The Actress: Frontier Gentleman (March 23, 1958)

“The Actress” is an episode of Frontier Gentleman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 23, 1958. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A correspondent for the London Times arrives in Virginia City, Montana, and is captivated by Miss Ulaia Robinson, a celebrated actress performing Shakespeare at Skinner's saloon. After her performance, Kendall manages to meet her, but her business associate Mr. Grimes proves protective and suspicious of his intentions.

Virginia City, Montana Territory, primarily at Skinner's saloon and later at a hotel

Characters: JB Kendall, Miss Ulaia Robinson, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Skinner

Listen for: The dynamic between Kendall and Robinson as they meet, and the tension created by Grimes's protective presence

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.