The Oldsmobile Show is a half-hour weekly
old-time radio variety program in the
United States
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. It was broadcast on
CBS
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in 1933
[Sies, Luther F. (2014). ''Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 494.] and 1934.
Format
The ''Oldsmobile Program'' featured "Ted Husing's sport talks" and music.
Personnel
Ted Husing was the program's host. The ''Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition'' says that
Leon Belasco's orchestra provided the music, with contralto Barbara Mauel as soloist and the Hummingbirds as the vocal group.
[ The April 1933 issue of ''Radio News'' indicates that ]George Olsen
George Edward Olsen Sr. (March 18, 1893 - March 18, 1971) was an American bandleader.
Born in Portland, Oregon, Olsen played the drums and attended the University of Michigan, where he was drum major. There he formed his band, George Olsen an ...
and his orchestra were the musicians for the program, with Ethel Shutta
Ethel Shutta (pronounced "shoo-TAY"; December 1, 1896 – February 5, 1976) was an American actress and singer, who came to prominence through her performances on Jack Benny's radio show, her role in the early Eddie Cantor musical ''Whoopee!'', ...
, Fran Frey and Richard Gardner singing and that Gus Van
Van and Schenck were popular American entertainers in the 1910s and 1920s: Gus Van (born August Von Glahn, August 12, 1886 – March 12, 1968), baritone, and Joe Schenck (pronounced "skenk"; born Joseph Thuma Schenck, (June 2, 1891– June ...
was "continuing the comedy and character songs which were identified with the Van and Schenck stage partnership of twenty years. Ruth Etting
Ruth Etting (November 23, 1896 – September 24, 1978) was an American singer and actress of the 1920s and 1930s, who had over 60 hit recordings and worked in stage, radio, and film. Known as "America's sweetheart of song", her signature tunes ...
as soloist, backed by Johnny Green and his orchestra.[
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References
External links
Streaming episodes of ''Oldsmobile Program'' from Old Time Radio Researchers Group Library
1933 radio programme debuts
1930s American radio programs
CBS Radio programs
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