Jan Ashe, the daughter of the gambling-prone Steven Ashe, falls in love with the gambler Ace Wilfong, and her father and aunt object to the match in this Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of the play A Free Soul. Presented from Hollywood on November 1, 1937, the broadcast stars Ginger Rogers as Jan, Donald Meek's cast partner Donald Dunham as Ace Wilfong, and Charles Winninger as Steven Ashe, with Cecil B. DeMille as host. Jan defends her right to choose her own company and her own life against family pressure. The transcript covers only the first part of the play, so the later course of the story is not described here.
Characters: Jan Ashe, Steven Ashe, Ace Wilfong, Aunt Grace, Dwight Sutton, Gabe, Tim
The transcript of “A Free Soul”, an episode of Lux Radio Theatre first broadcast November 1, 1937. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Lux Radio Theatre plays Lux Radio Theatre free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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From Hollywood, California, the Lux Radio Theater presents Ginger Rogers, Donamichi, and Charles Winteringer in a Free Soul. Present Hollywood. Our sponsors, believing that this program is the best means of showing you their appreciation of your loyalty to Lux.
Tonight, bring you Ginger Rogers, Donamichi, Charles Winter and Jack Arnold in another great play. You will also hear from Mr. William A. Brady, distinguished Broadway producer and a brilliant world famous designer of motion picture styles.
Conducting our music is Lewis Silvers, and our entire presentation is under the direction of your celebrated host, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Cecil P. DeMille. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. Missourians are noted for caution and thoroughness, and Ginger Rogers was born in a Missouri town called Independence.
It may be the combination that enables her to do what other girls find impossible. impossible. She scored first on the screen as a comedian, then as the most enchanting of all screen dancers, and her recent performance in stage door marks her as one of the most accomplished and delightful actresses in Hollywood. A small girl with golden hair and
green eyes ginger likes ice cream sodas, and has installed a complete soda fountain in her new Beverly Hills home. She also likes roller skating, knitting and saving old wrapping paper. I think I can safely say that it was the Lux Radio Theatre that gave Ginger one of her first important opportunities at drama. When a year ago we presented her in the curtain
rises, she's currently starred for RKO in Having Wonderful Time, and tonight connects the role of Jan in Will It Max Mother Drama, a free soul. Tonight also brings to fulfillment for this long been an ambition of ours to see donamichi before our microphone a radio favorite for several years he's outstanding in a never-increasing group of hollywood stars who are coming
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it has been equally happy for all of our listeners. And there's only one more thing I want to say. The last time I was here, CB, I said that all I did in Hollywood was play Papa. Well, just let me be Papa to Ginger and you Don, I'll never complain again. Thanks, Charlie. Good night, Mr. DeMille.
Good night, dear three youngsters. Mr. DeMille return for the exciting news of the next big playing star. Our past tonight is good to declare with me a tortheal, Myra March is Grace, Edward Marsave, Eddie Kane as Charlie, Lou Meryl is district attorney, Norman Field is Judge, James Eagles as Officer, Justina Wayne is the maid, Sally Creighton
is Secretary, Frank Nelson is Foreman and Ken Chevelle is a news boy. Mr. Amecia appeared to courtesy of the makers of Jason Sandpren coffee in 20th Century Fox Studios, where our conductor, Louis Silvers, was in charge of music for the new film Alababa Goes to Town.
Mr. Ronald, this is from RKO Studios. Our producer is from Paramount Studios, and here he is. Next Monday night, the Lux Radio Theater presents one of the most popular figures of motion pictures and radio, making his first appearance before our microphone.
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