{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Presenting the Transcription Feature 195:  AUTHOR'S PLAYHOUSE &amp; JACK BENNY","description":"More Christmas here on \u201cPresenting the Transcription Feature.\u201d&amp;nbsp; \u201cAuthor\u2019s Playhouse\u201d was an anthology radio drama that ran from 1941 to 1945 on various networks.&amp;nbsp; It featured adaptations of popular short stories by authors like James Thurber, W.W. Jacobs, and, in this case, O. Henry.&amp;nbsp; The story you are about to hear first appeared in his 1907 collection \u201cHeart of the West,\u201d a collection of western tales.&amp;nbsp; Here, the setting is a mining town during the gold rush, and I love the incredibly ornate way the miners speak.&amp;nbsp; Reminds me of \u201cGuys and Dolls.\u201d&amp;nbsp; Then we finish off with \u201cThe Jack Benny Special Christmas Show,\u201d a 40-minute-long special that Jack did in the mid-1950s.&amp;nbsp; It\u2019s got all the usual holiday high jinks plus some special guest stars. Episodes Author\u2019s Playhouse December 21, 1941 \u201cChristmas By Injunction\u201d 2:04 \u201cThe Jack Benny Special Christmas Show\u201d December 2, 1956 32:03 ","author_name":"The Chronic Rift Network","author_url":"http:\/\/chronicriftnetwork.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/29201028\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/165433463"}