Category: 1930’s
Voices Of Spring – Tensions In Europe – March 20, 1939
It adds up, so subscribe: Become a Patron! – Radio Paris Shortwave – Radio Moscow Shortwave – News – March 20, 1939 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As tensions increased throughout Europe, this first day of Spring in 1939, life for the most part was making a heroic attempt
March 4, 1939 – 150th Anniversary Of Congress – Past Daily Reference Room
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and give a listen to the actual addresses from March 4, 1939 in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Congress.
State Of The Eats: 1938 – Food, Cooking And Preparation 86 Years Ago – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
Believe it not, we rely on subscriptions: Become a Patron! – 1938 – Martha Lane’s Modern Kitchen – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Our concept of food in 2024 is radically different than it was in 1938; or even 1968, for that matter. In some cases our foods and our
“Don’t Read – LIVE!” – A Word Or Two From Henry Miller – 1977 – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
Support the weird and the wonderful: Become a Patron! – NPR: Voices In The Wind – Henry Miller Interview – Oct. 30, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The legendary Writer Henry Miller turned 86 in 1977. To commemorate his birthday, National Public Radio, as part of its series
Looking At The Craft Of Acting In 1955 – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
Become a Patron! NBC Radio – Biography In Sound – The Actor – March 6, 1955 – The Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Although this documentary concentrates primarily at Acting for the Stage in 1955, the sentiments and reflections on the craft spill easily over into film, as was evidenced
Alexander Tcherepnine Plays Alexander Tcherepnine – 1938 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
– Tcherepnine plays Tcherepnine – The NBC Music Guild – 1938 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Diving into music from the 1930s this week, with a recital by the Russian composer Alexander Tcherepnine, who was on a brief tour of the U.S. in 1938 and performed this recital for
A Few Words From Man Ray – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry
As one of the cornerstones of the Avant-Garde, Dada-Surrealist and Modernist Movements, Man Ray is probably best known for his painting, A L’Heure de L’Observatoire – Les Amoureux (Observatory Time – The Lovers) – which you can see in the photo above, as well as his experimental photography. But like
Always The Weather: The Great Mississippi/Ohio River Flood Of 1937 – January 26, 1937
Subscribe and become a member of Past Daily: Become a Patron! – News Coverage of the Mississippi/Ohio River Floods – January 26, 1937 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As news reports come in of the impending blizzard sweeping into the Northeast later on today, I ran across this set
Sophie Tucker Story 1953 – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
– Sophie Tucker Story – October 16, 1953 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sophie Tucker – a name completely unfamiliar to most people. She was one of the biggest stars of the Vaudeville stage in the early years of the last century. And later became a