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The influence of the WPA on the music of the 1930's. The heroic sounds heard in song, movies, and theater. He provides Bing Crosby's version of Yip Harburg's "Brother Can You Spare a Dime". As well as the Almanac Singers performing "Roll the Union On". Both Moll's Song and the final scene of Blitzstein's, "The Cradle Will Rock" are performed. Terkel provides a host of other songs which highlight the music of the 1930's. Extensive discussion on "The Cradle Will Rock" with its producer John Houseman.
Micheál Mac Liammóir, actor and playwright, discusses his upcoming performance based on the writings of Irish playwright and poet Oscar Wilde.
In addition to talking about Noel Coward's plays, both Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn talk about the difficulties in acting. Getting rid of her accent is one of Tandy's hurdles. Cronyn revealed being able to give the same performance night after night and get the same reaction from audiences was his difficulty.
Studs Terkel and actor Hiram Sherman discuss Sherman’s upcoming play “Mary, Mary,” the Actors’ Equity Association, and what it is like to be an actor.
Studs Terkel speaks with actor Hiram Sherman about Sherman’s play “A Flea in Her Ear,” winning awards, and the differences between American theater and European theater.
Discussing "The Understudy : a Novel" and interviewing Elia Kazan.