Performing Arts
Major Bowes Amateur Hour
Major Bowes Amateur Hour brings aspiring performers before radio listeners in a talent competition hosted by Major Edward Bowes. Singers, mu…
Broadway in Review
Broadway in Review offers a radio look at the world of Broadway theater. The title suggests a program centered on reviewing and discussing s…
Metropolitan Opera Auditions
Metropolitan Opera Auditions brings aspiring opera singers before listeners in a radio program devoted to vocal performance. The title ident…
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 …
The Railroad Hour
The Railroad Hour brings Broadway musicals and operettas to radio in polished, condensed performances. With Gordon MacRae as host and leadin…
Biography in Sound
Biography in Sound presents radio portraits of notable figures, using narration, archival recordings, and dramatic scenes to trace the lives…
Breakfast in Hollywood
Breakfast in Hollywood is a warm, audience-centered radio variety program hosted by Tom Breneman. Its setting is a Hollywood restaurant, whe…
Mail Call
Mail Call was a wartime radio variety program that brought entertainment to members of the U.S. armed forces. This recording features Joan B…
Dunninger the Mentalist
Dunninger the Mentalist features Joseph Dunninger, a celebrated stage performer known for demonstrations of apparent mind reading and mental…
The Electric Hour
The Electric Hour is a musical variety program featuring singer Nelson Eddy, with Francia White also named in this broadcast’s title. Eddy’s…
Thirty Minutes in Hollywood
Thirty Minutes in Hollywood is a variety program built around the entertainment and personalities of the film world. This recording is ident…
Behind the Scenes in Hollywood Comparing a Hollywood Studio to an Industrial Pl…
This title presents a comparison between a Hollywood studio and an industrial plant, suggesting a look at how film production works behind t…
The Milton Berle Show
Milton Berle brings his fast-moving variety comedy to the radio, mixing jokes and comic performances with the lively energy of a classic ent…
Jimmie Fidler
Jimmie Fidler was a Hollywood columnist and radio personality known for reporting on the film industry. “Film Colony Exclusives” presents hi…
Golden Age of Radio Interviews Arnold Moss
This title identifies an interview with Arnold Moss, the American actor known for his work in radio, theater, film, and television. The reco…
George Jessel Salutes
George Jessel Salutes is a radio tribute program hosted by entertainer George Jessel. In this installment, Jessel salutes Florenz Ziegfeld, …
Hollywood Bowl Silver Jubilee Series
The Hollywood Bowl Silver Jubilee Series presents a performance identified as “Ballet Russe: Serenade.” The title points to a program center…
The American Showmen
The American Showmen presents a program about the Shuberts, the influential theatrical family associated with American stage entertainment. …
Broadway in Review
Broadway in Review presents a radio program centered on Broadway and its theatrical world. This recording is identified with “Carioca,” offe…
Dame Nellie Melba
Dame Nellie Melba was an Australian operatic soprano whose celebrated voice made her an international star. Her name is closely associated w…