119- A New Scheme by Boris: Jerry of the Circus (December 9, 1937)

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“119- A New Scheme by Boris” is an episode of Jerry of the Circus, the old-time radio show, first broadcast December 9, 1937. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Jerry Dugan, a young trainer with the circus, spends a day with his elephant El Mundo and his horse Splendor while photographer Jack Hastings takes publicity pictures of him. Their work is interrupted when Boris, a performer with a black eye, meets his sister Olga in the wagons. Olga urges Boris to stop chasing Patsy's money through marriage and proposes a new scheme to win her over through business.

A traveling circus, including its horse and menagerie tops, performer wagons, and side entrances.

Characters: Jerry Dugan, Whitey, Jack Hastings, Olsen, Boris, Olga, Patsy, Beth

Listen for: Olga's plan to persuade Patsy to invest her money in a circus venture, and Boris's reaction to it.

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.