Research Catalog

The March of time

Title
  1. The March of time : radio broadcast, 1938-02-03.
Published by
  1. 1938.

Details

Additional authors
  1. Voorhees, Donald
  2. Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968
  3. Gordon, Leon, 1884-1960.
  4. Nichols, Ora Daigle
  5. Don Voorhees Orchestra, performer
  6. Time, Inc., producer
  7. National Broadcasting Company, broadcaster
  8. WJZ (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster
Found in
  1. March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Description
  1. 2 streaming audio files (29:39) : digital, mono.
Summary
  1. Radio program of dramatized real news stories and current events re-enacted in a newsreel format.
Uniform title
  1. March of time (Radio program)
Alternative title
  1. March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Subject
  1. La Guardia, Fiorello H. 1882-1947 > Drama
  2. Margules, Annette > Drama
  3. Bernard, Allen (Journalist) > Drama
  4. William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941 > Drama
  5. George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 > Drama
  6. Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands, 1938- > Drama
  7. Rockland Psychiatric Center > Drama
  8. American Federation of Labor. Theatrical Costume Workers Union, Local 21313 (Brooklyn, N. Y.) > Drama
  9. Icebreakers (Ships) > Russia > Drama
  10. Drifting ice stations > Antarctica > Drama
  11. Cargo ships > England > Drama
  12. Submarine disasters > Drama
  13. Radio programs > United States
  14. History, Modern > 20th century
  15. West (U.S.) > Tours > Drama
  16. Polar regions > Discovery and exploration > Drama
Genre/Form
  1. Historical radio programs.
  2. Radio docudramas.
  3. Nonfiction radio programs.
  4. Radio serials.
  5. Radio commercials.
Contents
  1. [Part 1]: Opening signature & announcements [Life: a magazine of pictures, featuring advertisements of Baker's Chocolate and Cocoa] U. S. politics: Mayor LaGuardia ventures western tour; 1940 Presidential aspirants -- Arctic Ocean: Soviet polar expedition adrift on ice floe [trying to contact Icebreaker Minmanyiz?] -- Brooklyn, N. Y.: Actress Annette Margules ([who played in Off-Broadway revival of Leon Gordon's] "White cargo") settles [Theatrical Costume Workers Union, Local 21313] "bead strike" -- Off Spanish Coast: Submarine sinks British freighter "Endymion" -- [N. Y. C.: Newshawk Allen Bernard; unwilling inmate Rockland Cy. insane asylum] [first 10 seconds ; ends abruptly] .
  2. [Part 2]: [Continued to end] N. Y. C.: Newshawk Allen Bernard; unwilling inmate Rockland Cy. insane asylum -- Doorn, Netherlands: Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm celebrates 79th birthday ; British relatives send greetings [featuring Bertie, the young Duke of York, or King George VI] -- Holland: Royal Princess Beatrix born -- Closing announcements & signature [Life: a magazine of pictures].
Call number
  1. *LJ-16 8693--8694
Note
  1. Title and date from original disc label; contents from disc label and audition.
  2. "I Luna[ic?] (continued)"--red wax pencil written on audiodisc outer tread (Part 2)
  3. Streaming audio transferred from original audio disc.
Access (note)
  1. Access to original items restricted. Streaming audio is not accessible to patrons at this time.
Credits (note)
  1. Time, inc., producer.
Linking entry (note)
  1. Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.
Title
  1. The March of time : radio broadcast, 1938-02-03.
Production
  1. 1938.
Country of producing entity
  1. United States
Playing time
  1. 001543 001356
Type of content
  1. spoken word
Type of medium
  1. audio
  2. computer
Type of carrier
  1. online resource
Credits
  1. Time, inc., producer.
Performer
  1. [Westbrook Van Voorhis, narrator ; Donald Voorhees, music conductor ; with his orchestra ; Ora Daigle Nichols, sound effects chief engineer ; with unidentified actors]
Event
  1. Original radio broadcast on NBC [(Blue Network), WJZ] New York, New York 1938 February 3.
Access
  1. Access to original items restricted. Streaming audio is not accessible to patrons at this time.
Original version
  1. Archival originals: (2 one-sided audio discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, microrogroove, aluminum, mono ; 16 in.) in *LJ-16 8693--8694.
Linking entry
  1. Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.
Local note
  1. Preservation files: (2 audio files : digital, WAV file, 96 kHz, 24 bit), in long term storage, Digital Library Processing server [myh_lj168693_v01f01_em.WAV (Part 1) and myh_lj168694_v01f01_em.WAV].
Added author
  1. Voorhees, Donald, conductor.
  2. Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968, narrator.
  3. Gordon, Leon, 1884-1960. White cargo.
  4. Nichols, Ora Daigle, sound effects engineer.
  5. Don Voorhees Orchestra, performer.
  6. Time, Inc., producer.
  7. National Broadcasting Company, broadcaster.
  8. WJZ (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster.
Added title
  1. March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Found in:
  1. March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Research call number
  1. *LJ-16 8693--8694
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