Burlesque-6/15/36
Lux Radio Theater, one of the genuine classic
radio anthology series (NBC Blue Network (1934-1935); CBS (1935-1955),
adapted first Broadway stage works, and then (especially) films to
hour-long live radio presentations. It quickly became the most popular
dramatic anthology series on radio, running more than twenty years. The
program always began with an announcer proclaiming, "Ladies and
gentlemen, Lux presents Hollywood!" Cecil B. DeMille was the host of
the series each Monday evening from June 1, 1936, until January 22,
1945.