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Lux Radio Theatre: Skylark

Lux Radio Theatre · February 2, 1942 · 59 min · 9,957 words

What happens

Lydia Kenyon, a modern and independent woman, is married to advertising man Tony Kenyon. On the afternoon of their fifth anniversary, Tony's best friend Jim Blake buys a diamond clip for Tony's wife, and Lydia overhears the purchase. Tensions surface during the anniversary evening as Tony's business dealings and his attentions to a client's wife strain their marriage. Lydia leaves the party in anger and goes out with Jim, and Tony is left to confront what has gone wrong. Based on Samson Raphaelson's play, this Lux Radio Theatre production stars Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland and Brian Aherne. It was broadcast on February 2, 1942.

Characters: Lydia Kenyon, Tony Kenyon, Jim Blake, Mrs. Van Tine, Mr. Van Tine, George, Theodore, Sally

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Lux presents Hollywood. The Lux Radio Theatre brings you Claudette Colbert, Ray Meland and Brian Ahern in Skylark. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Cecil B. Demille.

Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. Once upon a time, a young actress asked me how she could learn more about acting. I told her to see every picture Claudette Colbert made. So whether Claudette knows it or not, she's running a dramatic school on the side for some time.

Tonight, she co-stars with Ray Milan and Brian Ahern. Ray has spent a good part of the last year working in my picture, Reap the Wild Wind. Perhaps it's natural for a producer to be proud of his own stars.

So I let his performance speak for itself. And you all know what to expect from Brian Ahern, after his fine work here in the past. These three stars, teamed in Skylark at Paramount, and it's their first appearance here together.

The play which brings them together was written by Samson Rafelson, and had a long run on Broadway before it became a picture. Skylark is the story of a woman with a fight on her hands, a fight to keep her husband.

But the situation which threatens her home is no ordinary triangle, and the way it works out, received the approval of both motion picture and Broadway theatre audiences. It's a very modern story about a very modern woman, the clear thinking, smart dressing, and luck's toilet soap type of woman.

There are many like her in this broad land, and today they're all facing a challenge. Changes are taking place that give American women far larger and more important responsibilities in the economic scheme of things.

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From the Luxe Radio Theatre presents Alice Faye and Robert Preston in City for Conquest. This is Cecil B. DeMille saying goodnight to you from Hollywood. Cornette Cold Bear's services tonight have been donated to the Red Cross.

She is currently making the Paramount picture, Palm Beach Story, and Ray Milan will soon be seen in Paramount's The Lady Has Plans. The Paramount Picture Skylark was produced and directed by Mark Sandwich. Herdian tonight's play were Wally Mayer as George, Thomas Mills as Theodore, Toni Carlton as Myrtle, and Leo Cleary, Dick Elliot, Edward Mar and Doris Cedarhall.

Tune in next Monday night to hear Alice Faye and Robert Preston in City for Conquest. Our music was directed by Lewis Silver's and your announcer has been now go rowing. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System.

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