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Warren Leming discusses and performs songs from the play "The Eight Hours"

BROADCAST: Apr. 8, 1987 | DURATION: 00:50:22

Digital audio not yet public.

Synopsis

Terkel comments and presents songs and stories from "The Eight Hours"

Details

Broadcast Date
Apr. 8, 1987

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
50 minutes, 22 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Theater

People

Actors Authors, Writers

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Leming, Warren--Interviews Leming, Warren. Eight hours. Haymarket Square Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1886--Drama. Eight-hour movement--Drama. Dramatists--United States--20th century--Interviews Actors--United States--20th century--Interviews Theatric Audiotapes. Radio programs.

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