June Moon w/ Jack Benny - March 24, 1940 - 00:59:03 - 27 MB

On March 24, 1940, Orson Welles and the Campbell Playhouse present June Moon
by Ring Lardner and George S. Kaufman. Cast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on
train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling
(Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia
Gordon (Edna Baker).

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Welles guested on Benny's radio program earlier the same month in 1940 and was
guest host of the Benny Show in 1943 for four weeks when Jack was out sick.
These shows are also available on wWw.OrsOnRaDio.com and check out William Cairns
excellent "Jack Benny in the 1940's" site for more info on Mr. Benny:
https://sites.google.com/site/jackbennyinthe1940s

June Moon was based on Lardner's 1921 Saturday Evening Post short story "Some Like
It Cold" and was Kaufman's only play with his fellow Round Table member. It premiered
on October 9, 1929 at the Broadhurst and ran 273 performances. Kaufman directed. The
cast included Norman Foster and Lee Patrick.

Jack Oakie starred in a film version in 1931. Paramount remade it as "Blonde Trouble"
with an unremarkable cast in 1937.

A 1949 Studio One TV adaptation included Jack Lemmon, Eva Marie Saint and Glenda Farrell.
A PBS TV adaptation in 1974 featured Jack Cassidy, Susan Sarandon, Estelle Parsons, and
Stephen Sondheim as Maxie. Watch and/or download the 1949 version here:
https://archive.org/details/StudioOneJuneMoon1949

Actor Albert Macklin received a Best Actor Obie Award for his portrayal of Maxie in a
short-lived off-Broadway revival of June Moon in 1997. It reopened at the Variety Arts
Theatre in 1998 and ran for 101 performances. The cast included Geoffrey Nauffts as Fred,
Robert Joy as Paul, and Cynthia Nixon as Eileen. Albert Macklin reprised his role as Maxie.
Read Vincent Canby's glowing review of the 1997-8 revival:
http://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/26/theater/june-moon-is-a-boon-with-its-own-kick.html