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Backstage Wife

Description

Backstage Wife is a radio soap opera following Mary Noble, an Iowa woman who comes to New York and navigates marriage, ambition, and theater-world complications.

Backstage Wife is an American soap opera radio program that details the travails of Mary Noble, a girl from a small town in Iowa who came to New York seeking her future.

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Showtimes

Original schedule

  1. 1935–19369:45 AM ET
    Mutual Broadcasting System · morning
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  2. 1935–19369:45 AM ET
    Mutual Broadcasting System · morning
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  3. 1935–19369:45 AM ET
    Mutual Broadcasting System · morning
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  4. 1935–19369:45 AM ET
    Mutual Broadcasting System · morning
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  5. 1935–19369:45 AM ET
    Mutual Broadcasting System · morning
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  6. 19364:15 PM ET
    NBC Blue Network · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  7. 19364:15 PM ET
    NBC Blue Network · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  8. 19364:15 PM ET
    NBC Blue Network · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  9. 19364:15 PM ET
    NBC Blue Network · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  10. 19364:15 PM ET
    NBC Blue Network · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  11. 1936–193711:15 AM ET
    NBC Blue Network · morning
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  12. 1936–193711:15 AM ET
    NBC Blue Network · morning
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  13. 1936–193711:15 AM ET
    NBC Blue Network · morning
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  14. 1936–193711:15 AM ET
    NBC Blue Network · morning
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  15. 1936–193711:15 AM ET
    NBC Blue Network · morning
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  16. 1938–19554:00 PM ET
    NBC Radio Network · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  17. 1938–19554:00 PM ET
    NBC Radio Network · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  18. 1938–19554:00 PM ET
    NBC Radio Network · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  19. 1938–19554:00 PM ET
    NBC Radio Network · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  20. 1938–19554:00 PM ET
    NBC Radio Network · evening
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  21. 1955–195812:15 PM ET
    CBS Radio Network · afternoon
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  22. 1955–195812:15 PM ET
    CBS Radio Network · afternoon
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  23. 1955–195812:15 PM ET
    CBS Radio Network · afternoon
    SuMoTuWeThFrSa
  24. 1955–195912:15 PM ET
    CBS Radio Network · afternoon
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  25. 1955–195912:15 PM ET
    CBS Radio Network · afternoon
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Cast & Crew

B
Bob Brown
Announcer
E
Edward Allen
Announcer
F
Ford Bond
Announcer
H
Harry Clark
Announcer
P
Pierre Andre
Announcer
R
Roger Krupp
Announcer
S
Sandy Becker
Announcer
S
Stuart Dawson
Announcer
Cameron Prud'Homme
Cast
C
Court Benson
Cast
Edgar Stehli
Cast
G
George Tiplady
Cast
Joseph Curtin
Cast
J
Joyce Howard
Cast
R
Rita Lloyd
Cast
R
Roland Winters
Cast
B
Blair Walliser
Director
D
DeWitt McBride
Director
F
Fred Weihe
Director
J
Joseph 'Joe' Mansfield
Director
L
Les Mitchell
Director
L
Lou Jacobson
Director
R
Richard Leonard
Director
A
Alan MacAteer
Pop
A
Andree Wallace
Irene
A
Anita Anton
Julia Dixon
A
Anne Burr
Regina Rawlings
B
Bartlett 'Bart' Robinson
Rupert Barlow
B
Bess McCammon
Mrs. Dubois
B
Betty Ruth Smith
Katherine Monroe
B
Bonita Kay
Christine
C
Carlton KaDell
Dennis Conroy
C
Charles 'Chuck' Webster
Tom Bryson
C
Charles Egleston
Pop, the stage doorman
C
Charlotte Keane
Beatrice
Charlotte Manson
Marcelle Betrand
C
Charme Allen
Mercy
C
Chet Kingsbury
Organist
C
Claire Niesen
Mary Noble
D
Daniel Sutter
Tom Blake
D
Don Gallagher
Callahan
D
Donna Creade
Judith Merritt
D
Dorothy Francis
Sylvia King
D
Dorothy Sands
Margot
E
Eileen Palmer
Goldie
E
Elmira Roessler
Jennifer Davis
E
Eloise Kummer
Sandra Barclay
E
Ethel Owen
Lady Clara
E
Ethel Wilson
Maude Marlowe
F
Frank Dane
Tom Bryson
G
Gail Henshaw
Tess Morgan and Alice Duffy
G
George Ansell
Ocko
G
George Niese
Tod Goodhue
G
George O. Petrie
Marty Rufus
G
Guy Sorel
Larry Noble
H
Helen Claire
Virginia Lansing
H
Henrietta Tedro
Maude Marlowe
H
Hoyt Allen
Taylor
James Meighan
Larry Noble
J
John 'Johnny' McGovern
Ramsey

References

Hickerson, Jay. The 4th Revised Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to ALL Circulating Shows.
Paulson, Roger C. Archives of the Airwaves (7 Volumes). The Old Radio Times.
Buxton, Frank and Owen, Bill. The Big Broadcast 1920-1950. OtrrPedia Forum.
Lackmann, Ron. The Encyclopedia of American Radio.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR BROADCAST THIS WEEK.” New York Times, January 4, 1931.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.” New York Times, March 17, 1929.
“RADIO PROGRAMS SCHEDULED FOR THE CURRENT WEEK New York.” New York Times, December 29, 1929.
Terrace, Vincent. Radio's Golden Years - The Encyclopedia of Radio Programs 1930-1960. Collector's Corner.
“Today's Radio Program.” New York Times, January 1, 1927.

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