Theatre Royal: Old-Time Radio Drama Anthology

Theatre Royal: “05The Sire De Maletroits Door”, first broadcast on November 1, 1953. Old-time radio drama anthology.

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Theatre Royal: “04The Happy Hypocrite”, first broadcast on October 25, 1953. Old-time radio drama anthology.

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A naval commanding officer and his crew patrol a fog-bound northern coast during the First World War. Their warship finds a neutral Scandinavian steamer, the Coaster, hidden in the fog in a sheltered field, and the officer grows suspicious after a boarding party reports a plausible story of engine failure. He goes aboard himself to question the master, a robust Scandinavian who seems shaken and evasive. The recording is part of the Theatre Royal series, broadcast by NBC in 1953 and hosted by Laurence Olivier, with Ralph Richardson reading Joseph Conrad's story The Tale.

With Naval commanding officer, Master of the Coaster, Officer in charge of the boarding party, Scandinavian engineer.

Listen for: The commanding officer's growing suspicion as he questions the Scandinavian master aboard the Coaster.

First aired on October 18, 1953.

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Akaki Akakievich Bashmachin, a meek copying clerk in St. Petersburg, saves up for months to buy a new overcoat after his old one falls apart. Once it is finally made, he is proud of it and attends a party in his honour, but on the walk home across a deserted square the coat is taken from him by thieves. He goes to the local authorities and then to an important official, who dismisses him harshly. The story is adapted from Nikolai Gogol's tale The Overcoat, performed on the radio series Theatre Royal, with Sir Laurence Olivier as host and Michael Redgrave in the lead role. It first aired on October 11, 1953, on the NBC network.

With Akaki Akakievich Bashmachin, Petrovich, Baccilla, Gregoripitrovich, Vassili Iliar.

Listen for: The sound of the snow and wind on the empty square as Akaki walks home alone

First aired on October 11, 1953.

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Herman, a young officer in Saint Petersburg, becomes obsessed with a secret system of three cards said to guarantee winning at gambling. He hears that his friend's grandmother, the old Countess, knows the secret, and he sets out to win her favour through her young ward, Lizaveta. Orson Welles plays Herman in this adaptation of Alexander Pushkin's story, introduced by Laurence Olivier on the Theatre Royal series. The broadcast was first aired on October 4, 1953.

With Herman, Countess Anna Fedotovna, Lizaveta Ivanovna, Tomsky, Narumov, Yeletsky, Count Saint-Germain.

Listen for: The card-game scenes at Narumov's and the scene in the Countess's bedroom, where Herman's obsession turns to desperation

First aired on October 4, 1953.

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