Performing Arts
The Voice of Firestone
The Voice of Firestone is a long-running American radio music program built around performances of classical and popular vocal music. This r…
The Milton Berle Show
Milton Berle brings his lively variety-comedy style to this radio program, with a salute to the New York theater season. The title points to…
Chuck Schaden Interviews
Radio interviewer Chuck Schaden speaks with actress Ginger Rogers. The conversation offers listeners a chance to hear Rogers in her own voic…
The Big Show
The Big Show is a variety program hosted by Tallulah Bankhead, bringing together comedy, music, and dramatic entertainment. Its broad format…
The Danny Kaye Show
The Danny Kaye Show features Danny Kaye, the versatile comedian and performer whose radio work brings together comedy and musical entertainm…
Marian Anderson Concert at the Lincoln Memorial
On April 9, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson gave a landmark concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied the use of Constitution Hall …
Great Moments in Music
Great Moments in Music presents a musical program centered on the songs and stage works of George M. Cohan. Known for writing and performing…
The Milton Berle Show
The Milton Berle Show is a variety comedy program built around Milton Berle, whose energetic, fast-moving style made him a prominent radio a…
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…
Great Moments in Music
Great Moments in Music presents selections from the operatic repertoire in a radio concert format. This program features excerpts from Pietr…
Broadway in Review
Broadway in Review presents a radio program centered on Broadway and its theatrical world. This recording is identified with “Carioca,” offe…
The American Showmen
The American Showmen presents a program about the Shuberts, the influential theatrical family associated with American stage entertainment. …
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…
Tony Awards
The Tony Awards, formally known as the Antoinette Perry Awards, honor achievement in American theatre. This recording is associated with the…
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings listeners into the world of film through the perspective of its celebrated Hollywood columnist and radio per…
George Jessel Salutes
George Jessel Salutes is a radio tribute program hosted by entertainer George Jessel. In this installment, Jessel salutes Florenz Ziegfeld, …
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy bring their celebrated ventriloquist act to radio, with Bergen as the straight man and Charlie as his irre…
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…
Morning Concert
KPFA’s Morning Concert presents a program featuring Charlotte Moorman and David Tudor. Moorman, a cellist and performance artist, and Tudor,…
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 …