Elsa Carling, a shy young woman, attends a noisy party at Carol Stewart's New York penthouse and feels ignored. Afterward she confides in Carol that she wants to learn acting, and she asks Carol to arrange lessons with the stage actor Gregory Matthews. Matthews refuses, but he recommends his understudy, Ronald Phillips, who agrees to teach her. The Lux Radio Theatre presents this 1936 drama starring Ginger Rogers and Warren William, with Alan Mowbray and Verree Teasdale, broadcast on October 12, 1936. As the lessons begin, Elsa's feelings toward her teacher start to change.

With Elsa Carling, Carol Stewart, Arnie Sanders, Gregory Matthews, Ronald Phillips, Steven.

Listen for: Elsa's first lesson with Ronald Phillips, when she is told to walk and speak with poise

First aired on October 12, 1936.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

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