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What a Woman

Lux Radio Theatre · May 31, 1954 · 47 min · 7,647 words

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As we welcome home one of our most talented stars from our recent Broadway triumph, in fact I can't think of an action that could be more aptly described by tonight's play title than Roger Lussell, What a Woman.

And as our co-star is this Columbia picture which I had the pleasure of producing and directing, is one of our most versatile offers, Robert Gunning, no relative, but I wish he were. But for a moment, I'm a sweet little America.

It's titles the world with. There's from every bookshop. My name is Anthony Street, get both of us. He's on every shop. Right now, we're in an office of a knickerbucker magazine. Well, Henry, you can forget that article on Anthony Street.

What do you mean, forget it. Because there is no Anthony Street, Japan name. I just talked to the publishers. You know, the whirlwind doesn't want himself known. Wait a minute, he writes the best-selling novel in ten years and doesn't want himself known what's the matter with you?

I don't know. But the next best thing to answer me, Street is the person who did more than anyone else to put that book over. Carol Ainsley. Carol Ainsley. She's Anthony Street's agent. Anthony Street hasn't any agent.

But Carol Ainsley Todd was going to be a best seller, hooked up with the publishers, and did the best promotion job in the history of the business. And all for her usual ten percent. So what?

I'm sorry to bore you Henry. but Carol Ainsley happens to be phenomenal. And our readers will want to know about it. Well, they want to know about Anthony Street, but they'll settle for Carol Ainsley.

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