+ The United States Steel Hour series originated on radio in the 1940s as Theatre Guild on the Air. Organized in 1919 to improve the quality of American theater, the Theatre Guild first experimented with radio productions in Theatre Guild Dramas, a CBS series which ran from December 6, 1943 to February 29, 1944. Actress-playwright Armina Marshall (1895–1991), a co-administrator of the Theatre Guild, headed the Guild's newly created Radio Department, and in 1945, Theatre Guild on the Air embarked on its ambitious plan to bring Broadway theater to radio with leading actors in major productions. It premiered September 9, 1945, on ABC with Burgess Meredith, Henry Daniell and Cecil Humphreys in Wings Over Europe, a play by Robert Nichols and Maurice Browne which the Theatre Guild had staged on Broadway in 1928-29. Within a year the series drew some 10 to 12 million listeners each week. Presenting both classic and contemporary plays, the program was broadcast for eight years before it became a television series.- WikiPedia Click here to read more about Theater Guild Of The Air
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Please enjoy these 68 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09.09.1945 | theater guild on the air (001) wings over europe | ||
| 09.16.1945 | theater guild on the air (002) jacobowsky and the colonel |
+ An adaptation of Franz Werfel's play. It's a romantic comedy drama with a serious undertone. It te... | |
| 10.07.1945 | theater guild on the air (005) ah, wilderness |
+ Ah Wilderness is a comedy of American family life and the confusions of youth, its heroics and hea... | |
| 10.28.1945 | theater guild on the air (008) at mrs beam's (1) | ||
| 11.11.1945 | theater guild on the air (010) emperor jones where the cross is made |
+ Two of the famous playwright ,Eugene O'Neil's, famous one-act plays. The first play is his most fa... | |
| 11.25.1945 | theater guild on the air (012) mornings at seven | ||
| 12.02.1945 | theater guild on the air (013) elizabeth, the queen |
+ Starring real life husband and wife Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne the Lunt’s recreate the roles ... | |
| 12.09.1945 | theater guild on the air (014) ned mccobb's daughter | ||
| 12.16.1945 | theater guild on the air (015) the royal family (1) | ||
| 12.16.1945 | theater guild on the air 015 'the royal family' pt 4 {afrs#019} | ||
| 12.23.1945 | theater guild on the air (016) little women |
+ Jo, Amy, Beth and Meg March are the principle characters in this classic story. Their shy romances... | |
| 12.30.1945 | theater guild on the air (017) knickerbocker holiday |
+ Knickerbocker Holiday is a musical play about New York some 300 years ago. In it the author is hav... | |
| 01.06.1946 | theater guild on the air (018) three men on a horse |
+ Three Men On A Horse is a famous farce about a little man whose business in life was writing verse... | |
| 02.24.1946 | theater guild on the air (025) dead end |
+ Theater Guild On The Air present Sidney Kingsley’s exciting melodrama Dead End which ran in New ... | |
| 04.07.1946 | theater guild on the air (031) strange interlude part 2 | ||
| 04.21.1946 | theater guild on the air (033) green pastures (1) |
+ The Green Pastures Starring Juano Hernandez as the Lord and Richard Huey as Gabriel tells scriptur... | |
| 04.21.1946 | theater guild on the air (033) green pastures (2) | ||
| 04.28.1946 | theater guild on the air (034) mary of scotland |
+ It is Scotland in the sixteenth century, and in the city of Leith on a dark pier on a dark night, ... | |
| 05.05.1946 | theater guild on the air (035) mary, mary, quite contrary |
+ In this sparkling comedy Gertrude Lawrence plays the part of a well-known English actress. It is g... | |
| 05.12.1946 | theater guild on the air (036) payment deferred |
+ Celebrated stage and motion picture star Charles Laughton recreates his original London and New Yo... | |
| 05.19.1946 | theater guild on the air (037) they knew what they wanted |
+ The story is set in the summer of 1924. Tony Pattouchi is an Italian wine grower who has grown mod... | |
| 05.26.1946 | theater guild on the air (038) boy meets girl |
+ Boy Meets Girl is a hilarious comedy which spoofs certain Hollywood characters in a highly amusing... | |
| 06.02.1946 | theater guild on the air (039) call it a day |
+ Call It A Day is one of the most successful comedies ever produced by the Theater Guild and revolv... | |
| 10.20.1946 | theater guild on the air (046) green goddess |
+ William Archer a prominent British critic accepted as a challenge the comment of a disgruntled pla... | |
| 11.03.1946 | theater guild on the air (048) last of mrs cheyney |
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