sentences:  The sponsors included Dr. Lyons Tooth Powder and Procter & Gamble.The program was parodied by Bob and Ray as their continuing satirical soap opera, "Mary Backstayge, Noble Wife", serialized for such a long period of time that it became better known to many listeners than the show it lampooned.Ray Goulding played Mary Backstayge, playwright Gregg Marlowe and other characters, while Bob Elliott portrayed Harry Backstayge and stage doorman Pop Beloved.