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special, We're going to bring you an hour long episode, and I've chosen
something a little bit unusual. Anthony Adverse was a very well known historical epic
novel during the golden age of radio. It's a reference to every now and
again. When I first listened to this studio one adaptation of a portion of
the novel, it really occurred to me that there were a lot of elements
of the detective story, as Anthony Adverse was essentially task with solving a mystery
involving some missing ship owners, as well as a missing collection. Myther reason
for choosing to do it now is that it does feature a Bud Callier here
referred to as Clayton Collier, which is his given name, but he was
known for many things on radio, but most notably playing Superman. And we've
been doing the Old Time Radio Superman Show for the past ten years, and
we are nearing the end of that run at the end of February. So
I love this would be a good time to trot out Anthony Adverse as you're
going to hear Studio One had a definite production style, and I think you're
going to enjoy the next hour program. The original air date on today's episode
was October fourteenth of nineteen forty seven. Here from Studio One is Anthony Adverse.
This is Studio One. That's CBS. You read it. You come
see Mombib Mombibe. I come to you for help. What is it you
seek, Great Wizard? There is a man recently arrive in Cuba from the
old world, a man whom I love, but who even now has gone
to a run with another. You wish sharp make this man love you.
I want a charm that will make him my slave with a dramatic moment from
Antony Adverse by Herbie Allen CBS and vite you to Studio One, a full
hour Columbia feature from the pages of the world's great storytellers. Story is known
and loved by million and now to introduce Tonight's great story, here's the director
of Studio one, Letcher Michael Anthony Adversus Squire, a young man whose story
captured a million readers fourteen years ago and has enjoyed an uninterrupted popularity ever since,
comes to our microphone tonight at the age of twenty six, about to
set out for a new world. Like the whole span of his tempestuous life,
Antony's adventures among the slave traders in eighteenth century Cuba are crowded with romance
and tropical intrigue and the bright magic of a youthful quest. As lively as
fireworks and as tender as starshine, life with Antony is seldom uneventful Tonight.
In Vincent mcconnor's version. For listening of Antony's Interlude in Cuba, you'll be
hearing Clayton Collier in the title role, Mercedes McCambridge as Dolores Miriam Wolfers Nallata,
and, among other divertisements, the songs of Signorino Venturro. Lanodomian has
composed a special musical score which takes us first to an Italy of seventeen ninety
six. You wanted to see me, mister bonnifeller, Lad, I'd like
a bit of discussion with you, if it concerns a young lady and the
brawl I had last night when I visited a certain tavern. I've had something
of your most recent indiscretions magnified and colored far beyond the truth. I fear
he's quite likely. Nevertheless, is also true that you've been seeing more than
a bit of that little actress, the one you called you in your sleep,
Angela. Oh she has broken my heart. If I were you had
not permit these youthful love affairs to make me melancholy. Oh why am I
so restless? The times are disturbed, all the talk of Napoleon seizing the
continent. He lives dangerously. This corsicn Anthony as your guardian, I've been
aware of your great restlessness for some time, and I believe that I've found
a solution for it. Oh, you should go away, change this place
for another. Leave my beloved Italy. You need to go out into the
world and prove yourself to the world and yourself, Anthony. I want you
to go on a journey and collect a large debt that is owed to me
thousands of thouars thousand. I'm sending you to Cuba. Cuba, an island
noted for its beautiful women. I have heard, never my what you've heard.
Listen to me. Now. You may have known already that we've had
extensive dealings with the form of Geego and Son in Havana. I have checked
many an invoice for cargoes which we shipped them in the past. They paid
their debts with great promptness, but for more than a year now I've been
unable to collect so much as a Spanish dollar from them. Today I received
a letter from an agent, Carlo Chibo, telling me that the Gayegos have
disappeared, both of them, father and son. This begins to sound most
intriguing. What previded Sanuo Chibo from writing sooner? You shall see when you
meet him is a great fat, lazy procrastinator, an excellent businessman, but
not disposed to work. You already have passage for me, my lad the
break wamp and o egg out of the town of Providence, which is in
the Rhode Island. Captain Elishah Jorham expects your board ship as soon after sunset
as possible. You must slip out to sea undetected. All ships have been
ordered to remain in the harbor. How can I ever thank you for all
you've done, mister Bonnifeather, by collecting this debt for me in Havana.
I will not enjoy saying farewell. Let us never say farewell, lad.
