At 12:17 PM 4/20/98 -0700, Richard wrote: >I had to throw this little hunk of trivia in as a Technician and a fan of >Old Time Radio. > >Jack Benny once guest starred on the mystery radio show "Suspense'" as a >piano tuner. As I recall, he'd go from instrument to instrument playing up >and down the scale until he heard a bad note which he would then tweek. > >It wasn't at all realistic, but it was interesting in that his role was >totally non comedic (sp?), except for a quick allusion at the very end to >his cheapness. Another comedian to play a serious role as a piano tuner was Bob Hope (IIRC) who played in a radio suspense called "Murder in A Flat". I don't recall him doing any actual tuning in the play, but the plot was rather interesting. John John Musselwhite, RPT - Calgary, Alberta Canada musselj@cadvision.com - http://www.cadvision.com/musselj/
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