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Fish and Fantasy ( )

Duffy's Tavern · April 27, 1945 · 29 min · 3,379 words

The transcript of “Fish and Fantasy ( )”, an episode of Duffy's Tavern first broadcast April 27, 1945. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Duffy's Tavern plays Duffy's Tavern free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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We take you now to Duffy's Tavern Hello Duffy's Tavern. What do you eat meaty to eat? Archie the man who's speaking Duffy ain't here. Oh, hello Duffy Tonight well tell me who is your favorite movie tough guy? Well next to William as hard Now now the guy coming tonight is John Garfield. Yeah one of brothers parole them for tonight

Well, I got an idea from Duffy Well, you see, I compared it to Grogan's bar across the street. It's been taking away a lot of our business on a kind of, he's got a floor show there with a lot of chorus girls.

Well, what have we got to equal 12 names? You fat wife, huh? I don't know, Duffy. Somehow or other 12 names is more attractive separate than when they're lumped together. Well, anyways, my idea is to start a repertory company, see?

Repertory. show changes every week and the cast rotates. No, not like Grogan's names. Oh, this will be real, legitimate theater. We ought to do a terrific business. Eddie's been out all day passing out circulars. What player are we going to start off with? Yes. Not Oklahoma.

the vice of the title. Not life with father. It's a play that I wrote. Now look operator you mind your own business. I'll call you back, Duffy. So come in and meet Finnegan, Eddie the waiter. Miss Duffy, Sir Heath Cliff Batter's with Matty Malnick and his orchestra. Our special guest tonight John Garfield and

Archie himself, Ed Gardner. Wait a minute, you back already Eddie, what did you do? throw them circulars down the saw. Only the ones we got customers working in. Well, did you leave a batch down at Chimo Bakker's bakery?

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