- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Radio and television scripts series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 22
- Series
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [194-]-[ca. 1965]
- Physical Description
- 20 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Johnny Wayne (1918-1990) was born John Louis Weingarten in Toronto to Sarah and Charles Byron Weingarten. He was married to Beatrice Lokash and they had three children: Michael, Jamie and Brian.
- Frank Shuster (1916-2002) was born to Bess and Jack Shuster in Toronto. The family moved to Niagara Falls where Jack Shuster ran a local theatre called the Colonial Theatre. Married in 1947, Frank and his wife, Ruth Burstyn, had two children named Rosalind and Steve. Frank's cousin, Joe Shuster, was the creator of the Superman comic strip.
- Wayne and Shuster met in the tenth grade at Harbord Collegiate in Toronto. Both studied English literature at the University of Toronto.
- In 1941, they started a show called Wife Preservers for the radio station CFRB, after which they started writing and performing a comedy show called the Wayne and Shuster Show for the CBC's Trans-Canada Network. In 1942, they both joined the infantry and performed for the Army Show, travelling across Canada to different military bases. They took the show to Normandy after D-Day and wrote a fifty-two-week series for veterans. They also spent six weeks entertaining the Commonwealth Division in Korea. In 1946, they returned to the CBC, performing the Wayne and Shuster Show on the radio. In 1958, they appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in the United States; in fact, they became a regular feature on Ed Sullivan, breaking the record for the number of appearances for any one guest. Wayne and Shuster created numerous hour-long television shows for the CBC, beginning with the Wayne and Shuster Hour in 1954, which aired once a month during the early years. It was later reduced to four shows per season.
- Wayne and Shuster's comedy has been described as literate slapstick. They used classical, or Shakespearean, settings and characters as the backdrop for their comic skits. In 1999, they were inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
- Henry Karpus was a former freelance writer, who wrote much of the material for the CBC's Happy Gang Show, with his partner, Russ Bradley. The pair also wrote some material for Wayne and Shuster's radio show in the early years, as well as for other CBC radio personalities. By 1950, Henry Karpus had also started writing for advertising agency Ronalds-Reynolds & Co. and later became speech writer for Prime Minister John Turner. He is currently chairman and chief executive of the Foote, Cone and Belding ad agency.
- Scope and Content
- This series consists of comedy scripts written by Johnny Wayne, Frank Shuster, Henry Karpus and Russell Bradley for several CBC radio and television comedy shows, including the Wayne and Shuster Show. In many cases, the scripts represent the working drafts of the writings and contain handwritten annotations and corrections. Also included are examples of skeleton or master key lists and joke-pot lists, which contain formulaic one-liners. These keys allowed the writers to use the same jokes repeatedly by simply substituting a few words.
- The series has been arranged and described to the file level.
- Notes
- Associated material note: Library and Archives Canada has the Frank Shuster fonds, R4610-0-3-E. The CBC archives also has a small collection of Wayne and Shuster radio programs along with tapes of their television specials.
- Accession Number
- 2003-5-3
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Dual Allegiance series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 6
- File
- 58
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains clippings and a Front Page Challenge TV script in connection with the publication of Dual Allegiance.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 5
- File
- 143
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of a draft of an agreement between the Zionist Organization of Canada and Keren Hatarbut regarding cable television programming, agendas of meetings, announcements, reports and meetings of minutes, press releases and correspondence.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Lipa Green fonds
- Organizations series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 20
- Series
- 3
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of letterhead for the Association for Yiddish Cultural Radio Program and Yiddish Literature Group at I.L. Peretz Workmen's Circle School.
- Subjects
- Radio broadcasting, Yiddish
- Yiddish literature
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Dunkelman fonds
- Dual Allegiance series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 2
- Series
- 6
- File
- 99
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1987
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a proposal for a TV documentary special by Stornoway Productions called "Promises to Keep: The Story of Ben Dunkelman". The proposal includes a biography of Ben Dunkelman, clippings about his experiences during the Second World War and the Arab-Israeli War, and reviews of previous documentaries produced by Stornoway Productions.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom [television programme] series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1971-1977
- Physical Description
- 19 cm of textual records
- 30 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
- Admin History/Bio
- Shalom was a television programme produced by the Zionist Organization of Canada's Department of Education and Culture, and included Israeli and world Jewish news, interviews and entertainment segments.
