What happens
Jerry, a boy working at the circus, has been barred from working with the new elephant El Mundo. Major Mike goes to Mr. Randall, the circus owner, pleading for Jerry, and hints that he knows who cut the bearded lady's beard. Randall presses him, and Major Mike confesses that he cut the beard himself after the bearded lady sent threatening notes to Carmen Bandini. Randall lets him off with a warning and tells Jerry he may rehearse with the elephant. Jerry begins learning his tricks with El Mundo, with Olsen coaching him through commands in Spanish. This is the Jerry of the Circus series, broadcast on October 1, 1937.
A circus, including the menagerie, the rehearsal area, and the grounds near the elephant's quarters
Characters: Jerry, Mr. Randall, Major Mike, Olsen, Carmen Bandini, Clara, Ray, Regs
Listen for: Major Mike's confession about the bearded lady, and Jerry's first rehearsal with El Mundo
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.