Alexander Woollcott

I do.

I remember that Alexander Woollcott said, uh, years ago, he said, "I'm interested in everything except incest and folk dancing." [laughs]

[laughs]

That kind of fits me.

[dramatic music] Escape, produced, directed, and tonight written by William N. Robeson, and carefully contrived to free you from the four walls of today for a half hour of high adventure.

[dramatic music] Tonight we escape to Paris at the time of the great exposition, and one of the recurring legends of our time in Alexander Woollcott's version of the story of The Vanishing Lady.

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Another cup of tea, Bruce?

I want to have a talk with your father.

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Escape, produced and directed by William N. Robson, has brought you The Vanishing Lady by Alexander Wolcott, adapted for radio by Mr. Robson.

Cynthia was played by Joan Banks.

Joan Banks stars as Cynthia with Hy Averback, Peggy Webber, Ramsey Hill, Luis Van Rooten, Rolfe Sedan, and William Conrad in the Escape signature voice.

William N. Robson adapted and directed this version of Alexander Woollcott's Vanishing Lady tale.

That Sunday evening CBS broadcast marked the series' first orchestral program after an early 1948 schedule change.

Here is the original broadcast.

[ominous music] You are alone in Paris, unable to speak the language, unable to cope with a gigantic conspiracy which seeks to convince you that you are mad, and you know you are the victim of a plot from which there is no escape.

[dramatic music] Escape, produced and today written by William N. Robson and carefully contrived to free you from the four walls of today for a half hour of high adventure.

Today we escape to Paris at the time of the great Paris Exposition and one of the recurring legends of the 20th century in Alexander Woollcott's version of the story of The Vanishing Lady.

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I'm trying to figure out everything I can about her.

To me, Alexander Wolcott in the Vanity Fair called her the most interesting woman in America.

Today? He said that at the time of her death in 1927.

And I think that's how I look at her, because she's a pretty mysterious, they called her the mysterious sphinx, you know, things like that.

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And so closes The Dark Tower by Alexander Woollcott and George S. Kaufman, and starring Orson Welles.

Tonight's tale of suspense.

[dramatic music] Suspense is produced and directed by William Speer.

I always feel that it's a pleasure and privilege for me to appear here because most of us who act for a living consider this to be radio's outstanding theater of thrills.

Next week, I know you will want to be listening when your star will be Mr. Orson Welles, who will appear in The Dark Tower, a play written by those two very distinguished gentlemen, Alexander Wolcott and George S. Kaufman.

And now just one more word.

Fellow Americans, the attack for victory is on.