This episode of Adolph Zukor’s 1930s newsreel series starts with a shot of driving down Broadway at night, then arriving at Jack Dempsey’s Bar. Jazz musician Paul Whiteman is presented with a testimonial by singer/actor Rudy Vallee. Radio star Jack Benny addresses the crowd (01:08). Jack Dempsey also congratulates Whiteman. The episode’s next stop is the Winter Garden Theatre where Earl Carroll auditions new dancers for his show (01:40). Carroll stands in the pit and speaks to the women gathered on stage. The women set down their coats and purses, then line up in rows. Carroll asks various women to step out of the line. Carroll reviews more lines of women; the episode then shows the remaining women dancing as Carroll and another man observer (03:10). The next stop is at the Hollywood Restaurant (03:30). Inside the restaurant, viewers see the crowded nightclub as people wait for Sophie Tucker to take the stage. The show begins and women dance for the patrons. Sophie Tucker walks out on stage and introduces Miss Beatrice Lillie (04:30) and stage comedienne Fanny Brice, both of whom are seated in the audience. Tucker then sings for the crowd. The episode then moves down 45th Street to the Music Box Theatre (05:28). Backstage, actor Osgood Perkins arrives at his dressing room. People line up outside the theatre. In the lobby, producer Sam Harris wishes Brock Pemberton luck on the new play. Co-star Margaret Perry meets Perkins backstage. William Allen White speaks into a microphone in the lobby (06:38). Gary Cooper passes the camera, appearing to attempt to hide from the camera. Otis Skinner addresses the camera. Then the episode shows Perkins as he walks to the stage and the play begins. The final stop is at the NBC building for a rehearsal of an Al Jolson broadcast (07:32). Victor Young puts musicians through a song. In a control room, the production chief goes over a comedy sketch with Jolson and Max Baer (08:33). Jolson rehearses “Mammy, I’ll Sing About You” with the band. The episode concludes with a final shot of driving down Broadway at night.

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