Shell Chateau — 1937
26 episodes broadcast in 1937.
January 2, 1937
Four Horsemen of Notre Dame
The bill brings Admiral Richmond P. Hobson and Four Horsemen of Notre Dame.
January 9, 1937
Niagara Falls in a Rubber Ball
The bill brings Johnny Weissmuller (swimmer); Babe Ruth; Paul Gallico (writer); comedy from Ray Dooley; William Moran (retired head of U. S. Secret Service); and Jean Lussier (who went over Niagara Falls in a rubber ball).
The bill brings Cornelia Otis Skinner (actress); Sonja Henie (skater); Giovanni Martinelli (tenor); Mae Questel (songs); a turn from Larry Adler; and Arthur Foehl (animal salesman).
The bill brings Jones and Hare, Rube Goldberg, Eleanor Holm, Art Jarret and The Memphis Five.
January 30, 1937
Guest-Sara Delano Roosevelt
The bill brings Sara Delano Roosevelt (interview); Clyde Beatty (animal trainer); Nick Lucas (songs); a turn from Evelyn Tyner; and Three Marshalls (songs).
The bill brings Ezio Pinza (bass); comedy from Hildegarde Halliday; George O'Brien (actor); a turn from Claude Thornhill; Harry Pruer (xylophonist); Cavaliers Quartet; Bob Pastor (pugilist); and Mitzi Green (songs).
The bill brings Jean Hersholt (Actor); a turn from Efrem Zimbalist; Benny Baker (Trumpeter); a turn from Happy Reese; and Cavaliers Quartet, opening with "I've Got Rhythm".
February 20, 1937
Guest-Benny Leonard, Former Lightweight Boxing Champion
The bill brings Gillian Fisher (soprano); Benny Leonard (former lightweight boxing champion); comedy from Stepin Fetchit; A. L. Alexander; a turn from Sleepy Hall; Cabin kids (songs); Benny Baker (trumpeter); and Cavaliers Quartet.
February 27, 1937
Guest-Bozo, the Talking Dog
The bill brings Rose Hampton (soprano); Father Bernard Hubbard (the Glacier Priest); Frank Buck; A. L. Alexander (commentator); Sam Lewis (trombone); and Cavaliers Quartet.
March 6, 1937
Guest-Captain Eddie Rickenbacher
The bill brings Susanne Fisher (soprano); Eddie Rickenbacker; George Raft; Nat Holman (basketball coach at CCNY); a turn from Pahl and Woodall; and Cavaliers Quartet.
March 13, 1937
Guest-Lotte Lehman
The bill brings Lotte Lehmann (soprano); Aline MacMahon (actress); William Lynn; Ross Gorman (saxophone); and Earl M. Teter (auto wreckers).
March 20, 1937
Guests-Russian Balalaika Qrchestra
The bill brings Russian Balalaika Orchestra; Vienna Boys Choir; Fibber McGee and Molly; Albert Payson Terhune (writer); Major James A. Doolittle; and a turn from Charles Paul.
March 27, 1937
Joan of Arc
The bill brings a scene from "Joan of Arc" with Lillian Gish; Arthur Carron (tenor); and Carl Kreas (yodeler).
April 3, 1937
Guest-Dale Carnegie
The bill brings a turn from Alex Templeton; Notre Dame Glee Club; a turn from Toscha Seidel; comedy from Eddie Dowling and Ray Dooley; Stuart Erwin (actor); and Dale Carnegie (author).
April 10, 1937
Incident in Life of Louis Pasteur
The bill brings a scene from "Incident in Life of Louis Pasteur"; Grete Stueckgold (soprano); User Bagpipe Band; Grantland Rice (sportswriter); Los Rancheros (songs); and Capt. J. H. Ayres (formerly with NY Police Department).
April 17, 1937
Guests: Bob Feller and Carl Hubbell, Baseball Pitchers
The bill brings Bob Feller and Carl Hubbell (baseball pitchers); a turn from Albert Spalding; Marimba Band; and Cossacks Male Chorus.
April 24, 1937
Guest-Gene Sarazen, Golfer
The bill brings Gene Sarazen (golfer); Albert Wiggam (psychologist); and Larry Collins (trombone).
May 1, 1937
Guest-Lauritz Melchoir
The bill brings Lauritz Melchior (tenor); Joe E. Brown; Larry Collins (trombone); and C. E. Rosendahl (Navy commander).
May 8, 1937
Guest-Dizzy Dean
The bill brings Claude Rains (actor); Casper Reardon (harp); a turn from Fray and Braggiotti; Dizzy Dean interviewed by umpire Bill Klem; and Julia Paters.
May 15, 1937
Guest-John Kissinger, Human Guinea Pig
The bill brings comedy from Eddie Garr; Arthur Brown (actor); Ellsworth Vines and Fred Perry (tennis stars); a turn from Josef Lhevinne; Alexander Kikiloff and his Gypsies; John Kissinger (human guinea pig); and C.W. Coates (curator of tropical fish at the NY Aquarium).
May 22, 1937
War Brides
The bill brings a scene from "War Brides" with Alla Nazimova; Norman Cordon (baritone); Frank Luther (songs); comedy from Stoopnagle and Budd; and Gus Good (glockenspiel).
The bill brings Walter Hampden, Bert Lytell, Connie Mack, Mrs. John McGraw, Bert Lynn, Louis D'Angelo, Daughter Louise and Rufe Davis.
June 5, 1937
Sun-Up
The bill brings Mrs. Martin Johnson (interview); a comedy sketch with Billy Lynn; a scene from "Sun-Up" with Florence Reed; comedy from Ekail Boreo; Louise Massey and the Westerners (songs); Chinese Orchestra; William Petty Lee (conductor); and a turn from Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Crawford.
June 12, 1937
Brother Damien
The bill brings a scene from "Brother Damien" with Fritz Lieber; Mario Chamlee (tenor); Norman Cordon (baritone); comedy from Billy Lynn and Rufe Davis; George Frame Brown (author); and Raymond L. Ditmars (curator of reptiles at the NY Zoological Park).
June 19, 1937
Guest-Jack Dempsey, Former Heavyweight Champion
The bill brings Jack Dempsey (former heavyweight champion); and Marc Connelly (playwright).
June 26, 1937
Guests-Fray and Braggiotti, Piano
The bill brings Alex Morrison (golfer); Lewis E. Lawes (warden of Sing Sing Prison); a turn from Fray and Braggiotti; and a comedy sketch with Dave Vine, Harry Lang and Louise Squire.
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