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Title: The Cavalcade of America: "The Big Brothers"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players including Ray Collins, Bill Adams, Bill Johnstone, John McIntire. Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhes offers "A Foggy Day." Story of how "Big Brother" helps a boy who’s had a run-in with the law. COA wins the Radio Guide Magazine Medal of Merit. Presented by Martin Lewis of the magazine.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music
Local Identifier: program_no:118
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101567

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Francis Scott Key"
Description: Stories from the life of the man who wrote the words of our National Anthem and featuring the events leading up to its composition.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Star-spangled banner (Song)
Local Identifier: program_no:120
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101568

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Oliver Wendell Holmes"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players including Bill Adams, Karl Swenson, Bill Johnstone, John McIntire, Ray Collins. Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees offers "I See Your Face Before Me." Program dramatizes incidents in the life of the great poet, doctor and wit.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music
Local Identifier: program_no:121
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101569

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "The Louisiana Purchase"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players including Karl Swenson, John McIntire, Bill Adams, Ray Collins, Bill Johnstone. Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees offers "'Neath The Southern Moon." Program highlights the events leading up to the acquisition of Louisiana from France.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Louisiana Purchase
Local Identifier: program_no:122
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101570

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "The Nation's Schoolmaster"
Description: The overture is "They Didn't Believe Me." Program traces the life of Noah Webster from his first school, marriage, the first speller, editor of New York magazine, and his greatest work, the first dictionary.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Webster, Noah, 1758-1843
Local Identifier: program_no:123
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101571

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Anne Sullivan Macy"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players including Agnes Moorehead, John McIntire, Bill Johnstone. Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees offers "The Song Is You." Special guests are Helen Keller and her companion, Polly Thompson. Program dramatizes highlights in the life of the devoted teacher of Helen Keller.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Macy, Anne Sullivan, 1866-1936
Local Identifier: program_no:124
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101572

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Buffalo Bill-The Last of the Scouts"
Description: Donald Voorhees begins the program with "Wagon Wheels." Program dramatizes little known incidents in the life of the great scout and plainsman. Stars John McIntire with Bill Adams, Bill Johnstone, Karl Swenson.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917 (William Frederick Cody)
Local Identifier: program_no:125
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101573

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Captain Robert Gray"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players (inc. Bill Adams, John McIntire, Ed Jerome, Bill Johnstone, Karl Swenson). Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees offers "Thine Alone" from Victor Herbert's "Eileen." Program dramatizes the discovery of the Columbia River, which secured the territory now included in the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho for the USA.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Columbia River; Gray, Robert, 1755-1806
Local Identifier: program_no:126
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101574

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "John James Audubon"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players (inc. Bill Johnstone, Bill Adams, Karl Swenson, John McIntyre). Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees offers selections from "Snow White." Program dramatizes the life of the French-American naturalist.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Audubon, John James, 1785-1851
Local Identifier: program_no:127
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101575

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Charlotte Cushman"
Description: Donald Voorhees and the orchestra perform "Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes" and "Sally In Our Alley" as an overture. Then, a re-enactment of the career of America's first great actress who was one of the most versatile players in the American Theater. Program traces her career from an opera singer to the great feminine leads of Shakespeare and in "Guy Mannering." With Ray Collins, Bill Johnstone, John McIntyre, Karl Swenson.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876
Local Identifier: program_no:128
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101576

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "The Search For Iron"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players (inc. Bill Adams, Bill Johnstone, Ray Collins, John McIntyre). Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees offers "Someday My Prince Will Come" from "Snow White." The story of a pioneering mother, Hepzibeth Merritt, and her 7 sons and grandsons and their struggles in Minnesota before her boys discovered the great deposits of iron in the famed Messabi Iron Range.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Messabi Iron Range
Local Identifier: program_no:129
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101577

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Defiance of Nature"
Description: Features The Cavalcade Players (John McIntyre, Orson Welles, Bill Adams, ray Collins). Music by Harold Levey. Music heard is Levey's "Cavalcade Overtures" and melodies from the Broadway show "Sally". Program dramatizes the building of the Erie Canal and also, The Holland Tunnel.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Erie Canal (N.Y.); Holland Tunnel (New York, N.Y.)
Local Identifier: program_no:11
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101578

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "The Humanitarian Urge"
Description: Feature The Cavalcade Players (John McIntyre, Bill Johnstone, Ray Collins, others. Music by Harold Levey. As an overture, Levey plays "Themes from Hansel and Gretel", also, the "Waltz of the Flowers" from The Nutcracker. Program dramatizes the famed 'Mary Allen Case' and highlights the story of a boy in juvenile court.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music
Local Identifier: program_no:12
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101579

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "The Declaration of Independence"
Description: The orchestra opens the program with the "American Fantasy" by Victor Herbert. The drama documents the writing and background of our Declaration of Independence.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music
Local Identifier: program_no:13
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101580

