Radio 59 Albany New York WROW the tri-city's number one station for news
and now another tale well calculated to keep you in
suspense now the story of a prize fighter who turned into an opera singer
talk about Caruso by Milton Geiger
all right Arigo I've seen enough there are two more bouts I want to talk to Joe
Trenton Francesca I can't allow you to become infatuated with this this third
rate prize fighter remember who you are I tell you he has talent the man has a
boy a glass jaw does not necessarily imply a crystal ball I must talk to him
now in his dressing room
I sing because I like to sing and because it's good box office you notice
the women at the ringside classy babes and they're there to see me Joe Trenton
the singing slugger and my looks don't hurt either maybe that's why you dive so
early to save your looks all right Caruso you're finished with me that's
okay with me Galt I'll get me another manager I got a contract with you says I
own 50% of you and you don't fight for me but you don't fight for anybody else
see now wait a minute golf sing that one to the ringside
don't I gotta live the last thing in the world I'm interested in Joe so look out
so long oh I'm sorry may I come in mr. Trenton sure come in close the door it's
a draft in the dressing room I'm Francesca Lombar I'm a singer
Francesca Lombar the city opera sure sure I saw the fight mr. Trenton I just
saw me on my worst night I've seen you one other night oh have you ever
considered singing as a career well not seriously no you have a pleasant voice
it's untrained and I don't think it'll ever be really good gee everybody's so
nice to me tonight oh you've had some interesting publicity already I think
that with more publicity on a different level your looks my influence and
connections I think something interesting could be done you're kidding
are you interested am I interested then I want you to meet a rego Carrera
general manager of the opera and my dear friend
in just a moment we will return for the second act of suspense
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listen to this one in variety friend Joe Tretton set to be getting $20,000 for
three weeks toil at Las Vegas sings and boxes for supper to he sings like a
fighter and fights like a singer but 20 grand for three weeks of light
calisthenics is not trivial this is more hay than Joe ever made as a haymaker by
far cute and very cute I like it know what I mean look here's one Joe Tretton
build is the singing slugger things as he won slug passively but there is a
talent there he does have charm and a nifty physique and if he sings opera
under forced draft at least it's a dreamboat under forced draft ask any of
the mink and ermine at the ringside table great I think I'm jealous they
still don't get it out of their heads and I used to be a fighter well you still
have a way of slipping off a quarter of a note so a little Rosalind will fix that
and a lot of practice Joe gonna get me that it's Sullivan shot you're on three
weeks from this Sunday I like you thank you Rico he arranged it thanks baby for
arranging with a rego to arrange it with Sullivan oh you are so welcome
yeah the phone let it ring
look a rego I'm big box office every place else it's time I was box office at
the opera you are insane both of you look I can act good enough I can sing
just barely so I'll barely sing I'll sing ratamase in the night a strip to
the waist that'll give the folks a treat you know I'm not one of these blubbery
tenors you know what I mean Francesca what do you want me to do
oh please a rego I'll see what can be done we'll answer the door for you Joe
come Francesca the other big or ego the likable image of a young singer of
humble beginnings and all I'm looking for Joe Trenton he's here who is it
a baritone good day sir hey Joe Harry Galt remember Harry Galt how are you
how ready and Larry how's Mart Eddie and Larry are fine Marty's not so good he's
dead but you're doing fine Joe TV Vegas records I recommend every Palooka should
study music well I don't want to keep it from your practice and so forth so we'll
just sit down and settle up our accounts that Joe accounts 50% of Joe
Trenton that's what the contract says remember wait a minute girl I'm not a
fighter now I'm a singer yeah look at your contract singer it says the
syndicate meaning me Harry Galt's owns 50% of every buck you earn no matter how
you fight or pedal shoelaces or sing loud Italian songs it's all the same I
get my 50% iron clad you're a liar read the contract bum don't call me a bum
hundred thousand dollars Joe I think of that auto about cover what you owe me
for the first year give or take a buck get out of here you're talking a Harry
Galt bum don't call me that I warned you I warned you got get up and now I'll tell
you Joe you made a big mistake belting Harry Galt you couldn't buy back that
belt you gave me for no amount of money now out so long
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attention listen to me everybody announcements
Joe Rico where's Joe right behind you you've been drinking too much Fran this
is an occasion everybody listen with the permission of my
grow I got a little we all love it's my great joy to tell you to tell you
Rigo tell you that Joe will make his operatic debut one month from tomorrow
singing Rodimus and I eat up Joe isn't a preliminary boy anymore
did she have to get it in that I was a prelim come once shut up and drink
