April 4, 1943 – Little Red Riding Hood with guest host Orson Welles filling in one last time for Jack Benny.
References include radio’s Lum and Abner, the poem “Trees”, Burlesque’s ball of fire Betty Rowland, Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew”, “Hamlet”, and “The Merchant of Venice”.
March 28, 1943 – Host Orson Welles Murder at Midnight. Orson Welles fills in for Jack a third time and does a murder mystery.
References include radio comedians Fred Allen and Red Skelton, gossip columnist Hedda Hopper, the painting “Whistler’s Mother”, and actress Heddy Lamarr. Goodnight Doll.
March 21, 1943 – Host Orson Welles fills in for Jack Benny and takes cast to his movie. References include the comedy team of Abbot and Costello, rain in California and the Tournament of Roses.
March 14, 1943 – Orson Welles fills in for Jack Benny and Phil Harris returns to the program after three months in the merchant marines.
References include the actress Rita Hayworth, and singer John Charles Thomas.
March 7, 1943 – George Burns and Gracie Allen Sub For Jack. With Jack Benny sick Don Wilson calls of Jack Benny’s personal friends George and Gracie, along with thier cast Bill Goodwin, Herman the duck (Clarence Nash), Tootsie Stagwell (Elvia Allman) and Paul Whitman and his orchestra.
References include Mayor La Guardia, Walter Pidgeon, Artie Shaw and Toscanini. Listen after the program for a clip from The Burns and Allen Show “Concerto For Index Finger” where Gracie plays Carnegie Hall.
