Performing Arts
Problems of the Playwright
A third volume of essays by American critic Clayton Hamilton, published as a companion piece to The Theory of the Theatre & Studies in S…
Studies in Stagecraft
A companion piece to Hamilton's earlier work, The Theory of the Theatre. Where that volume dealt with the criticism of dramatic art in gener…
My Musical Life
This is the autobiography of the Prussian-born American conductor Walter Damrosch. It includes dozens of anecdotes about many of the great m…
Shadowland
Shadowland was an American monthly magazine about art, dance, and film published from 1919 to 1923 before being absorbed by Motion Picture C…
Arthur Wing Pinero, Playwright
A discussion about the life and works of the playwright Arthur Wing Pinero. The perfect accompaniment to the plays by Pinero available here …
Instituciones Oratorias
Recapitulación de todo lo dicho sobre la invención y disposición. La elocución es la más hermosa parte de…
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings listeners into the world of film through the perspective of Hollywood columnist and radio personality Hedda …
Metropolitan Opera Auditions
Metropolitan Opera Auditions brings the world of opera to radio through performances by singers appearing before an audience and listeners a…
Chuck Schaden Interviews
In this interview, radio host Chuck Schaden speaks with Herb Vigran, a prolific character actor whose career included work in radio, film, a…
Best of All
Best of All is presented here with Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein identified in the title. The program offers a chance to hear these …
Kraft Music Hall
Kraft Music Hall is a variety program built around music and entertainment, with a changing mix of performances and comedy. Its format bring…
Famous Artists of the Air
Famous Artists of the Air presents performances by celebrated artists in a radio program devoted to music and the performing arts. The title…
Heartbeat of Broadway
Heartbeat of Broadway: The Story Behind Oklahoma points listeners toward the story of the musical Oklahoma!, the landmark stage work by Rich…
Show World
Show World presents an interview with actor Edward Everett Horton. The program offers a chance to hear Horton in conversation, with the focu…
The Comedy Writers Show
This program offers a behind-the-scenes look at the craft of writing comedy for radio, focusing on the work involved in scripting a Bob Hope…
Command Performance
Command Performance is a variety program created to entertain members of the U.S. armed forces during World War II. Its broadcasts bring tog…
The Railroad Hour
The Railroad Hour brings Broadway musicals and operettas to radio, presenting familiar stage works in a compact musical-theater format. Host…
Orson Welles Radio Almanac
Orson Welles Radio Almanac is a variety program hosted by Orson Welles, bringing together spoken entertainment and musical performances. The…
Jimmie Fidler
Jimmie Fidler was a Hollywood columnist and radio personality whose broadcasts brought the world of motion pictures to listeners. This progr…
Erskine Johnson in Hollywood
Erskine Johnson in Hollywood brings the Hollywood columnist’s entertainment reporting to radio. The program centers on Johnson and his cover…