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on the
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1996-97 season
Hall (M•59) at Garfield Road
and to order tickets,
One mile east
call the
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DON'T LET YOUR ADS
FALL FAR FROM

ome with me now to those
"thrilling days of yester-
year" for a brief, nostalgic
listen to some of the Jew-
ish entertainers in the earlier
days of radio (1940s).
Does hearing, "Yoo-hoo, Mrs.
Goldberg," ring a bell? If so, it's
probably the bell of the Gold-
bergs' apartment — 3B, 1030
E. Tremont Avenue — and the
"yoo-hoo" call meant that Mol-
ly Goldberg (Gertrude Berg)
was about to share the latest
gossip with her neighbor and
with us.
There were many fun fami-
lies in those days, including one
whose little girl got into all
sorts of trouble. "Baby Snooks,"
starring Fanny Brice, brought
many a tear of laughter to our
eyes.
Comedy was a mainstay of
the radio days, and some of the
leading comics had shows of
their own. Fred Allen's "Allen's
Alley" was people with zany
characters such as Mr. Kitzel
("With a pickle in the middle
and the mustard on top; just
the way you like 'em and
they're plenty hot") and the lov-
able Mrs. Nusbaum. No dis-
cussion of characters should
omit a reference to that master
poet-author Alfred Prinzmetal

as played by Marvin Kaplan on
"Meet Millie."
The "Jack Benny Show" pro-
vided laughs with Jack's ren-
dition of "Love in Bloom" (his
signature piece), the sounds of
his driving the sputtering old
Maxwell and the many clank-
ing doors that led to his vault.
The scatterbrained antics of
Gracie Allen who can forget
the stories of her many rela-
tives?
were teamed with
George Burns' straight lines for
uproarious results on the
"George Burns and Gracie
Allen Show."
If jokes were needed to take
to school or to work, all one had
to do was tune in to "Can You
Top This?" and let Harry
Hershfield and his panel share
their stories.
When we weren't laughing,
we were learning with infor-
mation from shows like "Quiz
Kids," whose Joel Kupperman,
math whiz, was a regular.
Yes, we laughed and
learned; and we traveled, too.
For who could resist the urging
of Dinah Shore, a cantor's
daughter, to "See the USA in
your Chevrolet"? And she al-
ways followed with a resound-
ing kiss.
Aah, the good old days ❑

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