Quiet, Please - "Portrait of a Character" (Old Time Radio, 1949)

Quiet, Please presents “Portrait of a Character,” episode 82 of Quiet, Please, originally broadcast on January 9, 1949. Written and directed by series creator Wyllis Cooper, this ABC-era drama features Ernest Chappell, Athena Lord, and Charles Eggleston.A talkative trumpet player brings his battered horn to an instrument-repair shop and waits for it to be fixed. As he talks, he recounts his growing concern over a man and woman whose disregard for his employer’s rules is met with an unsettling patience.Quiet, Please presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:44 Original Broadcast31:39 ClosingSupport Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio