What happens
Irma Peterson, who has spent her last $30 on piano lessons at the Beethoven School of Music, finds herself without a piano after her roommate Jane sends it back to cut expenses. Irma then tries to get her money refunded, is pulled into a neighborhood singing contest, and is sent into a crisis at work when Mr. Clyde discovers a mix-up in a letter. Jane and Al Vanderbilt look on as Irma's plans keep going wrong. My Friend Irma, a CBS Radio comedy from December 6, 1948, stars Marie Wilson as Irma, with Cathy Lewis as Jane and Hans Conried as Professor Kropotkin. The story is recounted through the episode's opening scenes.
A boarding house and New York City neighborhood, including the Beethoven School of Music, a neighborhood community center, and an office.
Characters: Irma Peterson, Jane Stacy, Al Vanderbilt, Professor Kropotkin, Mrs. O'Reilly, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Sterling
Listen for: Irma's attempts to get her piano lesson money back and her plans for the singing contest.
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.