What happens
At Duffy's Tavern, Archie, the manager, is talking with Eddie, the waiter, when a radio-star guest arrives. Eddie is trying to finish a song he has been writing. Meanwhile, a woman in a tavern booth is looking for a package and some sort of unknown guest is in the bar. Ed Gardner leads the cast, which includes Shirley Booth and Charlie Cantor. The episode aired on December 14, 1943 on CBS, NBC Blue and NBC. Dinah Shore and Joan Davis appear as guests.
Duffy's Tavern, a bar and restaurant
Characters: Archie, Eddie, Miss Duffy, Dinah Shore, Joan Davis, Moriarity
Listen for: Eddie's attempt to finish his song and the bet he makes with Archie
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.