Classic Radio 04-29-26 - Tallulah and Ethel and Miltie, and Cousin Sidney at the Kingfish home

Classic Radio 04-29-26 - Tallulah and Ethel and Miltie, and Cousin Sidney at the Kingfish home

Published: April 29, 2026

Duration: 2:44:35

Variety on a Wednesday

First, a look at the events of the day.

Then, The Big Show starring Tallulah Bankhead, originally broadcast April 29, 1951, 75 years ago.   Ethel Merman opens the show with, "There's No Business Like Show Business." Frank Lovejoy appears in an "I Was A Communist For The FBI" drama and the real Matt Cvetic makes a brief anti-communist speech. Rosemary Clooney sings, "Taking a Chance On Love." Gordon MacRae recalls his days as an NBC page. Uncle Miltie does a great monologue about the good old days of radio, and other topics. The c...