Voyage of the Scarlet Queen
The Tattooed Beaver and Baby Food for Pare Pare
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Voyage of the Scarlet Queen follows Captain John T. Quince and his crew aboard the schooner Scarlet Queen as they travel the Pacific. Quince’s logbook frames the adventures, recording the people, places, and unexpected troubles encountered along the way.
The program is an adventure drama, with each installment presenting a new episode from the voyage. This recording is identified as “The Tattooed Beaver and Baby Food for Pare Pare,” a title that hints at the series’ taste for unusual encounters and far-flung settings.
With its seafaring premise and episodic storytelling, the series offers a lively blend of mystery, danger, and travel. The ship’s journey gives the stories a continuing sense of movement, while the logbook format lends them the feel of personal accounts from a working captain.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.