The Goldbergs on the Radio: Ep. 1546

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The Goldbergs: Episode 1546. Date: August 30, 1943. Cast: Gertrude Berg (Molly Goldberg); James R. Waters (Jake Goldberg); Roslyn Silber (Rosalie Goldberg); Alfred Ryder (Sammy Goldberg); Menasha Skulnik (Uncle David).

Announcer introduction: "No disappointment is greater for a human being than to have a trust broken... and Molly Goldberg has had a whole series of such disappointments... First there was George. When George confessed that Grace was his wife... and not Sammy's as she had pretended... confessed that he and Grace had come to swindle Molly and Jake... Molly still thought she could trust him, for all his weakness. But when, with George's help, she tried to reform the girl, she struck a snag, for Grace ran away with the funds of the Committee for Juvenile Delinquency. Molly persuaded George to follow Grace... but her hopes that he might persuade the girl to return the money are unanswered... Neither of them have been heard from. And now Molly must tell her neighbors the truth. But Birdie, the town gossip overheard a family discussion and maybe she's already told everyone in Lastenbury... Listen..."

Announcer close: "Seymour's gesture misses the main point even though it comes from his heart... what Molly is afraid of... what Molly is worrying about is the fact that she concealed from her friends the truth about Grace... even though the reasons were good enough..."

A hallmark of the golden age of radio, The Goldbergs (1929-1946) was one of the earliest entertainment programs to authentically explore Jewish life in America. Learn more at cinema.ucla.edu.

Complete Record: The Goldbergs: Episode 1546. Date: August 30, 1943. Cast: Gertrude Berg (Molly Goldberg); James R. Waters (Jake Goldberg); Roslyn Silber (Rosalie Goldberg); Alfred Ryder (Sammy Goldberg); Menasha Skulnik (Uncle David). Announcer introduction: "No disappointment is greater for a human being than to have a trust broken... and Molly Goldberg has had a whole series of such disappointments... First there was George. When George confessed that Grace was his wife... and not Sammy's as she had pretended... confessed that he and Grace had come to swindle Molly and Jake... Molly still thought she could trust him, for all his weakness. But when, with George's help, she tried to reform the girl, she struck a snag, for Grace ran away with the funds of the Committee for Juvenile Delinquency. Molly persuaded George to follow Grace... but her hopes that he might persuade the girl to return the money are unanswered... Neither of them have been heard from. And now Molly must tell her neighbors the truth. But Birdie, the town gossip overheard a family discussion and maybe she's already told everyone in Lastenbury... Listen..." Announcer close: "Seymour's gesture misses the main point even though it comes from his heart... what Molly is afraid of... what Molly is worrying about is the fact that she concealed from her friends the truth about Grace... even though the reasons were good enough..." A hallmark of the golden age of radio, The Goldbergs (1929-1946) was one of the earliest entertainment programs to authentically explore Jewish life in America. Learn more at cinema.ucla.edu.

