 You're about to be entertained by some of the biggest names and show business for the next hour and 30 minutes This program will present in person such bright stars as Fred Allen Robert Cummings Lorraine day Jimmy Durrani Leo DeRosha Portland half up Judy holiday Frankie Lane Jane Pickens Meredith Wilson and my name darlings is to Lula Bankhead The National Broadcasting Company presents the big show The big show 90 minutes with the most scintillating personalities in the entertainment world Brought to you this Sunday and every Sunday at this same time as the Sunday feature of NBC's all-star festival And here is your hostess the glamorous unpredictable To Lula Bankhead Well darlings we have just finished 13 weeks of the big show and each show an hour and a half Now you won't believe this I'm sure but I just found out there are shows on radio that are only one half hour each Well, I knew you wouldn't believe it Well on this show it takes a half an hour just to mention the names of the stars Well, as a matter of fact, we thought we would save time by just referring to our stars by their initials, you know like Durante Alan and holiday would be a DAH But we gave that up because our next week show we were thinking of having canter the burl and synodra I waited for you darling So you can see why using initials is out. Oh, how do you mean out? Here is safe by a mile Lea DeRosha Okay, DeRosha semi down semi down. You're not managing the John's now at the polo grounds Well, I'm sorry, but you said out certain words in baseball. Why they upset me. I lose my head Yeah, I know a word like umpire for instance I think it's perfectly awful the way you treat the umpire me. I don't bother the umps. Oh Not much you don't why is it the minute the umpires walk out before every game You make everybody the polo ground stand up and sing. Oh say, can you see? Well, you know me to Lola face balls in my blood. Yeah, I thought you look rather lumpy And I tell me Leo we giant fans have been waiting 14 long years now How does the pennant look this year looks the same it's powder blue and it kind of tapers off to a point Leo I know what it looks like darling. I've seen plenty of pennants at Abbott's field And I'm gonna see one flying over the polo grounds this year We'll win that pennant quicker than you can say Jackie Robinson we can use him to No, but honestly Leo, don't you think hoping to win a pennant this year's aiming at too high Hi, that ball was right over. What do you mean too high? Oh, darling. I'm so sorry. I use another word that upsets you down boy easy now easy Look, I'm not interested in talking baseball. This is my racket. That's what I'm interested in acting Acting you Just a minute why the emphasis on you this may surprise you but I'm booked to star on my first play this summer And it's gonna be a hit. Oh your first play is going to be a hit Yes, and then I'm going into my third play But you're going from your first play to your third. Sure where they hit anybody can go from first to third So you're an actor Does Lorraine know about this Lorraine who Lorraine day your wife. Oh that Lorraine day. Yes, that Lorraine day You remember me. Oh, hello, honey Lorraine darling, what is this routine about Leo wanting to become an actor? Yes, I know Leo be mayor we call him around the house You know what he does to Lula. He won't let me go to many ballgames He makes me stay home and catch him on television So I can tell him how good his acting was when he went out on the field to argue with an umpire I'd like to see dr. Kildare do as well Tell me Lorraine do you get upset darling when you see Leo go out to argue with an umpire Oh, no, not anymore the minute I see him walk out. I start getting dinner. I know he'll be home early Baby you must have early dinners quite often Well when the Giants play a double-header we sometimes have dinner as early as two o'clock in the afternoon Wait a minute Lorraine don't go giving the impression that I fight with all the umpires Well, no not all of them much to my surprise to Lula one night last week Leo came home with an umpire after the game We had him for dinner. Yeah served on a platter with a baseball in his mouth Boy was he tasty. Yes, that was the first umpire that ever agreed with Leo It must be very exciting being married to a man in baseball Well, it's like being married to a man in any other business I talked to the player's wives and they tell me what kind of a day their husbands had at the polo grounds Like Eddie stanky's wife. She calls me very proudly and says Eddie had a very good day today He walked he singled he tripled and he was hit on the head by a pitched ball I wish the woman would stay out of my baseball business. They always talk a good game I'd like to see them out there playing it if that's an awful you can sign me now You why the emphasis on you You wouldn't even know what to do now look if you were on third base and we needed one run to win It's the last of the night. There's one out lockman bunts the pitcher comes in for the ball. Now. How would you get home? Well, the same way I always get home darling. I take a taxi Pretty smart darling. Well, this will stop you suppose it's raining and you can't get a taxi Well, this will stop you buzzer When it's raining, they don't play ball Oh That ought to take care of him. Thanks Tallulah. It's good to see somebody win an argument with Leo for a change Well, I must say the rain that being the wife of a stormy baseball manager doesn't seem to have changed you very much You still have that fresh lovely scrubbed look Why shouldn't I look scrubbed every time we have an argument Leo sends me to the showers Wait a minute Mrs. DeRosier Tallulah will start believing we do nothing but argue. Oh, no, I won't you make a wonderful couple darlings especially you Lorraine I Know I know so well you too will stick together through fair weather and foul. What do you mean your knucklehead that boy was fair by a mile Come on Leo before you get thrown out of the program. Come on I'll make you a nice bowl of that breakfast of champions Oh, I don't want that stuff again. I ate it all last year and look where we finish Hello Portland Huffer from today, Miss Bankhead. Yes, I know bitches So what are you doing here now darling? I just thought I'd tell you I was here so you won't be surprised when I show up later Well, I'll try not to be darling. Thanks for the warning Wandering in and