Firestone Family
The Firestone family's involvement in the show was very personal. Idabelle Firestone (Mrs. Harvey Firestone) was the composer of the program's opening and closing themes, the songs "If I Could Tell You" and "In My Garden". Tenor Richard Crooks, the longtime host of the radio broadcasts (from 1928 to 1945), recorded "If I Could Tell You" for RCA Victor. Soprano Eleanor Steber, a frequent Firestone host following Crooks, also recorded both of Idabelle Firestone's songs.
The orchestra leaders were Hugo Mariani (1928-31), William Daly (1931-36), Alfred Wallenstein (1936-43) and Howard Barlow (1943 on). Featured singers included Lorraine Galler, Bill Toole and Bill Metcalf.
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