April 29, 2024 • 18 mins
Step into the glamorous ballroom of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel with Adam Graham as he unveils a treasured piece of old-time radio. From the captivating sounds of the Royal Hawaiian Orchestra to the playful Hollywood scriptwriting banter, this episode is a time capsule of 1934 Hawaii that will leave you yearning for moonlight swims and the sweet strumming of ukuleles.
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(00:00):
Excuse me, are you Adam gramthe very same and this is my old
time radio snack wagon. Welcome tothe Old Time Radio snack Wagon, where
we serve up a bite sized portionof old time radio. And now here's
(00:22):
your snack wagon, host Adam Graham. A year ago, my wife and
I fulfilled a life long dream andwent to Hawaii for our twentieth anniversary.
We were there for four days,and even though we only got to experience
a little bit of it, thebeauty and history leaves an indelible impression.
(00:45):
I don't know whether we'll ever goback in person, but through the magic
of radio, we can always goback and even travel to places we never
went before. And that's before youthrow in the benefits of time travel.
Hawaii fascinated old time radio listeners.There are many episodes of old time radio
(01:07):
programs about Hawaii, as well asmany standalone series. Among them were Hawaii
Halls, Hawaiian Fantasies, Hawaiian Adventures, and the show We're Going to Bring
You Today. Royal Hawaiian Hotel.Royal Hawaiian Hotel was produced by Transco.
It was one of many programs theycreated and syndicated for around two decades.
(01:33):
They initially started with music programs,but later on they would move on to
a wide field of drama and comedyprograms, which were replaced on disc and
shipped to stations throughout the US andallow local and regional advertisers to offer quality
programming that could compete with the networkofferings. This episode comes from nineteen thirty
(02:00):
four. It is the third episodeof the series and provides an interesting musical
taste of the islands at that time. Please enjoy Halloha, ladies and gentlemen.
(03:13):
This broadcast comes to you from theworld famous ballroom of the Royal Hawaiian
Hotel in Honolulus, and we presentfor your enjoyment at this time, the
Royal Hawaiian Orchestra, under the directionof Kayomotu Luis Mounds of Flowers, bow
your way throughout Hawaii, fragrant landland by yellow ginger blossom, rainbow hued
(03:36):
habyssess, bring you the gladness ofthis happy land. You smile and your
heart is time to the music ofthe Royal Hawaiian Orchistra. Bring you to
the soul of Hawaii and find ananswering echo in your own. The name
of these musical messages. I'll giveyou what they are plays this one attend
(03:57):
the love songs is a fox part. What you see a ball toiad sable
(04:36):
bow where a ball or your fallowWhen you step out of this gorgeous battle
(05:16):
with the royal Hawaiian hotels, takea turn in the garden sixteen times you
here still another time and the lightand tinkle of water in the Japanese mountains.
When you motor around the island,you will enjoy the many waterfalls.
One of them flows upwards. Thesefox pots, written by King Kalakao himself,
(05:39):
are in praise of the cool reflectingwater. A a house to wai
eighteen in the water. Lots offun on white pop boots. Today everyone
(06:33):
was writing the first ward, lotsof new ones. That is good sports
to all of them. And herethey are finishing the day damning right now.
It's a dreamy walt. It's aHawaiian night, you know, and
moonlight and whimps are part of theprograms. Water is warm unlike all moon
(06:54):
light as warm by the way inviolence jo me w Ogima m b o
(08:05):
did you you video speaking of whyKiki Beef? You can hear the gentle
(09:03):
street of that great surf you knowfrom this Royal Hawaiian Hotel ballroom. In
fact, we're right on the beach, just a step from your room,
right into the water. That's hasthe fun bathing suit all colors. Lou
Carroll had one on to day.It was the last words. By the
way, there he is now andhe is young on the beach. You're
(09:26):
in the ballroom. Have you seenher in Speedway, the Grass and the
movie Home Coolly? He's talking nowwith Betty Compton, whom you've seen and
loved in the Middlepool Man, theSweetser, the Barker, and oh so
many other pictures. Well good ascancer and not to find you in Hanolul
(09:52):
Lodni the Dandy tell me believe atthe Royal Hawaii. It's the most beautiful
of Jill I've ever seen. Tellingyou you what are you doing here?
