VARIETY OF SHOWS

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, March 13th, 1999

SPEAKING OF RADIO (12-7-71) Actor Don Ameche recalls his ca­reer in a conversation with Chuck Schaden re­corded backstage at the Pheasant Run Play­house in St. Charles, Illinois. He died in 1993 at the age of 85. (26 min)

CHASE AND SANBORN PROGRAM (12-12-37) Don Ameche hosts the hour-long variety show starring Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Nelson Eddy, Dorothy Lamour, the Stroud Twins, Robert Armbruster’s orchestra, and guest Mae West. Nelson Eddy sings “Road to Mandaley;” Dor­othy sings “Every Day’s a Holiday.” Miss West appears with Don Ameche in an “Adam and Eve” sketch written by Arch Oboler, and in a comedy routine with Charlie McCarthy. Chase and Sanborn Coffee, NBC. (60 min)

SPEAKING OF RADIO (2-10-75) Comedian Edgar Bergen reminisces about his long broadcast career in a conversation with Chuck Schaden re­corded in Mr. Bergen’s Hollywood, California office. He died in 1978 at the age of 75. (46 min)

CHARLIE MC CARTHY SHOW (9-21-41) Edgar Bergen with Charlie, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Ray Noble and the orchestra, and guest W. C. Fields. The insults fly during a classic Charlie McCarthy — W. C. Fields confrontation. Abbott and Costello do a wild animal routine. Chase and Sanborn, NBC. (29 min)

RECOLLECTIONS AT THIRTY (7-11-56) Program 5 of 33. Truth or Consequences; Bing Crosby and Bob Burns; Jesse Owens; DeMarco Sisters; Tom Howard and George Shelton. Sus­taining, NBC. (25 min)