out no discipline And now ladies and gentlemen We hear a bright gay marching tune from a show which had a three-year run and is now back again on Broadway the song The new asmoleon marching society and students conservatory band and the show, of course Where's charlie now? Meredith wilson his big show oxford chorus if you please Flying high In my throat, there's a lumpy sort of feeling And a bright gleam of price in my eye, and that's a wailingly up the square I'll be cheering Line Sunday Hat will be high The asmoleon marching society and students conservatory band The asmoleon the left-wing nepoleon With almost deadly instruments in hand The fill of unenclavered luck to me, the finest in the land Is the new asmoleon marching society and students conservatory band Gesture in me opal of the sound of a hum beneath the moon Making choice is upon me and I shout every time at the tongue of my voice Satisfies me fully when I hear the thunder close at hand Meredith darling that was just the pick-me-up I needed thanks for the lift And here we come now to another lift two weeks ago ladies and gentlemen Our program was graced for the presence of a brilliant young actress Who entertained us with an excerpt from a columbia picture born yesterday In which she starred with Broderick Crawford and William Holden She was such a success on our show We invited her back to do another scene from that hit picture And here she is Miss Judy Holliday in Born Yesterday Born Yesterday is the story of a wealthy gentleman, Harry Brock His dumb but beautiful girlfriend, Billy Dawn And the young Washington newspaper man, Paul Vero Hired by Brock to give Billy an education While our scene opens in the living room of Brock's expensive Washington Hotel apartment Billy is having her education furthered by more than conscientious Paul Certainly now let's see who said this the proper study of mankind is man You should why I told you I forgot It was pope the pope or not the pope Alexander pope Ah the proper study of mankind is man mankind is man because that means women too Yes, yes, I know how lately like the ones who told me Thomas Jefferson last week and this week Tom Payne and all by myself I got to thinking about Harry Brock He works so hard to get what he wants for instance, but he doesn't know what he wants More of what he's got probably money money More people to push around Money It's not so bad as you think he is I've been looking for you too. Hello, Harry. We were just talking about you. Yeah Well, that ain't what I pay you for Billy knows enough about me now too much in fact Well, go right ahead smarten her up. Excuse me while I take my shoes off All right, Billy. What did you find out about Tom Payne? Oh, he was quite a fella Where was he born you remember? Yeah, London. Oh, uh, England someplace like that. What do you mean London or England? It's the same thing. It is London is in England. It's a city London. England's a whole country. I forgot Boy, oh boy. Well, you got some patience. Take it easy. How can anybody get so dumb? We all can't know everything, Harry Who's Tom Payne for instance? Why do I care who he is? If you're so smart, who was rabbit mirand fell? He's a baseball player used to play shortstop for the Braves, isn't he? What are you some kind of a genius? No My higher and fire genius is every day Who's will he hop national billiard champion and uh, it's pronounced hoppy. That's what I said Anyways, I didn't ask you. I asked her. All right, Billy. Shall we go on with Tom Payne? Hold a phone What's a peninsula? Yes, don't give me this You know so much. What's a peninsula? It's a kind of a nacho It's that it's a body of land surrounded on three sides by water So what's that to know just that the same pain to know some difference between Tom and that's him. You mean he's dead. Hey fellow. What do you mean learner about dead people? I just want to know how to act when live people Education's pretty hard to control Harry. One thing leads to work on how will you not make no extra charge I don't need nothing. You can tell me The more I see you I don't like you as much But you almost got no place. You're pretty fresh. You better watch out a guy and I and you all right Let's both watch out If I wanted I could not get black or if I wanted Yes, I know all right then just go ahead and do what you're supposed to and that's all We'll stop for now. No. No go ahead I want to see how you do it. Not just now if you don't mind I've got to go lie down You don't realize how hard I work. Ha ha some joke 200 bucks a week and I can't even watch Yo, London or England. Why don't you give up? What you're not such a big shot. I used to think so No more All too history. There's been bigger men than you and better now to name one my father 25 a week Now listen cute. You don't get nervous just because you read a book. You're as dumb as you ever was You think so? Yeah, sure But I don't mind You know why Because you're the greatest What's about are you crazy something maybe I just know I hate my life There's a better kind. I know it if you read some of these books. You know it too I suppose you think you've been better off with the lousy saxophone player at least he was honest It was a time of dust and chump. He works for a living. That's one thing. I work I've been working since I was 12 years old. Nobody ever give me nothing. If a man goes What do you think you're talking about anything can you all right get off that high horse you dumb little pot You there too. You never had a decent meal before you met me. Yeah, but I have got no manners Cheap. I don't know nothing cheap Except you I don't tell me about the law if I was scared the law wouldn't be where I Talked enough. You don't like it here Peter. Go on You'll be back And also thanks to martin blaine's paul and raff bell as Brock for a neat assist But julie come here. I won't tell you I just want to say how great it is to have you on the program again And all the other talented people who appear with us to make this a divine hour and a half That I can hardly wait until sunday rolls around each week He's so emotional about a radio program Of course, I'm emotional. I just adore doing this program the excitement the suspense The wonderment of watching the show unfold from its very inception until it becomes a living breathing thing An emotion about a living breathing fella. Thank you. You don't seem to understand my point I spend all