Saturday, December 23, 2023

Season's Greetings From Alice Remsen - The Musical Story Lady

 

Christmas Greetings from Alice Remsen, NBC Blue Radio's "Musical Story Lady" From Radio Daily December 1937.


From Variety, January 4, 1939
Alice Remsen (1886-1974) was a British born American entertainer, whose career spanned nearly 50 years. In some histories she was the first singer to perform regularly on television. Her program "Alice Remsen" aired on W2XCD from Passiac, New Jersey in 1931. 

Alice Remsen c. 1932. Image from Radio Digest January 1933


Throughout the 1920s and 1930s she sang regularly on the radio. For NBC she starred in 3 programs at once, one of which was for children called "Land of Make Believe". She was known as the "Musical Story Lady" on this program and released albums based on this series. 

In radio trade magazines, radio stars would extend Christmas Greetings, and this post includes a few from Ms. Remsen. 

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