On This Day, September 1: Johnny Mercer and Rudy Vallee
Also featured: Ma Perkins.
September 1 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 1 across wartime military swing broadcasts, Roaring Twenties/Thirties orchestral variety hours, beloved daytime soap opera drama, and post-war nuclear science education, Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford, and The Pied Pipers for the AFRS (1944), Rudy Vallee on The Fleischmann Yeast Hour and The Royal Gelatin Hour (1932, 1938), Virginia Payne in Ma Perkins for Oxydol (1949, 1950), and Exploring the Unknown (1932–1950):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The G.I. Jive with Johnny Mercer, Jo Stafford, and The Pied Pipers (AFRS)" | NBC / AFRS 1944-09-01 7:00 PM EWT |
Armed Forces Radio Wartime Service |
Johnny Mercer, Stafford | Paul Weston Orchestra | ["Music", "Jazz", "Swing", "Johnny Mercer", "Jo Stafford", "AFRS"] |
Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford host a swing music session performing popular wartime tunes and harmony arrangements for armed forces overseas. |
| "With Rudy Vallee and The Connecticut Yankees" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1932-09-01 8:00 PM EDST |
Standard Brands Fleischmann's Yeast |
Rudy Vallee, Yankees | Rudy Vallee (Director) | ["Music", "Variety", "Rudy Vallee", "Connecticut Yankees", "Fleischmanns"] |
Rudy Vallee conducts his Connecticut Yankees dance orchestra, croons romantic ballads, and introduces theatrical guest performers. |
| "Guests Grace George and William A. Brady with Rudy Vallee" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1938-09-01 8:00 PM EDST |
Standard Brands Royal Gelatin Desserts |
Rudy Vallee, George | William A. Brady | ["Music", "Variety", "Rudy Vallee", "Royal Gelatin", "NBC Red"] |
Stage veterans Grace George and producer William A. Brady perform dramatic theatrical scenes alongside Rudy Vallee's musical arrangements. |
| "Willy's Troublesome Business Decision with Virginia Payne and Oxydol" | CBS (WCBS) 1949-09-01 1:15 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Oxydol Laundry Soap |
Virginia Payne, Forbes | Robert Hardy Andrews | ["Drama", "Soap Opera", "Ma Perkins", "Virginia Payne", "Oxydol"] |
Ma Perkins counsels Willy Fitz when an impulsive lumberyard investment threatens the family firm's financial stability in Rushville Center. |
| "The Truth Is Out at Last with Virginia Payne and Oxydol" | CBS (WCBS) 1950-09-01 1:15 PM EDT |
Procter & Gamble Oxydol Detergent |
Virginia Payne, Egelston | Orin Tovrov (Writer) | ["Drama", "Soap Opera", "Ma Perkins", "Virginia Payne", "Oxydol"] |
Ma Perkins confronts a deceitful town resident and reveals long-hidden correspondence that clears a neighbor of malicious rumors. |
| "The Architecture of the Atom with Dramatic Science Cast" | Mutual (WOR) 1946-09-01 9:00 PM EDT |
Revere Copper & Brass Industrial Science |
André Baruch (Host) | Sherman H. Dryer | ["Science", "Documentary", "Educational", "Exploring The Unknown", "Mutual"] |
A dramatized scientific documentary illustrates atomic particle physics and peacetime industrial applications of nuclear energy. |