight, Joe, you
can play ball for lux Flakes anytime.

Speaker 2 (57:10):
And I don't mean on the scrub team. Thank you.

Speaker 3 (57:13):
I used to be pretty good as a clean up man.

Speaker 4 (57:16):
And before our side is retired, mister de Mill, may
I say that since coming to Hollywood There's been nothing.

Speaker 3 (57:21):
I've enjoyed more than disappearance on the Lux Radio Theater.

Speaker 1 (57:24):
Good night, good night, mister de Mill. I'm heading for
the showers. Good night, joe good night, Thank you, Joey
Brown and June Travis. Ladies and gentlemen, this is your announcer, Melburrui.

Speaker 2 (57:37):
Word.

Speaker 1 (57:37):
Next week's play comes to a shortening from mister de Mill,
Doctor Rex, Max, Ryan Hutt and June Travis appeared through
courtesy of Warner.

Speaker 2 (57:43):
Brothers, Mister de Mill, Paramount.

Speaker 1 (57:45):
And Louis Silver's twentieth Century Fox, whose new film Ladies
in Love was musically arranged by mister Silbers. And here's
mister de Mill. Next Monday Night, the Lux Radio Theater
stars Ginger Rogers in the Curtain Rises. Ginger came to Hollywood,
is a singer and is now a dancing star, and
next week adds a dramatic triumph to her repertoire in

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Benjamin Kay's story of a girl who thought romance.

Speaker 3 (58:09):
Had passed her by, featured with Miss Rodgers will be
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Speaker 1 (58:17):
Makers of Leux Blake, join me in inviting you to
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good night to you from Hollywood. This is the Columbia
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