Well it's kind of a sift thing. It's I've tell you, but you
mustn't be the word to anything.I'm over here right, No, no,
(10:16):
no, I'm serious. You rememberI've always wanted to run. They
never had the insulation. You'll loveme? Who's us racing for? You're
wrong with it's just the beauty ofthese so romantic they are. But what's
the story on about? Well,I'm writing the most regular picture story of
(10:37):
the year. Sounds Listen the OldKing's shot of the boat nosing in the
Honolulu Harbor in the fall, butstill they don't have fall. Well,
that's all right, you'll fake thefall. You'll dub that stocks have the
Chinese stiction gets off the train,but they don't have any training here.
Oh that doesn't matter. They don'tfake the train. We'll dub that shot.
(11:01):
Uly he falls in love with apalm gently waving in the background and
has us I'm in love with apalm of my shif this terrific storm comes
up, I'm not just heard onthe door. And then there stands another
girl from Omahaw the brass no Omahawokay s and they'll dub that shot.
(11:22):
The native girl realizes her love islost. The surface palming on the quarry,
the giant redwood freeze a question allaround the little grass chat but still
there are no giant redwoods in harWaire. Oh I know deady will dub
the shot. S The detective Jebdances up to the door on the fishboard.
(11:43):
Yes, his doughn is breaking overthe grass chest top. The Native
girl sings all La, that's asfar as I got, can't get up
finished relexively simple shoes. Look,how did to have a like golf for
the girls who the boy and thegirls who knows? The villain and the
hero? The villains they did lasttouch with the heroes? Well, what
(12:09):
do you think what they dubbed thatshot? Marvelous? Then and the girl
jumped into the volcano. Very original, and they lived happily ever after.
Hides his dead well obviously around sometimesalloa j m hm. You know,
(12:30):
I don't think that he must saidstories lots of familiar faces. You're in
(12:52):
the ballroom of the Royal Hawaiian Hotels. Biblos from all over the world come
back every years by coming home.Yeah, I'm a those music is a
welcoming voice Californy Hawaiian translation of California. Yes, hello, am as you
(13:24):
love me? And somebody somebody Yes, I was just thinking about that word
(14:31):
Aloha beautiful and a handy word tomeans hello, how are you love you?
And even goodbye? Come again.That famous song Aloha Oi was written
between the lee of colan. Well, this one the boys are playing now
(14:52):
is don't play Aloha Oi when Igo. It's the one step. Ladies
(15:37):
and gentlemen, you have been listeningto KR mochul Lewis. That is Royal
Hawaiia. This program has come toyou from the ballroom of the Royal Hawaiian
Hotel in the Honolulu. Your announcer, Yarles resignan, Hellonah, welcome back.
(16:36):
The conversation was probably the most challengingpart of the transcription to hear,
but it was still interesting to hearHollywood being deemed for lack of originality ninety
years ago. Beyond that, RoyalHawaiian Hotel transported listeners through troubled times to
a place of peace and beauty thatsome would see for themselves, but for
(17:03):
others they would only visit in theirdreams. It's time for me to close
up the old snackwagon, but don'tworry. We'll be back with another serving
of old time radio goodness before youknow it. If you want to enjoy
some of our longer form podcast,you can feast away at my website at
Great Detectives dot net. Your emailsare also welcome at Adam at snackwagon dot
(17:26):
net. The Old Time Radio Snackwagoncomes to you from Boise, Idaho.