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Women In Public Service"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players (Bill Johnstone, Ray Collins, Karl Swenson, others). Music by Harold Levey. Music heard is a medley of Gay '90s favorites, also highlights from Jerome Kern's "I Dream Too Much." Program highlights scenes from the life of Jane Addams of Hull House, and includes the story of a Kentucky volunteer nurse.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Addams, Jane, 1860-1935; Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.)
Local Identifier: program_no:14
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101581

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Building and Architecture"
Description: Feature the Cavalcade Players inc. Orson Welles, Bill Adams, Ray Collins, Bill Johnstone. Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees offers "Country Dance". Program dramatizes the building of Independence Hall and the Empire State Building.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.); Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)
Local Identifier: program_no:15
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101582

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "The Speed Of Words"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players inc. John McIntyre, Bill Johnstone, Ray Collins, Bill Adams. Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, the orchestra plays "On The Trail". Program dramatizes the speed of words via clipper slip, Pony Express, the telegraph, cable, telephone and radio.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music
Local Identifier: program_no:16
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101583

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Enterprise"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players inc. Bill Johnstone, Orson Welles Bill Adams, Ray Collins. Ted Jewett, anncr. As an overture the orchestra plays "Country Gardens". Program dramatizes the life of Frederic Tudor, the man who brought ice to the tropics, and the new air route across the Pacific.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Tudor, Frederic, 1783-1864
Local Identifier: program_no:17
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101584

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Loyalty To Family"
Description: Features Ray Collins & The Cavalcade Players. Music by The Cavalcade Orchestra. As an overture, the orchestra plays Logan's "Pale Moon". Program dramatizes the trip of Elizabeth Harper to the Ohio Territory.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Harper, Elizabeth
Local Identifier: program_no:18
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101585

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "The Bridge Builders"
Description: Features The Cavalcade Players inc. Ray Collins, Karl Swenson John McIntyre, Bill Johnstone. As an overture, the orchestra offers "Father of Waters" and "Deep River". The story of John Roebling's building of the Brooklyn Bridge--and a short drama about the use of modern bridges.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Roebling, John Augustus, 1806-1869; Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
Local Identifier: program_no:20
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101586

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Heroes of The Sea"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players inc. Ray Collins, John McIntire, Bill Johnstone. As an overture, the orchestra offers a medley of sea songs. Two sea stories, how the clipper ship "Flying Cloud" reached San Francisco in 89 days, and the story of a sea rescue.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Flying Cloud (Clipper-ship)
Local Identifier: program_no:21
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101587

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Songs that Inspire the Nation"
Description: Music by Howard Levey's orchestra with the Cavalcade. Program depicts the famous works of Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susannah"), Daniel Decatur Emmett ("Dixie") John Philip Sousa ("Stars and Stripes Forever"). Irving Berlin ("Alexander's Ragtime Band") and Carrie Jacobs-Bond ("A Perfect Day")
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864; Emmett, Daniel Decatur, 1815-1904; Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932; Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989; Jacobs-Bond, Carrie, 1862-1946
Local Identifier: program_no:22
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101588

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Perserverance"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players inc. John McIntire, Ray Collins, Bill Johnstone. As an overture, the overture, the orchestra offers Nevin's "Venetian Love Song". Story of Elias Howe and the sewing machine, and the intervention of the airplane by the Wright Bros.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Howe, Elias, 1819-1867; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912
Local Identifier: program_no:23
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101589

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "They Also Serve"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players. As an overture, the orchestra offers "At Dawning" and "I Hear a Thrush at Eve". Program dramaticizes life of the Glouster Fishermen, and offers a story about firemen and policemen.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music
Local Identifier: program_no:24
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101590

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Conservation"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players inc. Bill Adams, Parker Fenneley, Ray Collins, Bill Johnstone. As an overture, the orchestra offers "Trees". Story of the Forest Rangers in action.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Forest rangers
Local Identifier: program_no:25
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101591

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Fame in Literature"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players inc. Bill Adams, Bill Johnstone, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead. As an overture, the orchestra offers "Father of Waters" and "Huck Finn" from Grofe's "Mississippi Suite". Program highlights the life of Mark Twain, and the life of Louisa May Alcott .
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Twain, Mark, 1835-1910; Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
Local Identifier: program_no:26
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101592

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Opportunity"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players inc. Parker Fenneley, Ray Collins, Bud Collyer. As an overture, the orchestra offers "Sylvia". Highlights from the life of Benjamin Franklin and publisher H.K.Curtis
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Curtis, Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar, 1850-1933
Local Identifier: program_no:27
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101593

