| Plot | : | + Blue Network. Sustaining. 5:30 P. M. (EST). How musical bridges are used on dramatic programs. Ernie Watson tells how music is used. A salute to "radio's first dialect comedian," Henry Burbig. Tom Riley, the director of "Great Plays" (and also a director of television for NBC) conducts an audition for the female lead for the next broadcast, "The Imaginary Invalid." The sound effect of the week: the crumbling of the wall of an ancient temple. A salute to, "The CeCo Couriers" with Henry Burbig. Henry tells the story of, "Little Red Riding Hood" in a Yiddish dialect. Letters from listeners are answered by Nick Kenny (radio editor of The New York Daily Mirror). What is done if a remote pickup does not show up? Who selects a program's announcer and orchestra? Are quiz programs run separately or is there a clearing house to avoid duplication of questions? Lanny Ross tells how a song he sang on his Franco-American program caused a runaway mother to return to her son. Henry Burbig, Mort Lewis (writer), Ernie Watson (composer, conductor, performer), Linda Watkins, Marjorie Clark, Charles Webster, Nick Kenny, Graham McNamee (host), Lanny Ross, Gilbert Martin (announcer). |
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