# Great Plays

Heard 1938–1941. 42 episodes.



## Sets

- Great Plays 1939-04-23 Oliver Cromwell (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/01b42b59-7e0c-4b07-832f-725ef2d3f320
- Great Plays 1939-01-22 Mary Stuart (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/096a173d-24a0-42ce-8417-ce77277b3ce6
- Great Plays 1939-01-08 She Stoops to Conquer (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/0d628d00-a25b-4b44-8a02-a085b3d7228a
- Great Plays 1939-03-19 Cyrano De Bergerac (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/0d7fa091-049d-4475-bd70-c31cc85d04ae
- Great Plays 1938-03-05 Everyman (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/261aa315-2f0e-4b15-b927-8f775e63e796
- Great Plays 1939-11-19 Much Ado About Nothing (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/28e4ea01-2d16-45a5-b704-3353a79031a2
- Great Plays 1938-04-16 The School for Scandal (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/31375e7a-de61-490f-bac9-fd4769267679
- Great Plays 1939-03-05 Patience (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/39665b81-db48-40d0-8e1c-993c4fa00e80
- Great Plays 1938-12-04 Le Cid (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/3c5e16b4-2904-4b1a-8a13-e848f008741b
- Great Plays 1941-04-06 Beggar on Horseback (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/4a7a6791-f64b-4c2a-b6b0-65775c9c6492
- Great Plays 1938-02-26 The Birds (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/4c6c3a58-a92e-4b14-bf15-0c3a1ac8a2f9
- Great Plays 1939-02-12 The Octoroon (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/588f6e44-cd6b-451c-a1e5-7d60314e86e3
- Great Plays 1939-10-22 Alcestis (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/5b98e008-5cd1-4d53-9f3d-5e6f1fbe6010
- Great Plays 1938-04-23 The Silver King (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/5d2e30c5-098c-4982-8905-9fb10dab39bc
- Great Plays 1939-04-02 The Blue Bird (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/68449b01-33e2-4a2a-8bda-fac33b4e7234
- Great Plays 1938-12-11 Life Is a Dream (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/7227aad5-8125-453e-865a-16a5a5d32485
- Great Plays 1938-03-12 The Great Magician (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/7774e367-7a65-4a73-ba14-5ae871aab8f8
- Great Plays 1938-04-02 The School for Husbands (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/7787bda9-d33f-427a-9b62-84b69a413895
- Great Plays 1939-10-29 Everyman (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/79d75a51-89e4-4f66-a9a1-f7b5d99661b8
- Great Plays 1938-04-30 The Playboy of the Western World (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/7ad10eaf-d1fd-4d8a-8af9-ccb5ade6d2a1
- Great Plays 1939-05-07 Elizabeth, the Queen (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/7cbe41d9-d88d-4a78-ba05-65e1684bdcd3
- Great Plays 1938-11-27 Othello (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/7ea7ba34-d10b-45e0-b3d3-45bd1449721a
- Great Plays 1938-10-23 Everyman (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/8494f0e4-697c-4c6f-ad25-c86fe6d84877
- Great Plays 1939-02-05 Richelieu (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/881768f9-900d-4a7e-9df7-4ed092ab3d12
- Great Plays 1938-11-06 The Tragic Story of Dr. Faustus (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/9156ac1d-d336-4ec6-bd7b-1e5a2c5abd85
- Great Plays 1939-02-19 Redemption (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/970aeaa4-3fe4-429f-a03e-939b093bebf4
- Great Plays 1939-10-15 The Antigone of Sophocles (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/9e083b04-0a58-4c67-8408-333e4bc2d5a7
- Great Plays 1938-12-18 Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/a06d8af3-50a2-4494-8c27-9a43aee45c9f
- Great Plays 1940-05-05 Winterset (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/a96b0fa5-dee6-4053-9468-733095aa352c
- Great Plays 1940-11-24 The Tempest (Old Time Radio): the Internet Archive states no licence or rights for it. Source: https://archive.org/details/b5257d10-3af8-4fea-b610-2bb89cf444a7

