Backstage Wife
Drama, Soap Opera, Melodrama

Broadcast History:
Aug 5, 1935-Mar 27, 1936	Mutual. 15m, continuation, weekdays at 9:45am. Sterling Drugs
Mar 30, 1936-Jul 1, 1955	NBC. 15m weekday mornings initially, then at 4:15. Moved to 4:00 
				in Sept 1936 for a 19-year run. Sterling Drugs (Dr.Lyons Tooth 
				Powder); Proctor & Gamble by mid-1951.
Jul 4, 1955-Jan 2, 1959		CBS. 15m, weekdays at 12:15. Multiple sponsorship

Cast:
Mary Noble		Vivian Fridell, Claire Niesen
Larry Noble		Ken Griffin, James Meighan, Guy Sorel
Larry’s Mother		Ethel Owen

Synopsis:
Dramatic story of the wife of a major Broadway star. Coming from a small town to the big city 
and Mary marries a Broadway star. She then endures everything that could be used in a Soap Opera, 
from scheming starlets and wannabes trying to take her man to misunderstandings, jealousy, 
hatred and even murder.

Source:	On the Air - John Dunning
Source:	Radios Golden Years - Vincent Terrace