my time here at the studio Rehearsing interviewing people meeting the guests checking the scripts. Well, I practically live right here at the studio You keep a neat studio I am married to my art to the seller To my career You should get a divorce and marry a fella I haven't time for matters darling. I have my radio work to think of radio is my life And a cold night you can't warm your feet on the back of a microphone I'd like to show you how warm one of my feet is right now, sister Because you should get married. Maybe you should talk your voice is too low I have always spoken this way. Sure. That's why you're not married. The voice is recognized Sure, you talk so loud they can hear you all over. I buy my clothes as haddock economy I wouldn't mention it to a fella The scare of all the noise you go to haddock economy. You pay as high as 25 bucks for a dress. Goodbye charlie My dear woman, this dress happens to cost 725 bucks Now you're talking higher And you ought to use makeup I am using makeup So don't And you should use perfume Judy darling, I am not interested in these bloodhounds. You seem to know promises me Judy, I have men throwing themselves at my feet all the time. I know a charopolis. Can you get Oh, Judy, where do you meet this sordid assortment of men? It's easy you go where men go You shoot pool Like a bengal answer Darling, I appreciate tremendously. You're trying to find a man for me And I know you have a lot of little tricks up your sleeve That work very well for you. But as far as I'm concerned, I believe there's a man for every woman And a woman for every man Now nobody can improve on that He said don't approve. I just get in on it Oh, Judy, my dear With all the restraint in my command and with the studded nonchalance acquired through years of training in the theater I say to you calmly and dispassionately That your brazen intrusion on my private life have brought me to the end of my tether You have to go to all that just to say drop dead I'd rather change the subjects Good evening to Lula. Oh, a welcome change of subjects. Ladies and gentlemen a handsome and talented visitor for Hollywood, mr. Robert Cummings Bob darling, it's so nice It's so nice to have you on our program. What are you doing new york? Well to lula, I left Hollywood to come here. Yes. I know. Do you remember the last time I saw you darling? It was in Hollywood the party happened happen. Do you remember barb? Well, as a matter of fact, oh, what a part of that was darling. Isn't Katie the loveliest woman we've ever known? I simply adore her and the part of it was one of the guests I've ever attended Will you ever forget that wonderful food that lovely orchestra those fabulous people? Look how she's trying to get a fella To lula let him talk Oh, oh, what were you saying bob darling me? Oh nothing I was I was just telling you about that lovely party at kathen hebrons in hollywood only it wasn't kathen hebron It was kathen cornell and it was in new york. Oh, no darling. It was kathen hebron. I'm sorry to lula, but I'm sure it was kathen cornell It was kathen hebron. I will stake my reputation on it Well, that's a pretty small stake, but it was kathen cornell Are you infatuated lula don't be such a boss let him win Oh, well anyway, bob wherever it was. I remember you were the handsomest man there Oh, I wouldn't say that but you were darling really I remember saying to everyone there. I said robert Cummings is the handsomest man at this party. Oh, I wouldn't say that All right, darling. I won't Now she lets him win What did you say you were doing in new york bob? Well, I came here to see some shows Um, have you seen guys and dolls to lily? No, I haven't but I hit simply wonderful But I haven't been able to get any tickets. Have you why yes, I have two tickets I'd love to take you but the seats aren't together. Oh, that's all right, darling We can meet after the show. Well, that'll be a little difficult one ticket is for monday and one is for wednesday It is jokes Excuse me, but who's this lovely young lady directing traffic here? I'm terribly sorry, bob. I thought you knew judy holiday judy holiday Well, now this is a thrill Yeah, I I saw born yesterday at least a half dozen times. What a magnificent performance you gave them. What perfect casting Uh, no one could possibly have played the part as well as you. Oh, I don't know I've been approached by several producers to do born yesterday in summer theaters. No, really What billing it's a little bankhead in born yesteryear Dear boy, you're losing him. You better mention your money I um, I guess I'll just be running along. Oh, must you go, bob. But I'm gonna talk to you. I'll see you later, darling. It's so long I'll see you later the kiss of death Well, judy, what could I've done? Lots of things you couldn't drop your handkerchief You could have tried to look taller. You could have fainted Well, judy, I've been trying to tell you for half an hour that I that I'm not interested in besides Robert Cummings happens to be a married man with a wife and family See how slow you are I am not interested in your underhanded methods of getting men Where in love and war fair, what do you mean fair where that ball was fouled by a mile? Come back here You have been listening to Meredith Wilson and the big show orchestra and chorus Now it's time for me to ring my chimes back in a moment, darlings This is nbc the national broadcasting company This is the national broadcasting company sunday extravaganza with the most scintillating personalities in show business The big show the sunday night feature of nbc's all-star festival is brought to you by Chesterfield the cigarette that has for you Wildness with no unpleasant aftertaste the cigarette that brings you bing cross be involved hope By the makers of anison for fast relief from the pain of headache neuritis and uralgia And by rca victor world leader in radio first in recorded music first in television The big stars in this program are fred ellen robert comings lorraine day jimmy doranty leo de rocher portland Hoffa judy holiday frankie lane jane pickens marineth wilson and his big show orchestra and chorus and every week your hostess The glamorous unpredictable to lula bankhead Well darlings, it's amazing how the big show has caught on now this week There's a lovely article in red book and in look magazine A tremendously out of photographs And you should read some of the wonderful