Performing Arts
Intimate Talks with Movie Stars
A collection of interviews originally published in Moving Picture World that aims to give the movie-mad public "intimate pen pictures o…
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…
Seen on the Stage
A fourth collection of essays on theatre by American critic Clayton Hamilton, intended as a suffix to his earlier works, The Theory of the T…
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…
Front and Center
Front and Center is a wartime-themed radio variety program built around comedy and entertainment for a military audience. Its broadcasts bri…
Chase and Sanborn Program
The Chase and Sanborn Program is a classic American radio variety show built around comedy, music, and celebrity appearances. Its changing c…
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood brings listeners into the world of film through the perspective of its sharp-tongued, unmistakable host, Hedda Hopp…
Golden Age of Radio Interviews Arnold Moss
This title identifies an interview with Arnold Moss, the American actor known for his work in radio, theater, film, and television. The reco…
The American Showmen
The American Showmen presents a program about the Shuberts, the influential theatrical family associated with American stage entertainment. …
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby’s radio program centers on the relaxed, conversational style and warm singing voice that made Crosby one of America’s best-known…
Works Progress Administration Presents Operatic Favorites
Operatic Favorites presents selections from the world of opera under the banner of the Works Progress Administration. The title suggests a p…
The Film Experience
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/21L-011F07
Instructor: David Thorburn
This introduction to narrative film emphasizes the evolu…
Golden Age of Radio Interviews Donald Buka
An interview with actor Donald Buka, whose career included work in radio, film, and television. The conversation offers a chance to hear Buk…
Command Performance
Command Performance was a wartime radio variety program created to entertain members of the U.S. armed forces. Its broadcasts brought togeth…
The Railroad Hour
The Railroad Hour brings Broadway musicals and operettas to radio, presenting familiar stage works in a compact musical-theater format. Host…
Major Bowes and His Original Amateur Hour
Major Bowes and His Original Amateur Hour is a radio talent program built around amateur performers presenting their acts for a national aud…
The American Showmen
The American Showmen presents a program about Florenz Ziegfeld, the theatrical producer whose lavish stage revues became a defining feature …
Golden Age of Radio Interviews Mel Blanc
This title identifies an interview with Mel Blanc, the celebrated voice actor whose performances helped define classic radio and animation. …