Transcription

you is anybody there's Molly folks that means your friends The Goldbergs are here brought to you by doz the new kind of soap for everything in your wash first let's drop in on the doam family there's Daisy doam home from attending her first meeting of the girls dramatic Club she's telling Ma I've decided Ma I'll be the world's greatest living actress that's real nice Daisy I'll devote my life to my art well could you spare a minute to take this doz over to the Palmer she's never tried doz okay Ma ah I go on wings of lightning don't run your legs off Daisy just tell her it's that new kind of soap for everything in the W I shall say here in Yan red boxes does one soap for all your washing rag rugs towels rayon IES overalls everything gracious all you have to say is does does everything why it's just wonderful even for Paw's dirtiest work shirts oh workshirts wherefore art thou workshirts well wherever they are dear do will clean them easy without a bit of hard scrubbing I never fuss with a bar soap anymore now does does the job all by itself all this and more does does right tell Mrs Palmer does get the grimiest towels whites can be honestly she won't see A Whiter w wash don't forget to tell her this same does is safer for the pretty colors she washes fear not Mother dear I'll tell her she can wash the rainbow in does nonsense Daisy just say colors stay bright longer with do yet it can't be beat for getting towels really white ah does telling of thy wonders shall be the start of my career lamb sakes oh does sure does everything well does does everything on wash day that's sure in fact do is the only leading granulated wash day soap that gives longer life to Colors plus unsurpassed whiteness and real cleaning power for the grimiest clothes try does Duz It does everything in the wash and now the Goldbergs no disappointment is greater for a human being than to have a trust broken and Molly Goldberg has had a whole series of such disappointments first there was George when George confessed that Grace was his wife and not Samy's as she pretended confessed that he and Grace had come to Swindle Molly and Jake well Molly still thought she could trust him for all his weakness but when with George's help she tried to reform the girl she struck a snag for Grace ran away with the funds of the committee on juvenal delinquency Molly persuaded George to follow Grace but her hopes that he might persuade the girl to return the money are unanswered neither of them have been heard from and now Molly must tell her neighbors the truth but Birdie the town gossip overheard a family discussion and maybe she's already told everyone in lenbury listen hello Hello Operator stop calling you called everybody in Tanner ready and you know that bir's been all over and and you know that she didn't miss up on anybody Ros how a person can come into a house and hear what wasn't meant for their ears and then go and repeat from Mrs DEA she went to Mrs Mary foot and from Mary foot she went everybody in town M oh everybody everybody where's Uncle David Uncle David he went to the post off to see if there's may maybe From Grace maybe M who are you going to call now I call Bird's house maybe but what good will it do now M you're right Mama you you're right M K not at all no good at all evidently not in the slightest evidently not in the least if I had birdie here now I I I don't know what I do with her where's papa de upstairs leave your fingers don't twiddle your fingers what is Papa doing upstairs he's trying to figure out a way to get some money to pay back all the graay stole I buy told everybody in the village what do you mean if M I always use the word if all the Hope in the world lays in that little word if and all the disappointments toar oh I know if I didn't trust Grace and if I didn't trust George what if nothing where is David he went to the post office part Mish if that briish little walks across my threshold ever again if she ever sits at my table and breaks bread and shakes salt then you and I I'm afraid Jake nobody will ever walk across my threshold again ever again ever more mly did I ever say I told you so answer me no under the circumstances what I have the right to say I told you so answer me answer me yes or no yes that's all I'm not saying I told you so I'm just saying don't say it Jake why not can't you see Jake it's not only the money Grace and George took that is gone can't you see that Jake please what then if it isn't $572 what then my whole Foundation is crumbled to ashes Jake to dust everything I believed in what did you believe in the honesty of cooks I believed in the magic of kindness Jake that's all to me all things good could come from from just plain kindness have you learned your lesson I'm here let me I'm standing take it Rosie let me I'm standing if I'm here hello yes who well I'm asking all right so come home is Uncle David all right no mail huh one minute I'll see what look in the ice box darling look in the bread box see what is required one minute David bread r a half a loaf what's a half a loaf better than no loaf yes David bread white oh wheat M yeah all right one minute I'll see hold hold I don't know if I got salt one minute Ser roly I think you need butter Mar butter butter I need points I need butter Mar one minute David hold one minute take the telephone Jake hello hello David on your way home past bu's house David where am I going to get $572 where mortgage what have I got to mortgage do I ever own the roof over my head I'm in a fine kettle of fish who give it to me $572 I don't know any Angels David I don't know any angels J please we'll see we'll get the 500 give me the T all right David here give me hello hello David oh right we can discuss now a little pot cheese cottage cheese M cabbage Cottage instead of pot make it cabbage wait there wait SP is barking wait see Ros cool hurry up well no so I don't even want them to enter my premises Molly SE can't help with if Freddy's sister par all right David whatever you see buy and whatever you buy bring goodbye he's coming also to Snoop around two peaches from the same tree Jake please not one syllable to SEO if he knows we know they could be twins just brother and sister hello s close the door there is a draft jeez I'm I'm sorry come in s is it all right if I come in come in thank you lovely fall weather we're having the winter will soon be here excuse me your sister by Simo by yes by didn't she come here before she made her tour what tour nothing Sim Molly yes excuse me excuse me surely Rosie what happened nothing seamless I'm not blowing Rosie and I'm not insensitive I can tell when there's something wrong well there's plenty wrong something I did Rosie for the love that I bear you for the unrequited love I bear you tell me Rosie it's nothing sour why is your face full of pain Rosie why and sorrow your sister birdie what does she do she overheard a conversation what conversation that Grace wasn't Samy's wife huh so that's what she said she had to tell me the time birdie makes her rounds everybody will know it so you might as well know it too what am I hearing Rosie Grace was George's wife the farm man that went for Masa yes can't believe it and that isn't the worst part of it Seymour speak to me Rosie Rosie speak tell me everything they got away with $572 what do you mean the money that was collected for the delinquent fund and now my mother is left don't tell me and all that money will have to be returned GE where's your father going to get all that money I know what his balance is it's very far from $572 what $572 what are you diving $572 Rosie see more what time is it see more gee if it's after 3 it'll have to wait until tomorrow but'll have to wait please don't turn down my effort to help you your sister was a great help too Mr goldber if it could just for one moment separate me from my sister I was born 10 years after my sister birie Mr go I'm the child of mature parents the telephone let me Mr go don't turn down my effort to help you hello yes yes bir let me talk to her just a minute seeo please while did is done please Mrs go just let me talk to her just a minute BR your brother wishes here thank you hello BR I have a lot to say to you but not on a telephone I don't want to hear it just listen to me hello I want you to go to the bank yes bank and I want you to draw around how much did you say Rosie $572 $572 you hide me $572 so what I could live without a balance well Seymour's gesture misses the main point even though it does come from his heart what Molly is afraid of what Molly is worrying about is the fact that she concealed from her friends the truth about grace even though the reasons were good enough you know Molly Goldberg has her own way of doing things just as we all have my friend P doam has too he even has an idea on how I should talk about does in fact P doesm said listen son all you need to say is does does everything yes but P ladies ought to know does is a new kind of soap and it does their whole wash from grimy overalls and streaky towels yes to pretty colored rayon slip why listen compared to other leading granulated wash day soaps does gives you greater safety for the nice colors you wash plus unsurpassed whiteness for towels and real cleaning power for the tough pieces does does everything covers all that well you mean I can't say NP well not even nope okay P does does everything in the wash but here's a patriotic reminder you better let me get in okay all right friends all soaps contain vital War materials so don't waste does always put clothes to soak in clear cool water before or washing see to it every bit of do you use does more be sure to listen to the next episode of The Goldbergs written for you by Gertrude bir Molly learns a few facts on faith and trust this is Clayton ker speaking and reminding you to do as the dohms do let doz the new kind of soap do everything in your wash


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