We shall have a glass of wine together, but no farewells I cannot abide
them. June ninth, seventeen ninety six, Dear mister Bonnifeather, I want
to write and tell you of my voyage. The night of our farewell,
two bearded Yankee sailors rode me out to the wamp and our and in the
darkness the brigantine slipped out of the harbor of the Vorno in a following wind
with nothing but her set. The cannon on the shore sent several shots after
us, but Captain Joram made sail and the ship rushed forward into the open
sea. It was many weeks later when I had my first sight of the
New World, the long blue coasts of Cuba. That night, Captain Joram
and his wife gave a little dinner to celebrate our safe arrival. As we
dined, the three of us in the captain's cabin, a young seaman sat
cross legged on a sea chest and played a guitar. Mister edver, she's
been a long vige. Did I give you now a toast to safe arrival
in Cuba? Wheel chalk in the morning, I drink to your seamanship,
Captain Joram. How filthy climate it is in Cuba. From my point of
view here and my wife her memories in Nantucket, the heat makes me yearn
for cranberry bogs and fish chowder. As for me, I'll take the trapics
and rum ha ha ha. You have made my voyage most pleasant. There
is not some way I can repay your kindness. After we land in Havana,
there is aye. There is escort my wife through all the churches in
Havana. The churches, it's her New England conscience. Lad She's to vote
into visiting cemeteries and contained roos. We shall hire a carriage. Missus Joram
and you will see them all, will now that it'd be just lovely.
The boy here is from Cuba. He can tell you about the size of
Havana. Ain't that right? One? He said? Heard that you live
in Havana where he was born. He wish you stand to your service,
does he? Indeed he sees himself tacked out, handsome and fine clothes,
live in the life of a gentleman. You there what I played the guitar
will right? He does not wait to be complimented. I know Havanah every
time, about Havannah. I know you like me to be your boy.
Ey I arrange everything good. I leave it all in your hands. Captain.
You will be able to reach me through Senor Carlo Chibo, who represents
my guardian in Cuba. Ay. I know him well. Many's the time
I've got my stores from him. Look out for that fat gentleman. He's
a bit of a show if he ain't you afraid? I trust that Senor
Chibo will be my friend. A tower with a banner flying rose out of
the sea as our ship moved into shore. By evening, we were in
close enough to see the sulfur puff of the sunset gun from Elmorro. Between
a setting sun and a rising moon. We slipped into the great bay.
Tier above tier of batteries frowned down upon us from the turrets of the fort.
The crew did a clod dance on deck as we glided along the waterfront.
Havana was flooded in moonlight. By the time I went ashore to pay
my respects to Senor Chibo. I should have had someone meet you at the
ships in your adverse, if I had known you were arriving tonight a class
of Chippo sponge, thank you, I would enjoy that. For fifteen years
I have been the honort agent in Havana for the House of Bonifeatherer. Here
you are. Your guardian tells me in this letter that you are to be
considered as a junior member of the firm. I am to represent mister Bonifeather
personally in this matter of the Gego debt. Ah, the gego debt in
vain? Have I tried to collect it? Senor adverse? I believe in
first impressions, so I am disposed to be candid with you. This Gago
debt is somewhat involved. Indeed, what manner of business did the Gayago's run.
My guardian seem vague on that subject. The Gegos, it would appear,
sold precious stones, ivory and other African imports. But there was also
a rumor that they dealt in slaves. Way, that's a different tune.
No one has ever seen them deliver a slave here in Cuba, but there
was always that rumor. When the Gayego's father and son were alive live,
do you think then they are dead? In this violent land, when a
man disappears, one must suppose him to be dead until he is proved otherwise.
And the two Diegos have been missing for more than a year. Tell
me senor who manages their business affairs, their agent Rascal, who calls himself
Ferdinando Fernando signor. You are to stay here with me. I have a
tremendous house and many servants. I should consider it an insult if you lived
elsewhere. A slow upon the Chipo hospitality. Tomorrow we shall relax and do
nothing. I must help you to adjust yourself to our tropical way of life.
What apparently a murder has been committed. Still, one must not distress
the digestion. Presently we shall eat the tremendous dinner. What will be accomplished
much? We shall have lived another few hours comfortably. No one can do
more. Now let us have another glass of chipbows. Bunch the prettiest tombs
I've ever seen, mister Adverse. I am happy that you've enjoyed the great
yards of a Vana Missus Jorome. Never seen prettier even in Italy. And
this cathedral, oh, it's might be mute. From the way people are
gathering, it would appear that there's to be some sort of service. You
think maybe a wedding, and mighty partial of the weddings. Look at all
them jewels and laces and such a uniform. Yes, the mosquitoes. I
think the critics had enough to stay out of church. I wonder if there's
any more cemetery. No, according to the list one made out for me,
we've seen them all. Shall we stand here by the door and watch
the people come out of the cathedral? Yes? That would be real nice.
My, don't they look handsome? Land says Look at that girl.
I didn't know Spaniards had pale gold hair like that. Did you see your
mister Adverse? I do indeed, Oh, mister Adverse, look over here.
What is it, missus John the prettiest statue and angel. Excuse me
just a minute, I must see it. I love that, Senor.
I believe that I address a newly arrived visitor to Havana. That is Trussa.
