By the early 1950's, sponsors were beginning to abandon radio for television, but nothing on the small screen had the class and sophistication of NBC's The Big Show. Although Mistress of Ceremonies, Tallulah Bankhead and her guests from the world of entertainment were definitely "upper crust", Miss Bankhead's friendly and accessible manner meant that the program was as entertaining in the parlor as it was in the garage.
57 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 83 hours, 18 min)
available in the following formats:
4 MP3 CDs
or
2 Audio CDs
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Spectacular Variety (1950 - 52)
Hosted by Tallulah Bankhead, "mistress of ceremonies," The Big Show competed against The Jack Benny Program and The Charlie McCarthy Show for the attention of Sunday night radio listeners.
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Money flowed like wine into this unusually large program, with some shows topping $100,000.The Big Show also competed against television, and how! The Big Show had big names – including Fred Allen, Jimmy Durante, Groucho Marx, Ethel Merman, Ethel Barrymore, Gary Cooper, Ray Bolger, Martha Raye, Frankie Laine, Celeste Holm, Ed Wynn, Bob Hope, Judy Garland, Joan Davis, and Danny Kaye, to mention a few.
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Put on your high-flying slippers and pull your oversized armchair to the enormously roaring fire, because this is going to be an extravagant night full of huge laughs and grandiose entertainment.
Please note: These recordings are same contents later volumes of the Tallulah Bankhead Collection.
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