Track intro has brief background on this delightfully funny and cleverly written 15 min comedy series that ran 15 years. First aired on WBBM in Chicago and moving to CBS in March of 1932.  Then to NBC Blue in 1935 and finally back to CBS in 1942.  The characters simply played as though they were allowing listeners to eavesdrop on their own real-life conversations... this allowed their audience to feel like the "Aces" could actually be their own neighbors.   Playlist: Easy Aces

The Easy Aces - Audition Show - 1930 - Sitcom

Jane auctions off the furniture, but then buys it back because she doesn't think it went high enough at auction.  Say what?  Then her niece calls and lets Jane know she is leaving her husband because he won't agree to the name for their new baby... Susan... the niece has chosen Shelia... Marge (a family friend) and Goodman are trying to help, but Jane has everything under control... or does she.  The Easy Aces - Playlist.

The Easy Aces - Jane Auctions Off The Furniture - April 17, 1941 - Sitcom

Another episode of "The Easy Aces" with Goodman and Jane Ace... real-life husband and wife.  Jane is often called Malaprop Jane because she continuously uses words that sound somewhat like the one intended, but ludicrously wrong in the context "Jesus healing those leopard" is an example of a malapropism.  See how many Jane makes in this 10 min episode from 1937.   There is an "Easy Aces" Playlist that has a lot of space to grow!

The Easy Aces - "How Did Mr. Ace Meet Jane - 8th Anniversary" - Aug. 3, 1937 - Comedy

Easy Aces—a radio show -written by Goodman Ace, starred himself as a stressed out realtor and the exasperated but loving husband of the deceptively scatterbrained, malaprop-prone Jane Ace ("You've got to take the bitter with the better"; "Time wounds all heels")---The Easy Aces program became a long-running 15 minute serial comedy (1930-1945) and a low-keyed legend of old-time radio for its literate, bland conversational style and the malaprops of the female half of the team, the real-life spouse of Goodman Ace, his wife Jane. The show was done without an audience and is noticeably quiet. No sound effects… just dialog.  Sort of the same basis as Vic and Sade.  There is an "Easy Aces" Playlist on this Podcast.

The Easy Aces -  Mr. Ace Falls For Marge - Aug. 4, 1938 - Sitcom

Audio Intro gives background on this track's comedy skit and why listeners will not hear any music or an audience's laughter... Goodman Ace was quite good at focusing the listeners to listen to the dialog and not sound effects, music, or the reaction of a studio audience.  More shows like this in the "Easy Aces" Playlist

The Easy Aces -Jane Is Driving A Bus For The War Effort - July 21, 1943 - Comedy

Audio intro presents a brief "tutorial" on the  setup of this  very popular show and then introduces this episode "Jane Writes A Letter"... doesn't sound to difficult, but this is Jane... she wants to know how to spell "Right" "Write" "Rite"  and doesn't understand why there are so many ways to spell the same sounding word!  And that is just the beginning... Easy Aces has its own Playlist on this podcast.

The Easy Aces - Jane Writes A Letter- 1945 - Sitcom

Retired Biology_Environmental Science educator... passion for old time radio... protecting the environment, civil rights, and audio/video editing for local radio and TV station  production.  Produced 60+ OTR re-enactments with local actors. 13 years as radio host for "Audio Theater". Currently co-host a show on local cable TV called "Living and Learning with Disabilities" and produce a storytelling program called "True Tales Live" which is found on Soundcloud and many other formats.

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