Fans of the Lone Ranger know that the radio version of the show has hundreds of episodes we'll never hear. The show wasn't recorded from 1933-1937 (OK, one single episode WAS put on disc.) A shame, as these earliest years would let us hear the series and characters evolving into the forms everyone knows. A 1934 episode simply wasn't the same as a 1954 episode in story, characters, and even sound. Terry Salomonson and Martin Grams Jr. have done a heroic job documenting this time in their book "The Lone Ranger: The Early Years." They reviewed all of Fran Striker's surviving original scripts...and Martin recently shared a few of them with Project Audion so that WE could meet on Zoom to recreate one. We selected episode #266 (October 22, 1934), a story of a cattle rancher, the coming of the railroad, and a "greasy half-breed" named Magdalena - yup, definitely less sensitive and streamlined than subsequent shows.
Our recreation premieres Friday September 8 at 9 PM Eastern time on Project Audion's podcast, RU-vid channel, and website. We've worked hard to present the show as it would have sounded in 1934...from the original 78rpm music cues to a period-accurate Silvercup bread commercial. Audion's cross-country cast even includes one actor who performed on Ranger radio shows during the 1950s. Now 93 years young, Charles Daugherty is a living link to those thrilling days of yesteryear...so enjoy this short excerpt!
31 авг 2023
