Family Theater: The Latest Thing

presents Ed Sullivan and William Gargan. From Hollywood, the Mutual Network in cooperation with Family Theater presents William Gargan in the latest thing. To introduce the transcribed drama, here is your host, returning to the Mutual Network on which he made his radio debut exactly 27 years ago.

Ladies and gentlemen, toast to the towns, Ed Sullivan. Thank you, Tony Lefano, and thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Tony, you're right. It was back in 1926 that I first stepped up smilingly. Actually, I stepped up rather nervously to the WR Mutual Mike after an introduction by Basil Rizdale.

And on that first broadcast, I had the privilege of introducing to the country a nightclub trio from Broadway's Silver Slipper, Clayton, Jackson, and Schnazola Durandie. Lou Clayton has since died. I was talking to his widow, Ida Clayton, a few nights ago here in Hollywood.

And she recalled that Lou was one of family theater's greatest fans. Lou Clayton, a great Broadway hoofer, believed as we do, that prayer is the only way to end peace for ourselves, peace for our families, peace for our world.

And in pursuit of that thought, family theater urges you all to pray, and particularly to pray together as a family. I'll tell you more about that later. Right now, the curtain opens on our drama, The Latest Thing, starring my good friend and your good friend William, Bill, Gargan Jimmy, what are you pacing up and down for?

Getting your bunk and go to sleep I can't sleep. I think I'm getting stuck crazy Kid, listen. I know what's going through your head Don't do it. Those guys haven't got a chance to break out of here What do you mean haven't got a chance?