It is my business to know every distinguished guest, and I feel certain
that you must be Senor adverse. I am indeed, and I am the
Governor, Your excellency, May I present my niece, Senorita Delores de la
Cuente, my honor, Senorita, se your adverse, Delories. If you
will wait a moment with Senor adverse here in the shade, I will call
our character. I shall be happy to wait here with saying your adverse,
I will be only a moment, Senor, a pleasure, your excellency.
And so, Senor, how do you like Havana? Oh? I find
it a magnificent city, exciting and strange, as strange as your name,
Doloris de la Fuente, Doloris of the Father. It is such a strange
name. It is a fitting name, a name splashed with stars. Your
speech is touched with poetry, Saor as, so you too might be Spanish.
We Spanish, our great lovers of beautiful words. We are fond of
tree and of legends. This, this meeting of ours, seems to me
like a dream. Oh yes, it is displaced. This cathedral is filled
with dreams and with legends. There is a very old one about a young
girl who met a young man here by the statue of the Little Angel.
I hope it is a happy story. Oh yes, he's a legend of
love. And as this young girl and the young man met here, a
small white dog perched itself on the statue. And this was an women saying
on and even today, when lovers meet near the statue of the Little Angel,
it is said that they will find happiness. It's a small white dove
purchased itself on the statue. I am glad that this is where we first
met, and I when you're at there, perhaps we shall meet again.
Oh but that is a certainty. Look there, a white dove has only
now swooped down to purchase itself on the shoulder of the little Angel. Oh
ye, Senor, we shall meet again. Now, do sit down,
Senor Gracia. Senor Fernando, I regret, Senor, that we are unable
to pay our debt to mister Bonney better then you know my mission in Havannah.
I knew it even before you arrived, Senor. I see, Senor
Chibo has already told me that the affairs of Gago and Son are in a
somewhat precarious state. Words they are disastrous. When do you anticipate the death
may be paid? Who can say, Senor? Believe me, I would
like nothing better than to see this debt wiped off our books. But even
before the Gegos disappeared, our ships were returning without cargo from Africa, and
there where trade is not what it used to be. This surprises me.
I have heard that there is never any loss in the slave trade. Slave
trade, Why do you say that, Senor Caiego and Son does not deal
in slaves? Since my arrival in Havana, I have heard certain rumors,
Senor, this is a land of rumors. Come aboard the schooner which arrived
from Africa this morning. You will see that our cargo was made up of
spices and a few ivory tasks of so little value that they will barely pay
for the expense of the voyage. It is not a Senor from the House
of Bonny, feather of whom we have heard your servant, Senorita. Senor
adverse, I present my sister Neletta. We welcome you to Cuba, Verdinando.
Yes, Netta, I think you should attend in person to the matter
of the wages for the scene, and they wait at the pay window.
If the matter is pressing, I shall come another time. I do not
leave, Senor adverse. My brother will excuse himself, and I mean time
shall remain. I shall attempt, in my poor way to entertain you as
you wish, Senorita, your permission, of course, Senorita, is it
customary and havannah for a young lady to receive a stranger unattended in this manner?
No, Senor, but I do not like customs, nor do I.
My father was from Barcelona. He too, was never one to follow
customs. You wear your shawl thrown over your arms like the ladies of Barcelona.
Oh you know Barcelona, Senor adverse, I have visited that glorious city,
Senorita. I came to discuss business with your brother, But it would
seem he wishes to avoid such a conversation. You must forgive Ferdinando. This
climate has not improved his disposition what has it turned to your disposition, Senor?
At the moment, I seem extremely well disposed. Indeed, Senor,
then I am pleased. So you've got no promise from Ferdinando as to when
the debt might be paid. He avoided my questions, gave me no satisfaction,
and I'm inclined to believe that his sister was more than a little interested
in our conversation. Is a fox and a rascal as to her, I
have my doubt. He is a beauty, as dark as the night,
and as unpredictable, a most curious woman, always within sight of her brother,
as though she distrusts him, And so do I, so do we
all. What am I to do, sen your cheebow? How will I
collect this debt? I sit here enjoying the pleasures of my party, and
yet I arrange many things. I weave a fine web which extends in all
directions, and one dire erection leads straight to the Governor's palace. I am
most drateful, Senor Chibo. You are to drive to the palace in my
best to carry, and you will accompany me. No, no, no,
no, riding up and down our wretched cobblestones, disturbs my digestion.
