CBS Radio Theatre Ticket, Let's Pretend: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Ticket for a broadcast of the Let's Pretend radio program, September 21st, 1946. The program was developed, produced and directed by Nila Mack (1891-1953) head of CBS 's Director of Children's Programming from 1930-1955.

The Let's Pretend program, promoted as radio's outstanding children's theater ran on CBS from 1934-1954. The show, in which child actors performed adapted fairy tales such as Cinderella, was sponsored throughout its run by Cream of Wheat cereal. Let's Pretend won a Peadbody award in 1943 for Outstanding Children's Program.

Materials, dates and provenance

• date made: 1946
• Associated Name: CBS
• Object Name: Ticket
• Physical Description: paper (overall material)
• Physical Description: ink (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 1 3/4 in x 4 1/8 in; 4.445 cm x 10.4775 cm
• place made: United States: New York, New York City
• general subject association: Music
• Subject: Broadcasting
• web subject: Radio
• ID Number: 1987.0803.02
• accession number: 1987.0803
• catalog number: 1987.0803.02
• Credit Line: Lois Green Stone
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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