The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
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1930–1949 · NBC, CBS, Mutual
The First Nighter Program
An evening at a theatre that never existed
Every week for nineteen years a listener was walked into a theatre that did not exist. The announcer greeted you in the lobby, an usher showed you to your seat, the house lights went down and a three-act original play began — with an intermission bell, a curtain call and applause. The Little Theatre off Times Square was a set of sound effects and a piece of copywriting, and it worked so completely that people wrote in asking for tickets. As a piece of design it is the direct ancestor of every framing device radio drama would use afterwards.
40 broadcasts · 9 seasons held · The Little Theatre off Times Square
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19411
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
19449
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
19451
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
19472
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
194817
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
19491
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
19523
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
19535
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.
The First Nighter Program, NBC, CBS, Mutual. Recording held by the Internet Archive; public domain.