Lux Radio Theatre || Polly of the Circus (Loretta Young) || The Grand Dutchess and the Waiter (Robert Montgomery) | 1936 episode artwork

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Lux Radio Theatre || Polly of the Circus (Loretta Young) || The Grand Dutchess and the Waiter (Robert Montgomery) | 1936

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Lux Radio Theatre || Polly of the Circus (Loretta Young, James Gleason) || The Grand Dutchess and the Waiter (Robert Montgomery, Elissa Landi) | November 30, 1936; December 7, 1936 //01:11 .. Polly Of The Circus". Sponsored by: Lux. Romance under the Big Top as a circus performer and a small town doctor fall in love. Cecil B. DeMille speaks from New York. The intermission guest is the world's only lady tiger trainer. Guest Robert Ripley tells how Hollywood was named after a horse and how a horse was responsible for the first motion picture! Other "Believe It Or Nots" about Lux soap! The last twenty seconds of the show and the system cue have been deleted. + The circus has come to town! It's a small town and a one ring show but come one, come all and see the show! The evening performance is in full swing and Polly, equestrian extraordinaire is in the dressing tent waiting for her turn. //1:00:00 ... The Grand Duchess and The Waiter -- A comedy-romance about an impoverished Duchess and a bumbling waiter. Vince Barnett is interviewed (a character actor who bills himself as "Public Pest #1") In the lounge room of the Palace Hotel at Montrose, Switzerland it is early evening, and except for the presence of Albert, the waiter, the room is deserted. Albert, attired in a brass buttoned waiter's coat and stiff shirt, is slumped comfortably in an armchair, idly blowing rings of smoke at the ceiling. The manager of the hotel walks quietly into the lounge room, stops short and then stands watching him with ill disguised irritation.: : : : :You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCESSubscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media#dramaclassics #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #luxradio #cecilbdemille #gunsmoke #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #crimeclassics #duaneotr:::: :

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