What happens
Jerry, a boy at the circus, delivers a special delivery letter to Johnny Bradley, an older performer. The letter announces that Johnny's son is getting married the next day and invites him to the wedding and to stay with the family. Johnny suffers a heart spell on hearing the news, and Mr. Randall, the circus manager, urges him to leave the circus for good. Randall arranges a late-night flight so Johnny can attend the wedding, and the circus folk gather at the airport to see him off. The series is Jerry of the Circus, and this episode first aired on September 10, 1937.
A traveling circus, its office wagon and lot, and an airport at night
Characters: Jerry, Johnny Bradley, Mr. Randall, Bumps, Patsy, Mr. Bradley
Listen for: Johnny's letter from his son and the decision to leave the circus
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.