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 01.13.1939 curtain time (026) over the falls

+Mutual net, WGN, Chicago aircheck. "Over The Falls". Sponsored by: Corn Kix. A trio of out-of-work ...
 09.28.1946 curtain time love is a gamble

+ NBC net, Chicago origination. "Love Is A Gamble". Sponsored by: Milky Way. 6:30 P.M. A light comed...
 12.28.1946 curtain time pat and mike

+NBC net, Chicago origination. "Pat and Mike". Sponsored by: Milky Way.
 03.15.1947 curtain time (124) a bridge for martha

+NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago aircheck. "A Bridge For Martha". Sponsored by: Milky Way, Bulova (local). 9:...
 03.22.1947 curtain time (125) wanted a name

+ "Wanted, A Name". Sponsored by: Milky Way.
 03.29.1947 curtain time lightning strikes twice

+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination/aircheck. "Lightning Strikes Twice".
 04.05.1947 curtain time mr. justice jimmy

+NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination/aircheck. "Mr. Justice Jimmy".
 04.12.1947 curtain time (92) reluctant hero

+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origiation/aircheck. "Reluctant Hero".
 04.19.1947 curtain time (93) hometown girl

+NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination/aircheck. "Hometown Girl".
 04.26.1947 curtain time (94) positive reaction

+NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination/aircheck. "Positive Reaction".
 05.03.1947 curtain time birds of a feather

+NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination/aircheck. "Birds Of A Feather".
 05.10.1947 curtain time (96) cassanova on the mountain

+NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination/aircheck. "Casanova On The Mountain".
 05.17.1947 curtain time the world between

+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination/aircheck. "The World Between". Sponsored by: Milky Way, Bulova ...
 05.24.1947 curtain time (134) wanted an old fashioned girl

+NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination/aircheck. "Wanted: An Old-Fashioned Girl".
 05.31.1947 curtain time twice blessed

+NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination/aircheck. "Twice Blessed". Sponsored by: Snickers, Bulova (local...
 06.07.1947 curtain time grasshopper jockey

+NBC net, Chicago origination. "Grasshopper Jockey".
 06.14.1947 curtain time reluctant bride

+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination/aircheck. "Reluctant Bride". Sponsored by: Snickers, Bulova (lo...
 06.21.1947 curtain time hook line and sinker

+NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination/aircheck. "Hook, Line and Sinker". Sponsored by: Snickers.
 06.28.1947 curtain time belle of the barbary coast

+NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago origination/aircheck. "The Belle Of The Barbary Coast". Sponsored by: Snicke...
 07.05.1947 curtain time but the face is familar

+NBC net, Chicago origination. "The Face Is Familiar". Sponsored by: Snickers.
 07.12.1947 curtain time deadline for love

+NBC net, Chicago origination. "Deadline For Love". Sponsored by: Snickers.
 07.26.1947 curtain time solid sender

+ NBC net, Chicago origination. "Solid Sender". Sponsored by: Snickers.
 08.02.1947 curtain time i hate men

+ NBC net, Chicago origination. "I Hate Men". Sponsored by: Snickers.
 08.09.1947 curtain time (145) pathway of a star

+NBC net, Chicago origination. "Pathway Of A Star". Sponsored by: Snickers. A romance about a fading...
 08.16.1947 curtain time the night hangs heavy

+NBC net, Chicago origination. "The Night Hangs Heavy". Sponsored by: Snickers.

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The name of the show is a little misleading, because - as far as I can tell - it seems to entirely feature romantic comedies; about 30 minutes each. One unique feature: The cast is the same for each story! But, you don't really notice this, since they play different roles, and have versatile voices. You can easily skip the first 90 seconds of each episode: they are all nearly identical (i.e., the announcer pretending to be at a Broadway-ish theater, where the story will be performed; PS: according to another website, this announcer is actually Mike Wallace, who would later be a famed TV news reporter and 60 Minutes co-host). The commercials are not deleted, including mid-way. The sponsor is the Mars candy company. So, if you binge the episodes of this program, the ads might get a little tiresome, after a while.

Jim

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There were a lot of shows like this, where the characters changed every show, but the actors were the same. Then there were shows like the Lone Ranger. The Lone Ranger and Tonto were the same every show. Three or four other actors played different characters every week. In a pinch Brace and Todd did extra characters as well.

Steve

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The Curtain Time Radio Program
WENR was cited at the Kimball Building in 1926
The Strauss Building, home of WENR between 1927 and 1931
Curtain Time began its 16-year run over Chicago's WENR in 1934
Curtain Time moved to NBC-Red key station WMAQ in 1935 for twenty-six episodes
Curtain Time moved to Mutual's W-G-N in 1937
Curtain Time's first nationally sponsored run was over W-G-N Chicago and the Mutual Network, sponsored by General Mills and its new Kix cereal
The break-up of NBC resulted in WENR becoming a key station for the American Broadcasting Company
When the production returned again to NBC for its longest comemrcial run, it was produced and broadcast over WMAQ.
Chicago's huge Merchandise Mart, once the world's largest building, was the location of the theater from which WMAQ broadcast Curtain Time for Mars Incorporated
Mars Incorporated sponsored the WMAQ run of Curtain Time promoting its Milky Way, Snickers, Mars Bar, Forever Yours and Ping Bar candy confections.
Curtain Time was first sponsored over NBC by Mars' Milky Way candy bar. Curtain Time's drama ensemble was referred to as the Milky Way Players.
Curtain Time was next sponsored by Mars' Snickers candy bar, at which time Curtain Time's drama ensemble became the Curtain Time Players.
Third up for promotion over Curtain Time was Mars' Forever Yours bar, similar to the Milky Way bar, but substituting dark chocolate for milk chocolate and vanilla nougat for chocolate nougat.
Mars made a big push to reintroduce its Mars Bar as a flagship confection for the company when it sponsored both Doctor I.Q. and Curtain Time.
The long-running kids' quiz program Doctor IQ was the companion to Curtain Time for Mars of the mid-1940s. Mars had sponsored Doctor IQ for so long that it created a new candy bar to mark the series' success.
The last new confection promoted by Mars over Curtain Time was its new Ping Bar, featuring milk chocolate and cocoanut nougat.
Curtain Time spot ad from August 17th 1946
Harry Elders, while appearing in Curtain Time (1945)
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