What happens
Duffy's Tavern, a comedy series, presents a broadcast with Archie and Duffy's staff preparing a coming-out party for Miss Duffy, with columnist Hedda Hopper as the guest. Archie is the bartender and Ed Gardner is the star. The episode aired on June 22, 1950, on CBS, NBC Blue and NBC. Archie tries to plan a fashionable debut on a small budget, while Miss Duffy's social ambitions grow. Hedda Hopper's visit brings gossip, jokes about her column and her reputation for keyhole reporting. Duffy's order for caviar and a dinner catered by Pierre keeps escalating, and the guests and staff trade quips about manners and etiquette.
Duffy's Tavern, a New York bar, where a debutante party is being planned
Characters: Archie, Duffy, Hedda Hopper, Miss Duffy, Eddie, Finnegan, Clancy
Listen for: Archie's exchanges with Hedda Hopper about her column and her gossip-gathering methods, and the escalating party budget
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.