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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "U-Boat Prisoner"
Description: Written by Arthur Arent and stars Richard Arent. Narrated by Ned Weaver with music by Don Voorhees. Produced by Homer Fickett. Bud Collyer, Carl Frank, announcers. From the book by Archie Gibbs, this is the story of a merchant seaman rescued by the very submarine which had torpedoed his ship and killed his shipmates.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; U-boats
Local Identifier: program_no:363
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101917
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Valley Forge"
Description: Written by Maxwell Anderson and stars Walter Huston. Features John McIntire. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Robert Armbruster. Gayne Whitman, anncr. The story of General Washington and how he spurred the Revolutionary Army on to endurance and victory.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Valley Forge (Pa.)
Local Identifier: program_no:404
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101919
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Valley Forge"
Description: Written by Robert Tallman and Maxwell Anderson. Stars Lionel Barrymore. Music compsed and conducted by Robert Armbruster. Produced and Directed by Homer Fickett. John Hiestand, Gayne Whitman, anncrs. The famous story of George Washington who was determined to keep the Army in being to show that no disaster--not even lack of shelter of food--was enough to destroy it.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Valley Forge (Pa.)
Local Identifier: program_no:260
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101918
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Valley Forge"
Description: Written by Maxwell Anderson. Produced and directed by Homer Fickett. Stars John McIntire, with Ray Collins, Jeanette Nolan, Edwin Jerome, Kenny Delmar, others. Music Composed and conducted by Donald Voorhees. Announcer: Bud Collyer. Narrator: William Spargo. Maxwell Anderson's vivid word-picture of the zero-hour of the Revolutionary War.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Valley Forge (Pa.)
Local Identifier: program_no:195
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101691
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Victor Herbert"
Description: Starring Francia White with Donald Voorhees and the Cavalcade Orchestra. 1- "Waltz from Sweethearts" - Orchestra 2- "Kiss Me Again" - White 3- Excerpts from "Natoma" - Orchestra 4- "When You're Away" - Orchestra 5- "Thina Alone" - White 6- Medley from "Naughty Marietta" - White, Orchestra
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924
Local Identifier: program_no:98
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101615
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Victor Herbert--A Musical Portrait of an Era"
Description: Produced and directed by Homer Fickett. Music by Donald Voorhees. Basil Ruysdael, announcer. Narrated by John McIntire. Program feature music of Victor Herbert, with some brief incidents from his life. Music includes songs from "Mile. Modiste". "Naughty Mariette", "Eilaan", "Natoma" etc. Singers unidentified.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924
Local Identifier: program_no:191
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101687
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Vincent Youmans"
Description: Cavalcade of Music summer series. Starring Conrad with Donald Voorhees and The Cavalcade Orchestra. 1- "I Want To Be Happy"- Orch. 2- "Tea For Two" - Orch. 3- "Without A Song" - Thibault. 4- "Time On My Hands" - Orch. 5- "Great Day" - Orch. 6- "Through The Years" - Thibault. 7- "Sometimes I'm Happy" - Orch. 8- "Carioca", "More Than You Know", "Hallelujah" - Voorhees, Thibault
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Youmans, Vincent, 1898-1946
Local Identifier: program_no:93
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101611
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Voice In The Wilderness"
Description: Written by Garrett Porter and stars Henry Hull. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Donald Voorhees. Features the Cavalcade players. Bud Collyer and Dick Stars, anncrs.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music
Local Identifier: program_no:216
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101711
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Walter Reed"
Description: Stars John McIntire with Kenny Delmar, Bill Johnstone, Ray Collins. Music by Donald Voorhees with production by Homer Fickett. Basil Ruysdael, announcer. The story of Walter Reed's experiments that led to his discovery of the cause of Yellow Fever.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Yellow fever; Reed, Walter, 1851-1902
Local Identifier: program_no:193
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101689
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "War Come to Doctor Morgan"
Description: Written by Kay Van Riper and stars Elliott Nugent. Features Kenny Delmar and Arlene Francis. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Don Voorhees. Clayton Collyer, announcer. The story of two doctors, Drs. Morgan and Moreau, one of whom served on the home front and the other on Guadalcanal.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Guadalcanal (Soloman Islands)
Local Identifier: program_no:318
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101920
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Washington and The Traitor"
Description: Written by Arthur Arent and stars Herbert Marshall. Features Howard McNear and John McIntire. Music by Robert Armbruster. Gayne Whitman, anncr. The story of the fateful 24 hours that saved the nation and brought the downfall of Benedict Arnold.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801
Local Identifier: program_no:423
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101921
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Waters of the Wilderness"
Description: Written by Bill Johnstone and Robert Richards. Stars Kay Francis with Lou Merrill, Gale Gordon, Agnes Moorehead, Jack Mather, Gerald Mohr, Bea Benaderet. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Robert Armbruster. John Hiestand, Gayne Whitman, anncrs. The story of George Rogers Clark and his love of Teresa de Leyba.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818; de Leyba, Teresa
Local Identifier: program_no:248
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101922
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Weapon 4-H"
Description: Written by Peter Lyon and co-stars Virginia Weidler and Skippy Homeier. Music by Robert Ambruster. Frank Graham, Gayne Whitman, announcers. The story about two farm youngsters and their wartime food raising program under the auspices of the 4-H Club.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; 4-H Youth Development Program (U.S.)
