![]() ![]() ![]() The synonym soap tragedy is first recorded in Those Radio Soap Tragedies, by Charles A. ![]() Soap manufacturers were the first to use these afternoon serials extensively and, actors being actors, the name stuck. The earliest instance of soap opera that I have found is from The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) of 6 th March 1938:Ĭhicago is the home of the “ soap opera,” an odd name that radio actors have tacked to the serial dramas heard in the morning and afternoon. – opera refers to the scale of dramatic incident that happens in these programs (it is an echo of the earlier horse opera, denoting a Western film and, later, a Western television series in this sense, horse opera is attested in 1923, but the term had been in use since the first half of the 19 th century to denote an entertainment featuring horses). – soap refers to the fact that the early sponsors of such serials on US radio were often soap manufacturers Soap opera: a television or radio drama serial dealing typically with daily events in the lives of the same group of characters Kirk Harding (left) because he had gotten her sister-in-law, Janet (on death-bed above), with illegitimate child.įrom the American magazine Life of 27 th April 1942 Above is ‘Woman In White.’ Karen Adams (right) divorced Dr. THE DOLEFUL COMPLICATIONS OF SOAP OPERAS are almost beyond explanation. ![]()
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