yourself she's drunk whose fault is that Joe aren't you gonna sing something I
get paid for singing was customary after such announcement now with me it isn't
Joe instead is going to match that other great tenor Enrico Caruso and shatter a
wine glass with one mighty node aren't you Joe why not darling anything that
Caruso did Joe can do better maybe I can oh it's just a legend Joe nobody's
proved it on the other hand they do say that Yasha high fits could shake down
the Empire State building by playing just the right note on his violin only
high fits would prefer to shake down the Chrysler building now what I mean ah
Brits Chrysler his rival Fiddler we get it Joe you do well get this if anybody
else did I can do it yeah Bravo give me your glass why Joe don't shut up first
you get the tone of the empty glass by flicking it with your fingernail okay
here goes if at first you don't succeed impossible again Joe until it breaks or
a blood vessel does oh well all right let me catch my breath that's all we go
why did you he might learn the lesson of humility from it here's my champagne
glass scratch it with your diamond ring scratch the glass and spoil the lesson
do as I tell you if you love me very well but I wish I had begun my career as a
third-rate price Joe you'll ruin your voice now I want you to stop give me the
glass when I've broken it look out oh I'm sorry all right plenty of glasses
glass glass here mine since you insist for luck all right luck here goes yeah
I'm waiting for you wait where what for the opera house we were going to run
through some of your music just the two of us and the company oh that's right
I'll be down a half an hour
look all right I told you I'll be down at your crummy opera house in a half an
hour you didn't tell me galt the bill collected I already told you gold I made
some money yeah but uncle Sam hello gulp hello dumb he's dumb driver get with it
that taxi doesn't follow us lose it lose it the Opera House quick in just a
moment we will return for the concluding act of suspense
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Joe what kept you so long hi I got held up in traffic you're out of breath is
anything the matter I had to get out and walk this cross-town traffic is mir is
hopeless I thought we might run through some of our numbers who's that was that
out in the audience they said they were friends of you and friends you out there
that you got present bum how how'd you get in here you and all your pals how'd
you get past the doorman persuasion Joe we persuaded him Fran get to a phone call
the police I don't know he's been following me they're gonna kill me
Joe hurry you going someplace singing lady I thought you were smart golf this
time next week I'll be in big money but big I'm just about out of heart with
Uncle Sam now there'll be plenty of loot now for both of us golf only you belted
me one in your hotel room you can't buy back that right cross it hurts make it go
away Joey hear me Joe saying look Harry Joe the backstage phone is dead then go
to the box office go outside he's gonna get me I tell you all the passages are
guarded I can't move Joe what's a good word Joe got listen so I made a mistake
saying Joe I'm sorry I hit you Harry saying Joe let's say you hit something
with your voice let's hear a good high one sure I'd be proud to Harry I'd be
proud to Harry
Fran the chandelier like the wine glass and don't look all the sitting under the
chandelier oh you're mumbling at you let me in on it
who you're mumbling at your girl walked out on you during the act Fran Fran where
are you bad I was hoping you'd give us a nice chew wet let's hear your solo Joe
say sure Harry let me uh let me limber up the old vocal cords huh why sure Joe
limber up and good help why you got it the chandelier
yeah again
it's swinging yeah it's going
yeah it's going yeah I did it I did it it worked I did it I sang down the
chandelier Fran where are you I did it talk about Caruso did you see those
bums clear out of here Fran where that Joe Joe where were you you wouldn't
missed it all Galt's gone he's dead he's a goner Fran it worked I killed you're
supposed to be my girl where were you the biggest moment of my life and they'll
be talking about this when I'm dead and gone talk about Caruso I what do you
mean you killed I was in the loft loft the attic I guess you'll call it
working the winch winch winch raises and low is the chandelier for cleaning I
thought if I worked the winch back and forth if I got the chandelier to swing
it it might break its cable and you're a liar I killed him I had to Joe for you
you're a liar liar liar liar liar liar you're insane I did it me Joe Trenton I
stood right here and belted it out I sang it out I sang down that chandelier
listen to this
you're mad Fran I I can't raise my voice Fran what's the matter with me I can't
speak I can't say no Joe but then you never could well somebody ought to know
if I get parties Fran
yes Fran I I broke that wine glass with my voice didn't didn't I yes Joe I can't
ever take that away from you talk about Caruso
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heard in tonight's story were Stewart Foster as Joe Trenton Arlene Walker is
Francesca Robert Dryden is our ego and Mason Adams is golf listen again next
week when we return with a coffin for mr. cash by Robert Arthur another tale well
calculated to keep you in the