Your host is Adam Graham. Soundproduction is by Ryn's Media LLC. You
can listen to past episodes of theOld Time Radio Snackwagon as well as connect
on social media at our website atsnackwagon dot net. Email suggestions for episodes
(17:49):
to Adam at snackwagon dot net.This has been the Old Time Radio snack
Wagon. Until next time. GoodBye,
Excuse me, are you Adam gramthe very same and this is my old
time radio snack wagon. Welcome tothe Old Time Radio snack Wagon, where
we serve up a bite sized portionof old time radio. And now here's
(00:22):
your snack wagon, host Adam Graham. A year ago, my wife and
I fulfilled a life long dream andwent to Hawaii for our twentieth anniversary.
We were there for four days,and even though we only got to experience
a little bit of it, thebeauty and history leaves an indelible impression.
(00:45):
I don't know whether we'll ever goback in person, but through the magic
of radio, we can always goback and even travel to places we never
went before. And that's before youthrow in the benefits of time travel.
Hawaii fascinated old time radio listeners.There are many episodes of old time radio
(01:07):
programs about Hawaii, as well asmany standalone series. Among them were Hawaii
Halls, Hawaiian Fantasies, Hawaiian Adventures, and the show We're Going to Bring
You Today. Royal Hawaiian Hotel.Royal Hawaiian Hotel was produced by Transco.
It was one of many programs theycreated and syndicated for around two decades.
(01:33):
They initially started with music programs,but later on they would move on to
a wide field of drama and comedyprograms, which were replaced on disc and
shipped to stations throughout the US andallow local and regional advertisers to offer quality
programming that could compete with the networkofferings. This episode comes from nineteen thirty
(02:00):
four. It is the third episodeof the series and provides an interesting musical
taste of the islands at that time. Please enjoy Halloha, ladies and gentlemen.
(03:13):
This broadcast comes to you from theworld famous ballroom of the Royal Hawaiian
Hotel in Honolulus, and we presentfor your enjoyment at this time, the
Royal Hawaiian Orchestra, under the directionof Kayomotu Luis Mounds of Flowers, bow
your way throughout Hawaii, fragrant landland by yellow ginger blossom, rainbow hued
(03:36):
habyssess, bring you the gladness ofthis happy land. You smile and your
heart is time to the music ofthe Royal Hawaiian Orchistra. Bring you to
the soul of Hawaii and find ananswering echo in your own. The name
of these musical messages. I'll giveyou what they are plays this one attend
(03:57):
the love songs is a fox part. What you see a ball toiad sable
(04:36):
bow where a ball or your fallowWhen you step out of this gorgeous battle
(05:16):
with the royal Hawaiian hotels, takea turn in the garden sixteen times you
here still another time and the lightand tinkle of water in the Japanese mountains.
When you motor around the island,you will enjoy the many waterfalls.
One of them flows upwards. Thesefox pots, written by King Kalakao himself,
(05:39):
are in praise of the cool reflectingwater. A a house to wai
eighteen in the water. Lots offun on white pop boots. Today everyone
(06:33):
was writing the first ward, lotsof new ones. That is good sports
to all of them. And herethey are finishing the day damning right now.
It's a dreamy walt. It's aHawaiian night, you know, and
moonlight and whimps are part of theprograms. Water is warm unlike all moon
(06:54):
light as warm by the way inviolence jo me w Ogima m b o
(08:05):
did you you video speaking of whyKiki Beef? You can hear the gentle
(09:03):
street of that great surf you knowfrom this Royal Hawaiian Hotel ballroom. In
fact, we're right on the beach, just a step from your room,
right into the water. That's hasthe fun bathing suit all colors. Lou
Carroll had one on to day.It was the last words. By the
way, there he is now andhe is young on the beach. You're
(09:26):
in the ballroom. Have you seenher in Speedway, the Grass and the
movie Home Coolly? He's talking nowwith Betty Compton, whom you've seen and
loved in the Middlepool Man, theSweetser, the Barker, and oh so
many other pictures. Well good ascancer and not to find you in Hanolul
(09:52):
Lodni the Dandy tell me believe atthe Royal Hawaii. It's the most beautiful
of Jill I've ever seen. Tellingyou you what are you doing here?
