107- Patsy Leaves Early: Jerry of the Circus (November 23, 1937)

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“107- Patsy Leaves Early” is an episode of Jerry of the Circus, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 23, 1937. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Jerry and Mr. Andel, managers of a traveling circus, learn that Patsy, the performer, is leaving early to reach Harper City before the show opens. She plans to meet lawyers about an inheritance, and the circus agrees to let her go. Jerry offers to take her to the train station, but Jason, the lion tamer, is kept at the animal cages because his big cat is restless. Boris and Olga, two other members of the circus, make plans of their own involving Patsy's departure and her inheritance. The story is part of the Jerry of the Circus radio series; its original air date was November 23, 1937.

A traveling circus lot and its animal cages, after a cyclone, as the show prepares to move on to Harper City

Characters: Jerry, Mr. Randall, Mr. Andel, Patsy, Jason, Betsy, Boris, Olga

Listen for: Jerry's plan to take Patsy to the station and the arrival of Boris and Olga

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.