bᵻfˌoːɹ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv hɪz plˈeɪz wɜː pɹədˈuːst fɚðə stˈeɪdʒ ænd fɚðə wˈɪk ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ "lˈɪsənɚz θˈiəɾɚ", bɹˈɔːdkæst ɔnðə jˈæŋkiː nˈɛtwɜːk.
Before World War II, a number of his plays were produced for the stage and for the WICC Radio "Listeners' Theatre", broadcast on the Yankee Network.