Performing Arts
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…
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings the sharp-eyed Hollywood columnist to the microphone for a program centered on the people and happenings of …
Jimmie Fidler
Jimmie Fidler was a Hollywood columnist and radio personality known for reporting on the film industry. “Film Colony Exclusives” presents hi…
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…
The Mario Lanza Show
The Mario Lanza Show features tenor Mario Lanza in a radio program built around his singing. His rich, expressive voice brings operatic sele…
Command Performance
Command Performance is a variety program created to entertain members of the U.S. armed forces during World War II. Its broadcasts bring tog…
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…
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…
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…
Dunninger the Mentalist
Dunninger the Mentalist features Joseph Dunninger, a celebrated stage performer known for demonstrations of apparent mind reading and mental…
Chuck Schaden Interviews
In this interview, Chuck Schaden speaks with Ken Murray about blackouts and Hollywood’s Golden Age. The conversation offers a firsthand pers…
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…
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…
Tonight in Hollywood
Tonight in Hollywood offers a glimpse of the entertainment world through Hollywood gossip and movie previews. The title identifies Hedda Hop…
Biography in Sound
Biography in Sound presents radio portraits of notable figures, using narration, archival recordings, and dramatic scenes to trace the lives…
The Railroad Hour
The Railroad Hour brings Broadway musicals and operettas to radio in polished, condensed performances. With Gordon MacRae as host and leadin…
Chuck Schaden Interviews
In this interview, radio historian Chuck Schaden speaks with Willard Waterman, the actor best known for playing the title character on the r…
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 Auditions
Metropolitan Opera Auditions brings aspiring opera singers before listeners in a radio program devoted to vocal performance. The title ident…
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…