I see, do you think, Senor, that I will be fortunate enough
to see his Excellency's niece, the delicate Dolres with the golden hair the laws
of the part. Perhaps now, then, Anthony, I believe that I
have discovered a plan that would help you to collect the dead which Diego and
Son owes to the House of bonnifad excellence. However, the Governor's permission must
be given or the plan is impossible. Tomorrow afternoon you will point out to
his Excellency that there is a ship in the harbor he named the Ariostota,
and your Excellency, this schooner, the Ariostatica, is the property of Diego
and Son. I send your adverse. It is their property. This ship
makes voyage after voyage to Africa. Yet curiously, its cargoes are so small
and unprofitable that Senor Ferdinando professes himself unable to meet expenses, much less discharge
his debts. As Governor, Senor, I too, am most interested in
the firm of Geago and Sun. You see, they also owe a considerable
debt to the Cuban government. Perhaps I can help you to collect that debt.
You have a proposal. The Idiostatica sails for Africa next week. That
is true, Senor Chibo has suggested that I sail aboard her in order to
determine why a profitable cargo was never brought back from these African voyages. Indeed,
an investigation should be most revealing. I will see to it that a
valuable cargo is shipped back from Africa. I will guard it and I will
sail with it back to Cuba. That way, I can check the ship's
inventory when it unloads here and guarantee that nothing is missing. An excellent idea.
One cargo of ivory would pay off the Giago's debt to the House of
Bonnifeather, which you represent, and to the Government of Cuba, which I
represent. One cargo would pay both debts only I I would have to sail
aboard the Aerostatica as a representative of your excellency. That way the entire matter
would be completely legal. I shall have the necessary papers drawn up and send
them to you before sundown. Good, your excellency, I take my leave.
You know your way to the streets, Senor. I'll go out as
I came through the garden you rap to your adverse anthony adverse, Senora Doloris,
you are surprised, surprised, and greatly I I I had no hope
that I would meet you again so soon, nor had I I have thought
much of you since that first meeting. It is good to hear such words
from you. Sayor one has a dream in one's mind. But when I
saw you standing in the doorway of the cathedral, so tall, and your
fine, proud head, and you and your black mantilla, your face like
a flame in the glow of the great stained glass windows, yes it was
like a dream. But we are not a dream. Signor we are alive.
And listen to how we flatter each other. Could I not see you
later this evening? Alone? Alone? But there are many who come to
serenade me from the outer gardens. Senorita, my very heart sings to you.
It is to be observed. My windows do not open onto the outer
garden, put onto this small private garden only. Of course, no one
can climb that wall. But if they did, of course, if they
did, they would find me waiting here. I will come, Senorita,
tonight, tonight, senyor Chibo. When I returned from the Governor's palace.
I had a feeling that I was followed. In Havana. Everyone is followed.
That is one of the customs of this city. Oh well, what
shall we do this evening? Relax on the patio Tonight I have other plans.
Indeed, I have a rendezvous in a star swept guarden. Not the
Governor's niece, iye, the lawress of the fountain. You must be careful,
Anthony. Oh, take one with you for protection should you meet any
of the golden ladies other admired. I confend for myself. However, I
will take one along the serenade the lady. Well, we have accomplished much
today. You've gotten the papers which you needed for your voyage to Africa,
and you have also become acquainted with the Governor's niece, all in one day.
Now it is evening, and I return at midnight to the Governor's palace.
I have a rendezvous with the golden Dolores one. You will wait here
on this side of the wall. See, Senor, I will sing for
you and the lady. You see, it was most fortunate that I brought
my guitarck I you, rascal. Most fortunate is there some particular song you
wish me to sing. I leave the choice entirely to you. It shall
be a very old love song, you say. The lady is beautiful,
as lovely as the night. Now help me scale this wall. Clasp your
hands together so I step upon them. Thus, now lift me up up.
I put myself up to the top of the wall. So ah,
And what do you see on the other side? Never mind what is on
the other side, you may sing, I I sing as their all you
have home glories. How can this be? I am in your arms,
your breath is on my cheek, and yet you are singing to me from
the other side of the wood. Ha ha ha. I use one voice
for serenading and another to whisper in your sweeping And for me, we have
only just met already I must leave you. Yes, my uncle has told
me. Next week you sail to Africa. Promise you will not forget me
until I return. Forget you if I never see you again, even if
I'm lost at sea, if you are married and I cannot speak to you,
remember that I love you. I shall remember oil. Even though our
lips can never speak such words again, Still we shall know. We shall
know if I can return to you, Will you be here? Why do
you say if you can return, what could happen on this African voyage?
I know not what I am facing. Whenever you return next month, next
year, you will find me in my beloved and me. What is that
that drum? You can hear it often in the quiet of the night.
But where does it come from? I do not know. Far away,
perhaps from the hills or the other side of the island. The sound of
a drum carries for many MILESAA, you come, see mom Bib, Mom
Bib, I come to you for help. What is it you sick?
Oh great wizard. There is a man recently arrived in Cuba, a man
whom I love, but who has eyes for another one with golden hair.
You wish charm. Make this man love you. I want a charm that
will make him my slave. That will need powerful charm. I will pay
you a purse of gold if you make this man give his affection to me
instead of the governor's niece. I will make charm. Thank you bad you
are indeed great with that. Only before I can make charm, I must
have something that is part of this man, a pearing for his nail or
a single hair from his head. I will bring to you the hair.
