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The Somerset Maugham Theatre Radio Program
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Author W. Somerset Maugham
Author W. Somerset Maugham

Background

From Radio's earliest days, the great novels and plays of the great masters found their way into showcases or 'cycles' of their finest work. As radio audiences of radio's Golden Age became more sophisticated their demand for more well-mounted and carefully adapted dramatizations increased with the wider adoption of Radio as an entertainment medium.

As the radiowaves became flooded with all manner of orchestral and dance music, comedies, juvenile adventures, crime dramas, variety novelties and serial dramas, the finer straight dramatic productions tended to stand out even more. Among the more prestigious offerings of the era:

1925 NBC University of The Air
1929 Radio Guild
1935 The Magic Key of RCA
1936 Columbia Workshop
1937 Eugene O'Neill Cycle
1937 Radio Theater of Famous Classics
1937 Shakespeare Cycle
1937 Steamlined Shakespeare
1938 Great Plays
1938 Mercury Theater
1938 Pulitzer Prize Plays
1941 The Free Company
1943 Horror Inc.
1944 The World's Great Novels
1947 American Novels
1948 Great Scenes From Great Plays
1948 NBC University Theater
1950 Damon Runyon Theater
1951 New Theater
1952 Best Plays
1956 CBS Radio Workshop

This list is by no means exhaustive, but it does reflect the more widely applauded and critically acclaimed exemplars from The Golden Age of Radio.



Series Derivatives:

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Genre: Anthology of Golden Age Radio Dramas
Network(s): CBS; NBC
Audition Date(s) and Title(s): Unknown
Premiere Date(s) and Title(s): 51-01-20 01 The Colonel's Lady

51-10-27 01 The Moon and Sixpence
Run Dates(s)/ Time(s): 51-01-20 to 51-07-14; CBS [WCBS]; Twenty-Six, 30-minute programs;

51-10-27 to 52-01-19; NBC [WNBC]; Thirteen, 30-minute programs;
Syndication:
Sponsors: Bymart, Inc. [Tintair]
Director(s): Mitchell Grayson
Ann Marlowe, John Gibbs [Producers]
Principal Actors: Martha Scott, Everett Sloane, Jessica Tandy, Berry Kroeger, Dane Clark, Joan Bennett, Anne Burr, Richard Waring, Luther Adler, Anne Seymour, June Allyson, John Conte, Lisa Kirk, Robert Cummings, Dennis King, Mady Christian, Nancy Kelly, Nina Foch, Shepperd Strudwick, Roland Young, Sarah Churchill, Eddie Dowling, Sylvia Sidney, Judith Evelyn, Adrienne Allen, Hume Cronyn, Florence Reed, Alfred Drake, Horace Braham, Thomas Mitchell, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Richard Greene, Peggy Wood, Veronica Lake, Constance Bennett, Peggy Ann Garner, Luise Rainer, William Prince, Stella Andrews, Virginia Gilmore, Ethel Everett, Terri Keane, Ian Martin, Bret Morrison.
Recurring Character(s):
Protagonist(s):
Author(s): Somerset Maugham
Writer(s) Robert J. Shaw [Adapter]
Music Direction:
Musical Theme(s):
Announcer(s): Rex Marshall
Estimated Scripts or
Broadcasts:		 39
Episodes in Circulation: 0
Total Episodes in Collection: 0
Provenances:

Full Billboard Review and 'Capsule Comment' from November 10th 1951 'The Moon and Sixpence' on The Somerset Maugham Theatre
Full Billboard Review and 'Capsule Comment' from November 10th 1951 'The Moon and Sixpence' on The Somerset Maugham Theatre


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Notes on Provenances:

The most helpful provenances were newspaper listings.

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The Somerset Maugham Theatre Radio Program Log
Date Episode Title Avail. Notes
51-01-13
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 51-01-13 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--Play--Romance
51-01-20
1
 The Colonel's Lady
N
 51-01-20 San Antonio Express
"The Colonel's Lady" is the premiere drama on a new dramatic hour featuring the dean of English story-tellers, Somerset Maugham. KTSA 10:30 a.m.

