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One of the most underrated radio shows of all-time...
Stars Monty Woolley
This audio is part of the collection: Old Time Radio
Keywords: old time radio; Monty Woolley
Creative Commons license: Public Domain
| Audio Files | 32Kbps MP3 |
| Starring Role in Radio | 6.87 MB |
| Aunt Agatha | 7.35 MB |
| To Play Romeo | 6.59 MB |
| To Shave Or Not To Shave | 7.16 MB |
| Agnes Quits | 6.77 MB |
| $1000 Prize | 6.74 MB |
| A Child Visits | 6.75 MB |
| Montague's Father | 6.75 MB |
| Movie Offer | 6.65 MB |
| Lost in Hollywood | 6.83 MB |
| Screen Test | 7.16 MB |
| Sharing Bungalow | 6.74 MB |
| 25th Wedding Anniversary | 6.89 MB |
| Measles | 6.79 MB |
| Gossip Column [1] | 6.86 MB |
| Diet | 6.71 MB |
| Road Show | 6.51 MB |
| Summer Get-Away Cottage | 6.69 MB |
| South Pacific Auditions | 6.63 MB |
| Baby in the House | 6.78 MB |
| Big Ed McClune | 6.75 MB |
| Montague's Surprise Birthday Party | 6.27 MB |
| School | 6.33 MB |
| Father of the Year | 5.74 MB |
| Culture in Brooklyn | 6.56 MB |
| July 4th | 6.58 MB |
| Edwin Montague Day (partial) | 2.54 MB |
| Gwendolyn Visits | 6.79 MB |
| $500 Prize | 6.82 MB |
| Agnes Joins a Cult | 6.63 MB |
| Lily Gets a Dog | 6.79 MB |
| Gossip Column [2] | 7.00 MB |
| Boo Boo Foo Foo | 7.13 MB |
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| MagnificentMontague_files.xml | Metadata | 12 KB |
| MagnificentMontague_meta.xml | Metadata | 831 B |
| MagnificentMontague_reviews.xml | Metadata | 2.84 KB |
![[4.0 out of 5 stars]](/images/star.png "[4.0 out of 5 stars]")
Reviewer: BellonaTimes - 
- December 21, 2008
Subject: If you like Frasier, you'll probably like Edwin
In fact, if Kelsey Grammer is looking for a new role to play I think he's tailor-made for a revival of this role. Keep the old scripts, update them to the 21st century -- pompous down & out Shakespearean actor forced to do cable TV family show to make ends meet -- with punched-up dialogue from Carrie Fisher and Bruce Vilanch. Give him a likable leading lady of a certain age, such as Marsha Mason or Dianne Wiest, and a smart ass to play Agnes (Cloris Leachman comes to mind if she were 30 years younger) and I'll watch it.
What I like about this show especially is the tart writing and its jabs against Hollywood and the rest of the entertainment business. That's probably why it only lasted one season, much the same reason the classic film Singin' In The Rain wasn't boffo box office when it originally came out, also in the early 50's. Too many insider jokes, not enough starry-eyed, anti-commie rhetoric. Check out the episode Lost In Hollywood for example. Here is a copy of the script of it that was performed by a recent Chicago theater troupe:
bozolisand.com/montaguelostinhollywood.doc
Reviewer: Noah 8-? - - August 11, 2008
Subject: At Last - Long Last My Favorite Has Arrove
The pious though middle-class Unemployed Shakespearean over-actor succumbs to making a (quite handsome) wage as a (shudder) radio act-or, Uncle Goodheart. Apparently none of his peers have sunk to the depths of actually listening to (gasp/shudder) radio so they don't know that Montigue isn't starving along with them. These day to day adventures of Montigue & family (wife Lily and their housekeeper, Agnes) keeping his secret employment a secret are secondary to the beloved antigonsim between the much overly-stuffed shirt and the nimble-witted Agnes. Montigue provides the plot but Agnes make the show. Beloved Brooklyn-born Agnes vs the antique ligitimate stage self-appointed impressiario... a match made in heaven - wrestling match that is. No insult beneath them - no barb to fast - no reparte' too swift...
Safe for even the youngest to hear but oh so funny. If you think the Bickersons shared comebacks; wait'll ya get a load of these two.
Fun from opening curtain to closing bell.
Noah 8-?
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