Aired 1935 – 1953
The Cavalcade of America featured events from American history, usually dramatizing the positive aspects of the nation’s past. Additionally, the show attempted to end criticism of its sponsor, the Du Pont Company. The corporation was viewed in a negative light because of profits made from producing gunpowder during World War I. Throughout the years, actors and actresses from Broadway and Hollywood were featured. Click here to read more about Cavalcade Of America, The
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Please enjoy these 747 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05.05.1937 | songs of the south |
+ The Dupont Cavalcade of America presents a tribute to National Music Week. Probably no part of the... | |
| 05.12.1937 | the story of dynamite |
+ This is the story of a genius who was shunted aside by Europe until America eventually recognized ... | |
| 05.19.1937 | thomas edison the man |
+ Every American knows something of the life and work of Thomas Alva Edison he is properly called th... | |
| 05.26.1937 | songs of the american indian |
+ The Cavalcade of America salutes in songs and story the Indians, the original American. Music has ... | |
| 06.02.1937 | stories of american dyes |
+ Cavalcade of America sponsored by Dupont traces the progress of one branch of chemistry, the story... | |
| 06.09.1937 | the eighth wonder of the world |
+ Millions of years ago in America’s pacific northwest a giant glacier blocked the Colombia River ... | |
| 06.16.1937 | stars of destiny |
+ Among the practical men of vision in our country’s history is one who left a career of science f... | |
| 06.23.1937 | the pine tree shilling |
+ This is the story of the pine tree shilling the first coin to be minted in America. Since their ar... | |
| 06.30.1937 | luther burbank |
+ Luther Burbank is known as the Plant Wizard although he himself never liked the phrase. Still it g... | |
| 07.07.1937 | music of irving berlin |
+ In it’s summer Cavalcade of Music Dupont is pleased to present this tribute to Irving Berlin’s... | |
| 07.14.1937 | music of george gershwin |
+ On the 11th of July 1937 shortly before his 39th birthday musical composer George Gershwin died of... | |
| 07.21.1937 | music of richard rodgers |
+ In writing two successful shows for Columbia University in New York, Richard Rodgers and his lyric... | |
| 07.28.1937 | music of vincent youmans |
+For the Dupont summer Cavalcade of Music the music of American popular composer and Broadway produc... | |
| 08.04.1937 | music of rudolph friml |
+ Rudolph Friml has composed the music for many a successful operetta including The Vagabond King>/I... | |
| 08.11.1937 | music of sigmund romberg | ||
| 08.18.1937 | music of sigmund romberg |
+ This program features the music of Sigmund Romberg a man whose name appears on any list of those w... | |
| 08.25.1937 | music of arthur schwartz |
+ Arthur Schwartz was the writer of the musical score of the 1937 music romance called Virginia and ... | |
| 09.01.1937 | music of victor herbert |
+ The program begins with a melody from one of Victor Herbert’s 41 Operettas, the Waltz from Sweet... | |
| 09.08.1937 | music of nacio herb brown |
+ Many years ago few people dreamed that the movies would talk and sing and that music would be spec... | |
| 09.15.1937 | music of cole porter |
+ Dupont Cavalcade of Music presents the music of Cole Porter one of our most ingenious composers of... | |
| 09.22.1937 | donald voorhees |
+ Dupont Cavalcade of Music presents Don Voorhees own program in honor of their musical director. Th... | |
| 09.29.1937 | edwin booth |
+ Dupont presents the story of Edwin Booth who at the time was called by many the greatest of Americ... | |
| 10.06.1937 | mary lyon pioneer woman educator |
+ 1937 marks two anniversaries in the education of women. One hundred years ago in 1837 so the inaug... | |
| 10.13.1937 | william penn and the holy experiment |
+ This is the story of William Penn and how he came to America in the seventeenth century and founde... | |
| 10.20.1937 | john jacob astor |
+ Cavalcade of America tells the story of a man typical of so many foreign born pioneers whose loyal... |
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