Performing Arts
Of These We Sing
“Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” is a musical number from the stage musical Oklahoma!, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hamme…
Biography in Sound
Biography in Sound presents radio portraits of notable figures through dramatic narration, archival recordings, and other documentary materi…
Chase and Sanborn Hour
The Chase and Sanborn Hour is a variety program built around comedy, music, and guest appearances. Its broadcasts bring together performers …
Arthur Godfrey
Arthur Godfrey brings his relaxed, conversational style to this radio program, with singer Naomi Wright identified as the winner. Godfrey’s …
Tonight on Broadway
Tonight on Broadway is a radio program centered on Broadway entertainment. This recording is identified with guest Connee Boswell, the Ameri…
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera brings the experience of grand opera to radio, presenting performances of the company’s operatic repertoire for liste…
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera brings operatic performance to the radio, presenting works in which music, voices, and theatrical storytelling come t…
Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour is a concert program devoted to classical music and opera, bringing celebrated singers and instrumentalists to radio…
Metropolitan Opera Auditions
Metropolitan Opera Auditions brings opera performers before listeners in a radio program centered on vocal performance. This recording is as…
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…
Metropolitan Opera Auditions
Metropolitan Opera Auditions presents aspiring opera singers in a radio showcase devoted to vocal performance. The program offers listeners …
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 …
Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters bring their close-harmony singing to this radio appearance, with Ethel Merman also named in the program title. Their bri…
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…