G R A N D M A R Q U E E
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1946 - 1947

First Show: Jul 09, 1946 Last Show: Sep 11, 1947
Number Shows: 54 Audition Show: none known


Series Description:

This dramatic series was heard on NBC for only a little over a year.
It was directed by Director Norman Felton. Virginia Stafford Lynne
was the writer. Leading roles near the end of its run were
frequently played by Jim Ameche, Olan Soule and Beryl Vaughn. The
shows were 30 minutes long and frequently light-hearted comedies.
The program originated from Chicago.

The series started as a Summer replacement for Amos and Andy, airing
on Tuesday evenings. It moved into a prime-time slot in November of
1946, on Sunday evenings until December 26. ON that date, it moved to
Thursdays where it remained until it left the air on September 25,
1947.

The series started and ended sustain but was sponsored by Rayve
Shampoo from January 23, 1947 through July 17, 1947.


Chronological Log:

Date Day Num Title Avail
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.......... Summer Series ...........
Jul 09, 1946 Tue 1 Half A Dog Is Better Than None yes
Jul 16, 1946 Tue 2 No Room For A Lady yes
Jul 23, 1946 Tue 3 Hold It, Please! yes
Jul 30, 1946 Tue 4 Hold That Memory yes
Aug 06, 1946 Tue 5 Wedding In Columbia yes
Aug 13, 1946 Tue 6 Love, That Is yes
Aug 20, 1946 Tue 7 Man Or Mouse yes
Aug 27, 1946 Tue 8 Home Is The Sailor yes
Sep 03, 1946 Tue 9 The Warrior's Return
Sep 10, 1946 Tue 10 Miss Livingstone, I Presume?
Sep 17, 1946 Tue 11 Ways That Are Dark
Sep 24, 1946 Tue 12 Mexican Interlude yes

...... no shows until Nov. 17 ......

Nov 17, 1946 Sun 13 Hold That Curtain!
Nov 24, 1946 Sun 14 East Is East
Dec 01, 1946 Sun 15 Run, Grunion, Run
Dec 08, 1946 Sun ... no show ...
Dec 15, 1946 Sun 16 Chickens Don't Fly
Dec 22, 1946 Sun ... no show ...

.... Moved to Thursday evenings ....
Dec 26, 1946 Thu 17 The Slide Rule Says "Pass" yes
Jan 02, 1947 Thu 18 Sweet Voyager yes
Jan 09, 1947 Thu 19 Wildcat Strike
Jan 16, 1947 Thu 20 If the Shoe Fits yes
Jan 23, 1947 Thu 21 Love is a Better Word yes
Jan 30, 1947 Thu 22 A Woman's Place yes
Feb 06, 1947 Thu 23 Talk To Me yes
Feb 13, 1947 Thu 24 Deep Freeze yes
Feb 20, 1947 Thu 25 A Man's Home is Her Castle yes
Feb 27, 1947 Thu 26 Not At Home On The Range
Mar 06, 1947 Thu 27 Yippee! It's Love
Mar 13, 1947 Thu 28 Pygmalion's Gal yes
Mar 20, 1947 Thu 29 I Hear Trumpets yes
Mar 27, 1947 Thu 30 Mr. Pennyfeather And The Stranger yes
Apr 03, 1947 Thu 31 Inside Story
Apr 10, 1947 Thu 32 When Knighthood Was In Flower
Apr 17, 1947 Thu 33 Here Lies Marcia
Apr 24, 1947 Thu 34 J. Cartwright's Camera
May 01, 1947 Thu 35 The First Hundred Years yes
May 08, 1947 Thu 36 Crazy Over Horses yes
May 15, 1947 Thu 37 Danger, No Obstacle yes
May 22, 1947 Thu 38 For The Love Of James yes
May 29, 1947 Thu 39 How Now, Brown Cow yes
Jun 05, 1947 Thu 40 Hex Marks The Spot yes
Jun 12, 1947 Thu 41 Uncle Will And The Hot Dollar yes
Jun 19, 1947 Thu 42 Betty And Al's Wife, Horace yes
Jun 26, 1947 Thu 43 The Unexpected Guest yes
Jul 03, 1947 Thu 44 No Room For A Lady yes
Jul 10, 1947 Thu 45 Here We Go Again yes
Jul 17, 1947 Thu 46 Hocus Pocus Can Be Murder
Jul 24, 1947 Thu 47 Sometimes You Strike It Rich yes
Jul 31, 1947 Thu 48 The First And The Last
Aug 07, 1947 Thu 49 'Til Crime Do Us Part yes
Aug 14, 1947 Thu 50 The Magic Wire yes
Aug 21, 1947 Thu 51 Haunt Me A House yes
Aug 28, 1947 Thu 52 Wedding In Columbia yes
Sep 04, 1947 Thu 53 What Is This Thing Called Love? yes
Sep 11, 1947 Thu 54 The Remarkable Talents of E. Haw yes
Sep 18, 1947 Thu 55 Mexican Interlude
Sep 25, 1947 Thu 56 Cross Country Party yes
Announced in show as last show of
of the series.


