The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour
The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour was a pioneering musical variety radio program broadcast on NBC from 1929 to 1936, when it became The Royal Gelatin Hour, continuing until 1939. This program was sponsored by Fleischmann’s Yeast, a popular brand of yeast.
Rudy Vallée conducts his orchestra while guest star Frances Williams sings in 1933
Vallée (center) with Olsen and Johnson, 1932.
Vallée and Alice Faye, 1933
Fleischmann's Yeast is an American brand of yeast founded by Hungarian-American businessman Charles Louis Fleischmann. It is currently owned by Associated British Foods and is sold to both consumer and industrial markets in the United States and Canada.
1932 advertisement, promoting cakes of fresh yeast as a laxative and tonic