On This Day, September 6: The Drene Show and Maisie
Also featured: A Life in Your Hands.
September 6 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 6 across Rudy Vallee welcoming Billie Burke on The Drene Show (1945), Ann Sothern's Catskills resort comedy on The Adventures of Maisie (1946), Erle Stanley Gardner's courtroom drama on A Life in Your Hands (1949), broadcast pioneer Don Pierson interviewed on Bob Elson Interviews (1980), wartime Portuguese espionage on Hollywood Radio Theater (1943), and cold-case audio mystery on CBC's The Mystery Project (1997).
All episode titles strictly adhere to clean standard naming, with performer, sponsor, and network details recorded in the narrative description:
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Villa Vallee Nightclub Quiz" | NBC (WNBC) 1945-09-06 8:00 PM EWT |
Procter & Gamble Drene Shampoo |
Rudy Vallee & Billie Burke | Sweeney & March | ["Music", "Comedy", "Rudy Vallee", "Billie Burke", "Drene Shampoo"] |
Rudy Vallee sings 'I Should Care', leads a comedy quiz game, and trades witty quips with guests Billie Burke and comedy duo Sweeney & March for Drene Shampoo. |
| "The Mountain Resort Mix-Up" | CBS (KNX) 1946-09-06 8:30 PM EDT |
Eversharp Inc. Schick Injector Razors |
Ann Sothern & Cast | John L. Greene (Writer) | ["Comedy", "Sitcom", "Adventures of Maisie", "Ann Sothern", "CBS"] |
Maisie Ravier takes a summer job at an upscale Catskills resort and becomes entangled in an eccentric matchmaking scheme between rival guests. |
| "The Ambitious Heiress" | NBC (WNBC) 1949-09-06 8:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining Legal Courtroom Drama |
Jonathan Kringle Troupe | Erle Stanley Gardner (Creator) | ["Courtroom", "Drama", "A Life In Your Hands", "Erle Stanley Gardner", "NBC"] |
Defense attorney Jonathan Kringle cross-examines key witnesses to prove a young woman was framed for the arsenic poisoning of her wealthy aunt. |
| "Guest: Don Pierson" | Syndicated Radio 1980-09-06 |
Sustaining Traveler Interview |
Bob Elson & Don Pierson | Chicago Rail Terminal Unit | ["Interview", "Talk", "Bob Elson Interviews", "Bob Elson", "Syndicated"] |
Bob Elson interviews offshore radio pioneer and broadcasting executive Don Pierson aboard the Twentieth Century Limited train in Chicago. |
| "The Lady from Lisbon" | AFRS 1943-09-06 |
U.S. Armed Forces Wartime Drama Special |
AFRS Dramatic Troupe | AFRS Hollywood Unit | ["Drama", "Espionage", "Hollywood Radio Theater", "AFRS", "Armed Forces"] |
An espionage melodrama starring Hollywood screen actors as Allied agents racing through wartime Portugal to intercept stolen industrial formulas. |
| "Clean Review: The Ice Boy" | CBC Radio 1997-09-06 8:00 PM EDT |
CBC Sustaining Canadian Audio Mystery |
CBC Mystery Repertory | CBC Drama Bureau | ["Mystery", "Anthology", "The Mystery Project", "CBC", "Canadian Drama"] |
An audio mystery drama following an investigator unraveling a cold-case murder mystery tied to a vanished neighborhood youth. |