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [The Birds OTRRPG](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/8ac2e0c8824c), aired 26 February 1938 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/4c6c3a58-a92e-4b14-bf15-0c3a1ac8a2f9/Great%20Plays%20380226%2001%20The%20Birds%20-%20bec16fc0f61b9691.mp3
1. [Everyman OTRRPG](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/efd0e7ad2c9c), aired 5 March 1938 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/261aa315-2f0e-4b15-b927-8f775e63e796/Great%20Plays%20380305%20002%20Everyman%20-%2059545f90f37745d6.mp3
1. [The Great Magician](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/7b5cf66c7c95), aired 12 March 1938 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/7774e367-7a65-4a73-ba14-5ae871aab8f8/Great%20Plays%20380312%20003%20The%20Great%20Magician%20-%2093c3bb7aa525e378.mp3
1. [Tamburlaine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/99d2e36164c3), aired 19 March 1938 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/e016eb93-fdae-45c7-b921-db5e43a3839c/961307c977b27ffe659d072e2415880bd4508b19aab2cd7223e81a4919c88367.mp3
1. [The School for Husbands](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/b1fbc6239aad), aired 2 April 1938 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/7787bda9-d33f-427a-9b62-84b69a413895/f0d4d7be5f0cc17c3d15994e6454c5434a978c78f861edb4d6bcdb5b33e3779f.mp3
1. [Love for Love](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/3833bb7524dc), aired 9 April 1938 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/c1e53b3f-4f11-4336-b547-28b8bf120310/649f81414730ee3a97790cf8654019940b400252a88e45aee6d208f29e543b2e.mp3
1. [The School for Scandal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/432abc72666b), aired 16 April 1938 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/31375e7a-de61-490f-bac9-fd4769267679/6fa04946bb255efd1d3b4cfdb25a928308a1d99448af805ba7d5c72cdbf4c6bc.mp3
1. [The Silver King](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/48480651a0c7), aired 23 April 1938 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/5d2e30c5-098c-4982-8905-9fb10dab39bc/b7eeda9ce936166864e48f78465f967f8fca01095f59f5ceb61c881e731797e4.mp3
1. [The Playboy of the Western World](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/12f4224e1a97), aired 30 April 1938 (48 min): https://archive.org/download/7ad10eaf-d1fd-4d8a-8af9-ccb5ade6d2a1/64dc09d4b0c52f801e6ef8908b78fe6ac59d7c201537f957b08060f6a7431b1f.mp3
1. [Valley Forge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/daf224f4ec4d), aired 7 May 1938 (1 h 04 min): https://archive.org/download/c1e30479-7ce6-4450-b354-992b4b4695cd/5f5fabb036fc2a613e20061e069b08cbb8ed4171cb952498cc384317cf175a4b.mp3
1. [The Trojan Women](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/eb1aebf4e086), aired 16 October 1938 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/da5e56cb-3343-4a68-8d0b-d0641e099371/7790974d74cc874c8612c043d2b2d55946edf76f51b32720f6ea4b45fb6ec1fb.mp3
1. [Everyman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/5367b2ef89ec), aired 23 October 1938 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/8494f0e4-697c-4c6f-ad25-c86fe6d84877/cdbcc7fe7598e02b2993ba181bd8bb577d9c3df92d9f9f0d9c8df94f70fd7d42.mp3
1. [The Tragic Story of Dr. Faustus](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/21ef5721142e), aired 6 November 1938 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/9156ac1d-d336-4ec6-bd7b-1e5a2c5abd85/d2d02e89bce9030086a0ad9def78b45e13574f8478e029c3060ef6f90d5ff517.mp3
1. [Julius Caesar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/196c9f536da5), aired 20 November 1938 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/f05c75af-de06-4cc9-baba-e91852217345/c18549465e84aa7e1c45fc7543cde22600d817dc56f5279d168a139bf33e8f1f.mp3
