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Long download timeRunning Time: 07:20 hrsNarrator: Tallulah BankheadPublisher:Made available through hoopla, 2019Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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- Contributor: hoopla digital; Bankhead, Tallulah; Lahr, Bert; Hope, Bob; Boyer, Charles; Webb, Clifton; Thomas, Danny; Martin, Dean; Lewis, Jerry; Kerr, Deborah; McGuire, Dorothy; Arnold, Eddy; Piaf, Edith; Robinson, Edward G.; Warren, Fran; Laine, Frankie; Allen, Fred; Hoffa, Portland; Swanson, Gloria; Coca, Imogene; Durante, Jimmy; Bushkin, Joe; Ferrer, José; Murray, Ken; Armstrong, Louis; O'Brien, Margaret; Dietrich, Marlene; Carson, Mindy; Baker, Phil; Harris, Phil; Merrill, Robert; Levene, Sam; Blaine, Vivian; Willson, MeredithEdition: UnabridgedDate:Created2019Summary:
Take $100,000.00 a week, divide it up among some of the brightest stars in entertainment, then add in top-notch writing, a full orchestra and choir conducted by Meredith Willson and hire a sophisticated, deep-voiced leading lady as your hostess and what do you get? One of the most amazing and entertaining variety shows ever to hit the airwaves: "The Big Show," starring Tallulah Bankhead. Aired as a Sunday evening extravaganza, NBC literally broke the bank hiring stars for each 90-minute broadcast -- and it was, of course, simply too expensive to last. But while it did, it provided impressive entertainment, capturing the majority of the mid-20th century's top performers at their peak. This second set offers shows 6 thru 10 of "The Big Show's" first season, , transferred from master recordings and restored for outstanding audio fidelity.
Subject(s): 1941-1950 | 1951-1960 | American wit and humor | Popular musicOriginal Publisher: [United States], Radio Archives, LLCLanguage(s): EnglishISBN: 9781690533221, 1690533226
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