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National Jane Ace
Going to the mattress: Old-time radio listening, 6 March
mr. ace and JANE
March 6, 2012
mr. ace and JANE: Talent Hunt for Radio Show (CBS, 1948)“Well,” wrote Goodman Ace, introducing a charming anthology of a few Easy Aces...
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The easiest Ace: Old-time radio appreciation, 15 January
Goodman Ace
January 15, 2012
The son of Latvian immigrants, he was born 113 years ago today.Hebecame a newspaper reporter, abbreviated his given surname (Aiskowitz), and caught...
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The Lady and the Self-Satirist: Old-Time Radio Listening, 4 June
mr. ace & JANE
June 4, 2011
mr. ace and JANE: THAT IS NO LADY, THAT IS MY WIFE (CBS, 1948)First, I want to say that the two principal characters in this story are not...
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So What's In a Name? Old-Time Radio Listening, 17 April
Easy Aces
April 17, 2011
Easy Aces: Betty Leaves Carl Over the Baby's Name (CBS, 1941)It's a shame you can't isolate precise dates for most of what survived of...
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The juror's still out (there): Old-time radio listening, 13 March
Arts & Entertainment
March 13, 2010
mr. ace andJANE: Jury Duty (CBS, 1948) Jane weighed in on the scales of justice at 105, wearing purple trunks and an off-the-face hat. In the other...
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Let him call her sweetheart: Old-time radio listening, 21 February
Arts & Entertainment
February 21, 2010
mr. ace andJANE: You Don’t Bring Me Flowers (CBS, 1948) “First,” drawls (Goodman) Ace, "I want to say I'd like to dedicate...
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Manhours vs. womanhours: Old-time radio listening, 21 January
Arts & Entertainment
January 21, 2010
Easy Aces: Jane Helps the War Effort (CBS, 1943) She lacked a classic radio voice and by her own admission she had—contrary to a few...
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