Archival Dispatch: August 24 Calendar Walk — Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Night Beat, and Don Ameche
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Tags: August 24, Calendar Walk, Shakespearian Collection, Twelfth Night, Peggy Ashcroft, Alec Guinness, Paul Scofield, Val Gielgud, BBC Home Service, The First Nighter Program, Don Ameche, Barbara Luddy, Bob Bailey, Campana Italian Balm, Night Beat, Frank Lovejoy, Randy Stone, Radio Guild Dramas, Your Hit Parade, Freddie Martin, Lucky Strike, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 24 Exhaustive Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 54)
This archival dispatch documents the comprehensive provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial multi-part narrative arcs, and story synopses for historical broadcasts transmitting on August 24 across American network, classical Shakespearean drama, and newspaper noir radio history (1934–1952):
1. August 24 Archival Inventory (Increment 54)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story-First Plot Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Twelfth_Night_1950_08_24.mp3 Alt: Twelfth Night BBC 1950, Shakespeare Gielgud |
"Twelfth Night (Starring Peggy Ashcroft & Alec Guinness — BBC)" | BBC Home 1950-08-24 8:30 PM BST |
Sustaining BBC Classical Theater |
Peggy Ashcroft (Viola), Alec Guinness (Malvolio), Paul Scofield | Val Gielgud (Director), Antony Hopkins (Music) | ["Drama", "Classics", "Shakespeare", "Comedy", "British"] |
William Shakespeare's immortal romantic comedy of mistaken identity and unrequited love in Illyria, starring Dame Peggy Ashcroft as the shipwrecked Viola disguised as Cesario and Alec Guinness as the cross-gartered steward Malvolio. |
First_Nighter_1934_08_24.mp3 Alt: The Stowaway, Don Ameche Italian Balm 1934 |
"The Stowaway (Starring Don Ameche & June Meredith — Italian Balm)" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1934-08-24 10:00 PM EDST |
Campana Corp. Campana Italian Balm |
Don Ameche, June Meredith, Charles P. Hughes | Anthony Wayne (Writer), Joe Ainley, Vincent Pelletier | ["Drama", "Romance", "Anthology", "Theater", "Americana"] |
"Welcome to the Little Theater off Times Square!" Hollywood screen star Don Ameche and June Meredith star in a breezy high-seas romantic adventure about a charming stowaway discovered aboard a luxury transatlantic ocean liner bound for Paris for Campana Italian Balm. |
First_Nighter_1952_08_24.mp3 Alt: One Night in Miami, First Nighter Miami 1952 |
"One Night in Miami (Starring Barbara Luddy & Bob Bailey — Italian Balm)" | CBS (WCBS) 1952-08-24 8:00 PM EDT |
Campana Corp. Italian Balm & D.D.D. |
Barbara Luddy, Bob Bailey, Marvin Miller | Virginia M. Cooke (Writer), Joe Ainley, Vincent Pelletier | ["Drama", "Romance", "Anthology", "Theater", "Americana"] |
Barbara Luddy and Bob Bailey star in a sparkling tropical romance set against the glamorous beachfront nightclubs and moonlight palm cabanas of Biscayne Bay in Miami. |
Night_Beat_1951_08_24.mp3 Alt: The Practical Joke, Randy Stone Night Beat 1951 |
"The Practical Joke (Frank Lovejoy as Randy Stone — Night Beat)" | NBC (WNBC) 1951-08-24 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Newspaper Noir Drama |
Frank Lovejoy (Randy Stone), Joan Banks, Herb Vigran | Russell Hughes (Writer), Warren Lewis, Donald Rickles | ["Drama", "Noir", "Journalism", "Hardboiled", "Crime"] |
"Copy boy! Randy Stone, Night Beat..." Chicago Star night-shift reporter Randy Stone investigates a cruel practical joke staged at a high-society fraternity reunion that spiraled into blackmail and a fatal midnight hit-and-run along Lake Shore Drive. |
Radio_Guild_1940_08_24.mp3 Alt: Adam and Eve on a Raft, Three American One Acts |
"Three American One-Acts: Adam and Eve on a Raft (Radio Guild Dramas)" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1940-08-24 7:30 PM EDST |
Sustaining Dramatic Workshop |
Karl Swenson, Florence Malone, Neil O'Malley | James Church (Director), Gene Hamilton (Announcer) | ["Drama", "Anthology", "Literature", "Americana", "Audio Drama"] |
An innovative NBC dramatic workshop triple feature presenting three evocative American one-act radio plays: diner counterculture in Adam and Eve on a Raft, human mortality in When Your Time Comes, and marital coldness in A Piece of Ice. |
Hit_Parade_1935_08_24.mp3 Alt: Thats What You Think, Hit Parade Lucky Strike 1935 |
"The Nation's Top 15 Tunes: That's What You Think (Freddie Martin — Lucky Strike)" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1935-08-24 8:00 PM EDST |
American Tobacco Co. Lucky Strike Cigarettes |
Freddie Martin Orchestra, Lennie Hayton, Buddy Clark | Lord & Thomas, Mark Warnow, Alois Havrilla | ["Music", "Countdown", "Big Band", "Pop", "Variety"] |
"America's taste in popular music!" Freddie Martin and Lennie Hayton lead their orchestras in countdown performances of the nation's top fifteen sheet-music and phonograph sellers, opening with 'That's What You Think' and 'Cheek to Cheek' for Lucky Strike. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 24
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 24: 324
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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