The remaining cast members tried to carry on and. for example, performed a spoof on the then-current documentary "Africa Speaks" which they retitled "Africa Squeaks" with attendant publicity.
But, Berg's loss was a HUGE one coming on top of the other departures and, as one cast member put it, "With Charlie gone, the heart went out of the progra Bishop Sumner had, also been with the program since 1923 but had to curtail his participation in 1931.