Irene Rich's “DEAR JOHN” Old Time Radio Program

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“DEAR JOHN”

STORIES have been told successfully in the form of betters in many novel and magazine yarns. Now IreneRich is doing a radio serial with letters. Kach Sunday evening she writes a letters to “Dear John,” but the letter fades quickly into a dramatic episode, which, in turn, fades into some such words as these, “And in, dear John, that’s the way things are. . .” Miss Rich, Faith Chandler, writes of her married life with Josh Chandler, writes of her married life with John Chandler (Norman Fields). Josh’s first wife is died. He has two grown children, Noel (Ray Minitgomeyy) and Carole (Betty Moran). Stumbling-block for Faith is the children’s nurse, Puindexter Brice—or Bricey, as they call her. Before Josh married Faith, nurse Briery was able to influence the children’s thinking and actions pretty much without interference. When Faith comes, both Noel and Carole turn in her for advice. So Brice is madly jealous. Her retaliation is a sly attempt to make trouble between Josh and his new wife. Meanwhile Josh’s brother, Michael (Mel Ruiek), comes to visit and becomes friendly with Faith Josh believe that she is really in love with Michael, which is, of course, untrue but a part of Reicey’s plan to separate the Chandlers. Another problem for Faith is Noel, when has worried his father with youthfully reckless larks. Under Faith’s influence, he calm down, turns into a swell big. Orsily trouble is that Noel is being blamed for acts of a boy who resembles him. But now Josh’s personality is overshadowing all the family joys and troubles.

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