After hearing the restored opening, Al Jolson's opening with this version of an old favorite, "Waiting For The Robert E. Lee," fits right in place.

Following this number, Oscar Levant came on with the cast and crew, singing "Happy Birthday" to Al Jolson, who was celebrating his 64th birthday on the day of this broadcast. After the requisite number of jokes about Jolson's age, Oscar delivered a present, the Grieg Concerto. You can enjoy Jolson's response yourself!

An interpolated cut of "All Alone" is substituted for the Kraft commercial in this AFRS version.

Opera soprano Adele Norman next joined the show, wishing she could sing like Jolson. In her own style, she sang Vincent Youman's "Through The Years."

Ken Carpenter then joined in guessing Al's age, 36 perhaps? The comparison to Jack Benny is obvious, along with a slap at the sponsor, and a tip to television, it should only have happened. Jolie demonstrated his continued abilities with a rendition of "Why Can't You Behave?"

Groucho Marx made his entrance to the show, with an attempt to sell Jolson a nightclub, among other plans for the future. Listen to Al and Groucho mangle the script, picture the writers' response, and enjoy radio entertainment as it once was.

On the original broadcast of this show, the concluding number was Al Jolson singing "Auld Lang Syne." Unfortunately, on the AFRS version, this was replaced by an old cut of "Marchita." The final cut has been located, though, and is restored here to the end of the program. It is of lower quality than the rest of the show, and for this I apologize, but I know you would want to hear the closing number of the closing program of the Kraft Music Hall just as Al Jolson performed it.

More than ever, I would reiterate my request at the top of this page. If anyone has a clean copy of this complete program, or any other Kraft show presented in AFRS format, please let us hear from you. Thanks!