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EPISODE · May 15, 2026 · 2H 22M

Civil Service - Walter Ben Hare

from Civil Service · host Walter Ben Hare

Subtitled "An American Drama in Three Acts. A Play with a Punch." "A comedy drama of American life depicting the joys and sorrows, the heartaches and struggles and temptations of a small group of government employees working in a post office in a small city in the middle west. There is the stern inspector, the officious postmaster, the busybody mail clerk, the ambitious young clerk..., the kind hearted old man who carries the rural route, the raw recruit and the noble hearted, plucky little stamp clerk, who bravely stifles her own feelings and lives for the advancement of her friends." - Summary by The Author Cast list: Old R. F. D., A Mystery: ToddHW The Inspector, B. J. Cochran: Greg Giordano The Postmaster, J. L. Reynolds: Shawn Clayton The Young Money Order Clerk, Steve Audaine: Adrian Stephens The Mailing Clerk, Simpson Peavy: ksb013 The Country Boy, Goldie Wex: Alan Mapstone The Postmaster's Daughter, Octavia: Annie Mars A Lady of Importance, Mrs. T. R. Jeffs: TJ Burns A Hired Girl, Birdie Bivins: Jenn Broda A Collector, Miss Goldstein: Michele Eaton The Plucky Little Stamp Clerk, Kate Kenyon: Availle Stage Directions: TR Love Editing: ToddHW

Subtitled "An American Drama in Three Acts. A Play with a Punch." "A comedy drama of American life depicting the joys and sorrows, the heartaches and struggles and temptations of a small group of government employees working in a post office in a small city in the middle west. There is the stern inspector, the officious postmaster, the busybody mail clerk, the ambitious young clerk..., the kind hearted old man who carries the rural route, the raw recruit and the noble hearted, plucky little stamp clerk, who bravely stifles her own feelings and lives for the advancement of her friends." - Summary by The Author Cast list: Old R. F. D., A Mystery: ToddHW The Inspector, B. J. Cochran: Greg Giordano The Postmaster, J. L. Reynolds: Shawn Clayton The Young Money Order Clerk, Steve Audaine: Adrian Stephens The Mailing Clerk, Simpson Peavy: ksb013 The Country Boy, Goldie Wex: Alan Mapstone The Postmaster's Daughter, Octavia: Annie Mars A Lady of Importance, Mrs. T. R. Jeffs: TJ Burns A Hired Girl, Birdie Bivins: Jenn Broda A Collector, Miss Goldstein: Michele Eaton The Plucky Little Stamp Clerk, Kate Kenyon: Availle Stage Directions: TR Love Editing: ToddHW

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