What happens
Helen Wright, a restless and cynical woman in an unhappy marriage, meets Paul Borai, a young concert violinist of proud, ambitious temperament, at a party in her apartment. She becomes his patron, arranging a manager and a concert debut, and their connection grows into a volatile romance. Paul is drawn between his ambitions, his old friend Gina, and his mounting feelings for Helen. This radio adaptation of the story Humoresque is part of the Screen Director's Playhouse series, which aired on NBC on April 19, 1951, with Tallulah Bankhead and Steve Cochran starring. The episode opens and builds the central relationship through its first acts.
New York City, in Helen Wright's apartment, a concert hall, a bar, and an Italian restaurant
Characters: Helen Wright, Paul Borai, Gina, Victor Wright, Anton Hovestom, Mrs. Borai
Listen for: Helen's first meeting with Paul at her party and their rapid shift from rivalry to romance
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.