51-01-20 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Colonel's Lady, with Martha Scott, Everett Sloane (Premiere)
51-01-27
2
 Sanatorium
N
 51-01-27 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Sanatorium, With Jessica Tandy, Berry Kroeger
51-02-03
3
 The Kite
N
 51-02-03 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Kite, With Dane Clark
51-02-10
4
 The Constant Wife
N
 51-02-10 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Constant Wife, With Joan Bennett
51-02-17
5
 Alien Corn
N
 51-02-17 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Alien Corn, With Anne Burr, Richard Waring
51-02-24
6
 Mr Know-All
N
 51-02-24 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Mr. Know-All, With Luther Adler, Everett Sloane, Anne Seymour, June Allison
51-03-03
7
 The Razor's Edge Part 1
N
 51-03-03 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Razor's Edge, With John Conte, Jessica Tandy
51-03-10
8
 The Razor's Edge Part 2
N
 51-03-10 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Razor's Edge, Part II, With John Conte, Jessica Tandy
51-03-17
9
 The Facts Of Life
N
 51-03-17 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Facts of Life, With Lisa Kirk
51-03-24
10
 A String Of Beads
N
 51-03-24 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: A String of Beads, With Robert Cummings
51-03-31
11
 The Treasure
N
 51-03-31 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Treasure, With Dennis King
51-04-07
12
 Winter Cruise
N
 51-04-07 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Winter Cruise, With Mady Christian
51-04-14
13
 Cakes and Ale
N
 51-04-14 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Cakes and Ale, Nancy Kelly
51-04-21
14
 The Verger
N
 51-04-21 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Verger, With Everett Sloane
51-04-28
15
 Of Human Bondage Part 1
N
 51-04-28 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Of Human Bondage (Part 1), Nina Foch, Shepperd Strudwick
51-05-05
16
 Of Human Bondage Part 2
N
 51-05-05 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Of Human Bondage (Part 2), Nina Foch, Shepperd Strudwick
51-05-12
17
 The French Governor
N
 51-05-12 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The French Governor, With Roland Young
51-05-19
18
 The Painted Veil
N
 51-05-19 New York Times - 11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Painted Veil, With Sarah Churchill
51-05-26
19
 The Round Dozen
N
 51-05-26 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Round Dozen, With Eddie Dowling
51-06-02
20
 Rain
N
 51-06-02 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Rain, With Sylvia Sidney
51-06-09
21
 The Letter
N
 51-06-09 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Letter, With Judith Evelyn
51-06-16
22
 Up At the Villa
N
 51-06-16 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Up at the Villa, With Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn
51-06-23
23
 Theatre Part 1
N
 51-06-23 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Theatre, With Florence Reed
51-06-30
24
 Theatre Part 2
N
 51-06-30 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Theatre Part II, With Florence Reed
51-07-07
25
 The Land Of Promise
N
 51-07-07 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Land of Promise, With Alfred Drake
51-07-14
26
 Before the Party
N
 51-07-14 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Before the Party, With Horace Braham
51-07-21
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 51-07-21 New York Times
11:30-WCBS--Make Believe Town
51-10-20
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 51-10-20 New York Times
11:00-WNBC--Hollywood Love Story
51-10-27
1
 The Moon and Sixpence
N
 51-10-27 New York Times
11:00-WNBC--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Moon and Sixpence, With Dennis King (Premiere)
51-11-03
2
 Sanatorium
N
 [Previously performed on 51-01-27 with Jessica Tandy and Berry Kroeger]

51-11-03 New York Times
11:00-WNBC--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Sanatorium, With Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn
51-11-10
3
 The Verger
N
 51-11-10 New York Times
11:00-WNBC--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Verger, With Thomas Mitchell
51-11-17
4
 The String Of Beads
N
 51-11-17 New York Times
11:00-WNBC--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The String of Beads, With Grealdine Fitzgerald
51-11-24
5
 The Narrow Corner
N
 51-11-24 New York Times
11:00-WNBC--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Narrow Corner, With Richard Greene
51-12-01
6
 The Colonel's Lady
N
 [Previously performed on 51-01-20 with with Martha Scott and Everett Sloane]

51-12-01 New York Times
11:00-WNBC--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Colonel's Lady, With Peggy Wood
51-12-08
7
 Louise
N
 51-12-08 New York Times
11:00-WNBC--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Louise, With Veronica Lake
51-12-15
8
 The Constant Wife
N
 51-12-15 New York Times
11:00-WNBC--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: The Constant Wife, With Constance Bennett
51-12-22
9
 Raw Material
N
 51-12-22 New York Times
11:00-WNBC--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Raw Material, With Peggy Ann Garner
51-12-29
10
 Mr Know-All
N
 [Previously performed on 51-02-24 with with Luther Adler, Everett Sloane, Anne Seymour, and June Allison]

51-12-29 New York Times
11:00-WNBC--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Mr. Know-All, With Everett Sloane
52-01-05
11
 End of Flight
N
 52-01-05 New York Times
11:00-WNBC--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: End of Flight, With Luise Rainer
52-01-12
12
 The Razor's Edge
N
 [Previously performed in two parts on 51-03-03 and 51-03-10 with John Conte and Jessica Tandy]

52-01-12 New York Times
11:00-WNBC--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Razor's Edge, With William Prince
52-01-19
13
 Before the Party
N
 [Previously performed on 51-07-14 with with Horace Braham]

52-01-19 New York Times
11:00-WNBC--The Somerset Maugham Theatre: Before the Party, With Stella Andrews
52-01-26
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 52-01-26 New York Times
11:00-WNBC--My Secret Story

The Somerset Maugham Theatre Radio Program Biographies
W. Somerset Maugham
(Author)
(1905-2001)

Birthplace: Cincinnati, OH

Education: University of Michigan

Radiography:

Author W. Somerset Maugham
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