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Music and Ballet.
From 1937 to 1943 author, critic, and commentator Irving Deakin hosted WQXR’s Music and Ballet a Thursday evening program devoted to dance and music for dance productions "of all peoples in all periods."
On March 21, 1938, the trade publication Radio Daily praised the broadcasts as unique and “handled in an easy smooth manner that makes every listener a potential St. Denis or Shawn. It is to be noted that the program would have only a very limited listener appeal if it were not handled so well…Program is definitely one of the WQXR topnotchers, and should continue as such.”
Thanks to the NYPL Jerome Robbins Dance Division for making these broadcasts available to us. To find out more about host Irving Deakin and his remarkable career please see: Irving Deakin Papers.
Logo photo of Irving Deakin (above left) courtesy of the NYPL Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
