Sep 20, 2026 · 24 min · 10 segments
Theater Five presents “A Tale for the Nursery,” episode 146, originally broadcast on ABC Radio Network on February 22, 1965. Written by Mort Golding and directed by Warren Somerville, this compact…
Yeah,
Hannon speaking.
Hannon? That's what I said.
Oh, Mr. Wald.
What can I do for you, Mr. Wald?
Baxter, don't you, Hannon?
The nursery school lady, Mr. Wald? The one who has apartments A and B on the ground floor of Building C?
That's right, Hannon.
I don't know if you were aware of the fact or not, but the bank encouraged Mrs. Baxter to start her nursery school.
I didn't know, Mr. Wald.
As we were backing a large apartment development, we thought it would be a fine idea to include this nursery school.
Since many of our tenants are young, you see, we reasoned that they would have young children.
We even went so far as to demand a far lower rental than we could have gotten elsewhere.
So
what are you going to do now, Mr. Wall? Give her a rent boost?
Of course not, Hannon.
We'd be happy to let Mrs. Baxter stay on at her present rate if...
Well, if circumstances were different.
You see, we've been talking over the situation here and have decided to take over the nursery school space for ourselves.
Uh, I don't get you, Mr.
Wall.
Well, look at it this way, Hannon.
While the Hydra National
Yeah,
Hannon speaking.
Hannon? That's what I said.
Oh, Mr. Wald.
What can I do for you, Mr. Wald?
Baxter, don't you, Hannon?
The nursery school lady, Mr. Wald? The one who has apartments A and B on the ground floor of Building C?
That's right, Hannon.
I don't know if you were aware of the fact or not, but the bank encouraged Mrs. Baxter to start her nursery school.
I didn't know, Mr. Wald.
As we were backing a large apartment development, we thought it would be a fine idea to include this nursery school.
Since many of our tenants are young, you see, we reasoned that they would have young children.
We even went so far as to demand a far lower rental than we could have gotten elsewhere.
So
what are you going to do now, Mr. Wall? Give her a rent boost?
Of course not, Hannon.
We'd be happy to let Mrs. Baxter stay on at her present rate if...
Well, if circumstances were different.
You see, we've been talking over the situation here and have decided to take over the nursery school space for ourselves.
Uh, I don't get you, Mr.
Wall.
Well, look at it this way, Hannon.
While the Hydra National
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