What happens
Eddie Kane, a small-time vaudeville performer, is determined to break into show business. His sister Patsy works for columnist Marty Hackett, who gives Eddie a plug in his column. Eddie hopes to win an audition and attract the attention of Alice Huntley, a radio performer he admires. Eddie is nervous about the microphone, and Alice offers to help him practice. The story follows Eddie's attempts to overcome his fear and his growing interest in Alice. This Lux Radio Theatre production, broadcast on February 21, 1944, stars Frank Sinatra, with Bob Crosby, Jimmy Gleason, Marilyn Maxwell and James Dunn.
Hollywood and New York radio studios of the General Broadcasting Company, in the 1940s.
Characters: Eddie Kane, Patsy Kane, Marty Hackett, Alice Huntley, Charlie Standish, Steve Closkey, Gus Avery, Jean
Listen for: Eddie's nervous audition and his first time singing on the studio microphone.
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.