The Man Who Came to Dinner

Lux presents Hollywood. These were brothers company, the makers of Lux Flakes. Bring you the Lux Radio Theater, starring Clifton Webb and Lucille Ball in The Man Who Came to Dinner. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. William Kealey.

Things from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. Some time ago, the famous team of George S. Kaufman and Moss Heart decided to write a comedy about a certain individual they called Sheridan Whiteside. So they began supposing. Suppose this 600th character were to visit someone's home for dinner and suppose he fell down the steps and well there you are they had the so-called gimmick for their

plot. The play-borne that day they named the man who came to dinner. It had a long run on Broadway and later I had the pleasure of directing the screen success. In casting the part of Sheridan Whiteside, the problem is to find an actor who can at once be charming and detestable, in short, a genius like Lifton Webb, who played the part for

two years on the stage. And cosalling with him is a vaseous young lady who has quite a flair for comedy herself, Miss Lucille Ball. When a man brings guests to dinner, the average housewife is sure to think of those expeditions to wash, but with lux flakes as a permanent member of the household, well, it isn't quite

so discouraging. Unexpected guests are far more popular when lux does the work. And now, here's the man who came to dinner, starring Clifton Webb as Sheridan Whiteside and Lucille Ball as Maggie. A few weeks ago, an event of international impact occurred in Massalia, Ohio. Sheridan White side, celebrated critic, lecturer, radio orator, intimate friend of the great and near great,