things they say Well, I hope you won't think darlings that i'm being immodest and boasting But I simply must quote one of the entrancing things they write about me Well, here it is And here's what it says To lula is about as sweet and sentimental as a third rail Well now that really captures the true me with so few people understand Sweet and sentimental I wonder what a third rail is a third rail to lula is like a third vice president of a radio network It's dangerous to cross him It's nice to see you again darling, thank you. Oh, didn't I just read your name and read his digest? You were discovering a anti histamine or taking it or something No, no the only thing I've taken recently to lula is a new job. Oh, I'm so happy for you I could exact. I'll wait. Are you back in radio? Uh, no never gained here. I didn't hear it. No. No, I'm No, I'm not in radio to lula. I am in the theater at loaves three hundred and forty second street Well, I must come up and see you sometimes I adore vote. It's on the west side. I mean if you're coming up You uh, you adore vote. Well, I'm not exactly in voteville I used to be in voteville with a partner my partner would shoot himself out of a cannon And he used to drink a lot. Well one night he was loaded and the cannon wasn't And uh, he went off with a bang and the act split up and from then on I was through with acting But darling, you just said did you in the theater? Well, I'm a junior executive What is a junior executive? Well a junior executive in a movie theater is a man who wears a tuxedo in the daytime And has the key to the cigarette machine Oh blue I wish you were there when I was hired. I was kneeling on the floor in the manager's office The manager a mr. Robert Cummings placed his hand on my shoulder after brushing aside the dandruff And said Alan You are getting this job because you have talent You have personality you have savois fair And you happen to be married to my sister Yes, sir This theater has the finest marquee the finest lobby the finest orchestra the finest lodges the finest pictures Please Alan no defeatist talk. Oh, I'm sorry, sir. I'm sorry repeat after me Movies are better than ever Movies are better than ever again Movies are better than ever again movies are Say how long shall I keep repeating it sir until they are This is going to be a lifetime job, sir But that all depends. Yes, sir. Alan every picture theater is fully staffed Yes, today. I am creating a position never before known in a motion picture theater for me. Yes, Alan You will be our up to man Congratulations. Well to lula. That's how I got the job But fred tell me what is an up to man Well, I stand in the lobby you see and when people rush in late I tell them what has happened in the picture up to the time Well, I'd like to see how that service works sometimes. Well, it's really very simple I just stand in the lobby wearing a yellow swallowtail coat and see a sucker spats And sooner or later Sooner or later, I hear a voice say pardon me. Has the picture started? Oh, you're portland Yes, the feature has been on for 10 minutes. What picture is it sunset boulevards starring glorious Wansson, william holden and eric von stroheim Now i'll tell you what you've missed up to now as the picture starts You see a body floating face down in a swimming pool Oh, it said in louis la parsons column that body got the academy award for being the best corpse for 1950 Yes, it was the best corpse. I heard that I read that the actor who played the body floating in the pool is making personal appearances now He comes out on the stage and lies down flat on his face So people will recognize him from the picture If they don't get it right away, he drips a little as he's lying Fins and sunset boulevards Well, they fish the body out of the pool and send for a specialist You know what a specialist is. Oh a specialist is a doctor who has trained all his patients to be sick Only during office hours. That's true. That's a specialist Say, I think you'd better go in portland before your popcorn cools off Well, I hope this picture is better than that western picture you had last week. Well, I wasn't working here last week I was picketing outside. I missed the picture. I'm inside this week working Are you lucky really as the picture starts Robert Mitchum is a little boy whose parents are killed And he lives with Marjorie Mayne and her two children who later grow up to be Teresa Wright and introducing John Rodney Introducing John Rodney, you mean this is his first picture? Yes. Well war is declared against the Indians And Robert Mitchum goes to fight sitting bull and his standing army Well, what what happens to introducing John Rodney? Oh introducing doesn't go Oh introducing doesn't go. Well, does the picture have a happy ending? Oh, yes Introducing gets killed. That was a short introduction, wasn't it? Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright get married and sitting bull is in the hospital in an oxygen wigwam Oh an oxygen wigwam for sick Indians. You didn't like this picture, eh? I wouldn't even like it when they showed it on television. Well, it'll be another week or so. And I like most westerns Yeah, because I like to ride horseback. Oh, you ride horseback. Do you? Oh, I always ride side saddle Well, why side saddle that way I save a little place where I can sit down the next day Well, Tallulah, you see that's how it goes in the lobby. Oh, it must be Gossley standing around the lobby all day explaining about that dead body floating in the swimming pool Uh, I'll face down too. Well, I'm in I'm the up two man and I have a job to do An up two man has other problems to lose, you know when the theater is crowded and the ushers are busy Sometimes I hear this. Hey, buddy, my name is DeRosier and this is my wife How about two seats together? Well, I'm sorry, mr. DeRosier. I have two seats, but they're not together Um, all right, honey, if we're not going to sit together, split the Hershey bar and give me my hat You and your big fat Hershey bar You're impossible. Go ahead say it. Say you hate me. I won't say I hate you, but my admiration for you is under control Now folks, folks, please no fighting in the lobby, please fighting Well, you two are tweeting each other and tweeting invariably leads to fisticas There is an old saying five ladyfingers do not make a fist go ahead Leo shake the battery out of his flashlight Now just a minute with that With