What happens
On February 14, Jack Benny's birthday, his friends secretly plan a surprise party for him. Members of the Beverly Hills Beavers club vote to fund it, and Mary Livingston and Phil Harris begin calling guests. Meanwhile Benny, feeling forgotten, broods in his den while his valet Rochester tries to cheer him up. Benny leaves the house and wanders the town, while Livingston and the others wait with food for his return. The episode is part of the Jack Benny series, which was heard on NBC and CBS Radio, and this installment aired February 15, 1948, with Benny, Livingston, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris in the lead roles.
Beverly Hills, California, on February 14
Characters: Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Rochester, Phil Harris, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Pauline, Mel
Listen for: Benny's wandering through town and the friends waiting for him at the house
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.