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Collection of Eight Original Radio Typescripts (Eight Copies for Max J. West) for the Shows, "My Children," "The Architect Speaks," "Stampeders' Birthday Party, " and "Beethoven," c. 1930s-1940s

Collection of eight original radio typescripts for Max J. West of San Francisco. 1939-1940 and undated (c. 1930s-1940s). Some scripts note the radio station as KSFO, San Francisco. 8 1/2" x 11." Two scripts are missing pages (see Nos. 3 and 7 below). Scripts are clean and intact overall but all pages are age-toned and several have faint dampstaining at top, rust stains from paperclips and staples, dog-eared corners, a few wrinkles, and staple holes. Good copies. The scripts are for the shows, "My Children" (four scripts/programs), "The Architect Speaks" (two scripts; presented by State Association of California Architects), "Stampeders' Birthday Party" (one script) and Jack Bennett's "Beethoven" (one script). These scripts are copies for Max J. West. The name, "Max," appears in both "The Architect Speaks" scripts but it is unclear if this name refers to West. "My Children" is a drama about a couple, Ethel and Gordon Gilman, and their children. "The Architect Speaks" promotes architects and tries to remove the mystery surrounding the field. "Stampeders' Birthday Party" is a historical fiction. "Beethoven" is a dress rehearsal. The following is a brief summary for each script. 1) "My Children," October 17, 1939, thirteen pages, including ad for Sperry Flour Co.'s "Wheat Hearts": Gordon Gilman's unscrupulous manager, Singleton, conspires with a stock promoter, Parker, to lure Gordon into a fraudulent investment scheme in order to get him fired from his job. 2) "My Children," April 18, 1940, thirteen pages, including ad for Sperry Flour Co.'s "Drifted Snow": Ethel and Gordon's son, Stan Gilman, dreams of becoming a surgeon but he cannot afford medical school. In his frustration, Stan goes to Carpenter's Pool Hall where he has a chance meeting with the suspicious Dr. Kalmus. Kalmus and Stan's conversation is interrupted when the shady lawyer, Murray Travers, appears. 3) "My Children," April 19, 1940, twelve pages (incomplete in back), including ad for Sperry Flour Co.'s "Drifted Snow": Kalmus continues his conversation with Travers. Travers uses blackmail concerning a Dr. Roberts to coerce Kalmus into working for him for an illicit scheme. 4) "My Children," April 26, 1940, thirteen pages, including ad for Sperry Flour Co.'s "Drifted Snow": Stan is now working for Dr. Kalmus but is unaware of his and Travers's scheme to steal Patricia Allen's inheritance by using a look-alike, Madeleine Carstairs. Stan has a chance meeting with Carstairs who, after some hesitation, plans to tell Stan the truth about Kalmus. 5) "The Architect Speaks," "August 4, 1940, eleven pages: Story about an architect who discusses design options with a prospective client, Marjorie, who is seeking her dream house with her husband, Tom. 6) "The Architect Speaks," August 11, 1940, thirteen pages: A critique of cookie-cutter homes is followed by a continuation of last week's story. The architect now tries to convince Tom, the husband of Helen (formerly named Marjorie), to hire him for designing their dream home. 7) "Stampeders' Birthday Party," c. 1930s-1940s, seven pages (incomplete in back): Historical fiction about Rowland Hill and the first postage stamps. 8) "Beethoven," November 7, 1940, twenty-eight pages: dress rehearsal for Jack Bennett's "Beethoven.". Manuscript. Book Condition: Collectible-Good. Binding: No Binding

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