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''"Single male, 30 years old, very handsome..."''

'''Till You're Gone''' is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[WBAI And NPR Playhouse]].

== Synopsis ==

Actors read singles' ads; could be actual ads.

1:40: (Jazz music) Joe tells of training for the Olympic decathlon,
how strong he is.

2:50: (Disco music) He tries to study, but can't, goes to a club.  He
meets the Georgette the former head cheerleader.  They dance, go to
the beach, make love.  A few weeks later Joe gets terribly sick with a
venereal disease.

7: Doris and Philip are on the beach; he ogles a girl, she reacts
jealously.

8:30: Actors read more singles' ads.

9:50: Joe addresses a large audience in a stadium, tells them
about perfect love, apparently how to achieve it.

13:10: (Oompah band music) At a restaurant a guy ([[Arthur Miller]]?)
says that Freud was affected by what he ate.  A number of different
actors talk about German/Austrian food and the ancient Teutons.

15: A couple (Doris & Philip?) at a restaurant talk about what to eat;
they come onto each other, then get into an argument about what he has
on his chin.

16:40: "Till You're Gone" - the song.<ref>This song, written for the show, was performed by Arthur Miller.</ref>

17:40: Joe's riding on a train,<ref>the stops sound like a train north
of NYC</ref> ends up in Newburgh.  He's back in the town he grew up
in, goes to his mother's home; she berates him for not having written,
but it turns out to be the wrong address.

21:20: Joe's in battle, sounds like WW1 - a brigade of women in
bathrobes attacks.  He knocks one into a washing machine, which kills
her.

23:20: Joe's at his mother's home, gets into an argument about his
getting a job, not believing in God.

25:30: "Till You're Gone" - the song.

26: Doris and Philip are happy with their day; she's romantic, he
fears he can't perform, which frustrates her.  They can't agree.

30:30: "Till You're Gone" - the song.

30:50: Actors read more singles' ads.

31:50: A guy (Arthur Miller?) talks about getting in touch with
feelings, how the failure to do that causes so much of the problems of
modern society.  Others join in the discussion: it's the
consciousness-lowering group.<ref>originally aired in [[Arena]]</ref>

37:30: Joe recounts falling in love with pianos.<ref>The first piano
was at the hungry i in Chicago, Joe says; the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungry_i hungry i] was in San
Francisco</ref> He fell
hardest for a piano in Palm Beach, slept in her.  Later he makes
millions on the stock market, goes back for her, promises to save her,
love her eternally. "A Kiss Is Just A Kiss" accompanies the end.

43:20: An announcer reading a news story recounts how high-ranking
Nazis escape after WW2, some to South America, some convert to
Judaism, even becoming rabbis, some to Roman Catholicism.
(Tchaikovsky's [[Wikipedia:Symphony_No._6_(Tchaikovsky)|Symphony No. 6]], third movement)

45:50: Joe asks if she remembers a train ride into the mountains (some
are Austrian Alps); they collect the stuff people on a train riding to
a concentration camp, keep as souvenirs.  They're about to make love
when Joe protests he was merely a minor functionary.

48:30: Actors read more singles' ads.

50:10: The consciousness-lowering group talks about the difficulties
of relationships, critically evaluate Doris & Philip's relationship,
the story of Joe returning home.

54:50: "Till You're Gone" - the song

<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:95%; overflow:auto;">
<div style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;">Legacy Synopsis</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">

A ticking clock, and music: "Your father was a picture on the wall. . ." Actors read personals ads. Joe talks about a brief beach-side fling with a woman when he was a college athlete. A couple on the beach, Philip and Doris, fight about looking at other women. A panel discussion about the importance of Freud's diet and the origin of German food. Philip and Doris fight in a restaurant.  Joe visits the town of his childhood and is berated for not having written by the wrong mother. Joe is in a battle against an army of women in a laundry room. Joe visits his mother.  Philip and Doris fight in bed. A consciousness lowering group. Pianos as lovers. A mock movie news program about German war criminals disguised as Latinos, observant Jews, catholic priests. Second person reminiscences about love among Nazis. An academic discussion and interpretation of the acted scenes.
</div></div>

== Music ==
* original music performed by [[Arthur Miller]] [Intro]
{{Cool Out (Leroy Hutson)}} [1:27]
{{Spring Rain (Silvetti)}} [3:01]
{{Valley of the Shadow (Thomas Newman)}} {{Added music}} [18:44]
{{Solo - In Memory Of His Father, Harry L. Evans (Bill Evans)}} [37:18]
{{Medley: Paris Montage (Charles Gerhardt - National Philharmonic Orchestra)}} [42:31] <!--from a longer initial track on the original release that JF would have had based on the year, but let's be straightforward-->
{{Symphony No. 6: Third Movement (Eugene Ormandy and The Philadelphia Orchestra)}} [43:15]
{{Children Of Lima (Woody Herman)}} [45:36]

== Additional credits ==
The original broadcast credits state: "Written and produced by Joe Frank. Directed by [[Arthur Miller]], with sound by [[David Rapkin]]. The performers included Arthur Miller, [[Robin Bartlette]], [[Tim Jerome|Timothy Jerome]], [[Paul Mantell|Bernie Mantell]], [[Irene Wagner]], [[Eric Sears]], [[Rosemary Foley]], [[David St. James]], [[Marcel Rosenblatt]], and Joe Frank. The theme song was performed by Arthur Miller."

== Footnotes ==

[[Category:Absurd_Monologue]]
[[Category:Scripted_Actors]]
[[Category:Sound_Effects]]
[[Category:Arthur Miller]]
[[Category:Robin Bartlette]]
[[Category:Tim Jerome]]
[[Category:Paul Mantell]]
[[Category:Irene Wagner]]
[[Category:Eric Sears]]
[[Category:Rosemary Foley]]
[[Category:David St. James]]
[[Category:Marcel Rosenblatt]]
[[Category:1979]]
[[Category:Show]][[Category:WBAI And NPR Playhouse]]
[[Category:Show_by_date|19790310]]	{{Airdate|airdate=1979-03-10}}
{{Series|series=WBAI And NPR Playhouse}}{{Cast|cast=[[Arthur Miller]], [[Robin Bartlette]], [[Tim Jerome]], [[Paul Mantell]], [[Irene Wagner]], [[Eric Sears]], [[Rosemary Foley]], [[David St. James]], [[Marcel Rosenblatt]], Joe Frank}}