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Fibber McGee and Molly: Fibber's Closet

Presented by Beowulf Alley Theatre Company at Beowulf Alley Theatre Company

August 17, 2010

The first presentation of the evening is the March 12, 1940 episode, Fibber McGee and Molly: Fibber's Closet.

"T'ain't funny, McGee!!" One of radio's greatest hits and one of the longest running shows in radio history, Fibber McGee and Molly, starred Jim and Marion Jordan as the beloved couple. The series premiered in 1935 and ran until 1959, long after radio's golden days had passed. It is considered by many to be the origin of situation comedy itself. In this episode, the infamous closet plays a lead role.

One of radio's first, great western series was Gunsmoke. The very first episode of that long-running series, "Start of a Legend" was first presented on April 26, 1952. The series aired until June 18, 1961 on CBS. It played on TV from 1955 to 1975. It originally starred William Conrad as Marshall Matt Dillon and Parley Baer as Dillon's assistant Chester Proudfoot. Conrad was one of the last actors who auditioned for the role of Marshall Dillon. With a powerful, distinctive voice, Conrad was already one of radio's busiest actors. Dillon, as portrayed by Conrad, was a lonely, isolated man, toughened by a hard life. Much of the character of Matt Dillon came from Conrad himself. This episode also titled, "Billy the Kid," is noticeably absent Miss Kitty.