One year after their first appearance together on Silver Theater in First Love, Jimmy Stewart and Rosalind Russell were back again as the stars of Up From Darkness. This two-part story was broadcast on October 23 and 30, 1938. Here are a few newspaper previews which appeared on the first broadcast date. The first is from The Hammond Times, Hammond, IN:
Next is one from the Wichita Daily Times, Wichita Falls, TX:
Finally, this one appeared in the Lima News, Lima, OH:
Here’s the audio for the first week’s performance:
Act 1:
Act 2:
The Silver Theater provided radio stations with promotional post cards to help advertise the series. Both Stewart and Russell were among those pictured on the cards.
The back of the card had a short message and a space for the station’s call letters and the time of the broadcast in that area.
The following newspaper photo and preview is from the Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, NE, and appeared on the day of the second broadcast:
Part 2, Act 1:
Part 2, Act 2:
For more complete information of this and other Silver Theater broadcasts, see Jimmy Stewart on the Air.
We’re adding a new mention of the October 30th program. We just located it in Radio Mirror magazine.
