What happens
Jack Benny prepares a dinner party at his Beverly Hills home in honor of his sponsor, Mr. Paul Hahn, who is visiting the West Coast. Rochester is giving Jack a haircut, and the house is full of nervous fuss as Jack tries to make everything right for the guest. Mary Livingstone teases Jack about his decorations and his worries, while Dennis Day is brought in to sing for the sponsor. Phil Harris arrives with a mishap of his own. Jack's anxiety about his contract runs through the preparations, and the evening is shaped by his hope of impressing Mr. Hahn. The episode is a 1950 broadcast from the Jack Benny series, first aired on May 21, 1950, with Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris in the leading roles.
Jack Benny's home in Beverly Hills, during preparations for a dinner party
Characters: Jack Benny, Rochester, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Mr. Paul Hahn, Don Wilson, Ronald Coleman
Listen for: Rochester's slow, clumsy haircut and Jack's rising nerves as the sponsor's arrival approaches
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.