A biographical and musical salute to American composer Ethelbert Nevin, tracing his short life, family and songwriting through dramatized scenes and performances of music he set to well-known poems. The program emphasizes Nevin's affection for children, his home life and enduring songs, then presents a commemorative scroll accepted by soprano Dorothy Kirsten on behalf of Nevin's son Paul.
This The Railroad Hour broadcast aired on August 1, 1949. It is listed as episode 44 in the archive. ABC Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes The Sportsmen, Gordon MacRae, and Lucille Norman. Other credited names include Jean Holloway as writer, Gordon MacRae as host, and Marvin Miller as announcer.
The surviving recording runs about 29 minutes. The broadcast is also associated with Association of American Railroads.
Weekly musical-drama anthology sponsored by the Association of American Railroads, starring Gordon MacRae in condensed operettas, Broadway musicals and original musical stories.
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