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.
