From Saturday night, September 7, 1935, enjoy the Al Jolson Shell Chateau program, with guests Lois Terry, Ralph Forbes and Heather Angel, Betty Bordon, and Joe Penner. The orchestra was conducted by Victor Young, and Jack Stanton and Peggy Gardiner continued as regular featured players.

As with all programs of this series, the fidelity of this program leaves much to be desired. In addition, the commercials are missing from this copy of the program. We can just be glad we have the opportunity to listen to Al Jolson on the radio in the mid-1930s. Jolie opened this program with the "Good Evening, Friends" that was his custom at the time. After the opening, Jolson introduced the guests for the evening, with a few choice jokes directed at each one of them.

Al Jolson opened the program by singing a song he had sung previously on the Chateau, "The Rose In Her Hair," which he dedicated to Marian Davies and the movie "Page Miss Glory."

Sports played a major role in the public's interest in 1935, and the sports guest on this week's Shell Chateau was Lois Terry, a Women's Softball pitcher, who was known as the "Blonde Venus" of the sport. Wait until you hear the stats for this player!

Welcoming his regulars Jack Stanton and Peggy Gardiner, Jolson introduced them with some jokes reflective of the times. They then entertained with the song, "One Kiss."

Introducing them as "two of the nicest people in Hollywood," Ralph Forbes and Heather Angle next joined the show with a dramatic scene from the show, "Michael and Mary." As with all of the dramatic presentations on this series, this segment gives a nice insight into radio entertainment in the early - pre-television - days!

Giving a preview of a movie that was set to open next month, Jolson discussed the film "Shipmates Forever." With Ruby Keeler in the cast, listen to just how he describes the movie! At any rate, he took this opportunity to sing a song from the show, "I'd Like To Take Orders From You."

Victor Young then had the orchestra perform a medley of songs from "Showboat." Jerome Kern would have been proud!

A "sweet little girl" headed for stardom, Betty Bordon next joins the Shell Chateau. She performs the song, "The Gentleman Obviously Doesn't Believe In Love." And what happened to Betty Bordon? Another mystery!

Joe Penner was a comedian of the 30s who was famous for lines like "You wanna buy a duck?" and "You nasty man!" Here he joins the program, in a form later copied by many comedians, even up to this day.

Jolson then closed the show with another song from "Shipmates Forever," "I'd Rather Listen To Your Eyes." Listen to the fun he has with these lyrics!

One commercial is preserved at the end of this show. Promising another great show next week, Jolson signed off with his traditional "Thank You Father."