Showing posts with label Benita Colman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Benita Colman. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
One of the best: Halls of Ivy
A couple of years ago, I ran across Halls of Ivy and listened to a few episodes. I really didn't like it then; it came across as a 'soap opera' to me and one with moral overtones. While the show was in the comedy genre, I could find nothing funny about it. Basically, I just didn't like the show and moved on.
About six weeks ago, a friend from a forum made the show sound so good (and I trust his judgment about old time radio) that I was persuaded to give the show another go.
30 episodes later, I am very happy I decided to listen to it again. This second stab at the show makes me realize how totally wrong I was about the first go-round and how right my friend was about the show.
The Halls of Ivy is a show about a husband and wife (William "Toddy" and Victoria "Vickie" Hall.) Toddy is the president of Ivy University, a college somewhere in the United States, while Vickie is a dramatics teacher at the school.
My memory of the show the first time revealed that the show was "heavy" and carried a moral message. I realize now that I misunderstood the show; for though the show can be dead serious about issues such as racism, cheating, stealing, ethics and the usual problems associated with college students at that age (except sex, of course) the show is really about the love of Toddy and Vickie.
After all, Toddy and Vickie were Ronald and Benita Colman in real life and there is a chemistry there that you rarely feel on radio. As a matter of fact, I can't think of another husband-wife couple on radio who come anywhere near it.
School problems are just a buffering peripheral to the message of love, understanding and admiration for husband and wife.
Each episode includes a flashback of Toddy's younger days when he found himself falling hopelessly in love with Vickie while on sabbatical in England and she was a rising English stage star. These are well-acted scenes - as is the show in whole.
While this may sound a bit corny or mushy, I assure you, it's not. This may not be a show for the 20-ish year old single male, I'll grant you, but it is a show most can appreciate for it's well-acted, well written value.
Written by Don Quinn (he was the main writer for Fibber McGee and Molly) you might expect a show full of clever puns and word jokes; instead The Halls of Ivy is warm, intelligent humor - the humor of life.
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30 episodes later, I am very happy I decided to listen to it again. This second stab at the show makes me realize how totally wrong I was about the first go-round and how right my friend was about the show.
The Halls of Ivy is a show about a husband and wife (William "Toddy" and Victoria "Vickie" Hall.) Toddy is the president of Ivy University, a college somewhere in the United States, while Vickie is a dramatics teacher at the school.
My memory of the show the first time revealed that the show was "heavy" and carried a moral message. I realize now that I misunderstood the show; for though the show can be dead serious about issues such as racism, cheating, stealing, ethics and the usual problems associated with college students at that age (except sex, of course) the show is really about the love of Toddy and Vickie.
After all, Toddy and Vickie were Ronald and Benita Colman in real life and there is a chemistry there that you rarely feel on radio. As a matter of fact, I can't think of another husband-wife couple on radio who come anywhere near it.
School problems are just a buffering peripheral to the message of love, understanding and admiration for husband and wife.
Each episode includes a flashback of Toddy's younger days when he found himself falling hopelessly in love with Vickie while on sabbatical in England and she was a rising English stage star. These are well-acted scenes - as is the show in whole.
While this may sound a bit corny or mushy, I assure you, it's not. This may not be a show for the 20-ish year old single male, I'll grant you, but it is a show most can appreciate for it's well-acted, well written value.
Written by Don Quinn (he was the main writer for Fibber McGee and Molly) you might expect a show full of clever puns and word jokes; instead The Halls of Ivy is warm, intelligent humor - the humor of life.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Photo dump/Jan. 16
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| How many dogs did Kate Smith own? |
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| Not a big fan of singing cowpokes - but I love Gene Autry |
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| Jack Benny - not feuding with Fred Allen for a change |
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| Back to feuding. I think that's Mary Martin in the middle. Fred Allen is about to die? |
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| I think I post more pics of Baby Snooks than anyone else. Good for me. |
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| Prior to this post, there were only 6 or 8 photos of the magnificent Parley Baer on the internet. Now there are 3 more. |
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| A nice depiction of George Burns and Gracie Allen, circa 1938. |
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Ask and you shall receive: Halls of Ivy
I have listened to Halls of Ivy in the past; while I didn't hate the show, it didn't "grab" me.
After looking over the articles below, I'm going to give HOI another chance.
You can find the series here.
After looking over the articles below, I'm going to give HOI another chance.
You can find the series here.
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