Alphabetical Listing:

Title Date Num
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'Til Crime Do Us Part 47-Aug-07 49
Betty And Al's Wife, Horace 47-Jun-19 42
Chickens Don't Fly 46-Dec-15 16
Crazy Over Horses 47-May-08 36
Cross Country Party 47-Sep-25 56
Danger, No Obstacle 47-May-15 37
Deep Freeze 47-Feb-13 24
East Is East 46-Nov-24 14
First And The Last, The 47-Jul-31 48
First Hundred Years, The 47-May-01 35
For The Love Of James 47-May-22 38
Half A Dog Is Better Than None 46-Jul-09 1
Haunt Me A House 47-Aug-21 51
Here Lies Marcia 47-Apr-17 33
Here We Go Again 47-Jul-10 45
Hex Marks The Spot 47-Jun-05 40
Hocus Pocus Can Be Murder 47-Jul-17 46
Hold It, Please! 46-Jul-23 3
Hold That Curtain! 46-Nov-17 13
Hold That Memory 46-Jul-30 4
Home Is The Sailor 46-Aug-27 8
How Now, Brown Cow 47-May-29 39
I Hear Trumpets 47-Mar-20 29
If the Shoe Fits 47-Jan-16 20
Inside Story 47-Apr-03 31
J. Cartwright's Camera 47-Apr-24 34
Love is a Better Word 47-Jan-23 21
Love, That Is 46-Aug-13 6
Magic Wire, The 47-Aug-14 50
Man's Home is Her Castle, A 47-Feb-20 25
Man Or Mouse 46-Aug-20 7
Mexican Interlude 46-Sep-24 12
Mexican Interlude 47-Sep-18 55
Miss Livingstone, I Presume? 46-Sep-10 10
Mr. Pennyfeather And The Stranger 47-Mar-27 30
No Room For A Lady 46-Jul-16 2
No Room For A Lady 47-Jul-03 44
Not At Home On The Range 47-Feb-27 26
Pygmalion's Gal 47-Mar-13 28
Remarkable Talents of E. Haw, The 47-Sep-11 54
Run, Grunion, Run 46-Dec-01 15
Slide Rule Says "Pass", The 46-Dec-26 17
Sometimes You Strike It Rich 47-Jul-24 47
Sweet Voyager 47-Jan-02 18
Talk To Me 47-Feb-06 23
Uncle Will And The Hot Dollar 47-Jun-12 41
Unexpected Guest, The 47-Jun-26 43
Warrior's Return, The 46-Sep-03 9
Ways That Are Dark 46-Sep-17 11
Wedding In Columbia 46-Aug-06 5
Wedding In Columbia 47-Aug-28 52
What Is This Thing Called Love? 47-Sep-04 53
When Knighthood Was In Flower 47-Apr-10 32
Wildcat Strike 47-Jan-09 19
Woman's Place, A 47-Jan-30 22
Yippee! It's Love 47-Mar-06 27


References:

* "The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To All
Circulating Shows", by Jay Hickerson, 27436 Desert Rose Ct.,
Leesburg, FL 34748

* OTR club and vendor catalogs or web sites:
* Edward J. Carr, 216 Shaner Street, Boyertown, PA 19512
* Radio Showcase, Steve Kelez, PO Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
* University of Memphis Radio Program Archive, Microforms Dept.,
McWherter Library, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152
* Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety And
Comedy, PO Box 7177, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7177
* North American Radio Archives, 134 Vincewood Dr., Nicolasville,
KY 40356
* Great American Radio, Gary Kramer, PO Box 504, Genesee, MI 48437
* McCoy's Recordings, PO Box 1069, Richland, Wash. 99352
* Jerry Haendiges Productions, Jerry Haendiges, 13808 Sunset Dr.,
Whittier, CA 90602


Other Logs or Books:

* GRAND MARQUEE log, Jay Hickerson, 27436 Desert Rose Ct., Leesburg,
FL 34748

* GRAND MARQUEE log, Jerry Haendiges Productions, 13808 Sunset Dr.,
Whittier, CA 90602 (http://www.otrsite.com)


Reader Feedback:

* Jerry Shnay sent show titles that didn't appear on my list (they
have no entry in the "Src Key" field) plus some info that I used
to expand the Description section.
* Shirley Ammon sent the title for show #55 and identified #56 as
part of the series. She also identified shows that were partially
identified as being from a different series, CURTAIN TIME. These
have been removed.


Last Update: Jul 25, 2007


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