- The Department was established in 1970 to provide leadership in the area of Jewish day school education through the development of day school curricula and programmes. Shalom began as a joint project of ZOC and the Keren Hatarbut Central Region office in Toronto, and was shown initially on York Cablevision in Toronto. In August 1971, the Department took over full responsibility for the programme, and Hanoch Rizman was hired as producer/director of Shalom. The production of Shalom became the Department's primary activity in 1971, and its distribution was increased to include the Rogers Cable TV and MacLean-Hunter Cable TV stations in Ontario.
- Scope and Content
- The series contains correspondence with programme participants and guests, television station staff and ZOC officials, minutes of meetings of the Television Committee of the Department of Education and Culture, and detailed script and scheduling information for individual programmes. The series also includes photographs of programme guests and production staff.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Al Gilbert portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 42
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Johnny Wayne (1918-1990) was born John Louis Weingarten in Toronto to Sarah and Charles Byron Weingarten. He was married to Beatrice Lokash and they had three children: Michael, Jamie and Brian.
- Frank Shuster (1916-2002) was born to Bess and Jack Shuster in Toronto. The family moved to Niagara Falls where Jack Shuster ran a local theatre called the Colonial Theatre. Married in 1947, Frank and his wife, Ruth Burstyn, had two children named Rosalind and Steve. Frank's cousin Joe Shuster was the creator of the Superman comic strip.
- Wayne and Shuster met in the tenth grade at Harbord Collegiate in Toronto. Both went to the University of Toronto for degrees in English Literature.
- In 1941, they started a show called Wife Preservers for CFRB, after which they started writing and performing a comedy show called the Wayne and Shuster show for the CBC's Trans-Canada Network. In 1942, they both joined the infantry and were stationed to perform for the Army Show travelling across Canada to different military bases. They took the show to Normandy after D-Day and wrote a 52 week series for veterans and spent six weeks entertaining the Commonwealth Division in Korea. In 1946, they returned to the CBC performing the Wayne and Shuster Show on the radio. In 1958 they appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in the United States of America; in fact, they became a regular feature on Ed Sullivan, breaking the record for the number of appearances for any one guest. Wayne and Shuster created numerous hour long television shows for the CBC, and were a Sunday night fixture for many years to follow.
- Wayne and Shuster's comedy has been described as literate slapstick. They used classical or Shakespearean settings and characters as the backdrop for their comic skits. When they appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, they used the premise of Julius Caesar for their skit called Rinse the Blood off My Toga. In 1999, they were inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Wayne and Shuster standing in the CBC television studio with all of the controls and television monitors behind them.
- Name Access
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Wayne and Shuster
- Subjects
- Comedians
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Related Material
- see also photographs: 37-S4-1-Item-40; 37-S4-1-Item-41; 37-S4-1-Item-7.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Gilbert Studios fonds
- Al Gilbert portraits series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 37
- Series
- 4
- Item
- 40
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1970]
- Physical Description
- 1 negative : col. ; 6 x 6 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Johnny Wayne (1918-1990) was born John Louis Weingarten in Toronto to Sarah and Charles Byron Weingarten. He was married to Beatrice Lokash and they had three children: Michael, Jamie and Brian.
- Frank Shuster (1916-2002) was born to Bess and Jack Shuster in Toronto. The family moved to Niagara Falls where Jack Shuster ran a local theatre called the Colonial Theatre. Married in 1947, Frank and his wife, Ruth Burstyn, had two children named Rosalind and Steve. Frank's cousin Joe Shuster was the creator of the Superman comic strip.
- Wayne and Shuster met in the tenth grade at Harbord Collegiate in Toronto. Both went to the University of Toronto for degrees in English Literature.
- In 1941, they started a show called Wife Preservers for CFRB, after which they started writing and performing a comedy show called the Wayne and Shuster show for the CBC's Trans-Canada Network. In 1942, they both joined the infantry and were stationed to perform for the Army Show travelling across Canada to different military bases. They took the show to Normandy after D-Day and wrote a 52 week series for veterans and spent six weeks entertaining the Commonwealth Division in Korea. In 1946, they returned to the CBC performing the Wayne and Shuster Show on the radio. In 1958 they appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in the United States of America; in fact, they became a regular feature on Ed Sullivan, breaking the record for the number of appearances for any one guest. Wayne and Shuster created numerous hour long television shows for the CBC, and were a Sunday night fixture for many years to follow.
