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Family Theater: Mother of All

Family Theater · May 6, 1953 · 27 min · 2,336 words

The transcript of “Mother of All”, an episode of Family Theater first broadcast May 6, 1953. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Thanksgiving Radio plays Family Theater free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Amadai Thea represents Anne Blythe and Macdonald Carey. From Hollywood, the mutual network in cooperation with Amadai Thea represents transcribe Mother of All, a special Mother's Day program starring Anne Blythe and Macdonald Carey. This is the story of a mother, a mother like your own.

She was gentle, tender, forgiving, a woman who put the interest of her family above all other worldly considerations. And yet, because of something that happened to her only son, this woman suffered the greatest sorrow that a mother can know.

Our story begins long, long ago in a small, conquered country on the shores of the Mediterranean. It was the season of the winter rains. They blew down from the mountains and great icy sheets and clogged the narrow roads leading south to the capital.

It was a poor time for traveling, but this was a conquered country. And an order had gone out from the conquerors that attacks. Another tax was to be levied against each household in its city of family origin.

So the conquered people took to the muddy roads. Some alone, some in caravans, all who were required to make the journey. Even if among them there happened to be an expectant mother. How do you feel?

I'm a little tired, I'm afraid. We can stop and rest if you like. We can't be far now. Perhaps we shouldn't I have a feeling it will be so don't be afraid. I'll find us a place as soon as we reach town I'll find one I know you will I'm not afraid isn't much. I know but well at least it's dry and out of the window. It's just fine

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