Archival Dispatch: August 22 Calendar Walk — Herman Melville's Benito Cereno, George Washington Carver, and Judy Canova
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Tags: August 22, Calendar Walk, Radio Readers Digest, Conrad Nagel, Campbell Soup, The Minds Eye, Benito Cereno, Herman Melville, Peter Coyote, Paul Winfield, Adventures in Research, George Washington Carver, Pierre Bretonneau, Westinghouse, The Magic Key of RCA, John Charles Thomas, Robert Benchley, Rancho Canova, Judy Canova, Mel Blanc, Halo Shampoo, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 22 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for 6 historical broadcasts transmitting on August 22 across American network, public, and syndicated broadcasting history (1937–1984):
1. August 22 Exhaustive Archival Inventory
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radio_Readers_Digest_1943_08_22.mp3 Alt: Corpse at Table, Submarine Pioneer |
"Corpse at the Table & Submarine Pioneer John Philip Holland" | CBS (WABC) 1943-08-22 9:00 PM EWT |
Campbell Soup Co. "M'm! M'm! Good!" |
Conrad Nagel (Host / Narrator), dramatic radio ensemble | William Spier (Director), Lyn Murray (Music) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Historical"] |
Conrad Nagel narrates a dramatic double-bill adapted from The Reader's Digest, exploring an eerie Parisian dinner party mystery involving an uninvited guest, alongside the true biographical saga of Irish-American inventor John Philip Holland pioneering the modern submarine for the U.S. Navy. |
Minds_Eye_1984_08_22.mp3 Alt: Benito Sereno, Benito Cereno Melville |
"Benito Cereno (Starring Peter Coyote & Paul Winfield)" | NPR / Mind's Eye 1984-08-22 (Syndicated) |
CPB / NPR National Public Radio |
Peter Coyote (Capt. Amasa Delano), Paul Winfield (Babo), Tony Jay (Don Benito Cereno) | Herman Melville (Author), Erik Bauersfeld (Adapter), Jim McKee (Sound Design) | ["Drama", "Historical", "Mystery", "Literature"] |
In an atmospheric adaptation of Herman Melville's novella, American merchant captain Amasa Delano boards a battered Spanish slave ship adrift off Chile, oblivious to the fact that the seemingly humble servant Babo is orchestrating an elaborate psychological deception over traumatized captain Don Benito Cereno. |
Adventures_Research_1944_08_22.mp3 Alt: Heritage Of Soil 2, Carver Tuskegee |
"George Washington Carver: Heritage of the Soil (Part 2)" | KDKA / Westinghouse 1944-08-22 (Syndicated Disc 138) |
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company |
Dr. Phillips Thomas (The Research Storyteller) | Westinghouse Radio Division, Paul Shannon (Announcer) | ["Educational", "Science", "Biography", "Historical"] |
Dr. Phillips Thomas chronicles the second part of agricultural pioneer Dr. George Washington Carver's life at Tuskegee Institute, explaining how his revolutionary crop-rotation research and hundreds of industrial peanut products revitalized Southern agriculture. |
Adventures_Research_1950_08_22.mp3 Alt: Pierre Bretonneva, Tracheotomy Pioneer |
"Pierre Bretonneau and the First Diphtheria Tracheotomy" | KDKA / Westinghouse 1950-08-22 (Syndicated) |
Westinghouse Electric Corporation |
Dr. Phillips Thomas (Storyteller) | Westinghouse Public Relations, Paul Shannon (Announcer) | ["Educational", "Science", "Biography", "Medical"] |
Dr. Phillips Thomas dramatizes the groundbreaking medical breakthrough of 19th-century French physician Pierre Bretonneau, who performed the first successful emergency tracheotomy in 1825 to save children suffering from lethal diphtheria asphyxiation. |
Magic_Key_1937_08_22.mp3 Alt: Magic Key 1937, John Charles Thomas Benchley |
"John Charles Thomas and Robert Benchley with Frank Black's Orchestra" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1937-08-22 2:00 PM EDT |
Radio Corp. of America RCA Victor Radios & Phonographs |
Frank Black and Orchestra, John Charles Thomas (Baritone), Robert Benchley (Humorist) | Thomas L. Stix (Director), Milton Cross (Announcer) | ["Music", "Classical", "Variety", "Comedy"] |
Master of ceremonies Milton Cross and conductor Frank Black present an international musical showcase for RCA Victor, featuring opera baritone John Charles Thomas singing 'Trees', a dry comedic lecture by Robert Benchley, and transatlantic remote music pickups from London. |
Rancho_Canova_1948_08_22.mp3 Alt: Judy's Rodeo Contest, Rancho Canova 1948 |
"Judy Enters the County Fair Bronco Rodeo" | NBC (KFI) 1948-08-22 9:30 PM EDT |
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Halo Shampoo & Palmolive Soap |
Judy Canova, Mel Blanc (Pedro), Ruth Perrott (Aunt Aggie), Ruby Dandridge, Sportsmen Quartet | Fred Fox & Henry Hoople (Writers), Joe Rines (Director), Howard Petrie (Announcer) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Music", "Variety"] |
Hillbilly comedy star Judy Canova enters a bucking bronco competition at the county fair to win prize money for Aunt Aggie's dilapidated tractor, creating chaos in the arena when Pedro mistakes the rodeo clown for a tax collector. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 22
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 22: 128
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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