Hello and welcome to The Old-Time Radio Hour Blog. I'm your host Justeen Ward and each week we bring you a classic show from Radio's Golden Age. Happy April Fools Day! Our first show of the week is about an April Fools Party. We have two episodes of My Friend Irma starring two single working women in New York City. Irma is a dumb blond and Jane is her level headed roommate. The show was sponsored by Lever Brothers and our two shows this week feature two of their products, Swan Soap and Pepsodent toothpaste. This is My Friend Irma "April Fools Party" first broadcast March 28, 1949 on CBS. My Friend Irma was so popular that it went on to television in the 1950s. In the next episode Jane's boyfriend and boss takes the girls on a top secret trip to Washington DC. Enjoy My Friend Irma "Trip to Washington" first broadcast March 29, 1948 on CBS. The Old-Time Radio Hour broadcasts each week over the World Wide Web. You can subscribe at no charge through Apple Podcast, Podbean or RSS.
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Hello and welcome to The Old-Time Radio Hour Blog. I'm your host Justeen Ward and each week we bring you a classic show from Radio's Golden Age. When Jell-O became unavailable during World War two, Jack Benny's sponsor switched the show to Grape Nuts cereal. Ironically, during the recent pandemic Grape Nuts cereal was hard to find due to supply chain issues. First, we have the Jack Benny program that introduced the new product to listeners. It's a funny show and in good sound. The Jack Benny Show was recorded professionally at this time because lots of his shows were done remotely for US service members. This is Jack Benny's first show for Grape Nuts first broadcast October 4, 1942 on NBC. Next we have another Jack Benny show from the Grape Nuts era. In the 1940s most shows were called by the name of their sponsor but today we call it The Jack Benny show. This time Jack and the cast of the show are visiting Toronto Canada and celebrating Jack's birthday. Enjoy The Jack Benny Show first broadcast February 14, 1943 on NBC. The Old-Time Radio Hour broadcasts each week over the World Wide Web. You can subscribe at no charge through Apple Podcast, Podbean or RSS. Thank you so much for listening! We hope you can join us again next week for another hour of entertainment from the golden age of radio
Hello and welcome to The Old-Time Radio Hour Blog. I'm your host Justeen Ward and each week we bring you a classic show from Radio's Golden Age. This week we have a show that is of rare historical interest but some sound that is not perfect. Hang in there, it's worth listening to this special show`. First we have the only radio appearance of Flo Ziegfeld, the impresario of The Ziegfeld Follies, in The Ziegfeld Follies on the Air. This show was broadcast in 1932 at the very beginning of radio's golden age. All the shows were live and we rarely find recordings of them. Ziegfeld died a couple of months later from complications of a lung ailment. This show is a rare glimpse of the rollicking fun of the Follies shows, with beautiful girls, hilarious comedy and other variety acts. This was recorded before radio shows added room for a studio audience. Enjoy a very early example of radio variety with Ziegfeld Follies on the Air with Florenz Ziegfeld first broadcast April 10, 1932 on CBS. When Fanny Brice introduced her annoying little kid character the public wanted more of it and Baby Snooks was a regular part of many variety shows. In the late 40's Baby Snooks took a sitcom format sponsored by General Foods. This episode is sponsored by its Jell-O product as Baby Snooks decides to look for a boyfriend. Enjoy Baby Snooks first broadcast October 24, 1947 on CBS. The Old-Time Radio Hour broadcasts each week over the World Wide Web. You can subscribe at no charge through Apple Podcast, Podbean or RSS. Thank you so much for listening!
Hello and welcome to The Old-Time Radio Hour Blog. I'm your host Justeen Ward and each week we bring you a classic show from Radio's Golden Age. Today we have a rare treat, Ziegfeld Follies on the Air. It ran for 5 months in 1932 with Florenz Ziegfeld playing himself. Ziegfeld died a month after the series ended, of lung disease, in July 1932. In 1936 the Ziegfeld variety radio show was revived, glamorizing his memory and featuring Fanny Brice doing some of her sketch comedy and singing the songs that made her famous. There is also the fictional story of Alice Moore, a stage struck usherette who dreams of being in show business. Alice Moore's story is woven into the 1936 series, continuing from episode to episode. Today we have the one hour show that started the 1936 run and the only surviving recording of the run that we could find. Fanny Brice got such good reviews for her funny little kid character Baby Snooks that it gave her show business career a fresh boost on radio. Ziegfeld Follies on the Air first broadcast Jan 26, 1936 on CBS. The Old-Time Radio Hour broadcasts each week over the World Wide Web. You can subscribe at no charge through Apple Podcast, Podbean or RSS.
Hello and welcome to The Old-Time Radio Hour Blog. I'm your host Justeen Ward and each week we bring you a classic show from Radio's Golden Age. Today we have a show from a high quality series produced by the great Orson Welles. Originally called "Mercury Theater on the Air", the name was changed to The Campbell Playhouse with sponsorship by Campbell's soup. Today we have a madcap comedy about the movie business, something that both Orson Welles and George S. Kaufman knew a lot about. George S. Kaufman, the famous playwright, makes his acting debut in this production of a best seller by author Jane Allen. There are a lot of laughs in this insider's view of the movie industry. Enjoy The Campbell Playhouse "I Lost My Girlish Laughter" first broadcast January 27, 1939 on CBS. The Old-Time Radio Hour broadcast each week over the World Wide Web. You can subscribe at no charge through Apple Podcast, Podbean or RSS.
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