What happens
Gildersleeve, the school principal, is juggling a busy courtship with Irene Henshaw while his secretary, Bessie Barstow, asks him to escort her to an Elks Club dance so she can make her boyfriend jealous. Gildersleeve agrees, even though it means breaking his Friday date with Irene. At the dance, the mix-up grows as Irene arrives with Dr. Clarence Olsen and Gildersleeve's plan goes awry. The Great Gildersleeve is a radio comedy series; this episode first aired on NBC on December 9, 1953, with Harold Peary and Willard Waterman in the leading roles.
A small town, including Gildersleeve's office, the Elks Club dance, and the local shops
Characters: Gildersleeve, Irene Henshaw, Bessie Barstow, Clarence Olsen, Leroy, Birdie, Phoebe, Mr. Peavey
Listen for: Gildersleeve's attempts to explain his evening with Bessie to Irene
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.