Local Identifier: program_no:432
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101923
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Weather is a Weapon"
Description: Written by Charles Rabiner and stars Dana Andrews. Music by Robert Ambruster. Frank Graham, Gayne Whitman, announcers. The story of how a lieutenant in the AAF Weather Service predicted a weather change that enabled the Army to send planes to stop a German advance during the Battle of the Bulge.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; the Bulge, Battle of, Belgium, 1945
Local Identifier: program_no:435
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101924
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Westward The Women"
Description: Written by Turner Bullock and stars Ann Harding. Host--Walter Huston. Features John McIntire. Music by Robert Armbruster. Gayne Whitman, anncr. Based on the book by Nancy Wilson Ross, this is the story of Abigail Duniway and her fight for the right of women to live and work equally with men.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Duniway, Abigail Scott, 1834-1915
Local Identifier: program_no:416
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101925
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "What Makes A Hero"
Description: Written by Bernard Feins and co-stars Richard Widmark and Statts Cotsworth. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Don Voorhees. Ted Pearson, Roland Winters, anncrs. The story of a short, little man and how he worked to be accepted by the Army and how his exploits finally earned him Congressional Medal.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Slayton, James D., 1910-1961
Local Identifier: program_no:399
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101926
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "What Price Freedom"
Description: Written by Halsted Welles and stars Herbert Marshall. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Robert Armbruster. James Bannon, Gayne Whitman, announcers. The story of Robert Morris, America’s first financial genius, who made a success of the first war loan drive in 1776. Special message from Secretary of Treasure Henry Morgenthau at conclusion of program.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Morris, Robert, 1734-1806
Local Identifier: program_no:389
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101927
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Will Rogers"
Description: With host Gabriel Hatter. Narrated by Thomas Chalmers. Music by Donald Voorhees and the Cavalcade Orchestra. The overture is "Sing for Your Super." Drama traces the career of Will Rogers, his winning of $100 in a roping contest in South Africa, joins cowboy circus and tours the world, returns to America and enters vaudeville, joins Ziegfeld Follies, becomes newspaper columnist, meets President Coolidge, movies, meeting Wiley Post and final flight. With Bill Adams, Bill Johnstone.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Rogers, Will, 1879-1935
Local Identifier: program_no:144
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101642
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Will Rogers"
Description: Written and starring Cal Tinney. Features John McIntyre, Kenny Delmar. Produced by Homer Fickett with music by Donald Voorhees. William Spargo, Clayton Collyer, anncrs. The story of Will Rogers, as told by friend and fellow humorist, Cal Tinney.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Rogers, Will, 1879-1935; Tinney, Calvin, 1908-1993
Local Identifier: program_no:207
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101703
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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "William Penn and The Holy Experiment"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players inc. Bill Johnstone, Karl Swenson, ray Collins. Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees offers "Here In Your Arms". Story of Penn's new colony in America and his fair treatment of the Indians.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Penn, William, 1644-1718
Local Identifier: program_no:104
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101621
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this recording is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.

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