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Railroad Builders"
Description: Part One: 'The Story of the Hoosac Tunnel' and how the great engineering feat was completed--first use of nitroglycerin. Part Two: 'The Central Pacific & Union Pacific' - the story behind the building of the 1st Transcontinental railroad, climaxing with the Golden Spike Ceremony at Promotory.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Hoosac Tunnel (Mass.); Central Pacific Railroad Company; Union Pacific Railroad Company
Local Identifier: program_no:28
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101594

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Safety First"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players inc. Ray Collins, Bill Adams, Bill Johnstone. Music by Harold Levey. As an overture, Levey offers musical themes from C.O.A. Program dramatizes the founding of our life insurance companies, offers a prevention story, and a fire fighting story.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Insurance companies
Local Identifier: program_no:29
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101595

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Self-Reliance"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players inc. Bill Adams, Bill Johnstone. Music by Harold Levey. As an overture, Levey offers "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" and "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child". Program highlights indigo planting by Eliza Lucas Pinckney, and a drama about a modern school teacher and a blizzard.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Pinckney, Eliza Lucas, 1723-1793
Local Identifier: program_no:30
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101596

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "The Artistic Impulse"
Description: Features the Cavalcade Players inc. Bill Adams, Bill Johnstone. Music by Harold Levey. As an overture, Levey offers, "Songs My Mother Taught Me" and Brahms' "Lullaby". Program dramatizes events in the lives of West, Stuart, Peale, and Whistler, all great American artists.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; West, Benjamin, 1738-1820; Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827; Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
Local Identifier: program_no:31
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101597

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Admiral Peary Discovers The Pole"
Description: Written by Earl McGill and features the Cavalcade players (inc. Karl Swenson, John McIntyre, Bill Johnstone). Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees offers "Till The Clouds Roll By." Special guest is Capt. Bob Bartlett, friend of Admiral Peary. Story dramatizes Peary's discovering the pole.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Peary, Robert Edwin, 1856-1920; Bartlett, Robert Abram, 1875-1946
Local Identifier: program_no:77
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101598

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Songs of the Gay 90's"
Description: Music by Donald Voorhees and the Cavalcade Orchestra, with special guest soloists: Gladys Rice, Charles Hamilton, Mary Hopple, Alden Edkins, Wallace McGill and Everett Clark. 1- "The New Electric Light" 2- "Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay" 3- "You Can’t Play in Our Yard" 4- "Bicycle Built for Two" 5- "My Evening Star" 6- "Brown October Ale" and "Oh Promise Me" from Robin Hood 7- "Sweet Adeline"
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music
Local Identifier: program_no:78
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101599

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "The Golden Touch"
Description: Features the Cavalcade players. Including Bill Johnstone, Ray Collins, others. Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees plays "Allah's Holiday." The story highlights the discovery of gold on John Sutter's California property.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880
Local Identifier: program_no:79
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101600

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "George Washington, Farmer"
Description: Features the Cavalcade players (Bill Johnstone, Ed Jerome, Ray Collins, Karl Swenson, others). Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees plays "Here In My Arms" by Rodgers & Hart. Program dramatizes Washington's efforts as a scientific farmer.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Washington, George, 1732-1799
Local Identifier: program_no:80
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101601

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "The Story of Dynamite"
Description: Features the Cavalcade players (Ed Jerome, Karl Swenson, Ray Collins, Bill Johnstone, Bill Adams, others). Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees plays "Kalua" from Kern's "Good Morning Dearie." Program highlights incidents in the life of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Nobel, Alfred Bernhard, 1833-1896
Local Identifier: program_no:82
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101602

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Thomas A. Edison--The Man"
Description: Features William Johnstone and the Cavalcade players. Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees plays "Crinoline Days" from Irving Berlin's Music Box Revue. Program highlights little known incidents in the life of the great inventor.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Local Identifier: program_no:83
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101603

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Songs of The American Indian"
Description: Features soloist Helen Denton. Long Bear (last hereditary chief of Pawnees), the Cavalcade players (Karl Swenson, Bill Johnstone, John McIntyre, Ray Collins, others) and Donald Voorhees and his orchestra. Program features tribal chants and authentic Indian songs with the legends of the Pawnees and other Indian tribes.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Indian legends
Local Identifier: program_no:84
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101604

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "The Story of the American Dyes"
Description: Features the Cavalcade players (w/Bill Johnstone, Ray Collins, Karl Swenson, others). Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees offers "What Is There To Say" from the Ziegfeld Follies of 1933. Program depicts the need for an American dye industry, dramatizes its inception and successful growth as reflected in the lives of a typical American family.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; American Dye Industry
Local Identifier: program_no:85
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101605

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "The Eight Wonder of The World"
Description: Features the Cavalcade players (Ray Collins, Bill Johnstone, Karl Swenson, Bill Adams, others). Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees offers "I'll See You In My Dreams". Program dramatizes the building of Grand Coulee Dam.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)
Local Identifier: program_no:86
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101606