Do that, and I make small wax figure your place heir from his head
inside image, and she will be your slave forever. When I returned from
Africa, I shall come to your uncle and ask him for your hand.
We shall be married in a great cathedral where our eyes first met. Oh,
my dear love, But now I must go. We shall meet again
before you say for Africa. Of course, I shall come to the Governor's
palace many times to discuss my plans with your uncle. Who need make your
plans? Send your adverse? What is this? God? God? We
have already taken care of the guards and silenced the singer who stood outside the
water. Whoever you are, I am your prisoner, but I beg of
you. Do not harm the lady. Permit her to go free. We
do not wish to harm the Governor's niece. It is only you we want,
Senor Adverse. We have been following you for days, waiting for this
moment. Comrades, Oh this Senorita, for a few moments, then release
her. Meantime, Senor Antony Adverse will be our guest elsewhere. From Studio
one, at CBS. You are listening to Antony Adverse by Herbie Allen,
as arranged for radio by Vincent mcconnor. Our story will resume after the customary
pause for local station identification. This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System,
continuing Columbia's full hour feature production from Studio One, Herbie Allen's adventure romance Anthony
Adverse Start tonight Clayton Collier, Mercedes McCambridge, and Miriam Woolf. Senor Chebo.
We are faced with a most curious situation. What is that, your
excellency, your friend, Senor Adverse has been spirited away? Well by whom?
A band of masked men in my garden. My niece was a witness,
rascals. Who were they? Where have they taken him? In answer
to both questions, I do not know. They were masked and had locked
all of my guards in one of the ante rooms. Oh, no one
saw where they went. We must roused all of Havana, all the commandant
of police. For the past hour, the entire police force has been searching
the city and with no result. What of Anthony's companion, the young sailor
won He too was spirited away it is my fault. Anthony told me only
this afternoon that someone was following him. I should have sent him my servants
alone to guard him. What can we do, your excellency? What can
we do? We can only wait and trust that the police will find some
trace of him, sing, your advers can you hear me? I want
keep your voice down lest we be overheard. Why do you think they might
be taking us? I know that my eyes were blindfolded when they brought me
aboard ship, so I could not even see her name from me, sound
any feel of her. She is a schooner bound for some unknown and horr
away destination. I have been in changed before, but always for a reason.
Why do you suppose we have prisoners here? Senor? I know not
lif all right, and change them and take them up to the deck.
What are you going to do with us? What you over this side in
a small boat? Are you putting us a shore? Selling us a drift?
You will see, Senor, you will see sen Senior Chapo, Yes,
yeah, what is it? Most of those though? The commander of
the police has just reported, ay, and what has he found? No
trace of them in the entire city, Yes, discovered, No one has
even seen them. There is nothing more to be done. I could do
nothing. What about Senor Ferdinando Erdnando? Hi? Would it not be to
his interest to spirit send your adverse out of sight? It would, your
excellency, But it would also be impossible. Could he not hide adverse in
the whole his ship the area Statica and take him to Africa? When she
sails? He could, indeed, but she does not sail before and not
the week. Then let us go down to the docks and inspect his ship.
Go down to the docks in the middle of the night. I will
go with you. What I have not been near the docks in the years.
Would you not tend to this alone without me? I'm a long fat
one. It will do you good. We must get there before dawn.
Very well, I come reluctantly. I want Do you know where we are?
Que not talking? Where are you taking us? I cannot tell you.
This is like a wilderness jungle, but it must still be. There
is some sort of settlement hop ahead. Soon it will be done. Then
we will be able to discover our whereabouts. This way he is leaving us
off the path. Us did not follow behind us. We could try to
escape on his back is turned a chance they would shoot us down. We're
going uphill steep hill, and it is earning morning. Fog would live.
We could see what is any distance here? Open that door. It is
a great wooden door in the side of the hill. Yeah, I'm putting
you on our finess, said, our finess is some sort of prison dug
out of the side of the cliff without windows or ventilation. Alright, there
you go. And do you swear, Senor Ferdinando, that you have seen
nothing of my associates and your right nothing not since he came to my office.
Let me see that that must have been yesterday afternoon. We have searched
the ship without finding any trace of them. What is this? You wake
me in the middle of the night, You rouse my crew and search my
ship. Why who's authority? By mine? As his Catholic Majesty's represented him
Anthony Adverse and his servant was seized by a band of masked men in the
very grounds of my palace. Such impertinent, your excellency, right in the
palace gardens. You say, but this is no concern of mine. Why
have you searched my ship? To put it bluntly, because you are the
one person in all ha a havana who might profit through the disappearance of senior
adverse one. Listen, we are about to have a guess old frog face
again. This time let surprise him. I will stand here behind the door
and seize usianers. Careful he may be arn Quiet you it is a woman.
