What happens
Jack Benny and his cast perform from the Army airfield at Muroc Dry Lake, where Jack tries to ad lib for the soldiers. Mary Livingstone teases him about the desert and dinner plans, and Don Wilson and Phil Harris join in with jokes and banter. Later, Jack meets newcomer singer Larry Stevens, who performs a song for the group. Jack then sits down with Larry to talk about his career and salary, and the two begin negotiating what Larry will be paid. The Jack Benny program aired on November 12, 1944, on NBC and CBS Radio.
The Army airfield at Muroc Dry Lake, with a radio studio and nearby rooms at the base, and Jack Benny's home.
Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Don Wilson, Phil Harris, Rochester, Larry Stevens
Listen for: Jack's ad-lib attempt and Larry Stevens's salary negotiation.
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.