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Stars of Destiny"
Description: Features The Cavalcade Players (Karl Swenson, Ray Collins, Ed Jerome, Bill Johnstone, others). As an overture, Voorhees offers "Night and Day" from "The Gay Divorcee". Program dramatizes incidents from the life of David Rittenhouse, scientist, inventor, astronomer and patriot.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796
Local Identifier: program_no:87
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101607

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "The Pine Tree Shilling"
Description: Features The Cavalcade Players (Bill Adams, Bill Johnstone, Karl Swenson, Ed Jerome, ray Collins, others). Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees offers, "One Alone" from "The Desert Song". Program dramatizes the first coinage of money in America.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; American Coinage
Local Identifier: program_no:88
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101608

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Luther Burbank"
Description: Features The Cavalcade Players (Bill Johnstone, Karl Swenson, Ray Collins, others). Music by Donald Voorhees. As an overture, Voorhees plays "Float On" from Friml's "Hi Jinx". Program dramatizes incidents in the life of plant wizard Luther Burbank.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926
Local Identifier: program_no:89
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101609

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Richard Rodgers"
Description: Cavalcade of Music summer series. Starring Conrad Thibault with Donald Voorhees and The Cavalcade Orchestra. 1-"Mountain Greenery" - Orch. 2-"Here In My Arms" - Orch. 3-"My Heart Stood Still" - Thibault 4-"Blue Room" - Orch. 5-"With A Song In My Heart" - Orch. 6-"My Romance" - Thibault 7-"There's A Small Hotel" - Orch. 8-Medley from "Babes In Arms"- Orch and Thibault.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979
Local Identifier: program_no:92
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101610

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
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101611

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Rudolph Friml"
Description: Cavalcade of Music summer series. Starring Francia White and Donald Voorhees and The Cavalcade Orchestra. 1- "Song of the Vagabonds" - Orch. 2- "You're In Love" - Orch. 3- "Gianina Mia" - White. 4- "Allah's Holiday" - Orch. 5- "Chansonsette" - Orch. 6- "Indian Love Call" - White. 7- "Only A Rose" - Orch. 8- "March of the Muskateers, Rackety Coo, Sympathy" - White and Orch.
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Friml, Rudolph, 1879-1972
Local Identifier: program_no:94
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101612

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Sigmund Romberg"
Description: Starring Francia White and Donald Voorhees and the Cavalcade Orchestra. 1- "When I Grow Too Old To Dream" - Orchestra 2- "Will You Remember?" - Orchestra 3- "Lover, Come Back To Me" - White 4- "One Alone" - Orchestra 5- "Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise" - Orchestra 6- "One Kiss" - White 7- "The Road To Paradise" - Orchestra 8- "Just Around the Block" - "The Desert Song", 'Stouthearted Men" - White and Orchestra
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Romberg, Sigmund, 1887-1951
Local Identifier: program_no:96
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101613

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Arthur Schwartz"
Description: Starring Arthur Schwartz, Francia White with authors Lawrence Stallings and Owen Davis, Donald Voorhees and the Cavalcade Orchestra. Program features the music of Schwartz and also promotes the opening of his new musical "Virginia". 1-- "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans" - Orchestra 2- "Something to Remember You By" - Orchestra 3- "Love is a Dancing Thing" - White 4- Arthur Schwartz talks about and then Voorhees plays "Dancing in the Dark" 5- "You and the Night and the Music" - White 6- Schwartz introduces Stallings and Davis, authors of "Virginia" who talk about the show. Then Voorhees plays his favorite song from it, "An Old Flame Never Dies" 7- "My Heart is Dreaming" - White 8- "If You Were Someone Else" - Orchestra 9- "Goodbye Jonah" - Orchestra
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Schwartz, Arthur, 1900-1984
Local Identifier: program_no:97
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101614

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
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101615

Title: The Cavalcade of America: "Nacio Brown"
Description: Starring Donald Voorhees and the Cavalcade Orchestra. At the conclusion of the broadcast, a report on the American Chemical Society meeting at Rochester, N.Y. 1- "Singing in the Rain" 2- "Pagan Love Song" 3- "The Moon is Low" 4- "Paradise" 5- "The Wedding of the Painted Doll" 6- "New Moon Over My Shoulder" 7- "Temptation" 8- Medley from "Broadway Melody of 1938" 9- Report on Chemical meeting
Series: Entertainment -- Cavalcade of America
Subject: Cavalcade of America (Radio program); Historical Drama; Band Music; Brown, Nacio Herb, 1896-1964
Local Identifier: program_no:99
Type: Sound recordings
Physical Location: American University Library -- Special Collections
Collection: John R. Hickman Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/2041-101616

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