that tuxedo you'll have to go on the balcony Mr. DeRosier Don't you dare strike strike. I am meter. That was right over the plate Well, that gives you an idea to lula. Oh fred those troublesome types must fray your nerves darling What can I do? I'm employed. I just have to stand there and take it But it's dark in those theaters. Can't you step on their feet or Back them into the drinking fountain to dampen their odor or something. Oh, it's aggravating Yesterday, I was standing there and I heard someone say cadet I just my name is julie holiday. Well, what's wrong miss holiday. Well, I lost my son He's a boy What does your little boy look like? Oh, well, he's six years old and he's stuck at a lollipop Well, how could you lose a boy six years old? It's possible. I did it I see And when sensible of us started I seen the body floating in the swimming pool. I fainted. I'm a very heavy fainted So one of the thud didn't bring you to when you heard the well when you came to Eric von stroheim was on the screen. My little boy was gone Also the lollipop. Well, I'll I'll page the little boy. What's his name? I don't know You don't know your own child's name. Well, he's crazy for movie stars every week He takes the name of one of the stars in the picture. He's seeing. Oh very well, madam I'll page him Eric von stroheim. Your mother wants you paging Eric von stroheim Your mother's looking for you Eric von stroheim. Well, I'm sorry madam. He doesn't answer Hey, that usher in the next aisle is pointing at you. Oh, I'll see what he wants. Uh, yes, cuthbert My poor little boy is lost My dog my angel when I find him I'll kill him Madam, I think we have a clue A little boy walked up to the usher in the next aisle and said got a message for gloria swanson That's my little boy as an up to man. That's what I've been going through Fred you'd better give up your job in that movie theater with all those mad people around you won't be safe He was out of my william mean shape And now ladies and gentlemen welcome back to two favorites of ours bob hope and bing cross Say bing you got a minute. Oh, sure. Bob. We've got all the time in the world. Don't tell me you own that too I'll never mind that stuff. Get to work. 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Hurry up dad Here comes the music Chester field chester field always takes first place that milder mild tobacco never leaves an aftertaste So open a pack give me a smell then you'll smoke them And now darlings a return engagement on the big show of a love of a man with a divine voice Frankie Lane singing the title song from his latest columbia picture sunny side of the street Grab your coat and get your half piece on the door step Just direct your feet over to the sunny side of the street Can't you hear what happy tune is your step life can be so sweet On the sunny side of the street now I used to walk running a shade with all those blues on parade But now I'm not afraid Because I'm a rover who has crossed over if I never have a scent Gonna be rich as rock Goal us that my feet On the sunny side of the street so grab your coat Get your half door step Just direct your feet Inside of the street Can't you hear your step is so sweet On the sunny side of the street now I used to walk running a shade on the sunny side Dear darling that just happens to be one of my very favorites. I don't run along sweetie I want to ask you something about some records. I made a few weeks ago Oh, by the way, I hear you make records too. Oh I've made a couple or three to lula My records are selling very well Yeah, how many records have you sold? Well counting the one I hope to sell you tonight darling 59 59 is that all you sold well my records only been out 12 weeks They sent me a copy of the popularity poll of last week's recordings and mine is already 412 But it's only one behind Ajax the foaming cleanser Oh Well, it's really getting up there by creeps and bounds, isn't it? Oh, yes, because not only are people enjoying playing the record, but it also makes it charming cocktail tray That's a very novel idea What is the recording to lula? Well on one side it's I'll be seeing you and on the other side It's you go to my head That must be the side you serve the cocktails on And with the drinks I serve darling, I'll be seeing you as the better sir In which case I would probably be seeing two of you You know, I never thought of doing that with our records, um Is yours the unbreakable record or the breakable kind Well for some strange peculiar reason everybody insists on mine being the breakable kind Uh, what kind of your records Frankie? Well, we sell all kinds. You know, how many have you sold? Well, when we made new train it sold over a million over a million. That's right Oh, well, you must be selling them to strangers If you suffer from pains of headaches neuritis or neuralgia You should discover what many thousands have known for years that anison brings incredibly fast effective relief Anison is like a doctor's prescription. That is anison contains not just one But a combination of medically proven active ingredients and easy to take tablet form Probably at some time you have received an envelope containing anison tablets from your physician or dentist Thousands of people have been introduced to anison this way Try anison yourself the next time you suffer from the pains of a headache neuritis or neuralgia You'll be delighted at how quickly relief can come Anison is spelled a m a c i n Your drugist has anison in handy boxes of 12 and 30 tablets and economical family size bottles of 50 and 100 for your medicine cabinet Ask for anison today And here now ladies and gentlemen one of the great Greatest singing actresses of the american theater A young lady who is as heavenly to look upon as she is to listen to the talented miss jane pickens Jane is brought to us a wonderful novelty. She is first going to sing I can't give you anything but love As it was originally written and then sing it as it might have been written by the operatic composer Richard Wagner Miss jane pickens They till that lucky day or as it might have been written by Wagner Let's get on to our next portion of just a minute to lula just a minute Yes, friend. I happen to hear that your reaction to jane's song. That was pretty good jane pickens and that quick brush off I think I know what for me and at full full invented The uh my wife is by her own pet hardness bar Oh No, there