‘There is no other network radio drama being produced in this country.’ He is often asked to “double” or “triple” and has even been called upon to play all On his right is Robert Dryden, an actor with as many different qualities to his voice as a ventriloquist. He has a round, jolly face and an edge to his voice that is ‘able to cut through police sirens, crowd noises, gunshots and the roar of jet engines. Keene, Tracer of Lost Persons,” “Grand Central Station” and dozens of other programs during the golden days of radio. Brown is Jackson Beck, whose penetrating nasal intonations were a staple of “Gangbusters,” “Suspense,” “Mr. The characters include a fat‐cat gangster, a hard‐nosed newspaper editor, a weakwilled mayor, an innocent and attractive eyewitness, and a determined young detective. Today's script is called “Say Goodbye to Uncle Louis,” and it's about a murder and a conspiracy that implicates local government officials. They are peopled with good guys, bad guys, creatures from the occult, villains with demonic powers, trolls, angels, Hardy Boy types who rescue damsels in distress and anyone having trouble getting into the right time warp. The scripts for the 54‐minute dramas-some 850 of them have emanated from Studio G during the past four years-generally have hefty dol‐. There is no other network radio drama being produced for commercial exposure anywhere in the country. Brown is the sole practitioner of an entertainment medium, which, save for this program, no longer exists. Radio acting is often referred to as “instant acting,” because it's the closest thing to what children do when they play cops‐and‐robbers, or cowboysand‐Indians. But in Studio G, they all work for scale‐473.92 per job after taxes. Some of them are stars, who can command large salaries and prominent billing among the more notable performers who have worked on this series are Tammy Grimes, Mercedes McCambridge, Julie Harris, Patricia Elliott, Marian Seldes, Fred Gwynne, Kevin McCarthy, Paul Hecht, Robert Morse, Arnold Moss and Kristopher Tabori. He is a veteran of decades of producing radio programs and beloved of an entire community of some of New York's finest actors, who sit around this table four times a week and provide the voices for the “CBS Radio Mystery ‘Theater.” Most of their income is earned from performing in stage plays, movies, soap operas, television programs and commercials. ![]() eyeglass cases, coffee containers, pencils, newspapers folded to the crossword puzzle and scattered paper clips-some bent open by anxious fingers.Īt the head of the table sits Himan Brown, a distinguished‐looking man with wavy gray hair, a friendly face and a twinkle in his eyes. It is 9 A.M., and five actors are seated around a table covered with scripts. The scene is Studio G on the sixth floor of the old CBS Radio Annex on East 52d Street.
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