{
  "title": "ELLYLLON AR HYNT",
  "category": "[RADIO-SCRIPT]",
  "article": "[“When Ghouls Ride Out.” Radio Times, June 11, 1937] “A programme for St.\nJohn’s Eve, entitled ‘Ellyllon ar Hynt’ (Ghouls a-Riding), will be broadcast on\nWednesday, June 23, and Welsh listeners with a taste for the macabre should not\nfail to listen to it. According to our more superstitious ancestors, St. John’s Eve\nwas one of the most dangerous nights of the year, when all the ghastly denizens of\nthe supernatural world were abroad and the Devil himself walked the world to\naccost the unwary.”\n[PROGRAM INFORMATION]",
  "origination": "Various.",
  "duration": "Various.",
  "personnel": "Peter Creswell (scriptwriter, producer—1937, 1944, BBC),\nHomer Fickett (director—1945, The Theater Guild on the Air), John Gibson\n(producer—1959, BBC), Milos Kares (adapter—1936, Prague), Norman Rosten\n(scriptwriter—1945, The Theater Guild on the Air), R. D. Smith (scriptwriter,\nproducer—1952, World Theatre), Roland Winters (narrator—1945, The Theater\nGuild on the Air).\nCAST [1934, The Packard Hour]: Lawrence Tibbett (Brutus Jones), et al.\nCAST [1937, BBC]: Robert Adams (Brutus Jones), Terence de Marney, Carleton\nHobbs, Felix Krish, Ethel Lodge, Jem Solimon.\nCAST [1945, The Theater Guild on the Air]: Evelyn Ellis (Woman), Boris Karloff\n(Smithers), Canada Lee (Brutus Jones), George Mitchell (Guard / Auctioneer),\nMargaret Phillips (Woman Bidder), Everett Sloane (Voice), Cherokee Thornton\n(Jeff / Voodoo Man / Lem), Roland Winters (Man Bidder).",
  "extant_recordings": "“The Emperor Jones” (The Packard Hour,\n10/16/34), “The Emperor Jones” (The Theater Guild on the Air, 11/11/45).\n[NOTE: Recordings of both can be found on-line at eoneill.com.]\n(WGBS, NEW YORK)\n[\nDec. ??, 1924\n[WIKIP: “in December 1924, actor Paul Robeson, then appearing in\na revival of Eugene O'Neill's \"The Emperor Jones,\" performed a scene from the\nplay over New York's WGBS to critical acclaim.”]\n(WGBS, NEW YORK)\n[Thursday—8:15-\nFeb. 10, 1927\n[“…Paul Robeson, famous Negro actor\nand concert singer, will offer excerpts\nfrom the plays in which he has\nappeared, including ‘Emperor Jones’\nand ‘All God’s Chillun Got Wings’ as\na number of seldom-heard spirituals\ntonight at 8:15 Eastern time from\nStations WCBS, New York, and WIP,\nPhiladelphia…”]\n(KPO, SAN FRANCISCO)\n[???day—11:00 AM-12:15 PM]\nJan. 7, 1933 “The Emperor Jones”\nTHE MERRYMAKERS (\n[Sunday—7:30-\nFeb. 18, 1934 “Eugene O’Neill Night”\n[“…It will be Eugene O’Neill Night\nwhen the Merrymakers gather before\nthe microphone for their weekly\nfrolic. A highlight of the program\npromises to be the one-man version of\nEmperor Jones as produced by Windy\nHearn…”]\nPAUL WHITEMAN’S SHOW (WEAF, NEW YORK)\n[Thursday—10:00-11:00 PM]\nApril 12, 1934\n“The Emperor Jones”\n[“…Before taking off on a five to six-\nweek vacation, Al Jolson will appear\nThursday night in the title role of a\ntabloid version of Eugene O’Neil’s\none-act drama, ‘Emperor Jones.’ He\nshould make an effective portrayal…\nImmediately following the broadcast,\nJolson will entrain for California…”]\nTHE PACKARD HOUR (WJZ, NEW YORK)\n[Tuesday—\nOct. 16, 1934 “The Emperor Jones”\nTHE JACK BENNY PROGRAM (WJZ, NEW YORK)\n[Sunday—\nFeb. 3, 1935 “Burelesque of ‘The Emperor\nJones’”\n[“…After obtaining Eugene O’Neill’s\npermission to broadcast a version of\nhis famous play, ‘The Emperor Jones’\nJack Benny will put on the air for the\nfirst time a burlesque of the well\nknown musical drama… Emperor\nBenny, himself, will play the title role.\nMary Livingstone, Frank Parker and\nDon Bestor will play important parts.\nBestor’s trap drummer will make his\nbid for dramatic fame as he creates the\nsound of jungle drums which haunt\nthe emperor…”]\n(STOCKHOLM)\n[Friday—9:00-10:00 PM]\nMarch 29, 1935\n“The Emperor Jones”\nNov. 1, 1935 “The Emperor Jones”\n(KALUNDBORG)\n[Tuesday—8:00-9:00 PM]\nJan. 21, 1936 “The Emperor Jones”\n(KMTR, HOLLYWOOD)\n[Sunday—8:30-11:00 PM]\nMay 24, 1936 “The Emperor Jones”\n(PRAGUE)\n[Wednesday—8:00-9:00 PM]\nOct. 7, 1936 “The Emperor Jones”\n(NATIONAL PROGRAMME, LONDON)\n[Tuesday—6:25-7:30 PM]\nMay 25, 1937 “The Emperor Jones”\n[“…Negro spiritual choruses directed\nby John Payne; other native music\nplayed by the Osibasaba Quartet…”]\n(REGIONAL PROGRAMME, LONDON)\n[Thursday—8:55-10:00 PM]\nMay 27, 1937 “The Emperor Jones”\nAFTER 1940:\nSATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE (HOME SERVICE)\n[Saturday—9:20-10:30 PM]\nMay 20, 1944 “The Emperor Jones”\nTHE THEATER GUILD ON THE AIR (WJZ, NEW YORK)\n[Sunday—\nNov. 11, 1945 “The Emperor Jones” / “Where\nthe Cross Is Made”\nWORLD THEATRE (HOME SERVICE, LONDON)\n[Monday—9:15-10:45 PM]\nJan. 28, 1952 “The Emperor Jones”\n(HOME SERVICE)\n[Wednesday—10:00-11:00 PM]\nAug. 5, 1959 “The Emperor Jones”",
  "chronology": "",
  "sources": "“When Ghouls Ride Out.” Radio Times (June 11, 1937).\nTHE EMPEROR JONES\n[STAGE-PLAY]\nEugene O’Neil one-act play, his first major stage success…",
  "gallery": "",
  "images": []
}