1. [Othello](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/90c2e69a5cdd), aired 27 November 1938 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/7ea7ba34-d10b-45e0-b3d3-45bd1449721a/8b55311dbf3de6935323631803972ec1ad55159c61630b6b1201bb762db26399.mp3
1. [Le Cid](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/dd1e9c154216), aired 4 December 1938 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/3c5e16b4-2904-4b1a-8a13-e848f008741b/ef5b919b6209493ce9cb4e9a21c1214ac3f00780e7fdfbcd6f4cbef036311396.mp3
1. [Life Is a Dream](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/6ba1d8ec6ad9), aired 11 December 1938 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/7227aad5-8125-453e-865a-16a5a5d32485/e619ccde53b43f8e993efcef4659cb96a383e732356607268412adabcebcf206.mp3
1. [Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/bac3c3aab430), aired 18 December 1938 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/a06d8af3-50a2-4494-8c27-9a43aee45c9f/8c81c85024cab9d2dddfeb387c008e1e3d34fa68b63ef0b5a78a409d2b7a7797.mp3
1. [She Stoops To Conquer OTRRPG](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/96ae03040a03), aired 8 January 1939 (55 min): https://archive.org/download/0d628d00-a25b-4b44-8a02-a085b3d7228a/54855e580559afdc643b80e04006e4a25c7c1204d732837bc24fb9b58a0e0a56.mp3
1. [Mary Stuart](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/9920739b5df8), aired 22 January 1939 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/096a173d-24a0-42ce-8417-ce77277b3ce6/92906ee0e95832c76c5a34c921232e5d5f685d61ab49b687bd8d408b825966a6.mp3
1. [Hernani](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/7cc26c85acdb), aired 29 January 1939 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/b7b2444c-43b6-4fc3-a9f9-e55ca55f5aa0/0ff9f8ee048d6fac3c748d3c40795ea640faa4cbe144091b97398cb2e56ee4ba.mp3
1. [Richelieu](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/5808f7f9c547), aired 5 February 1939 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/881768f9-900d-4a7e-9df7-4ed092ab3d12/602f47c68ad01006d76cb78b1bf84d389f3dafbd4463f1c9c35b6e8566eaf35e.mp3
1. [The Octoroon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/4b0907b28a5a), aired 12 February 1939 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/588f6e44-cd6b-451c-a1e5-7d60314e86e3/31d0a72fdd246bb135a76f5aec10b3f6964489894b21be977749a264ca47940d.mp3
1. [Redemption](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/5283076a700d), aired 19 February 1939 (56 min): https://archive.org/download/970aeaa4-3fe4-429f-a03e-939b093bebf4/cd963e90ff95aa79f6992e4cfef410df068f5e461b5dd684a85f04aa207a20b4.mp3
1. [Patience](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/1e7ae9d6f1f2), aired 5 March 1939 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/39665b81-db48-40d0-8e1c-993c4fa00e80/f3749398dcde4d6a558d2853ca16d420fc794b5659c6dd8b17c9250139819822.mp3
1. [Camille (The Lady of the Camellias)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/4fff33973d70), aired 12 March 1939 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/c2f45ed6-5a19-4cf2-a33f-2263a72712d4/79c660325164e703f2b6837d057f4044d6264b0b675f3e1c990f9fdb638042da.mp3
1. [Cyrano De Bergerac](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/29353b0b1407), aired 19 March 1939 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/0d7fa091-049d-4475-bd70-c31cc85d04ae/7742bb9d3884e9a3c49d1ad796c1682b58a69ede718d1f9d7e96bc057c4c61bb.mp3
1. [The Blue Bird](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/8d5668b89d4f), aired 2 April 1939 (55 min): https://archive.org/download/68449b01-33e2-4a2a-8bda-fac33b4e7234/66c934cba9f33452564a1558463818338824ccb0db76be7bac7e7b547a8cc0d3.mp3
1. [Justice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/5481ec1d0291), aired 9 April 1939 (55 min): https://archive.org/download/b63a208d-a5a6-4a40-8bc6-fb53dbb6911c/28bb88bd8e36f4fb21c1e17719eedfd8dc84de33ff37e1039b5ab01c11d34b06.mp3
1. [Oliver Cromwell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/fdc9e4a5e114), aired 23 April 1939 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/01b42b59-7e0c-4b07-832f-725ef2d3f320/deda7f31be790c02594288107245dabd8b173e16070b9b9e9819423ab6b85922.mp3
