Archival Dispatch: August 23 Calendar Walk — Orson Welles, Bela Lugosi, and Moby Dick Serial
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Tags: August 23, Calendar Walk, Mercury Summer Theatre, Orson Welles, Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell Tale Heart, Sherwood Anderson, Bernard Herrmann, Kraft Music Hall, Paul Whiteman, Edward Everett Horton, Miracle Whip, Mystery House, Bela Lugosi, The Mummys Curse, Adventure Parade, John Griggs, Moby Dick, Herman Melville, Serial, Bradbury Thirteen, Ray Bradbury, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 23 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 08)
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, serial multi-part narrative arcs, alternate circulating titles, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on August 23 across American network and public broadcasting history (1934–2010):
1. August 23 Archival Inventory (Increment 08)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mercury_1946_08_23.mp3 Alt: Tell Tale Heart, Welles Im a Fool 1946 |
"I'm a Fool (by Sherwood Anderson) & The Tell-Tale Heart (by Edgar Allan Poe)" | CBS (WCBS) 1946-08-23 10:00 PM EDT |
Pabst Brewing Co. Pabst Blue Ribbon ("33 Fine Brews") |
Orson Welles (Star / Host), Keenan Wynn, Mercedes McCambridge | Orson Welles (Producer & Director), Bernard Herrmann (Score) | ["Drama", "Horror", "Literature", "Anthology"] |
Orson Welles presents a brilliant literary double-bill, first dramatizing Sherwood Anderson's nostalgic tale of a boastful racetrack swipe in I'm a Fool, followed by Welles's terrifying, heartbeat-pulsing psychological performance as Edgar Allan Poe's obsessive murderer in The Tell-Tale Heart. |
Kraft_1934_08_23.mp3 Alt: Paul Whiteman Kraft, Miracle Whip 1934 |
"Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra with Helen Jepson (Kraft Miracle Whip)" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1934-08-23 10:00 PM EDST |
Kraft-Phenix Cheese Kraft Miracle Whip & Velveeta |
Paul Whiteman (The King of Jazz), Helen Jepson (Soprano), Jack Fulton | J. Walter Thompson Agency, Ronny Mansfield (Announcer) | ["Music", "Variety", "Big Band", "Classical"] |
The King of Jazz Paul Whiteman conducts his massive orchestra from New York in symphonic jazz arrangements, featuring operatic soprano Helen Jepson performing 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes' and tenor Jack Fulton for Kraft Miracle Whip. |
Kraft_1945_08_23.mp3 Alt: Waitin For Train, Edward Everett Horton Kraft |
"Edward Everett Horton with Guests Johnny Johnston, Kay Armen, and The Charioteers" | NBC (WEAF) 1945-08-23 9:00 PM EWT |
Kraft Foods Company Kraft Miracle Whip & Parkay |
Edward Everett Horton (Guest Host), Johnny Johnston, Kay Armen, Charioteers | Cal Kuhl (Producer), Ken Carpenter (Announcer) | ["Music", "Variety", "Comedy", "Pop"] |
Guest host Edward Everett Horton presides over the summer edition of Kraft Music Hall, trading fluttery comedy banter with singing stars Johnny Johnston and Kay Armen on 'Waitin' for the Train to Come In' alongside The Charioteers for Kraft Miracle Whip. |
Mystery_House_1946_08_23.mp3 Alt: The Mummys Curse, Bela Lugosi Mystery House |
"The Mummy's Curse (Hosted by Bela Lugosi)" | Mutual (WOR) 1946-08-23 9:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Commercial Co-op |
Bela Lugosi (Host / Mystery Master), Peter Capell, Ann Thomas | George Lowther (Writer), Jock MacGregor (Director), Carl Warren (Announcer) | ["Horror", "Mystery", "Supernatural", "Drama"] |
Horror icon Bela Lugosi introduces a macabre thriller about an archaeologist who transports a sarcophagus from Egypt to a private museum on Long Island, unearthing a series of asphyxiation murders linked to an ancient guardian curse. |
Adventure_Parade_1948_08_23.mp3 Alt: Moby Dick Pt 1of5, Ishmael Signs Pequod |
"Moby Dick (Part 1 of 5) — Ishmael and Queequeg Sign Aboard the Pequod" | Mutual (WOR) 1948-08-23 4:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Juvenile Classic Series |
John Griggs (The Storyteller / Multi-Voice Cast) | Herman Melville (Author), Oliver Barbour (Adapter & Director) | ["Adventure", "Children", "Literature", "Maritime", "Serial"] |
In Part 1 of a five-part serialization of Herman Melville's maritime epic Moby Dick, storyteller John Griggs portrays young Ishmael as he arrives in the whaling port of New Bedford, befriends the tattooed Polynesian harpooner Queequeg, and signs aboard the fateful whaling ship Pequod. |
Bradbury_Thirteen_2010_08_23.mp3 Alt: Tomorrows Child, Pyramid Baby Sci-Fi |
"Tomorrow's Child (Adapted from Ray Bradbury)" | NPR / BYU Radio 2010-08-23 (Bradbury Thirteen) |
CPB / BYU Corporation for Public Broadcasting |
Ray Bradbury (Introduction), Paul Frees (Narrator), Ron Frederickson | Mike McDonough (Adapter, Producer & Sound Designer) | ["Science Fiction", "Drama", "Anthology", "Speculative"] |
Author Ray Bradbury introduces a poignant science-fiction drama about parents whose newborn baby is born into a bizarre fourth dimension due to an experimental hospital birthing machine malfunction, leaving them with the heartbreaking choice of whether to undergo surgery to join their pyramid-shaped child in the other dimension. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 23
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 23: 48
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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