Short Stories & Anthologies
Reader's Digest Radio
- Remember those great subscriptions your aunt or uncle gave you to
Reader’s Digest. Well now you can listen to a variety of short stories that
vary from "Madam Curie" to "I Was A Male War Bride. There are over 70 episodes
and better then 35 hours of wonderful Reader's Digest dramas contained on the CD.
Lux Radio Theater
- Lux Radio Theater was one of the genuine classic radio anthology series.
Lux Radio Theater was on the NBC Blue Network from 1934-1935; then CBS from
1935-1954; back to NBC from 1954-1955, it adapted first Broadway stage
works, and then (especially) films to hour-long live radio presentations. It
quickly became the most popular dramatic anthology series on radio, running
more than twenty years. The program always began with an announcer
proclaiming, "Ladies and gentlemen, Lux presents Hollywood!" Cecil B.
DeMille was the host of the series each Monday evening from June 1, 1936,
until January 22, 1945. On one occasion, however, he was replaced by Leslie
Howard. Lux Theater ran from October 14, 1934 through June 7, 1955. The
hosts were: John Anthony, Albert Hayes, Cecil B. DeMille, William Keighley,
Irving Cummings, with numerous Broadway and Hollywood stars the guests. The
writers were George Wells and Sanford Barnett.
There are over 422 episodes and better then 422 hours of extraordinary
dramatic anthology contained on the CDs and DVDs.
Cavalcade of America, a radio program broadcast from 1935 to 1953,
pioneered the use of anthology drama for company audio advertising. The
show originally aired on the Columbia Broadcast System (CBS) and was
sponsored by the DuPont Company.
It was on CBS from October 9, 1935 to May 29th, 1939 and NBC from January
2nd, 1940 to March 31st, 1953. Television adaptations were on NBC from
October 1st, 1952 to September 2, 1953 and then ABC from September 9th,
1953 to June 21st, 1955 and September 6th, 1955 and June 4th, 1957.
Cavalcade of America documented historical events using stories of
individual courage, individual initiative and achievement.
So grab your drink of choice, and sit down for a virtual cornucopia of not
only Hollywood talent but those in the theatre as well. With notable figures such as Chester Morris, Ida
Lupino, Robert Young, Thomas Mitchell, Charles Bouvier, Donna
Reed, Henry Fonda and too many more to list, and with over 125 hours
and 300 plus episodes you will be enthralled for a very long time.
The
Damon Runyon Theatre
dramatized
52 of
Runyon's short
stories for radio.
John Brown played
"Broadway," who served as host and narrator.
Damon Runyon was a
newspaperman and writer.
His stories were humorous
ones. He
was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of
Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. To
New Yorkers of his generation, a "Damon Runyon character" evoked a
distinctive social type from the Brooklyn or Midtown demi-monde. The
adjective "Runyonesque" refers to this type of character as well as
to the type of situations and dialog that Runyon depicted. He spun
humorous tales of gamblers, hustlers, actors, and gangsters, few of
whom go by "square" names, preferring instead colorful monikers such
as "Nathan Detroit," "Benny Southstreet," "Big Jule,"
"Harry the Horse," "Good Time Charley," "Dave the Dude," or "The
Seldom Seen Kid."
So sit back and enjoy the
short
stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew
out of the Prohibition era. Humorous tales of gamblers, hustlers,
actors, and gangsters. There
are over 51 episodes and better then 25 hours of wonderful
"Runyonesque" type
of characters as well as situations and dialog, that can only be
found in The Damon
Runyon Theater.
The radio show
Favorite Story
brought classic
literature to the radio. Favorite Story broadcasts were hosted by
Ronald Colman. Some of the guest stars included Hans Conreid,
William Conrad, Raymond Burr, and Helen Craig. Favorite Story’s use
of timeless literature lead to its rebroadcast for many
years to come.
So grab your
drink of choice, and sit down for the radio show that brought
classic literature to the radio, along with a virtual cornucopia of
literary classics, and notable figures such as Hans Conreid, William
Conrad, Raymond Burr, Helen Craig, and many more and with
over 37 hours and 78 plus episodes you will have your pick of which
classic you want to listen to.
