BROADWAY’S 1930s MUSICALS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, July 6, 1985

RAILROAD HOUR (11-17-52) “On Your Toes” by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart starring Gordon MacRae, Marian Bell, Carmen Dragon and the orchestra, Norman Luboff chorus. Radio version of the popular musical that opened on Broadway in 1936. Association of American Railroads, NBC. (12:15; 14:00)

NATIONAL RADIO THEATRE (1984) “Of Thee I Sing” by George and Ira Gershwin starring John Cullum, Jan Curtis, Edgar Meyer, Mary Ernster and featuring the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Narrated by Bob Wallace. Elaborate, locally produced radio version of the 1931 musical, adapted, produced and directed by Yuri Rasovsky. Sustaining, NPR. (33:00; 25:50; 26:50; 31:15)

RAILROAD HOUR (10-9-50) “Roberta” by Jerome Kern starring Gordon MacRae, Ginny Simms and Edna Best with Carmen Dragon and the orchestra and the Norman Luboff chorus. Radio version of the 1933 Broadway hit musical. Association of American Railroads, NBC. (15:50; 13:40).