Well it's kind of a sift thing. It's I've tell you, but you
mustn't be the word to anything.I'm over here right, No, no,
(10:16):
no, I'm serious. You rememberI've always wanted to run. They
never had the insulation. You'll loveme? Who's us racing for? You're
wrong with it's just the beauty ofthese so romantic they are. But what's
the story on about? Well,I'm writing the most regular picture story of
(10:37):
the year. Sounds Listen the OldKing's shot of the boat nosing in the
Honolulu Harbor in the fall, butstill they don't have fall. Well,
that's all right, you'll fake thefall. You'll dub that stocks have the
Chinese stiction gets off the train,but they don't have any training here.
Oh that doesn't matter. They don'tfake the train. We'll dub that shot.
(11:01):
Uly he falls in love with apalm gently waving in the background and
has us I'm in love with apalm of my shif this terrific storm comes
up, I'm not just heard onthe door. And then there stands another
girl from Omahaw the brass no Omahawokay s and they'll dub that shot.
(11:22):
The native girl realizes her love islost. The surface palming on the quarry,
the giant redwood freeze a question allaround the little grass chat but still
there are no giant redwoods in harWaire. Oh I know deady will dub
the shot. S The detective Jebdances up to the door on the fishboard.
(11:43):
Yes, his doughn is breaking overthe grass chest top. The Native
girl sings all La, that's asfar as I got, can't get up
finished relexively simple shoes. Look,how did to have a like golf for
the girls who the boy and thegirls who knows? The villain and the
hero? The villains they did lasttouch with the heroes? Well, what
(12:09):
do you think what they dubbed thatshot? Marvelous? Then and the girl
jumped into the volcano. Very original, and they lived happily ever after.
Hides his dead well obviously around sometimesalloa j m hm. You know,
(12:30):
I don't think that he must saidstories lots of familiar faces. You're in
(12:52):
the ballroom of the Royal Hawaiian Hotels. Biblos from all over the world come
back every years by coming home.Yeah, I'm a those music is a
welcoming voice Californy Hawaiian translation of California. Yes, hello, am as you
(13:24):
love me? And somebody somebody Yes, I was just thinking about that word
(14:31):
Aloha beautiful and a handy word tomeans hello, how are you love you?
And even goodbye? Come again.That famous song Aloha Oi was written
between the lee of colan. Well, this one the boys are playing now
(14:52):
is don't play Aloha Oi when Igo. It's the one step. Ladies
(15:37):
and gentlemen, you have been listeningto KR mochul Lewis. That is Royal
Hawaiia. This program has come toyou from the ballroom of the Royal Hawaiian
Hotel in the Honolulu. Your announcer, Yarles resignan, Hellonah, welcome back.
(16:36):
The conversation was probably the most challengingpart of the transcription to hear,
but it was still interesting to hearHollywood being deemed for lack of originality ninety
years ago. Beyond that, RoyalHawaiian Hotel transported listeners through troubled times to
a place of peace and beauty thatsome would see for themselves, but for
(17:03):
others they would only visit in theirdreams. It's time for me to close
up the old snackwagon, but don'tworry. We'll be back with another serving
of old time radio goodness before youknow it. If you want to enjoy
some of our longer form podcast,you can feast away at my website at
Great Detectives dot net. Your emailsare also welcome at Adam at snackwagon dot
(17:26):
net. The Old Time Radio Snackwagoncomes to you from Boise, Idaho.
Your host is Adam Graham. Soundproduction is by Ryn's Media LLC. You
can listen to past episodes of theOld Time Radio Snackwagon as well as connect
on social media at our website atsnackwagon dot net. Email suggestions for episodes
(17:49):
to Adam at snackwagon dot net.This has been the Old Time Radio snack
Wagon. Until next time. GoodBye,
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