VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, January 16th, 1999

THE SHADOW (5-16-48) “The Giant of Ma­dras” starring Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston, “wealthy young man about town” with Grace Matthews as his “constant friend and companion,” the lovely Margo Lane. Trav­eling on a train, Lamont and Margo meet a man carrying a valuable diamond. Soon the man is fatally wounded and the gem is miss­ing. Andre Baruch announces. MBS. (23:40)

CAVALCADE OF AMERICA (12-5-38) “Knute Rockne” is the subject as Gabriel Heatter introduces this show devoted to the legend­ary Notre Dame football coach whose ca­reer began in Chicago’s Logan Square com­munity. Donald Voorhees and the orchestra. DuPont, CBS. (28:43)

SPEAKING OF RADIO (12-13-73) Actor Bret Morrison, who por trayed “The Shadow” (Lemont Cranston) on radio in 1943 and 1944 and from 1945-1954, recalls his broadcast ca­reer in a conversation with Chuck Schaden in Mr. Morrison’s Holly­wood home. He died in 1978 at the age of 66. (35:23)

THE SHADOW (2-8-48) “The Thing in the Cage” starring Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston with Grace Matthews as the lovely Margo Lane. A fearsome caged beast kills on command of its master. Cranston, using hyp­notic powers learned in the Orient, becomes The Shadow at the appropriate moment. Andre Baruch announces. Blue Coal, MBS. (27:54)

RECOLLECTIONS AT THIRTY (6-27-56) Pro­gram 3 of 33. Audio clips from NBC’s 30 year broadcast history. NBC Minstrels; Easy Aces; Shell Chateau with Al Jolson and Maxie Rosenbloom; Original Amateur Hour with Ma­jor Edward Bowes; actor Leslie Howard; Rosa Ponselle. Ed Herlihy hosts. Sustaining, NBC. (23:57)

KAY KYSER’S KOLLEGE OF MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE (12-5-45) The “old professor” and the gang broadcasting from the U.S. Naval Station at Corpus Christi, Texas. Featured are Michael Douglas, Georgia Carroll, Ish-Kabibble. Includes a quiz segment on radio themes. AFRS rebroadcast. (30:00)