One of my favorite radio horror programs is The Witch's Tale, broadcast from 1931 to 1938. Only a large handful of episodes exist in recorded form, but thankfully all of the radio scripts exist -- and with the cast written on the front cover on most of the radio scripts. Preservation is sorely needed for this program, which featured both adaptations of classic horror literature (Frankenstein as an example) and original concepts that involved a decapitated hand, werewolves, monsters, ghosts and more.
Created and written by Alonzo Deen Cole, the title role was played by a young girl named Miriam Wolfe (pictured below). The radio listeners at the time probably thought an old woman played the role of Nancy, the old witch of Salem. The radio program even spawned a pulp magazine! About once every other year I get on a curiosity kick and do a little archival digging for news blurbs, magazine articles, and other bits of information to add to the growing pile of research. I thought it would be cool to post a few archival photos of the cast and crew during rehearsals, and a vintage radio advertisement for another program involving Alonzo Deen Cole. Since there is no book yet being assembled from this material, I felt it prudent to share a few photos (chosen at random) rather than keep them stored in digital format on an external drive. Enjoy!
