First Guest Harlem Roust A Bouts
Mansfield, Ohio is known as the 'Honor City.' On this episode, 'Red' Lane does a funny act where he copies how a rooster acts, breaking it down into four different parts, plus he does impressions of other birds too. Marion Caruso, who is only twelve years old, performs a tap dancing routine. John Tucker, who goes by the nickname 'The Whistling Wizard,' does some whistling that plays off against the other sounds in the show!
The Major Bowes Amateur Hour was an American radio talent show broadcast in the 1930s and 1940s, created and hosted by Edward Bowes (1874–1946). Selected performers from the program participated in touring vaudeville performances, under the "Major Bowes" name. The program later transitioned to television under host Ted Mack.
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“First Guest Harlem Roust A Bouts.” Major Bowes Amateur Hour. Radio broadcast, September 21, 1939.
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