Shell Chateau

Shell Chateau was a musical variety radio series heard on NBC from April 6, 1935 to June 26, 1937.

[2] The J. Walter Thompson agency was responsible for pioneering several big-name variety programs, including The Chase and Sanborn Hour, The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour and the Kraft Music Hall.

[3] On March 6, 1936, when Jolson left the series, the ratings dropped considerably.

It continued until June 26, 1937, with other hosts, including Walter Winchell, Wallace Beery, Edward Everett Horton, Smith Ballew and Joe Cook.

Guests included Louis Armstrong, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Ben Blue, Bette Davis, Joan Davis, Judy Garland (who made two 1935 appearances in the same month), Florence Gill (doing her Walt Disney animation chicken voices), George Jessel, Boris Karloff, Dixie Lee, Joe E. Lewis (who was a guest four times), John McCormack, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joe Penner, Eleanor Powell (doing a Katharine Hepburn impression), Ginger Rogers, Babe Ruth, Benay Venuta (who became a network performer as a result of her 1935 appearance), Fats Waller, Johnny Weissmuller, June Marlowe, Midge Williams and Lee Wiley.