Family Theater: The Fourth Act
Family Theater · March 13, 1957 · 29 min · 4,070 words
On the air now: Open the Thanksgiving Radio channel60+ free live channels
The transcript of “The Fourth Act”, an episode of Family Theater first broadcast March 13, 1957. 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.
Transcript
Family Theatre presents Stephen McNally and Billy Burke. From Hollywood, the mutual network in cooperation with Family Theatre presents the fourth act, starring Stephen McNally. And now here is your hostess, Billy Burke. Thank you, Tony Lefrano.
Family Theatre's only purpose is to bring to everyone's attention a practice that must become as important part of our lives if we are to win Peace for ourselves, peace for our families and peace for the world. Family theater urges you to pray.
Pray together as a family." Now to our transcribed drama, The Fourth Act, starring Stephen McNally as Genesius. Here at 300, the capital of the known world was Rome. Outwardly, it gave no sign of the decadence that would finally crumble its empire. It boasted an invincible army, a tradition of law and a flourishing culture.
The emperor himself subsidized its theater. Never have I seen such a performance. I'm sorry, Janice. You're sorry, that's not enough. You didn't even come to La Playa at the gun. Then you do your part in a drunken stupa.
And you say you're sorry. What else can I say? I hope I never have to see another performance like that one. It won't happen again. I'll see to that. No, I'll see to it. May I go now?
You'd better go before I forget myself. I... I really am sorry, J'n'y. Oh, go home, sleep it off. And tomorrow night be sober. You gave her quite a time. Well, she earned it. Let me see now. I'd better take home some of these plays and study them.
There's got to be one here that doesn't put the audience to sleep. You know why she did it? Did what? Oh, you mean why she came in here drunk? No. They arrested her husband today.
Read the full transcript with Potato Plus
88 more paragraphs, about 27 more minutes of the episode. Potato Plus is every episode on demand from any moment, every transcript in full and unlimited transcript search, for $5 a month.
Potato Plus opens soon: join the listThat was the 60-second preview
Keep listening with Potato Plus: every episode, on demand, from any moment.
Potato Plus opens soon: join the listAll Family Theater transcripts · Search every transcript · The archive
Stupid Potato