- Wayne and Shuster's comedy has been described as literate slapstick. They used classical or Shakespearean settings and characters as the backdrop for their comic skits. When they appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, they used the premise of Julius Caesar for their skit called Rinse the Blood off My Toga. In 1999, they were inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is of the comedians Wayne and Shuster in the CBC Television studio. This image was probably used for promoting one of the comedians' television specials hosted by the CBC.
- Name Access
- Wayne and Shuster
- Subjects
- Comedians
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Related Material
- See Fonds 22 for Wayne and Shuster scripts
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Ben Kayfetz fonds
- CHIN radio broadcasts series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 62
- Series
- 6
- Material Format
- textual record
- sound recording
- Date
- 1980-2001
- Physical Description
- 23 cm of textual records
- 11 audio cassettes
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of transcripts and recordings of broadcasts that Ben Kayfetz delivered on CHIN radio, where he was a regular contributor. The broadcasts focused primarily on his opinions of current events as well as book reviews.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Subject files series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 5
- File
- 126
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of the text of "the Balfour Declaration - An Imperative Need Today." This pamphlet was broadcast by Harry Batshaw over station CFCF on 31 October 1945.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Executive director series
- Subject files sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 127
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1952-1969
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- This file contains textual records relating to the programming of the various YM-YWHA divisions. The records include event flyers, programmes, pamphlets and invitations, executive correspondence, bulletins and reports, and event calendars and schedules.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Executive director series
- Subject files sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 1-1
- File
- 128
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1976-1992
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 1 poster ; 63 x 54 cm
- Scope and Content
- This file contains program brochures and pamphlets for both the northern and Bloor and Spadina YM-YWHAs. and material related to the Jewish Book Fair. There is also a poster entitled "The promise fulfilled..." outlining the northern branch's programming schedule for the fall session.
- Accession Number
- 2004-5-2
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Koffler Centre of the Arts fonds
- Jewish Book Fair series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 100
- Series
- 7
- File
- 33
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 2008-2013
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of records documenting the Jewish Book Fair. Included in the file are program guides for the annual Canadian Jewish Book Awards.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Clanton Park Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 6
- File
- 47
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1956-1985
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- Clanton Park synagogue sponsored a variety of different programmes including lectures, picnics, movie showings and cooking classes.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of invitations, schedules, correspondence, and publicity flyers advertising programs sponsored by Clanton Park synagogue.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Solomon Edell fonds
- Shomrai Shabbos Synagogue series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 4
- Series
- 7
- File
- 19
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [198-]-[199-]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of publicity flyers and correspondence announcing programs sponsored by Shomrai Shabbos including lectures, receptions and picnics.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 21
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of format notes for taping of programmes and correspondence concerning interviews.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 22
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of format notes for the taping of programmes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zionist Organization of Canada fonds
- Shalom series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 28
- Series
- 4
- File
- 23
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file consists of format notes for taping of programmes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Maurice Solway fonds
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 13
- File
- 10
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1948-1960
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- The file contains 7 copies of the original radio typescripts for CBC programmes that aired performances by Maurice Solway. Some of these typescript show signs of considerable revision, and thus illustrate the kinds of changes that are made prior to broadcast in the radioscripts for musical programmes.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Morris Norman collection
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 22
- Item
- 157
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 1 item
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Zelda Young fonds
- Miscellaneous series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 135
- Series
- 27
- Item
- 14
- Material Format
- sound recording
- Date
- [between 1982 and 1986]
- Physical Description
- 1 audio reel (2 min., 12 sec.) : polyester, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, stereo ; 1/4 in.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of two radio spots for Canadian chain of residential lighting stores Living Lighting. The spots are 30 seconds and one minute in length, respectively.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Physical Condition
- Tape is in good condition. Audio quality is good. No signs of mold or SBS.
- Accession Number
- 1986-12-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions