Adam and Evelyn: Lux Radio Theatre (September 29, 1952)

“Adam and Evelyn” is an episode of Lux Radio Theatre, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 29, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Adam Black, a wealthy London gambler, takes an interest in Evelyn Wallace, a girl from an orphanage who believes he is her father. Her real father, Chris Kirby, had written her letters under Adam's name before his death. Adam must decide how to tell Evelyn the truth while she settles into his home. This recap is drawn from the first part of the broadcast of Lux Radio Theatre, aired on 29 September 1952, starring Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons.

London, including Adam Black's apartment and an orphanage

Characters: Adam Black, Evelyn Wallace, Chris Kirby, Bill Murray, Mrs. Parker, Maureen, Miss Hanlon, Miss Hammond

Listen for: Adam's struggle to tell Evelyn the truth about Chris Kirby, and Bill Murray's reactions to the arrangement

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.