Archival Dispatch: August 30 Calendar Walk — The First Nighter, Best Plays, and I Deal in Crime
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Tags: August 30, Calendar Walk, The First Nighter Program, Don Ameche, June Meredith, Barbara Luddy, Olan Soule, Campana Italian Balm, I Deal in Crime, William Gargan, Ross Dolan, Best Plays, Noel Coward, Tonight at 8:30, John Lund, Sarah Churchill, Texaco Star Theatre, Jane Cowl, The Ed Wynn Show, Fire Chief, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
August 30 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 442)
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 30 across American network radio and theater anthologies, The First Nighter Program starring Don Ameche (1935) and Barbara Luddy with Olan Soule (1944) for Campana Italian Balm, William Gargan as hardboiled private eye Ross Dolan in I Deal in Crime (1947), Noel Coward's Tonight at 8:30 on Best Plays (1953), Jane Cowl on Texaco Star Theatre Summer Show (1942), and Ed Wynn's The Fire Chief (1932–1953):
1. August 30 Archival Inventory (Increment 442)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First_Nighter_1935_Mulligan.mp3 Alt: The Musical Mr Mulligan |
"The Musical Mr. Mulligan with Don Ameche and June Meredith" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1935-08-30 10:00 PM EDST |
Campana Sales Co. Campana Italian Balm |
Don Ameche, Meredith | Virginia Safford (Writer) | ["Comedy", "Romance", "Music", "Don Ameche", "Campana"] |
An ambitious singing music teacher falls in love with his most promising student while preparing for a major civic concert. |
First_Nighter_1944_Household.mp3 Alt: Love Is Household Word Luddy |
"Love Is a Household Word with Barbara Luddy and Olan Soule" | Mutual (WOR) 1944-08-30 9:30 PM EWT |
Campana Sales Co. Solitair Makeup / Balm |
Barbara Luddy, Soule | First Nighter Staff | ["Comedy", "Romance", "Domestic", "Barbara Luddy", "Campana"] |
A young suburban housewife attempts to jumpstart her husband's domestic romantic enthusiasm through humorous psychological experiments. |
Deal_Crime_1947_Fortune.mp3 Alt: I Deal In Crime Gargan 1947 |
"The Case of the Frustrated Fortune Hunter with William Gargan" | ABC (WJZ) 1947-08-30 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Hardboiled Detective |
William Gargan (Ross Dolan) | Leonard Reeg (Director) | ["Detective", "Mystery", "Hardboiled", "William Gargan", "Ross Dolan"] |
Private investigator Ross Dolan is hired by an anxious heiress who suspects her charming fiancé is a murderous fortune hunter. |
Best_Plays_1953_Coward.mp3 Alt: Tonight At 8 30 Best Plays |
"Noel Coward's Tonight at 8:30 with John Lund and Sarah Churchill" | NBC (WEAF) 1953-08-30 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Theater Anthology |
John Lund, Churchill | John Chapman (Host) | ["Drama", "Comedy", "Anthology", "Noel Coward", "Theater"] |
An anthology of Noel Coward's sophisticated one-act comedies examining the romantic and social rivalries of English society. |
Texaco_1942_Conchita.mp3 Alt: Conchita Lopez Jane Cowl |
"Conchita Lopez with Jane Cowl and Alan Reed" | CBS (WABC) 1942-08-30 9:30 PM EWT |
The Texas Company Texaco Fire-Chief Gas |
Jane Cowl, Alan Reed | David Broekman Orchestra | ["Variety", "Comedy", "Drama", "Texaco", "Jane Cowl"] |
Jane Cowl stars in a lighthearted summer dramatic romance set in old California, complemented by Falstaff Openshaw's comedic poetry. |
Ed_Wynn_1932_When8.mp3 Alt: When You Were 8 Wynn |
"When You Were 8 and I Was 9 We Were 17 with Ed Wynn" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1932-08-30 9:30 PM EDST |
The Texas Company Texaco Fire-Chief Gas |
Ed Wynn, McNamee | Don Voorhees Orchestra | ["Comedy", "Vaudeville", "Slapstick", "Ed Wynn", "Texaco"] |
The Fire Chief baffles straight man Graham McNamee with silly inventions, convoluted mathematical logic, and vaudeville wordplay. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: August 30
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on August 30: 324 / 377
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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