| Request Performance | | 1945-10-07 | The first show of the series, introduced by Frances as, "The first post-war radio program." A radio trip to New Orleans. The first tune is, "Come Down To New Orleans" (a duet by Frances Langford and Ronald Colman). The program is produced by "The Masquers Club Of Hollywood." |
| Request Performance | | 1945-10-14 | The program is produced by "The Masquers Club Of Hollywood." The first tune is, "Star Dust." The cast does a scene from, "Huckleberry Finn." The system cue has been deleted. |
| Request Performance | | 1945-10-21 | The program is produced by the Masquer's Club Of Hollywood. Johnny Mercer sings, "On The Atchison, Topeka and The Santa Fe." Eddie Bracken goes for a physical. Orson takes listeners on a "Rocket Trip To The Moon." He reminds listeners that he's going to the moon, not Mars. Residents of New Jersey are especially warned. Knox Manning is heard as the "reporter" broadcasting the launch of the rocket ship. Orson's description of being in outer space is remarkably similar to what astronauts would describe twenty years later. The cast does, "The Rover Boys Down East," or "Rescue On The River." |
| Request Performance | | 1945-10-28 | The program is produced by the Masquers Club of Hollywood. W.C. Fields does his "Temperance Lecture" and actually drinks a glass of water. |
| Request Performance | | 1945-11-04 | The program is produced by "The Masquers Club Of Hollywood." Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce appear as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, but Nigel Bruce plays Holmes and Basil Rathbone plays Watson! Lee De Forest tells about how he made "the world's first broadcast" in 1907. The program re-enacts that first broadcast, with Lee De Forest portraying himself, Dick Powell as his assistant. You'll never guess the title of the first record ever broadcast (according to this skit). Dick and June Allyson recreate the program, "Hollywood Hotel." |
| Request Performance | | 1945-11-11 | Produced by "The Masquers Club Of Hollywood." Fred Allen (who does not appear) requests that Jack take out a movie star and spend a lot of money on her. Jack asks Mary Astor for a date and takes her to the Mocambo for a nice series of "cheap" jokes. Sydney Greenstreet reads, "The Tell-Tale Heart." Then, Jack tries his hand at it. |
| Request Performance | | 1945-11-18 | Larry Adler plays, "The Blue Danube," with Herbert Marshall playing the harmonica with him. He also plays "The Rhapsody In Blue," as he did in the Nuremberg Stadium for the G.I.'s in occupied Germany. Lauritz Melchior sings, "Yours Is My Heart Alone" and, "'Til The End Of Time," for which there were 758 requests! Judy swings, "Shortnin' Bread." |
| Request Performance | | 1946-01-13 | The first tune is, "June Is Bustin' Out All Over." A short love story with Dennis and Jane. Dennis and Jane are featured in a love story titled, "Telephone Romance." Produced by "The Masquers Club Of Hollywood." |
| Request Performance | | 1946-01-20 | The program is produced by "The Masquers Club Of Hollywood." Shirley sings, "Thanks For The Memory." Jack hires Rochester as his valet for his big date with Veronica Lake. The show features a drama titled, "Highway 101" with Veronica Lake, Frank Lovejoy. Jack Haley appears as, "Superman." Shirley Ross cracks up as Lois Lane. Superman battles "The Green Hornet" (played by Rochester). When Superman asks Rochester if he's really the Green Hornet, Rochester replies, "Boy, do you need glasses!" |
| Request Performance | | 1946-01-27 | Phil Harris and Alice Faye are announced as, "starring together for the first time in front of a microphone." Alice starts the program with "It Had To Be You." The cast does "The Chest Of Hahalava" by Lord Dunsany. Phil sings, "That's What I Like About The South." A Phil Harris-Alice Faye routine that pre-dates the appearances on "The Fitch Bandwagon" and "The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show." |
| Request Performance | | 1946-02-03 | Boris is "re-converted" as a "gay jokester" and sings! The first tune (after a brief "Donkey Serenade") is, "That's For Me." The program is produced by "The Masquers Club Of Hollywood." |
| Request Performance | | 1946-02-17 | Eddie Cantor's first tune is, "Josephine." Eddie and David Niven appear in, "The Last Chair," a straight dramatic role for Eddie. Art Linkletter does an abridged, "People Are Funny" program. Eddie gets to squirt Art Linkletter with a seltzer bottle. Funny! Frances Langford sews a patch on a pair of pants...with David Niven still in them! |
| Request Performance | | 1946-02-24 | The first tune is a Colonna/Daley duet of, "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby." The program is produced by, "The Masquers Club Of Hollywood." The cast does a scene from, "One For The Money." |
| Request Performance | | 1946-03-10 | The first tune is, "My Mother's Eyes" (sung by guess who). The program is produced by the "Masquers Club Of Hollywood." Announced as Douglas Fairbanks' and Tommy Riggs' first appearances before a microphone since leaving the army (not quite accurate, he appeared on, "Theatre Of Romance" on CBS, playing two roles, on January 8, 1946). The cast does a scene from, "Rappacini's Daughter." |
| Request Performance | | 1946-03-17 | The first tune is, "It Might As Well Be Spring." The program is produced by, "The Masquers Club Of Hollywood." The cast does a scene from, "Mulvaney and Company." |
| Request Performance | | 1946-04-21 | The first tune is, "Sioux City Sue." The program is produced by, "The Masquers Club Of Hollywood." Dick tries to teach Lou Costello to speak and sing clearly. The cast does an Easter story titled, "Spring Comes To Central Park South." The last show of the series. |
