词条 | The Gibson Family | ||||||||||||||||
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| show_name = The Gibson Family | image = | imagesize = | caption = | other_names = Uncle Charlie's Tent Show (beginning on June 30, 1935) | format = Musical comedy | runtime = | country = United States | language = English | home_station = | syndicates = NBC | television = | presenter = Charles Winninger (for Uncle Charlie's Tent Show) | starring = Adele Ronson Jack Clemens Warren Hull Loretta Clemens Conrad Thibault Lois Bennett | announcer = Jimmy Wallington | creator = | writer = Owen Davis Howard Dietz Arthur Schwartz Courtney Ryley Cooper Tom McKnight Mort Lewis | director = Carlo De Angelo Ken Christie (Uncle Charlie's Tent Show) | senior_editor = | editor = | producer = | exec_producer = | narrated = | rec_location = | rem_location = | oth_location = | first_aired = {{Start date|1934|09|15}} | last_aired = {{End date|1935|09|08}} | num_series = | num_episodes = | audio_format = | opentheme = | othertheme = | endtheme = | sponsor = Procter & Gamble | website = | podcast = }}The Gibson Family is an American old-time radio program — the first original musical comedy on radio. It was broadcast on NBC from September 15, 1934, until June 23, 1935, when the format was revamped and the title was changed to Uncle Charlie's Tent Show, which ran from June 30, 1935, until September 8, 1935.[1] FormatThe Gibson Family might be considered a musical soap opera. It focused on day-to-day activities of the title household and incorporated music composed specifically for the program.[2] A preview of the show published in The Bismarck Tribune on the day of its premiere noted, "The story of the Gibson Family will be continuous but each episode will be complete in itself."[2] The main characters were Bob and Dot Gibson, Sally (their daughter), and a butler named Awful.[3]Radio historian John Dunning wrote in On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio that despite a $500,000 investment by sponsor Procter & Gamble and a "top music-and-lyrics team from Broadway ... some 'vital spark' was missing. The audience left early, its numbers fading with each week."[1] Eventually, the format was revamped, and the title was changed to Uncle Charlie's Tent Show.[1] The transition began on June 9, 1935, when Charles Winninger joined the cast of The Gibson Family in the role of Uncle Charlie, who took charge of "guiding the cast on a tour of cities in his tent show."[4] Uncle Charlie's Tent ShowOn June 30, Uncle Charlie's Tent Show officially replaced The Gibson Family on the air. The program incorporated some of the actors from its predecessor, while others were dropped. Winninger took on the role of a carnival barker attracting would-be customers into his tent, crying "Hurry-hurry-hurry, just-a warmin' up, folks" and then describing some of the attractions supposedly offered inside.[1] PersonnelThe Gibson FamilyCharacters and the actors who portrayed them in speaking parts are shown in the table below. In musical numbers, Jack and Loretta Clemens stayed in character, while Conrad Thibault sang the part of Jack Hamilton, and Lois Bennett sang the part of Sally Gibson.[1]
Uncle Charlie's Tent ShowMuch of the cast continued from The Gibson Family, but some changes occurred. Anne Teeman took the spoken role of Sally Gibson, while Bennett continued that character's singing part. The character of Jack Hamilton disappeared, but Thibault remained to perform romantic ballads. Eddie Green was added as a comedic complement to Whitman's character. A vocal quartet, the Ivory City Four, directed by Ken Christie, was added; its members were Bob Moody, Lou Stokes, Scrappy Lambert, and Randolph Weyant. Tom McKnight and Mort Lewis came on board as new writers.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite book|last1=Dunning|first1=John|title=On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio|date=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New York, NY|isbn=978-0-19-507678-3|pages=282-283|edition=Revised}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gibson Family, The}}2. ^{{cite news|title='The Gibson Family' Radio's First Musical Comedy, Opens Tonight|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16507945/the_gibson_family_radio_program/|work=The Bismarck Tribune|date=September 15, 1934|location=North Dakota, Bismarck|page=2|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = January 13, 2018}} {{Open access}} 3. ^1 {{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows|date=1999|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|isbn=978-0-7864-4513-4|page=131}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=The Microphone|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16538044/the_gibson_family/|work=The Indianapolis Star|date=June 9, 1935|location=Indiana, Indianapolis|page=12|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = January 14, 2018}} {{Open access}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Author Writes Play for Radio|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16540555/owen_davis/|work=The Charleston Daily Mail|date=December 2, 1934|location=West Virginia, Charleston|page=14|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = January 14, 2018}} {{Open access}} 6. ^{{cite news|last1=Doran|first1=Dorothy|title=New Musical Comedy, 'The Gibson Family', Makes Debut Tonight|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16507653/the_gibson_family_radio_program/|work=The Akron Beacon Journal|date=September 15, 1934|location=Ohio, Akron|page=11|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = January 13, 2018}} {{Open access}} 7. ^{{cite book|last1=Hischak|first1=Thomas|title=The Oxford Companion to the American Musical|date=2008|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780195335330|page=605|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XbBz3C4Gr0EC&pg=PA605&dq=%22Gibson+Family%22+radio&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiBr5yG6tXYAhUBUZQKHbYgCIEQ6AEISjAG#v=onepage&q=%22Gibson%20Family%22%20radio&f=false|accessdate=13 January 2018|language=en}} 8. ^{{cite news|last1=Burton|first1=Jack|title=The Honor Roll of Popular Songwriters: No. 76--Arthur Schwartz|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2R0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43&dq=%22Gibson+Family%22+radio&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiBr5yG6tXYAhUBUZQKHbYgCIEQ6AEIvAEwGg#v=onepage&q=%22Gibson%20Family%22%20radio&f=false|accessdate=13 January 2018|work=Billboard|date=November 4, 1950|page=43}} 6 : 1934 radio programme debuts|1935 radio programme endings|1930s American radio programs|NBC radio programs|American comedy radio programs|American music radio programs |
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