+ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.12.1947 | theater guild on the air (087) cyrano de bergerac | ||
| 05.11.1947 | theater guild on the air (075) macbeth |
+ Macbeth, which tells of the rise and fall of a dictator, is a play that’s always timely as up to... | |
| 04.27.1947 | theater guild on the air (073) escape |
+ While defending a woman, who is wrongly accused of soliciting him in a park, Matthew Dennent pushe... | |
| 04.20.1947 | theater guild on the air (072) age of innocence |
+ Age of Innocence Is a powerful love story, a moving drama of the conflicts imposed by the convents... | |
| 04.13.1947 | theater guild on the air (071) importance of being earnest |
+ A presentation of the Broadway hit, John Gielgud's production of The Importance of Being Earnest, ... | |
| 04.06.1947 | theater guild on the air (070) still life | ||
| 03.30.1947 | theater guild on the air (069) ladies in retirement | ||
| 03.23.1947 | theater guild on the air (068) the first year | ||
| 03.09.1947 | theater guild on the air (066) no time for comedy | ||
| 03.02.1947 | theater guild on the air (065) what every woman knows | ||
| 02.23.1947 | theater guild on the air (064) blithe spirit | ||
| 02.02.1947 | theater guild on the air (061) the farmer takes a wife | ||
| 01.19.1947 | theater guild on the air (059) a doll's house | ||
| 01.05.1947 | theater guild on the air (057) the great adventure |
+ Priam Farll is a famous English painter and recluse who has been living in isolation around the wo... | |
| 12.22.1946 | theater guild on the air (055) papa is all | ||
| 12.15.1946 | theater guild on the air (054) the old maid | ||
| 12.01.1946 | theater guild on the air (052) a bill of divorcement | ||
| 11.17.1946 | theater guild on the air (050) the man who came to dinner | ||
| 11.03.1946 | theater guild on the air (048) last of mrs cheyney | ||
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 05.12.1946 | theater guild on the air (036) payment deferred |
+ Celebrated stage and motion picture star Charles Laughton recreates his original London and New Yo... | |
| 05.05.1946 | 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... |
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