Performing Arts
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings the celebrated Hollywood columnist to the microphone for a program centered on the people and happenings of …
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera brings operatic performances to the radio, presenting singers and orchestra in works from the operatic repertoire. Th…
Shell Chateau
Shell Chateau is a variety program hosted by Al Jolson, combining comedy, music, and guest appearances. Its relaxed, theatrical style brings…
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings listeners into the world of film through the perspective of its sharp-tongued, unmistakable host, Hedda Hopp…
GI Journal
GI Journal is a wartime variety program presented for American service members, combining comedy, music, and entertainment in a radio revue.…
Critics Circle Theater
Critics Circle Theater presents a radio program dated April 4, 1948, featuring an award presentation for A Streetcar Named Desire. The title…
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby’s radio performances center on his relaxed, conversational presence and unmistakable singing voice. His programs blend popular s…
The American Showmen
The American Showmen presents a radio program about the people and stories behind American entertainment. This installment focuses on Floren…
Louella Parsons
Louella Parsons brings the celebrated Hollywood gossip columnist’s perspective to the world of film and its stars. This recording is associa…
Arthur Godfrey
Arthur Godfrey brings his relaxed, conversational style to this radio program, with singer Naomi Wright identified as the winner. Godfrey’s …
Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour is a concert program devoted to classical music and opera, bringing celebrated singers and instrumentalists to radio…
Chase and Sanborn Program
The Chase and Sanborn Program was a popular American radio variety show sponsored by Chase and Sanborn coffee. Its broadcasts brought togeth…
Rudy Vallee - Royal Gelatin Hour
The Royal Gelatin Hour was a variety program hosted by singer and entertainer Rudy Vallée. Its radio format brought together musical …
Great Moments from the Lives of Great Women
This title presents Anna Pavlova as the subject of a program in the series Great Moments from the Lives of Great Women. Pavlova was a celebr…
Major Bowes Amateur Hour
Major Bowes Amateur Hour brings aspiring performers before a radio audience in a talent competition hosted by Major Edward Bowes. Singers, m…
Golden Age of Radio Interviews Joseph Julian
This recording is identified as an interview with Joseph Julian, an actor whose work included radio, stage, and screen performances. The tit…
Erskine Johnson in Hollywood
Erskine Johnson in Hollywood brings the Hollywood columnist’s entertainment reporting to radio. The program centers on Johnson and his cover…
Jimmie Fidler
Jimmie Fidler was a Hollywood columnist and radio personality whose broadcasts brought the world of motion pictures to listeners. This progr…
Orson Welles Radio Almanac
Orson Welles Radio Almanac is a variety program hosted by Orson Welles, bringing together spoken entertainment and musical performances. The…
The Railroad Hour
The Railroad Hour brings Broadway musicals and operettas to radio, presenting familiar stage works in a compact musical-theater format. Host…