You know we have been studying WWII and are producing our own Fibber McGee and Molly radio program.
Well this troupe performed a Fibber & Molly program as well as several speeches by Winston Churchill, FDR, and Eisenhower. It was inspiring to watch since we are so involved with it all.
It was live radio including sound effects. Here is their sound effects table complete with door, screen door, various bells, hammer, rotary dial phone, (would your kids even know what it was or how to use it? giggle) and shoes for walking.Each episode in the actual radio drama included the opening of Fibber's closet with disastrous results. The Radio Players had a ladder with all sorts of junk on it for the noise of Fibber opening his closet! I missed getting a picture of it! Aaaaaaa!!!!
But here's a picture from our day recording sound effects. The kids loaded the stairs with all sorts of noisy junk. The boys are at the top ready, with great delight, to push things down on cue.
Here Robby and Katrina have just made all the sounds for a smashing Ukulele. Robby jumped on a tangerine crate and Katrina plucked guitar strings. "smile" Bet you can't wait to hear it!
This gentleman was a fabulous Fibber. Oh was it fun to watch and hear. Soon we will be recording the rest of our production. Can't wait.
6 comments:
Wow! Looks like great fun.
Fun stuff! I had a blind uncle in California who got those old programs on his radio. He used to tape Fibber Magee and Molly episodes and mailed them to my brother and me. We loved them!
Oh Lisa,
What a fun memory. You are way too young to remember them otherwise. "wink" We found them in the Library and have really enjoyed listening. We played them once when Mom & Dad where here and they loved them! Brought back memories for them.
I think those must have been fun days -- gathering around the radio! I still remember so many episodes of ole' Fibber. We had them memorized from re-playing them.
Thanks for noticing I'm too young to have heard the original releases! Ha! =)
Oh, I want to hear the end result!
~Melody
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