Attends an Isaac Stern Concert: Jack Benny (February 3, 1946)

“Attends an Isaac Stern Concert” is an episode of Jack Benny, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 3, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Jack Benny prepares to attend an Isaac Stern violin concert at the Philharmonic Auditorium with Mary Livingstone, while his valet Rochester and his bandleader Phil Harris tease him about his musical tastes. Jack fumbles for tickets after Don Wilson asks for help, and he and Mary go backstage to meet the violinist and his wife. Seated high in the balcony, Jack tries to attract the attention of Ronald Colman and Benita Hume, who are seated below. The Jack Benny program, first broadcast February 3, 1946, on NBC and CBS Radio, stars Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris.

Jack Benny's home and the Philharmonic Auditorium in Los Angeles

Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Rochester, Phil Harris, Don Wilson, Isaac Stern, Ronald Colman, Benita Hume

Listen for: Jack trying to get Ronald Colman's attention from the balcony, and the mix-up over the coats

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.