Radio City Playhouse

The First and the Last

English · Radio

Radio City Playhouse is an anthology drama series, with each broadcast presenting a self-contained story rather than following a continuing cast of characters. Its episodes range across human relationships, personal dilemmas, and moments of suspense, bringing different situations and voices to the microphone from week to week.

The program uses the intimate possibilities of radio drama: dialogue, performance, and sound create the setting and carry the action, while the listener fills in the visual details. The episode title, “The First and the Last,” suggests a story framed around a beginning and an ending, though the experience rests on the unfolding dramatic performance.

Its appeal lies in the variety of an anthology and the closeness of a radio play. Each story offers a fresh dramatic world, shaped for listening through spoken scenes and audio atmosphere.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.