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Charlie Waiting

Artwork: #288 of 539 by Cheri Randolph

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03/04/2013

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New Orleans, LA - United States

Sandra, Thanks so much for featuring "Charlie Waiting" in the Memories & Nostalgia Group! I greatly appreciate your support!

Chicago, IL - United States

Cherie..what a wonderful work! I agree with Bob..an interesting sidebar as well ;) v/f!

Cheri Randolph replied:

Thanks so much Anne! Glad you enjoyed the information. Sure appreciate your generous support!

Fruita, CO - United States

this is outstanding, love it, v. interesting sidebar, too.

Cheri Randolph replied:

Bob, Thanks! I'm glad that you enjoyed it. Appreciate your vote!

New Orleans, LA - United States

Bruce, Thanks for the feature of "Charlie Waiting" in the Comfortable Art Group.

Lebanon, OR - United States

Awesome shot Cheri... voted :-)

Cheri Randolph replied:

Thanks,Nick! I appreciate your comment and vote!

Sussex, WI - United States

Very nice image and informative description;) v

Cheri Randolph replied:

Jack, Glad you appreciated the information. Thanks for voting!

Boise, ID - United States

voted

Cheri Randolph replied:

Thanks, Sandi.

Winthrop, WA - United States

Very nice. V

Cheri Randolph replied:

Omaste, Thanks for your comment & vote.

New Orleans, LA - United States

Nadine & Bob, I greatly appreciate your feature of "Charlie Waiting" in the Artists News!

Portland, OR - United States

Very cool figure...v

Cheri Randolph replied:

Steve, Thanks! I appreciate you noticing this one and giving it a vote.

Potomac Falls, VA - United States

Great old memories!

Cheri Randolph replied:

Suzanne, thanks for visiting

Plymouth, MA - United States

A blast from our past. Nicely captured, Cheri. V/F

Cheri Randolph replied:

Janice, Glad you enjoyed this one. Appreciate your v/f!

New York, NY - United States

Cool! Voted.

Cheri Randolph replied:

Sarah, Thanks! Appreciate the vote!

New Orleans, LA - United States

Hi William, No, it's not mine, although I wish that it was. I saw it at an antique store in the Quarter and really admired it. Thanks for the v/f!

Hermann, MO - United States

Wonderful Cheri! Are these from your personal collection? I love that you've placed Charlie in front of a moon for his portrait. voted, favorite

New Orleans, LA - United States

Jose, Thanks for featuring "Charlie Waiting" in your group Stop Time with Art.

New Orleans, LA - United States

Kaye, thanks for your comment. I enjoyed discovering him and the framing just kind of happened - almost like he was captured in a stage spotlight. Thanks also for the V/F!

Sydney, Ne - Australia

A brilliant capture, Cheri. I find it rather cute. V&F

New Orleans, LA - United States

Steve, thanks for your nice comment and generous support. I appreciate vintage radios, but had never seen one like this.

Bolton, ON - Canada

An excellent image, Cheri! So nicely seen and captured! v/f

New Orleans, LA - United States

Mick, Thanks for your comment & support. He's one of my favorites too - just captured him today!

Grants Pass, OR - United States

I love the composition of this photo. Very "retro" in style :) f/v

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Charlie Waiting

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Cheri Randolph

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Description:

This composition highlights the Charlie McCarthy figure on a 1936 Majestic radio.

Charlie McCarthy was the invention of ventriloquist, Edgar John Bergen, who was the son of Swedish immigrants. He grew up in Decatur, Michigan, and taught himself ventriloquism from a pamphlet when he was 11. A few years later, he commissioned Chicago woodcarver Theodore Mack to sculpt a likeness of a rascally Irish newspaperboy he knew. The head went on a dummy named Charlie McCarthy, who became Bergen's lifelong sidekick.

His first performances were in vaudeville, and he worked in one-reel movie shorts, but his real success was on the radio. He and Charlie were seen at a New York party by Elsa Maxwell for Noël Coward, who recommended them for an engagement at the famous Rainbow Room. It was there that two producers saw Bergen and Charlie perform. They then recommended them for a guest appearance on Rudy Vallée's program. Their initial appearance (December 17, 1936) was so successful that the following year they were given their own show, as part of The Chase and Sanborn Hour.

Bergen and McCarthy are sometimes credited with "saving the world" because, on the night of October 30, 1938, when Orson Welles performed his War of the Worlds radio play hoax that panicked many listeners, most of the American public had instead tuned in to Bergen and McCarthy on another station and never heard Welles' play.

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