Variety on a Saturday

First, a look at this day in History.

Then, Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast May 16, 1949, 77 years ago, April Showers starring Jack Carson and Dorothy Lamour. A story of the "good old days" of Vaudeville, based on the 1948 movie which starred Jack Carson and Ann Sothern, inspired by the early vaudeville career of Buster Keaton

Followed by Opportunity USA, originally broadcast May 16, 1949, 77 years ago. A variety program promoting the "Opportunity Drive" for the sales of Savings Bonds. The lineup includes Lum and Abner, Bob Hope, Irene Dunne, Lionel Barrymore, Jo Stafford, Al Jolson, Roy Rogers, The Riders Of The Purple Sage, and more.

Finally, Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast May 16, 1955, 71 years ago, McGee Finds an Old Recipe for Chili. McGee's chili con carne.

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