Your arms enfold me. Send your adverse. You are very strong the
latter see you remember my voice? Who is it, Senor Senorita, A
latter sister of Dan Fernando, the agent for Geago and son, my man
Juan, yourself hand, Senorita. Well now what is this all about?
Come with me outside, both of you a pleasure. Lead the way,
Senorita, take my hand, your hat, come along one. I clutched
the tail of your coat. Senor Senorita, how did you come here?
Where did you get the key to our prisoner? I must talk quickly?
Aye, this a fine night. The air is sweet. Your god eats
his dinner. I add a duplicate key made to the door of your sail,
and keep it. Let yourself in and out whenever the guard sleeps here
take it? What are you doing here, Senorita? Elator? Let us
sit on this side of the hill here in the moonlight. Very well,
the moonlight is very bright. Even see the design of your necklace. And
I can see a hair that has pullen onto your shoulder. Here, let
me take a souvenir. So, Senorita, I should welcome an explanation of
why you are here. I too am a prisoner. Where are we?
This is Gego's rich the estate of Senor Geagos. My brother keeps me here.
So the Rinando had you brought here in the night aboard the schooner Ariostafrica.
It sailed back to Havana and was anchored there before dawn to prevent anyone
being suspicious. And we are still in Cuba. We see, but many
miles down the coast from Havana. This is the place where my brother hides
these slaves which he brings from Africa. Then what I have heard is truth.
See every ship stops here before reaching Havana. The slaves are unloaded,
and the ship goes down to Havana with only a few poor ivory tusks in
its hold. And that is an African druma here I knew it. There
is a guarded village, a valley with hundreds of African natives or waiting for
sheeps to carry them into bondage. Why do you tell me this? Perhaps
I am a shame of my brother. Perhaps I would like to be rescued.
What can we do? You must remain here, at least for the
president. Prisoner. God returns happy hill, and you must hurry back to
yourself. Knock yourselves in lest you suspect. We'll see you again tomorrow.
Good night, Senorita, Good night, Anthony Adverse, good night. Thank
you for the souvenir. I shall preserve your hair in a locket. Biby,
mom, biby, where are you? Mump biby. I have brought
it a hair from his head. All I will make for you the charmer,
give me the hair in this ivory box. Good sit here, I
make charmer. I turn man into your slave. I sleep my sleeve.
Missus your own? Where are you? What is it? Elisa? We
got a visita, man, visitor come especially to see you in here.
Shane, you eat, but you don't bump your pretty head. Yes,
Captain George Gracia Lamb's sake, said girl at the cathedral, the cathedral,
the lorus that your name ate it. See I am the lorus. Well,
well, where is mister dversing to Rascal with you? See your others
has been kidnapped? Are you saying this true? Miss? He and his
men I should be one young shape. They have both disappeared. Happened night
before last. The police have searched the entire city many times, but there
is no trace of him. I am most distracted. Six. I have
come to you hoping that you will help me. You and Captain Joram.
He told me that you were his friends. We are and you must help
me to find him. I have been to everyone else. Now I fear
for his life. There is the lock. I insert the key, and
our one key will not work on the locks. It fits one it fits.
We'll investigate this next cell. We may have a neighbor. Careful,
Senor T and the key so there are no sound within his cell. I
hear nothing. Ah, there's a locked. Now open the door. Here
we are there is someone insane right here. I will go into the cell.
Careful, Senor, watch for our guard. You'll be returning. Hi,
Senor that you w bb. My name is adverse, oh Senor.
I am a prisoner. The next cell, my strange is weak or I
would have signaled to you through the wall. I know you were brought here
yesterday, and I was glad because I know that you would be a friend.
Friend. I cannot see you in the dark, do I know you?
Senor? Who are you? My name is Diego Here my father and
I. In the dark of the knight, just as they brought you,
I recognized the voice of Ferdnando and his sister Ernando, I thought as my
eye. He left us here and took the ship back to Havana, so
that it would be uncle there at dawn no one would trace us. He
what of your father? There was not your They let him die. Why
they have bother to feed me? I do not know. We will escape,
sen your guy, you go, my man, and I will help
you to get away from this place. Senorat an elator will later us.
Was she who brought me the key with which I opened myself aware of Neleta,
she declares, she too was a prisoner of ferdinandist their way above what
the de Nando obeys her commands. It is she who is running the slave
trade. It was all her plan. Then why did she give me this
key? Apparently she wants you to be grateful to in your death. You
may be certain she has a reason one just a guard returning on you will
come again, Senor Adverse. We must plan away. Sure we are lost.
It is a strange figure coming this way through the night. For that
sound, I know not, Senor. It is like the ringing of many
small bells. Why does your door stand open? Is Mombibe a witch doctor?
