Lady and the Tumblers

From Hollywood, the Hollywood Radio Theatre. In the Lady and the Tumblers. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Ken Carpenter. Tonight's play tells the colorful story of a Tumbler, who in the early 19th century made his carefree way from tavern to tavern, entertaining the guests.

Until one night, in a notorious inn, he met a beautiful and mysterious young lady. Playing the role of the happy-go-lucky vagabond, We have one of your all-time favorite stars, Fred McMurray. Our story tonight, The Lady and the Tumblers, is a curious but unforgettable one.

It comes out of the half-forgotten style of the past, and it's an odd mixture of comedy, romance, and violent action. It's peopled with lovely women in distress, and strong, bold men and dark, cunning villains, all set on a happy stage just a level above reality.

It's made of a stuffed young boy's dream of and young girls wish for more than dreams. But if you listen closely, you'll soon find that the lady and the tumblers too become as real as your next-door neighbor.

And now starring Mr. Fred McMurray, the lady and the tumblers. The only family I ever knew was my Uncle Jim Smith, who'd taken me up as a baby when I lost my parents. I was now 16 and I think a reasonable value to them.

Jim was a professional strongman who took the name of stone crusher. It was spring in the year 1838 that we were wandering through Ohio, traveling slowly along the pikes with our cart and mare, and playing the inns and taverns with our tricks and acrobatics and feats of strength.

For those who passed us on the road, Jim was just a big black-haired man and ragged, but to those who watched him in play, or fight, he was a torrent of fierce-strained muscles. And a wise man standing by might have caught in his dark, smoky eyes the glimpse of a startling brain.