From Saturday night, September 21, 1935, enjoy the Al Jolson Shell Chateau program, with guests tennis star Wilmer Allison, the comedy team of Allen Jenkins and Frank McHugh, singer June Marlow, and Ricardo Cortez. 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 said that he was happier than he was for the past seven years, this being his seventh wedding anniversary to Ruby Keeler. He then introduced the guests for the evening, with a few choice jokes directed at each one.

Al Jolson opened the program by singing the title song from 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 Wilmer Allison, 1935 Singles Tennis Star, many of whose Davis Cup records still stand, and who later became a coach at the University of Texas.

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 Alone."

With a scene from the comedy "Is That So," Jolson introduced the comedy team of Frank McHugh and Allen Jenkins. Again, this gives us a time portal into the comedy of a previous age.

Al Jolson then took the stage, to sing a medley of three songs from his collection, that he just loved to sing. Sit back and enjoy his treatment of "At Sundown," "My Blue Heaven," and "Night and Day."

Victor Young started the second half of the show with a medley of Victor Young's compositions. See how many of them you can name!

June Marlow, introduced as a blues singer, next joined the show after a strange introduction. She sang a number called "Swing It, Swing It, I Gotta Be There." Ms. Marlow was apparently married to actor Spike Milligan, who was Monsieur Rimbaud in Mel Brooks' "History of the World, Part I," and Spike in "Monty Python's Life of Brian." She did appear in several films through the years.

Introducing actor Ricardo Cortez, who was born Jacob Krantz in Vienna, Austria, and was Greta Garbo's leading man in her first silent feature, Mr. Cortez then stars in a scene from "The Finger of God." Of course, we all remember Ricardo Cortez as Harry, of Harry and Ynez, in the wonderful Jolson film, "Wonder Bar!"

Jolson then closed the show with another song written by "one the best pals I have," Irving Berlin. From the movie "Top Hat," Jolson sings "Isn't It A Lovely Day." Yes, Jolie, it certainly was!

Promising another great show next week Jolson signed off with his traditional "Thank You Father."