What happens
Jack Benny prepares for a big violin performance on his program, at a time when the show's cast is busy bantering with each other. Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris and Kenny Baker are among the regulars who join in the teasing, while Jack makes a private phone call to Lucy Bell and the musicians gather in the studio. The episode is part of the Jack Benny series and aired on February 7, 1937, on the NBC and CBS radio networks. Jack's preparations build toward his performance, and the transcript ends with his violin reported missing as he is about to play.
A Hollywood radio studio on the night of Jack Benny's violin performance, with the orchestra, cast and guests gathered for the broadcast.
Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Kenny Baker, Eddie Anderson, Andy, Lucy Bell, Don Wilson
Listen for: Jack's secret phone call to Lucy Bell, the running jokes about Fred Allen, and the moment the violin is discovered missing.
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.