Classic Radio 04-15-26 - The Big Show and Jack vs the IRS, Part 2
Published: April 15, 2026
Duration: 2:41:22
Variety on a Wednesday
First, a look at the events of the day.
Then, The Big Show starring Tallulah Bankhead, originally broadcast April 15, 1951, 75 years ago. Jack Carson gives Tallulah a singing lesson. Olivia de Havilland and Evelyn Vardin do a scene from "Romeo and Juliet." Martha Raye does a baseball skit. Eddie Cantor appears as "Maxie the Taxi," a Brooklyn cab driver he made famous with a series of skits on television. Baseball player Tommy Hendrick gives Tallulah some of the fine points of the game. Phil Foster remembers life in old Brooklyn. Tallulah r...
First, a look at the events of the day.
Then, The Big Show starring Tallulah Bankhead, originally broadcast April 15, 1951, 75 years ago. Jack Carson gives Tallulah a singing lesson. Olivia de Havilland and Evelyn Vardin do a scene from "Romeo and Juliet." Martha Raye does a baseball skit. Eddie Cantor appears as "Maxie the Taxi," a Brooklyn cab driver he made famous with a series of skits on television. Baseball player Tommy Hendrick gives Tallulah some of the fine points of the game. Phil Foster remembers life in old Brooklyn. Tallulah r...