What happens
George Burns and Gracie Allen arrive in New York on a war bond tour and find no hotel rooms available. Through a friend, Bill Goodwin, they learn that Francio Tone, a movie star, is leaving his room, but a friend of his has already taken it. Gracie is persuaded to occupy the room anyway, and soon she is having strange dreams about Tone. The transcript covers the first part of the story, with the couple's search for lodging and Gracie's growing confusion about her identity as the dreams intensify. This episode of Burns and Allen aired on November 21, 1944, on CBS and NBC Radio, with Gracie Allen, Bea Benaderet, Meredith Willson and Mel Blanc among the cast.
New York City, 1944, including Grand Central Station and a hotel where rooms are scarce
Characters: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bill Goodwin, Francio Tone, Jimmy Cash
Listen for: Gracie's attempts to stay awake to avoid dreaming about Francio Tone, and the mix-up over the hotel room
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.