Research Catalog

The March of time

Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1938-06-09.
Publication
1938.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Voorhees, Donald
  • Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968
  • Nichols, Ora Daigle
  • Don Voorhees Orchestra, performer.
  • Time, Inc., producer.
  • Electrolux Group, sponsor.
  • National Broadcasting Company, broadcaster.
  • WJZ (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster.
Found In
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Description
2 streaming audio files (29:39) : digital, mono.
Summary
Radio program of dramatized real news stories and current events re-enacted in a newsreel format.
Uniform Title
March of time (Radio program)
Alternative Title
  • Mama, I want to make rhythm.
  • March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Subject
  • George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 > Drama
  • Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002 > Drama
  • Dall, Evelyn > Drama
  • Dugan, James (Jazz critic) > Drama
  • Copeland, J. W. > Drama
  • Taylor, Les (Tenant farmer) > Drama
  • Welles, Sumner, 1892-1961 > Drama
  • Kuyai, Taksu > Drama
  • Roosevelt, Franklin D. 1882-1945 > Drama
  • Ickes, Harold L. 1874-1952 > Drama
  • Grant, Heber J. 1856-1945 > Drama
  • Hopkins, Harry L. 1890-1946 > Drama
  • Gillette, Guy M. 1879-1973 > Drama
  • Wearin, Otha D., 1903-1990 > Drama
  • Cash, James Bailey, Jr. > Drama
  • Hoover, J. Edgar 1895-1972 > Drama
  • United States. Work Projects Administration (New York, N.Y.) > Drama
  • Swing (Music)
  • Farm tenancy > Law and legislation > Drama
  • Legal drama
  • Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 > Drama
  • Kidnapping > Drama
  • New Deal, 1933-1939 > Drama
  • Radio programs > United States
  • History, Modern > 20th century
  • United States > Economic conditions > 1918-1945 > Drama
  • United States > Politics and government > Drama
  • Iowa > Politics and government > Drama
  • Guangzhou (China) > History > Drama
Genre/Form
  • Historical radio programs.
  • Radio docudramas.
  • Nonfiction radio programs.
  • Radio serials.
  • Radio commercials.
Note
  • Title and date from original disc label; contents from disc label and audition.
  • Streaming audio transferred from original audio disc.
Access (note)
  • Access to original items restricted. Streaming audio is not accessible to patrons at this time.
Credits (note)
  • Time, inc., producer ; episode presented by Servel, Inc., makers of the Servel Electrolux [Gas] Refridgerators.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.
Contents
  • [Part 1]: Opening signature & [Servel] announcements London, England: Royalty [King George VI and Queen Elizabeth] introduced to "Swing" [by American singer/actress Evelyn Dall, who sings "Mama, I want to make rhythm" ; jazz critic James Dugan analyzes] -- Jackson, Mississippi: Negro Less [Les] Taylor wins case [Taylor vs. Copeland] for tenant farmers against landlords [J. W. Copeland] "Furnish" & "The book" system abolished -- U. S.: Protests against bombing defenseless citizens [featuring Sumner Welles] in warring nations ; unheeded in Japan [75 Japanese bombs fell in Canton (Guangzhou); 700 slain; featuring Japanese official Taksu Kuayi (?)]
  • [Part 2]: [FDR sent telegram to Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes to come home from honeymoon ; Recovery Bill just passed in the Senate] -- U. S.: Salt Lake City: 81 yr. old Huber J. Grant condemns WPA ; Iowa: Guy M. Gillette wins Primarys [primaries]; 2 to 1 over Hopkins-endorsed candidate Wearin -- Princeton, Fla.: James Bailey Cash Jr. kidnapped [featuring FBI's J. Edgar Hoover] -- [Closing announcements & signature [Servel Electrolux Gas Refridgerators].
Call Number
*LJ-16 8719--8720
OCLC
958425878
Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1938-06-09.
Production
1938.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
001341 001558
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Credits
Time, inc., producer ; episode presented by Servel, Inc., makers of the Servel Electrolux [Gas] Refridgerators.
Performer
[Westbrook Van Voorhis, narrator ; Donald Voorhees, music conductor ; with his orchestra ; Ora Daigle Nichols, sound effects chief engineer ; with unidentified actors]
Event
Original radio broadcast on NBC [(Blue Network), WJZ] New York, New York 1938 June 9.
Access
Access to original items restricted. Streaming audio is not accessible to patrons at this time.
Original Version
Archival originals: (2 one-sided audio discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, microrogroove, aluminum, mono ; 16 in.) in *LJ-16 8719--8720.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.
Local Note
Preservation files: (2 audio files : digital, WAV file, 96 kHz, 24 bit), in long term storage, Digital Library Processing server [myh_lj168719_v01f01_em.WAV (Part 1) and myh_lj168720_v01f01_em.WAV].
Added Author
Voorhees, Donald, conductor.
Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968, narrator.
Nichols, Ora Daigle, sound effects engineer.
Don Voorhees Orchestra, performer.
Time, Inc., producer.
Electrolux Group, sponsor.
National Broadcasting Company, broadcaster.
WJZ (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster.
Added Title
Mama, I want to make rhythm.
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Found In:
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Research Call Number
*LJ-16 8719--8720
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