Archival Dispatch: August 27 Calendar Walk — Feeling Is Mutual, Lum and Abner, and Bing & Rosie
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Tags: August 27, Calendar Walk, Feeling Is Mutual, Caribbean Clipper, Mutual, Lum and Abner, Chester Lauck, Norris Goff, Alka-Seltzer, Frigidaire, Pine Ridge, Jot Em Down Store, Enchanted Hour, Johannes Brahms, Henry Weber, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Buddy Cole, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 27 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 228)
This archival dispatch documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on August 27 across American network radio, tropical Latin melodies on The Feeling Is Mutual, three Pine Ridge episodes with Chester Lauck & Norris Goff on Lum and Abner (1942 Squire's scheme, 1946 grand piano delivery, 1948 Frigidaire windfall), Henry Weber conducting Brahms on The Enchanted Hour, and Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney harmonizing on "Cheek to Cheek" (1942–1962):
1. August 27 Archival Inventory (Increment 228)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mutual_Music_1945.mp3 Alt: Caribbean Clipper, 1945 |
"Caribbean Clipper" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-08-27 8:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Musical Variety |
Mutual Concert Orchestra | Mutual Music Staff | ["Music", "Latin", "Pop Standards", "Orchestral", "Variety"] |
The Mutual Concert Orchestra performs Latin and tropical arrangements celebrating aviation travel across the Caribbean. |
Lum_Abner_1942.mp3 Alt: Is Squire Telling the Truth?, Alka |
"Is Squire Telling the Truth?" | NBC Blue (WJZ) 1942-08-27 8:15 PM EWT |
Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer & One-A-Day |
Chester Lauck (Lum), Norris Goff (Abner) | Chester Lauck & Norris Goff | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Rural", "Americana", "Serial"] |
Lum and Abner debate whether to trust Squire Skimp's suspicious claims about a lucrative new Pine Ridge community enterprise. |
Lum_Abner_1946.mp3 Alt: New Piano On Approval, 1946 |
"New Piano on Approval" | ABC (WJZ) 1946-08-27 8:00 PM EDT |
Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer |
Chester Lauck (Lum), Norris Goff (Abner) | Chester Lauck & Norris Goff | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Rural", "Americana", "Serial"] |
The Jot 'Em Down Store proprietors order a grand piano on approval and struggle to move the massive instrument through the front doorway. |
Lum_Abner_1948.mp3 Alt: Discuss Way For Abner To Spend Money |
"Ways for Abner to Spend Money" | CBS (WCBS) 1948-08-27 10:00 PM EDT |
Frigidaire / GM Frigidaire Refrigerators |
Chester Lauck (Lum), Norris Goff (Abner) | Chester Lauck & Norris Goff | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Rural", "Americana", "Serial"] |
Lum brainstorms ambitious investment schemes for Abner's sudden windfall before Abner can spend it on eccentric trinkets. |
Enchanted_Hour_1950.mp3 Alt: First Song - Music By Brahms |
"Brahms Hungarian Dances & Classical Melodies" | Mutual (WOR) 1950-08-27 10:30 AM EDT |
Sustaining Classical Concert |
Henry Weber, Nancy Carr, Bruce Foote | Mutual Symphony Orchestra | ["Music", "Classical", "Orchestral", "Vocal", "Concert"] |
Henry Weber conducts the symphony orchestra and guest vocalists in classical compositions by Johannes Brahms, featuring selections from the Hungarian Dances. |
Bing_Rosie_1962.mp3 Alt: I'm In Heaven, Cheek to Cheek |
"Cheek to Cheek (I'm in Heaven)" | CBS (WCBS) 1962-08-27 10:45 AM EDT |
Sustaining Daytime Music |
Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Buddy Cole | Buddy Cole Trio | ["Music", "Pop Standards", "Vocal", "Jazz", "Duet"] |
Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney trade warm musical banter and sing Irving Berlin's 'Cheek to Cheek' backed by Buddy Cole's jazz combo. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 27
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 27: 281
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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