The Leslie Hoff Painting (Aired September 27, 1950) The Halls of Ivy's audition program featured radio veteran Gale Gordon (then co-starring in Our Miss Brooks) and Edna Best in the roles that ultimately went to the Colmans, who'd shown a flair for radio comedy in recurring roles on The Jack Benny Program in the late 1940s. The Halls of Ivy featured Colman as William Todhunter Hall, the president of small, Midwestern Ivy College, and his wife, Victoria, a former British musical comedy star who sometimes felt the tug of her former profession, and followed their interactions with students, friends and college trustees. The series ran 110 half-hour radio episodes from January 6, 1950 to June 25, 1952, Show Notes From The Old Time Radio Researcher's Group and The Digital Deli. THIS EPISODE: September 27, 1950. "The Leslie Hoff Painting" - NBC network. Sponsored by: Schlitz (middle commercial deleted). Leslie Hoff, an Ivy student, has won a prize for one of her paintings. At the same time, Mrs. Marshall is about to endow Ivy College with a gift of $500,000. There's a significant string attached. A well-written program. Henry Russell (composer, conductor), Lois Corbett, Jerry Hausner, Cameron Blake (writer), Herb Butterfield, Ronald Colman, Benita Hume, Ken Carpenter (announcer), James Edwards, Nat Wolff (director), Don Quinn (creator, writer). 28:19. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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