1. [The White-Headed Boy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/c25c997f7d10), aired 30 April 1939 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/e7d3f6da-ec9e-4efe-b105-4d5ae920e5ac/16473be563e59e2b37025d6f6276d83441b4227641fdd9b9bfa91989b5642f3b.mp3
1. [Elizabeth, the Queen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/00b91fb02bd0), aired 7 May 1939 (58 min): https://archive.org/download/7cbe41d9-d88d-4a78-ba05-65e1684bdcd3/2a5baed2b89f0e122732fec54b580b669aa7a0d5471c0133d7227d3f0d662b73.mp3
1. [The Antigone of Sophocles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/574b2f83b0b4), aired 15 October 1939 (1 h 01 min): https://archive.org/download/9e083b04-0a58-4c67-8408-333e4bc2d5a7/fcb07b1e100b46811b931319eca5aeedf4c629e3fb7ed9f33872003b20ecb5c5.mp3
1. [Alcestis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/066451dae65e), aired 22 October 1939 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/5b98e008-5cd1-4d53-9f3d-5e6f1fbe6010/4792f89fc81574ab4133ebad07a7a6309910428e342adbbe780b8ed4fd18e6ce.mp3
1. [Everyman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/4340f3a9d389), aired 29 October 1939 (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/79d75a51-89e4-4f66-a9a1-f7b5d99661b8/7c60f4332fd15c1c83c1a13361020658bd72a1c48b07de201c8152a36065fbb7.mp3
1. [Edward II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/8e32847fd917), aired 5 November 1939 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/bcd1617f-20e6-4fdf-8b6f-0de038014db9/77c02ac967a1c3f8bc57bd834dcb4021f06c62c549294b429aeba0b0994b2386.mp3
1. [Romeo and Juliet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/497709cdb425), aired 12 November 1939 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/cba63352-b3d8-4147-b2bb-19ebcb3d8cd3/a77bcd3a06ce462dc142a111f3002b920a8917a3a7e6a3048f9ce65e086edfd7.mp3
1. [Much Ado About Nothing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/4355ba661a1d), aired 19 November 1939 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/28e4ea01-2d16-45a5-b704-3353a79031a2/8e385a67c6070543d309376b809707f74bf4d47563bef6e62013013c36d44244.mp3
1. [Winterset](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/80f2f2561034), aired 5 May 1940 (59 min): https://archive.org/download/a96b0fa5-dee6-4053-9468-733095aa352c/bac7705508e6f977264c618dbe7a928d0592dc3b3ddf6667caf429b8161f2361.mp3
1. [Beggar on Horseback](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/21f82e6b9dac), aired 6 April 1941 (53 min): https://archive.org/download/4a7a6791-f64b-4c2a-b6b0-65775c9c6492/5ba1f2d01c67102d2b9a817a28c25ba9e999ee6e0d9bd3ee538b5c3a3bdcc83e.mp3
1. [8fe357e7a12721d358da89c7aaec41811095ca5002c7ab10e10157eacf5db5fa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/2d3455274494) (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/b5257d10-3af8-4fea-b610-2bb89cf444a7/8fe357e7a12721d358da89c7aaec41811095ca5002c7ab10e10157eacf5db5fa.mp3
1. [fde8982762d65be6cc9c868d9dda963e1d22f576b0d9e5c82e94f3f9560d76cd](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/great-plays/0bbb15ab83a2) (1 h 00 min): https://archive.org/download/b5257d10-3af8-4fea-b610-2bb89cf444a7/fde8982762d65be6cc9c868d9dda963e1d22f576b0d9e5c82e94f3f9560d76cd.mp3

From the Old Time Radio collection at the Internet Archive, uploaded by the collector named.

Nothing here is called public domain on this site's say-so. In the United States, sound recordings first fixed before 15 February 1972 have federal protection under the Music Modernization Act of 2018, for most until 2067 at the latest, so most American radio of the 1930s to the 1950s is not in the public domain there. Each set shows the licence, mark or statement its archive gives, and says whose it is. An episode whose only basis is its uploader's public-domain mark is not played, as that law protects it; one under its rights holder's licence plays everywhere.