Rockettes 100 - No. 6 - Programs & Postcards 1930s-40s

On December 28, 1932, Radio City Musical Hall opened. The Rockettes were a part of that very first performance. Below are covers, and insides the programs from the 30s and 40s.

About a year after opening, the Music Hall became a movie house in order to be financially viable. Every movie was accompanied by a stage show featuring the Rockettes. From that point on, the stage shows were 50 minutes long. From the 30s-70s the Music Hall was a first-run movie house and before and after the movies, the Rockettes performed, the singers sang, and the Radio City Ballet performed as well. In fact, they performed 4 shows per day, 7 days a week! A movie would typically run for 2-4 weeks.

While the same movie was running, the Rockettes would perform the same dance performance. In the meantime, they would be rehearsing an entirely new show to accompany the next movie that would be playing!

Postcards from the 1940s