![]() "Hail Victory," the third, will dip far into the future in an endeavor to show where present trends may lead the human race." - The Lima News, 8, as quoted at Digital Deli TooĪired as a half-hour set of three plays: "Dark World", "Steel", "Humbug".Īlso aired as a half-hour set of three plays: "Memoriam", "Sole Survivors", "Humbug". The second, called "Memoriam," is to treat of a past conflict. The first, "Sole Survivors," will have a contemporary setting. "Three short sketches on the general theme of war and peace. The drama was first presented without music, but for this production Oboler has obtained the permission of the Soviet government to use 'Steel Foundry' as a background for the dialogue." - The Lima News, 3, as quoted at Digital Deli Too Originally produced on the Vallee Hour over NBC it is being revived with the permission of that genial orchestra leader. 'Steel,' an impressionistic picture of the life of a metal worker, was inspired by the equally impressionistic composition, 'Steel Foundry,' by the Russian composer, Mossolov. The third, called 'Dark World,' will star Joan Elaine, well-known radio actress who has been heard in many previous Oboler plays. Two of these, entitled 'Steel' and 'Humbug' will be repeated by popular demand with Raymond Edward Johnson in the roles he originally made famous. "Three short plays of widely contrasting character will be presented. Plot summaries for episodes I have not listened to originated in newspapers of the day and have been copied from Digital Deli Too.Ĭurrently this archive contains 53 of 104 plotlines and 4 reviewsĪired as a half-hour set of three plays: "Dark World", "Steel", "Humbug" Sources used to create my own log and double-check titles, dates and cast members:ĭigital Deli Too, RadioGOLDINdex, and Nightkey's OTR Errors. While there are Horror and Sci-Fi stories here, the emphasis of this series was on the dramatic: cautionary tales, philosophical studies, psychological studies, realism, war propaganda. Episodes were in standard 30-minute format, but some episodes included more than one story.īoth of these series present a more dramatic side of Arch Oboler (1907–1987) than many listeners of Lights Out! or The Devil and Mr O might expect. Everyman's Theater aired from 1940 to 1941 (NBC Red, 26 episodes) and was an extension of the original run of Arch Oboler's Plays, but with a commercial sponsor-Proctor and Gamble. Each additional run included both old and new scripts. ![]() Arch Oboler's Plays aired from 1939 to 1940 on (NBC Red, 53 episodes), again in 1945 (Mutual, 26 episodes) and once again in 1964 (KHJ, 26 episodes). Arch Oboler's Plays and Everyman's Theater were dramatic anthologies.
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