On This Day, September 3: Eve Arden and Lily Pons
Also featured: The Comic Weekly Man.
September 3 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 3 across witty schoolteacher sitcoms, sparkling coloratura concert broadcasts, Hearst Sunday comics readings, international transatlantic documentary exchanges, child prodigy panel quiz shows, and classic ventriloquism comedy, Eve Arden in Our Miss Brooks for Colgate (1950), Lily Pons with Andre Kostelanetz for Chesterfield (1944), The Comic Weekly Man (1950), Bob Trout on Transatlantic Call (1944), The Quiz Kids (1950), and The Charlie McCarthy Show (1939):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Beaver Lodge, Room 124 with Eve Arden as Connie Brooks" | CBS (KNX) 1950-09-03 6:30 PM EDT |
Colgate-Palmolive Lustre-Creme Shampoo |
Eve Arden (Brooks) | Gale Gordon & Chandler | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Our Miss Brooks", "Eve Arden", "Colgate"] |
Connie Brooks faces hotel booking chaos and mistaken identity mixups while attempting to attend a teacher convention at Beaver Lodge. |
| "Soprano Lily Pons with Andre Kostelanetz and Chesterfield" | CBS (WABC) 1944-09-03 8:00 PM EWT |
Liggett & Myers Chesterfield Cigarettes |
Lily Pons (Soprano) | Andre Kostelanetz & Orch. | ["Music", "Classical", "Lily Pons", "Andre Kostelanetz", "Chesterfield"] |
Metropolitan Opera coloratura soprano Lily Pons performs French operatic arias and romantic concert favorites with Andre Kostelanetz. |
| "Puck Sunday Color Comics with the Comic Weekly Man" | Syndication / Hearst 1950-09-03 |
Sustaining Newspaper Funnies |
Comic Weekly Man (Host) | Hearst Syndicate Writers | ["Children", "Comics", "Puck", "Hearst", "Syndicated"] |
A lively dramatic reading of the Sunday color comics featuring Blondie, Popeye, and Prince Valiant. |
| "British Wartime Farming in the Cotswolds with Bob Trout" | CBS / BBC 1944-09-03 12:30 PM EWT |
Sustaining Transatlantic Exchange |
Bob Trout (CBS Host) | Vaughan-Thomas (BBC) | ["Documentary", "WWII", "Transatlantic Call", "CBS", "BBC"] |
British agricultural workers in the Cotswolds describe mechanized harvesting operations supporting the Allied military supply line. |
| "Labor Day Picnic and Mosquitofish with Joe Kelly" | NBC (WNBC) 1950-09-03 3:30 PM EDT |
Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer & Bactine |
Joe Kelly (Quizmaster) | Joel Kupperman & Panel | ["Quiz", "Panel", "The Quiz Kids", "Joe Kelly", "Alka Seltzer"] |
Child panelists identify scientific classifications of aquatic mosquitofish while planning a Labor Day weekend camping trip. |
| "Guests Wendy Barrie and Vera Vague on Chase and Sanborn" | NBC Red (WEAF) 1939-09-03 8:00 PM EDST |
Standard Brands Chase & Sanborn Coffee |
Edgar Bergen, McCarthy | Wendy Barrie & Allen | ["Comedy", "Variety", "Charlie McCarthy", "Wendy Barrie", "Vera Vague"] |
Charlie McCarthy flirts with British film star Wendy Barrie while Edgar Bergen contends with romantic interruptions from Vera Vague. |