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And a Fond Farewell

On Stage · June 4, 1953 · 29 min · 3,991 words

The transcript of “And a Fond Farewell”, an episode of On Stage first broadcast June 4, 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. There's two of the most distinguished names in radio, appearing each week in their own theatre, starring in a repertory of transcribed stories of their own and your choosing. Radios for most players in Radios for most plays.

Ladies and gentlemen, Elliot Lewis. Good evening. May I present my wife, Kathy. Good evening. We're privileged tonight to welcome a writer new to our on stage series. His name is Arthur Ross. His credits are formidable, and I'm sure that his name is familiar to many of you listening.

Arthur very successfully we feel accomplished the nearly impossible. He wrote a play about three people that has a new premise. The play is called, And a Fund Farewell. And we're going to do it right now.

I'm Lisa Jensen, and if I told you my husband was probably the most attractive professor at Wilton University, you would raise an eyebrow. Either you would raise it out of doubt or just jealousy. I consider myself quite a lucky woman.

Not that Robert doesn't look at other women. He'd have to, just to keep from tripping over them when they throw themselves at his feet. Isn't Lisa beautiful? If I told you, my wife was probably the most beautiful professor's wife at Wilton University, you would raise an eyebrow.

Either you would raise it out of doubt or just plain jealousy. Especially during the summer. Why? Well, don't you know. Didn't you ever notice what summer dresses can do for a woman? They make the plain woman attractive.

The attractive woman pretty. The pretty woman beautiful. And the beautiful? Ah, that's Lisa. Move over. Let me sit on the edge. I always thought a man's patio was his castle. Lying in the sun is everybody's castle. Move over.

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