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The Lady or the Tiger

On Stage · April 2, 1953 · 28 min · 4,072 words

The transcript of “The Lady or the Tiger”, an episode of On Stage first broadcast April 2, 1953. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). On Stage plays On Stage free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Kathy and Elliot Lewis on stage. And Lewis, Elliot Lewis, two of the most distinguished names in radio, appearing each week in their own theatre, starring in a repertory of trans-brabbed stories of their own and your choosing.

Radios for most players in Radios for most plays. Drama, comedy, adventure, mystery, melodrama. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Elliot Lewis. Good evening. May I present my wife, Kathy. Good evening. Back in 1832, a very fine door here decided to do a short surrey, satirical in Nate's name about justice. His name was Frank Stockton.

As that often happens, the story was excellent. It was well received in our literature. And it has remained in our literature for a reason which Mr. Stockton had not intended. It's been to make complete sense out of what we're selling you up to now. We add this.

Or the tiger. In the very olden King whose ideas, Garpaten, the progressiveness of distant life, as became the half of his which was barbaric, and he was a kind and great King in the true tradition of the very olden time.

In keeping with tradition too, he had a lovely young daughter, the Princess Mary Donna, who was the apple of his eye, and for whom he would do anything, within reason of course. Father. Yes, my daughter.

Father, born. I wish him rid of him. But he just arrived. But he's so ugly. I've noticed. Does it make a difference? Father, what a question. I have a position to maintain. True. Pinabelle! This means you're a bina! Oh my...

I've been a bell get up! My servant prostrates himself! Pinabelle, you're not a lowly serviced! Remind me, my kicking! I've been a bell about the princess... She elected him myself, great shall we know? The power of his appearance is a very good worker!

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