was a petard on the premises Long as you had when I thought I might as well use it But I think I know what fomented this attitude of simulated peak. I might say Uh to lula, do you remember a broadway play called the little foxes in which you starred? I do and you miss pickens Do you remember they made a musical play of the little foxes and they called it regener And you sang the to lula bankhead roll I do I now pronounce you jake lamarter and sugary robert As you know the nbc rules. I want to see a good dirty fight. No punches bar And may the most vitriolic participant emerge victorians now shake adjectives and come out scratching I don't know what he's talking about jane. Neither do I didn't we were always very friendly. Haven't we done? Of course my sweet as a matter of fact. I saw you dining at the store club Just two or three times last week and I nodded you but you didn't see me Yes, I know Trying to start an argument between us just because I starred in a play that ran over a year on broadway And you were in the musical version that ran a pitiful seven weeks We had a lot to overcome dear you were associated with the play so long People were staying away because they thought you were doing the singing Darling when I was a little child living down on my plantation My family's been a fortune cultivating my voice. They should have planted taters and they should have planted cotton Strange didn't you want to do a singing sister act honey? Yes I used to sing with my sister patty and patty of course. And which one were you darling maxine alavine? You're thinking of the andrews sisters to lula at a time like this why not? To lula didn't I see you on television last night or something wrong with my set? I wouldn't be seen in your sex Touche sugar Sugar did you say sugar sugar? Where are you from? Well honey, I'm from georgia. Well sister pickings. I'm from alabama I know honey child and I was wondering how you'd let that Yankee allen come between us to southern vell Why allen's just nothing but an old carpet bag Oh, see it I can see the bags under his eyes from here And honey child if you look closer you can see the carpet still rolled up in them Imagine trying to start an argument between us What lula you know, I wish you all the things you wish for me Here's a word from rca victor The amazing thing about the exciting new world of television is the way the television sets have become handsome important pieces of furniture As well as functional instruments Here as in every phase of television rca victor is the master Take the fabulous new rca victor console with million proof television america's favorite television picture Even if these cabinets were absolutely empty They would be worthy of a prominent place in the finest of living rooms When you shop for television Consider the distinction an rca victor console will provide For lovely period styling see the rca victor fairfield Have your dealer show you the rca victor regency For the sophisticated living room. 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We'll have our beloved jimmy d ranty with us Also, bob comings and i are going to do a scene from private lives And judy holidays coming back But first ed hurley he would like to say that this portion of the program was brought to you by chesterfield The cigarette that has for you mildness with no unpleasant aftertaste the best cigarette for you to smoke By the makers of anison for fast relief from pain of headache neuritis and neuralgia And by rca victor world leader in radio first and recorded music first in television Now to lula if you'll ring your chimes I'd love to read this darlings is nbc the national broadcasting company This is the big show and to lula is about to have a teta-tet with a handsome dapper debonair young man about town I resemble that remark jimmy d ranty Jimmy my pet, how do you do it? How do you manage to do so many things and still look so healthy? Well to lude I'll tell you i've been reading the book look younger live longer You mean you've actually been eating wheat germs black strap molasses and yogurt. Yep. That's all i've been eating It don't make you live longer. It just seems longer Well, that's better helpful food jimmy it sticks to your ribs. Yeah, but on the outside And very becoming jimmy now, how did you get started on this health? I did a doctor tell you to watch what you eat and then cafeteria's where I go you gotta watch what you eat or somebody else will be eating it Well now jimmy tell me some more about that look younger live longer A book does it really work does it work a friend of mine ate that stuff for three weeks and when he died he looked like a kid Oh Well that dot has certainly done wonders for you my darling. Oh, it ain't only the diet chelou I also take deep breathing I inhale a long deep breath through my nose using only one nostril of course Other people gotta breathe too Then I go to my doctor and he gives me a shot of vitamin Of vitamin b1. I'm way past b1 I'm smart last year. I was up the big 12 Then I graduated the big 24. That made me feel twice as good And when he gave me a big 29 Boy, I was really flying Oh, I got more And just before dinner, I takes a short stroll through slentville park as a pick me up And wherever I go it seems like there's always a girl to pick me up Naturally for suit now somewhere there's a fly in everyone's appointment But mine seems much more serious than the rest My romantic life with girls has been a disappointment And folks I've got to get it off my chest I know some guys make an impression giving girls a limousine But with me it's not so easy Let me tell you what I mean My girlfriend don't want my money all thereafter is me I'm as sad as can be A slight little nod to look at my curls will get me more girls than diamonds and pearls Honest folks It isn't funny I'm embarrassed you see I'd pay my own share but gee Wherever I go, I don't spend a dime. They don't want my dough. They want my time Why dares have it? As bedlam every time I roll my eyes Why was I born? With so much more Than other guys Yes, I'll have to grin and bear it I don't want sympathy Now a fella can make a buck As long as he may live But a guy like me there's just so many kisses I can give Girls won't you take my money And leave poor little me be I have folks I really got a problem and it's getting pretty serious How can one man have so much and conceal it so well? Why only the other day Rita Haywood offered me a thousand dollars for a lock of my hair Betty Gravel offered me three thousand for a lock of my hair Where Garson offered me five thousand for a lock of my hair What a delamere just when I can make a fortune I run out of merchandise Girls won't you take my money? Yes, sir And leave poor little me be Jimmy Jimmy darling, we'll all live longer and look younger as long as we have you and your songs around And now darlings I can throw away my script because we are going to do for you now and accept from a noble coward play I had the pleasure of doing a few years ago I refer of course to private lives The only part of my private life. I don't mind making pup milk And here to appear in it with me is Robert Cummings Private lives is the story of two newlywed couples honeymooning in France A capricious fate has guided them to adjoining suites in the same hotel On one terrace overlooking the sea Nostalgia with memories induced by a certain song Sits one bride Amanda Prenner On the adjoining terrace equally affected by the song sits one bridegroom Elliot Chase Perhaps the song reminds them that not so very long ago. They were married to each other No, it couldn't be Thoughtful of them to have played that wasn't it? What are you doing here? I'm on my honeymoon How interesting so am I? I hope you're enjoying it. It hasn't started yet Now there is mine. Oh, no I can't help you feel that this is a little unfortunate Are you happy perfectly good? That's all right, then it is. Are you? Ecstatically, I'm delighted to hear it. Well, oh for goodness sake. Give me a cigarette. Oh, of course Oh, what are we to do? I don't know One who's yacht that is The Duke of Westminster's I expect it always is I wish I were on it. I wish you were too There's no need to be nasty. Yes, there is every need. I've never in my life felt a greater urge to be nasty And you've had some urges in your time haven't you? If you start bickering with me Amanda, I swear I'll throw you over the edge. Oh, right. That's all just You upset everything as usual. I've upset everything. What about you ever since the first moment? I was unlucky enough to set eyes on you. My my life has been insupportable. Oh, do shower There's no sense in going on like that Nothing's any use. There's no escape ever Don't be melodramatic Do you want a cocktail? There's two here There are two here too Well, let's have my two first Shall we get roaring screaming drunk? Oh, I don't think that would help. We did it once before it was a dismal failure It was lovely in the beginning You have an immoral memory Amanda Here's to you I tried to get away the moment after I'd seen you, but he wouldn't budge What's his name victor victor prin To mr. And mrs. Victor prin Uh Mind wouldn't budge either. What's her name? Sybil Mr. And mrs. Ellie chase Heaven pity the poor girl What's she like? Oh fair very pretty. Oh plays the piano beautifully Very comforting How's yours? I'd rather not discuss it Well, it doesn't really matter. He'll probably come popping out here in a minute. I shall see for myself Does he know i'm here? Oh, yes, I told him. Well, that's going to make things a whole lot easier Oh, you need to be frightened. He won't hurt you If he comes near me, I'll scream the place down The Sybil know I'm here. Oh, no, no, I pretended I had a present of a night Tried terribly hard to persuade her to leave for Paris. I tried to It's lucky. We didn't both succeed, isn't it? Otherwise, we should probably all have joined up in uh, Ruhr somewhere In some frothy little hotel I can see it's all now sailing down in the morning for an early start. Oh lovely lovely Ha ha ha ha ha Oh dear What's happened to yours? Oh, didn't you hear her screaming? She's downstairs in the dining room. I think mine's being grand in the bar It's really awfully difficult Have have you known her long? I don't know about four months. We we met at the house party in Norfolk Very flat Norfolk How old is dear victor 34 35 and Sybil Well, I blush to tell you only 23. No, you've gone a mucker. All right I shall reserve my opinion of your choice until I have met Dear victor I wish I wouldn't keep on calling him dear victor It's extremely irritating. That's how I see him dumpy and fair and very considered with glasses Dear victor As I said before I would rather not discuss it At least I have good taste enough to refrain from making cheap jibes at Sybil You said Norfolk was flat That was no reflection on her Unless she made it flatter Your voice takes on an acid quality whenever you mention her name. Oh, I shall never mention it again Good and I'll keep off victor. Thank you Nasty insistent little tune Extraordinary how potent cheap music is What exactly are you remembering at the moment? The palace here is a skating rink in the morning Right strong sunlight Everybody whirling around in vivid colors And you kneeling down to put on my skates for me. You'd fallen on your fanny a few moments before It would be so beautiful laugh like that. I I felt so humiliated. Oh poor darling You remember Waking up in the morning standing on the balcony Looking out across the valley Yes Blue shadows on white snow Cleaness beyond belief High above everything in the world How beautiful it was It's nice to think we had a few marvelous moments a few Only we had heaps really only they slipped away in the background when one only thinks of the bad ones What fools we were to ruin it all What utter utter fools Do you feel that way too? Of course Why did we the whole business was too much for us? We were so ridiculously over in love Funny wasn't it? It's horribly funny Selfishness cruelty hatred possessiveness petty jealousies All those qualities came out in us just because we loved each other. Well, perhaps they were there anyhow No, no It's love that doesn't The devil with love the devil with love And yet here we are starting afresh with two quite different people In love all over again, aren't we? No We're not in love all over again, and you know it. Good night, Amanda. I must go and find Sybil I I must go and find victor. Well, why don't you? I don't want to Shameful shameful of us but I I've never loved anyone else Not even for an instant. No, no, no, you mustn't tell you to stop. You mustn't No, no, you love me too, don't you? There's no doubt about it anywhere. Is there? No, no doubt anywhere Well, you're looking very lovely that tonight, you know This moonlight Your skin is clear and cool and your eyes are shining You're growing lovelier and lovelier every second. I look at you You don't hold any mystery for me darling. Do you mind? There isn't any of you that I don't know Remember And want I'm glad my sweet more than any desire anywhere deep down my deepest heart. I I want you back again Please don't say more You you're making me cry so deadly Oh darling, what now? I don't know. What now? I'm my motherly lost Oh, we must think quickly or quickly. Yeah, or escape together. Yes. Yes, of course now Oh, no, no, it would break with his heart. Well, and Sibyl's too probably but they're bound to suffer anyhow Think of the torture we'd leave them to if we stayed Infinitely worse than any cruelty in the world pretending to love them and in loving each other so desperately Oh, this is sheer raving madness. Something's happened to us we're not sane Where should we go? Yeah, Paris first my my my My car's in the garage already. Oh, we're being so bad so terribly bad. We shall suffer from this I know we shall. Well, it can't be helped. Starling all those awful rows all over again No, no, we're older and right What difference does that make darling the moment either one of us gets a bit nervy off will go again? Well, stop shilly shelling Amanda. Well, I'm trying to be sensible But you're only succeeding immediately completely idiotic. Idiotic indeed. What about you now look here Amanda? Darling darling, I I didn't I won't move from here unless we have a compact a sacred sacred compact never to quarrel again Easy to make but very difficult. No. No, it's the bickering that always starts in that darling Look the moment we notice we're bickering either one of us. We must promise and I would have honored to stop dead Oh, I know I know we'll invent some uh Phrase or cat's word which an other one of us says it automatically cuts off all conversation for at least five minutes Two minutes dear with an option for renewal All right, darling. What should it be? Let's see what should it be? Um, I've got Solomonizing that'll do well. Come on. Come on. What does he do if we meet other on the way downstairs? We'll run like stag. What about clothes? Well, I've got a couple of bags. I haven't unpacked yet. I've got a small trunk We'll send the porter up for it. Oh, this is terrible. Come on. Come on. Come on. Don't waste time Oh, well, uh, we'll leave notes or something. No, no, no, we'll telegraph from somewhere on the road. Oh, no, darling. I down No, I down is too wicked. I was baby. I simply don't kiss me Oh Now would you behave? Yes, but I did darling Solomonizing now now let's run. Thank you Robert Cummings You were really divine darling and it's for you to lula Darling, I'll talk to you when I get home I knew I'd wind up one day on this program talking to myself Oh to you. Yes, Jimmy. I just had a beastly idea How would you like to see me play that scene from private lives? How beastly can you get? Very beastly Because judy holiday is going to play it with me Well, judy and the beast Ha ha ha Go ahead darling This is the story of a boy and girl who I'm married, but not to each other They're sitting on two fire escapes The boy and the girl look at each other. They recognize each other and in a voice choke with emotion the girl says Amanda, what are you doing here? I'm on my where's your husband? So what are you doing on the fire escape? How chic Cigarette you always did have a lovely voice and you kept a clean sink too Shrimp or tomato juice She's inside unpacking her wedding torso I blushed to tell you she's young only six She plays the piano What instrument RCA Victor? That's my boy I feel a nostalgic coming on I was thinking of a time before I was married to syllable And you were married to victor That was before you were married to reggae and I had just left millison to a look with sophie While you were leaving reggae to mary winston and that little church on the hills That was the day before evelyn divorced evelyn remember Let's you and me escape down this fire escape together I'll go first and you meet me over at lowes pit confere King salomon isaac's minds That'll be our password brick to this whole mess darlings, that was a delight idiots delight And now ladies and gentlemen, we have a treat for you. Melodyth wilson has written a new song I mean Melodyth wilson writes a new song that's news Because this is the same Melodyth who wrote our closing theme for the big show May the good lord bless and keep you Now for the first time anywhere Melodyth wilson with the big show auction chorus in its easter time It's an inspiring song that strangely enough begins with the story of a little man Who came down from mars A pleasant little fellow Came from mars to pay a visit And he remained the whole long winter through Each Sunday he'd proceed To a different church and creed And he always found himself An empty pew or two In fact, he often noticed Quite a few Yet far from being tiring All his Sundays were inspiring Then one sunny day All innocent indeed He tried to pay his normal Sunday visit But the church was jammed with people From the seller To the steeper And the poor bewildered man Cried out What is it? Once I find myself at a loss for words come here, maybe this kiss will tell you how I feel Well, how was that? Well, sir miss bankhead After a kiss like that, I'll take that up with you later darling But this just about completes our show for this week and now we're all off on a plane for hollywood From which point we will bring you our next sunday And our next guests will be next sunday They will include the andrew sisters jone davis judy garland Dean martin and jerry lewis groucho marks gordon mccray and others and of course our very own meledith wilson and the big show orchestra and chorus Until then darlings May the good lord bless and keep you Whether near or far away Judy Leo may your troubles all be small ones and your fortune 10 times 10 Fred May the good lord bless and keep you till we meet Again portland May you walk with sunlight shining And a blue bird jane May there be a back of every cloud you see Build your dreams with sweet tomorrows Never mind what my jimmy may the good lord bless and keep you Till we meet again frankie May you long recall each rainbow Then you'll soon forget the rain May the warm and tender Memories be the ones That will remain Good night darlings This is nbc the national broadcasting company