The Venetian Blind Man
Lost? Or hiding in plain sight?
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MS
Senior Member Usergroup: Member Joined: Mar 14, 2003 Total Topics: 71 Total Posts: 217 |
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I'm looking forward to Astro1's posting of the script for this supposedly lost episode. I say "supposedly" because I was browsing the WorldCat search engine recently and came across this entry, entitled "[United States, 1949]": INDIANA UNIV, ARCH OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC Record for Item: "[United States, 1949]" Indiana University, Bloomington. (698) Title: [United States, 1949] Author(s): Cooper, Willis. ; (Director - drt); Venetian Blind Man. ; (Performer - prf) Corp Author(s): Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) ; (Depositor - dpt); Indiana University, Bloomington.; Archives of Traditional Music. Year: 1949 Description: 1 sound disc :; analog, 33 1/3 rpm, acetate, mono. ;; 10 in. Language: English Music Type: Popular music SUBJECT(S) Descriptor: Organ music. Radio plays -- United States. Note(s): Dramatic presentation with music./ Radio play./ "Quiet Please"--documentation./ Circumstances of recording unknown except for the date, April 3, 1949./ Documentation for this collection is incomplete./ Possibly deposited at the Archives of Traditional Music by Northwestern University in ca. 1963 (under option 2?)/ This collection includes organ music and speech; seemingly it is a one man dramatic presentation with spoken (and sung?) monologue and organ music./ Participants: Venetian Blind Man, organ, spoken monologue (and vocals?); Willis Cooper, writer and director. ___________________________________ "Seemingly it is a one man dramatic presentation with spoken monologue and organ music ..." Seemingly! |
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Old Timer
Senior Member Usergroup: Member Joined: Jun 30, 2002 Total Topics: 14 Total Posts: 102 |
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Let's all keep our fingers crossed 
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Paul
Senior Member  Usergroup: Webmaster Joined: Dec 21, 2001 Location: Northern California Total Topics: 31 Total Posts: 218 |
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I don't think they could come up with a worse system to categorize it if they tried. "Archives of Traditional Music"? "Music Type: Popular music"? "SUBJECT(S) Descriptor: Organ music"? And titled "[United States, 1949]"? Well, I guess bad classification provides hope that more of the episdoes could be out there, just with the people who own them not yet knowing what they are. |
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Old Timer
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Orginally posted by Paul I don't think they could come up with a worse system to categorize it if they tried. "Archives of Traditional Music"? "Music Type: Popular music"? "SUBJECT(S) Descriptor: Organ music"? And titled "[United States, 1949]"? Well, I guess bad classification provides hope that more of the episdoes could be out there, just with the people who own them not yet knowing what they are. Could be someone at the time thought Cesar Frank's Symphony in D Minor was "popular music" (I think it would be a bit hard to dance to though  )
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MS
Senior Member Usergroup: Member Joined: Mar 14, 2003 Total Topics: 71 Total Posts: 217 |
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Yeah, I can't imagine a disc jockey, even on the 12 to 5 shift, saying: 'Uh, yes, ma'am, the theme used on "Quiet, Please!" is taken from the second movement of the Symphony in D Minor By Cesar Franck. ... I'll be glad to play a little of it for you, just a second. Let's see, uh... Uh, here she is... "Played by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy." Here you are.' Brought to you by Chappell's Apples -- the finest, most delicious, great big eating apples you ever sunk a fang into! |
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Old Timer
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I suppose the 64$ question is... can someone go there and actually check it out? Bloomington is about 55 miles SE of Indianapolis... I'd check it out myself, (family visit) but I'll be in the wrong part of the state |
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MS
Senior Member Usergroup: Member Joined: Mar 14, 2003 Total Topics: 71 Total Posts: 217 |
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Perhaps Paul (or someone) could notify the folks at Radio Spirits. They're professionals, they've got research experience, they're in nearby Illinois, etc. [quote]Orginally posted by Old Timer I suppose the 64$ question is... can someone go there and actually check it out? |
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Old Timer
Senior Member Usergroup: Member Joined: Jun 30, 2002 Total Topics: 14 Total Posts: 102 |
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Orginally posted by MS Perhaps Paul (or someone) could notify the folks at Radio Spirits. They're professionals, they've got research experience, they're in nearby Illinois, etc. [quote]Orginally posted by Old Timer I suppose the 64$ question is... can someone go there and actually check it out? Actually they've moved to Connecticut... but I suppose either they or the SPERDVAC people could find out. Either way... keep your toes crossed (crossed fingers makes it hard to type  )
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