On This Day, September 1: Stan Kenton and Beethoven's 9th
Also featured: Under Arrest.
September 1 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serialized daytime melodrama metadata, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 1 across progressive big band modern jazz, full classical symphonic masterworks, hard-hitting police procedurals, Canadian mystery theater, early radio comedy-detectives, and serialized romance, Stan Kenton in My World Is Music (1953), Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on NBC Radio Theater (1959), Joe DeSantis in Under Arrest (1946), The Mystery Project on CBC (2001), Detectives Black and Blue (1931), and Hearts in Harmony (1931–2001):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres & Serial Arc | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Joke About Hilary Spite with CBC Radio Drama" | CBC Radio 2001-09-01 |
Sustaining Canadian Mystery |
Canadian Ensemble | Steve Petch (Writer) | ["Mystery", "Drama", "The Mystery Project", "CBC", "Canadian"] |
A wealthy patriarch's eccentric will stages an elaborate practical joke that turns deadly when family members compete for the estate. |
| "Behind the Scenes with Stan Kenton" | Syndication 1953-09-01 |
Sustaining Modern Jazz Series |
Stan Kenton, Christy | Stan Kenton Orchestra | ["Music", "Jazz", "Big Band", "Stan Kenton", "Progressive Jazz"] |
Bandleader Stan Kenton discusses progressive jazz composition techniques and introduces brassy orchestral arrangements of Artistry in Rhythm. |
| "The Case of the Missing Diamond Ring with Jack Smart" | CBS (WABC) 1931-09-01 8:00 PM EDST |
Sustaining Detective Comedy |
Jack Smart, Readick | CBS Production Staff | ["Comedy", "Detective", "Mystery", "Black and Blue", "CBS"] |
Two bumbling private investigators attempt to track down a stolen heirloom diamond ring at a society garden party. |
| "Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor with NBC Symphony" | NBC (WRCA) 1959-09-01 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Classical Symphony |
NBC Symphony Orch. | Choral Arts Society | ["Music", "Classical", "Symphony", "Beethoven", "NBC Radio Theater"] |
A full broadcast presentation of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor featuring the climactic Ode to Joy choral finale. |
| "No Place to Go with Joe DeSantis" | Mutual (WOR) 1946-09-01 5:00 PM EDT |
Sustaining Police Procedural |
Joe DeSantis, Lynch | Wynn Wright (Director) | ["Detective", "Police", "Crime", "Under Arrest", "Mutual"] |
Police Captain John Drake tracks an ex-convict who is hunted down by his former robbery gang after refusing to participate in a bank heist. |
| "Conspirators Capture Penny (Episode 176) with Jone Allison" | Syndication 1947-09-01 |
Kroger Company Kroger Clock Bread |
Jone Allison (Penny) | Dramatic Voice Cast | ["Drama", "Soap Opera", "Hearts In Harmony", "Kroger"]Arc: Conspirators Capture Penny (Part 176) |
Penny Ward is lured to a remote country cabin and held captive by corrupt business partners seeking to control her musical career. |