The Magnificent Montague - June 16, 1951 - Father of the Year

A committee decides that Uncle Goodheart should be named Father of the Year, no matter that Montague isn't a father.

The Magnificent Montague - May 4, 1951 - South Pacific Auditions

Lily gets Montague to audition for South Pacific.

The Magnificent Montague - January 12, 1951 - Movie Offer

Montague receives an offer from a Hollywood studio who are going to produce Macbeth.

The Magnificent Montague - December 1, 1950 - To Shave or Not to Shave

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Montague has a huge decision - he has an opportunity to play Romeo on stage, but he would be forced to shave his famous beard.

The Magnificent Montague - September 1, 1951 - Gossip Column Revisited

When Walter Winchell suggests in his column that "Eddie Montague" has been fooling around with a chorus girl, Edwin has to clear his name.

The Magnificent Montague - April 27, 1951 - Summer Get-Away Cottage

Montague needs some peace and quiet to soothe his frazzled nerves.

The Magnificent Montague - June 30th, 1951 - July 4th Picnic

To celebrate Independence Day, the Proscenium Club members prepare for their annual picnic.

The Magnificent Montague - May 19, 1951 - Big Ed McClune

To raise money for their mortgage, the Procenium Club distributes a punchboard, risking the wrath of a local mobster.

The Magnificent Montague - November 24, 1950 - To Play Romeo

Lily tries to get Montague cast as Romeo in a new production of "Romeo and Juliet".

The Magnificent Montague - September 8, 1951 - Boo Boo, Foo Foo

A mysterious woman phones looking for Edwin, but identifies herself as Foo Foo and calls him Boo Boo.

The Magnificent Montague - August 25, 1951 - Lily Gets a Dog

Lily takes in a dog, and tries to hide it from Edwin.

The Magnificent Montague - August 11, 1951 - Agnes Joins a Cult

The leader of the Eastern cult that Agnes has joined may be a con man.

The Magnificent Montague - August 4, 1951 - $500 Prize

Montague's theater colleague wants him to help raise $500 for the theater fund without any contributions from radio actors, but he doesn't know that Montague has taken a radio job.

The Magnificent Montague - July 28, 1951 - Gwendoline Visits

The Montagues' neighbors leave their daughter with Edwin and Lily when they go on a trip.

Magnificent Montague - June 2, 1951 - School Talent Show

Lily wants Montague to befriends the neighbors, until he finds out their daughter's school is puting on an amateur talent show.

The Magnificent Montague - January 26, 1951 - The Screen Test

In this series, Monty Woolley played a washed-up New York stage actor who has debased himself to take a role on a radio soap opera. Woolley's bombastic delivery worked well here, and the writing was above average.

Agnes, the Montagues' maid, was played by Pert Kelton, who was also the first Alice Kramden on Jackie Gleason's DuMont series, Cavalcade of Stars. Her caustic delivery here is much like her take on Alice Kramden.

In this episode, Montague is lured to Hollywood to take a screen test for a movie role, something that he sees as yet another step down on the career ladder.