Who are these people? Senor advers? And this man, Senor Adverse,
we finally meet. I have heard much of you since your arrival,
said Elita. Believes mom Bibit to be a witch doctor. Actually he is
an educated man and afraid. Tell me, is it Nealita who rules here?
She is the one, a conning woman with an unexpected strain of savagery
and superstition. We must act, We must develop a plan of escape.
I will take you to the hilltop and you will see the slave camp spread
out below us is the Diego estate. That is the great house to the
right, where Senorita Neleita lives with her brother. What is the large building.
It is a great storage house filled with stolen cargo. That is the
slave border to the left spreads out across the valley. The slaves are chained
there. Beautiful Neilatea walks among them with a whip. And you what causes
you to be here? My niece's strange stories in your I was educated in
Europe. When I finished school, I sailed back to my home in Africa,
but the ship was attacked by pirates. After many adventures, I ended
here a slave. I've played upon this strange woman's superstition, and that has
made it possible for me to help my fellow slaves. I hope someday to
set em free. I will help you. What is the latest purpose?
She has conceived a wild passion for you. She had me make a wax
image in your likeness. Image there's supposed to be a charm which will make
you her slave. She brought me a hair, a hair from your own
head, to place within the image. She actually thinks that a spell has
been cast upon me. Hi, senor that is what she thinks. All
this, Sir, promises to be most intriguing is in nights such as one
sees in Spain, Senorita, the sky spills stars across the land. Here
is the place I wish to show you. I have noticed this building from
the hill your eyes will be dazzled by what they are about to see.
Follow me, Anthony adverse, I will disclose a treasure beyond the dream of
men this way. These these caskets and chests, they they bulge with gold.
In this chest our rubies, pearls, emeralds. Look, Senor,
look, get him. These are diamond Great tusks of ivory hang from the
ceiling. And his next room is filled with more golden coins. All of
this treasure can be yours, Anthony, yours and mine mine. With it,
you and I could be very happy. Yes, I am a passionate
woman, and I am also an ambitious woman. I am making plans for
us, you and I and for all this treasure. And what is your
plan? My brother returns tomorrow evening. The Schoonerariostatica will pause here before it
sails to Africa. I have a plan. You will see my hands to
one tomorrow night. You will help me bring that plan to reality. Oh,
Antony, kiss me later. I am your slave, my slave.
He himself said he was my slave. Are you surprised, Senorita, I
am Please. Your charm has worked to perfection mom Biby, and you will
find that I am most grateful. I am certain of that, Senorita.
My brothership stops here tonight, and I have plans that drum you here,
Senorita. He tells me that your brothership will duck just after nightfall. They
know a well, mom Bb, you are certain that senor adverts will obey
my every command without hesitation. You need only order him, and he will
obey. I shall order him tonight. So great is her faith in the
powers of evil, Senior adverse that Nelita is convinced you are a slave,
will obey her every command. The lady will presently find otherwise. She has
something planned for tonight, something which concerns her brother. I am ordered to
join her for dinner without one. That leaves one free to help us in
another direction. And what is that? Elita heard the drum beating. I
told her to announce the arrival of her brother's ship. I did not tell
her that it said another ship was also approaching, an American ship. American?
What is its name? That I know not? One must throw out
to meet it. I will send two slaves with him. Are fast assurcement?
Can they row their arms and legs chain together? I to have a
key, Senior adverse. Tonight every slave will find his uncle free of change.
And tonight we must escape, all of us, sen your diego and
all of the slaves, I senor, Tonight we escape. Our first step
is to send Juan off to meet the American ship. Very well, Come,
one will journey down the river. Then you will go to the big
house for dinner. When you hear the drums, many drums, you will
know these slaves are free. You feed my pet too much, and your
adversary will spoil him, even as you spoil me. My dear sister.
Should we not be alone to discuss business? There is much time, but
the schooner sails before dawn. We will talk later. Now, another glass
of wine, very well, one more glass. I wonder why the drums
are silent tonight? Whoever knows why the drums are beaten or why they are
silent? Roombaby never explains, and someday I shall have him beaten. Why
do you not come with me on this voyage, dear sister, I sail
to Africa. You would enjoy the sea air. It might even sweeten your
temper. Ernando, you have had too many glasses of wines. Oh my
apologies and your adverse, You no doubt have worried, Senor Fernando. You
all no graduate my adopting you and bringing you here. Quite the contrary,
I have been most happy here. How can anyone be happy in this place?
Reads evil like a swamp? Nando, you talk to me and my
dear sister, she is the dark queen of this evil place? Have you
had your charm made Meletta easy? Your slave? Dear? I will show
you, Antony adverse. I you are my slave, of course. Then
take this gun, yes pointed at my brother. Yes, aim it directly
at his head, his head. You are my slave, Anthony adverse.
You will obey my every command, every command, Ferdinando, I have no
further use for you. I have plans. You are not included in my
plans, foolish brother. Even as we sit here, the treasure of gold
and jewels is being loaded above the schooner Anthony, and ailing off to another
land. And you, Ferdinando, you are going to die. What you
are about to die? You shoot him? Anthony, holy trigger, Why
do you know a baby? You are my slave? Forgive me, Senorita,
I am not your slave. What are you saying? You're not moving?
Later? The gun is now pointed straight at you. You must have
baby. You must see. The witch doctor made an image of you.
See here, I keep it on my person, an image of you,
an image which makes you my sleep. It is you, not your brother,
who is the greater fool. Moombby is my friend and no witch doctor.
Even as we talk, he is freeing the slaves. The wake up.
I need you. When did your brother to drink too much? You
thought to have me kill him instead. I point the gun at you.
You are my slave. You must have baby pointing god. Fernando pointed at
me. Where is that? Unless I am mistaken, Senorita, it is
a ship's cannon. You are safe. I was thrown to the floor near
an open window. I escaped. I was coming back for you as soon
as I could get. Send your gy go to sympathy and brother. The
house was struck by a cannon ball and set a fire. Both perished in
the flames. And my people have won their freedom. I we are all
free. They are going now in boats, rowing south to a friendly lad.
You will come with us. I am on bib. I will give
you a position with my firm Gobada. Then I come and gladly here we
are one. You are safe, Senor, you met no harm. We
are all safe. But what are the American ships? Won? Is it
a friendly ship? I did the American ship that fires bodies across the beach.
You are friends aboard her? Come we will join them by all means.
I'm there, help him aboart, Joram, is it really you,
my lad? To show you come to your rescue? There are others waiting
to see Anthony. You are quite sais and your chiebo. You have come
bard from your patio. I have not used my legs so much in twenty
years. Are you unharmed and returning to Havana with young Diego Diego lie and
with a treasure of gold and precious stones in the Diego debt to your guardian?
Let last to be paid? Hi, the treasure is stored in the
hold of that other ship, well land six. There's others that want to
greet the last. This is your This woman is a monster? Is she
who dragged me here? Lad? I'm so happy to see I could kiss
you. Well then, well, I just think it will. This is
Joram. You surprise me, I surprise myself. Now get along with you
Anthony Anthony to Lorris. It was her idea to follow that other ship here.
She was the one who come to Captain Elisha and meet. Well,
go ahead, lad you kissed me now, ain't you're going to kiss her?
Oh? I am indeed and for me, Dolorous Hi, I feared
we would never meet again, and I knew that we would. You not
remember the little Angel of the Cathedral and the small white dog. Lovers who
meet there will find happiness. This is a legend Ny Anthony from the Heart
of Love from Studio one at CBS. You have just heard Fletcher Markle's production
of Anthony Adverse by Herbie Allen, another full hour Columbia feature from the pages
of the world's great storytellers. Tonight's script was prepared especially for this series by
Vincent mcconnor of the CBS Division of Program Writing, and the original musical score
was composed by Lana Doomian and conducted by Alexander Semler. Now again, mister
Markle, a producer, introduced the principles in our cast tonight. In the
foreground, Anthony Adverse was played by Clayton Collier was Mercedes m Cambridge was Miriam
Wolfe, Gilo Chibo was played by Danny Oco was Joseph Conway, Huan was
Ronnie lyss Captain Joram, Missus joyl Wrian McAllister and Elsie May. Gordon BB
was played by Robert Dryden Lee assisting. We're Headley Rennie, John Merlin,
Gregory Morton, Louis Quinn and John Seymour. The Spanish songs were sung by
Nino Ventura. Next week, we're going to visit that changing yet unchanging land
of the six gun, the ranch owner's daughter, and the disappearing mortgage where
men are men and dust is bitten like a suspicious coin. And smile when
you say anything, Pardner. Our story is Max Brand's unusual novels Singing Guns.
So if anyone wants to know where we are next week, point to
the wild West and say they went that way. We hope you'll be with
us now until next week and Singing Guns by Max Brand. This is Fletcher
Markle with a good night and thank you from all of us in Studio one.
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Call your UH does a good job on this. I also liked Mercedes McCambridge
UH. Those who've been listening to the program for quite a while will remember
miss mc cambridge from her role in the lead on Defense Attorney. She did
a good job of creating a character with a very different voice, and there
was just a hint of a norm of her normal voice, which is definitely
an achievement because her regular voice is very distinctive over radio. And I also
love the sound design. There's just a lot of care put into making this
sound superb and this is a cut above what you would typically hear on a
regular radio drama. And of course, Studio One would actually go on to
become a big CBS TV anthology that aired a lot of live programming. It
was probably the most successful of those, though the ties to the radio show
are somewhat tenuous. Well, I hope you enjoyed today's episode. Join us
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