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<img alt='cover image' title='First Nighter'
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src='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'>
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<div>
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<ul>
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<li>Comedy</li><li>Drama</li>
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</ul>
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<label>First Nighter</label>
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<aside>
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<span>31 episodes</span>
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<span>Aired 1939-1953</span>
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</aside>
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</section>
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<div class='detail'>
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<ol><li class='episode' title='Three Who Face Death'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00417.mp3'>
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<label>Three Who Face Death</label>
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<aside>
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<span>31mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1939-04-28</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Love and Gazozza'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00502.mp3'>
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<label>Love and Gazozza</label>
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<aside>
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<span>27mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1941-03-25</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='A Symphony With Your Spaghetti'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00614.mp3'>
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<label>A Symphony With Your Spaghetti</label>
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<aside>
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<span>25mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-03-19</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Chinese Gong'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00615.mp3'>
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<label>The Chinese Gong</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-03-29</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Mother's Angel Children'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00620.mp3'>
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<label>Mother's Angel Children</label>
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<aside>
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<span>28mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-05-03</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Speak Ever So Gently'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00623.mp3'>
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<label>Speak Ever So Gently</label>
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<aside>
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<span>28mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-05-24</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Give Up The Ship'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00624.mp3'>
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<label>Give Up The Ship</label>
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<aside>
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<span>28mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-05-31</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Susan Stepped Out'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00625.mp3'>
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<label>Susan Stepped Out</label>
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<aside>
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<span>28mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-06-07</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Just a Bum'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00626.mp3'>
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<label>Just a Bum</label>
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<aside>
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<span>28mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-06-14</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Heart That Has Truly Loved'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00631.mp3'>
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<label>The Heart That Has Truly Loved</label>
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<aside>
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<span>28mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-07-19</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Oh Say Can You See'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00643.mp3'>
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<label>Oh Say Can You See</label>
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<aside>
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<span>32mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1944-10-11</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00656.mp3'>
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<label>Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1945-12-22</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Wolf in Sheep's Skin'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00674.mp3'>
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<label>Wolf in Sheep's Skin</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1947-10-18</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Nonanny'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00675.mp3'>
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<label>Nonanny</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1947-10-25</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The One in the Middle'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00685.mp3'>
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<label>The One in the Middle</label>
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<aside>
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<span>31mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1948-01-01</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Help Wanted, Female'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00686.mp3'>
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<label>Help Wanted, Female</label>
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<aside>
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<span>31mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1948-01-08</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Mind Reader'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00688.mp3'>
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<label>The Mind Reader</label>
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<aside>
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<span>31mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1948-01-22</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='A Writer in the Family'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00689.mp3'>
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<label>A Writer in the Family</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1948-01-29</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Drink for the Damned'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00690.mp3'>
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<label>Drink for the Damned</label>
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<aside>
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<span>31mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1948-02-05</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Love Is Stranger Than Fiction'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00691.mp3'>
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<label>Love Is Stranger Than Fiction</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1948-02-12</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Oh, Bury Me Not'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00692.mp3'>
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<label>Oh, Bury Me Not</label>
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<aside>
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<span>31mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1948-02-19</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='An Order by the Leutenant'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00694.mp3'>
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<label>An Order by the Leutenant</label>
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<aside>
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<span>31mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1948-03-04</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='There's Something in the Air'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00695.mp3'>
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<label>There's Something in the Air</label>
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<aside>
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<span>31mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1948-03-11</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Tin Box'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00703.mp3'>
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<label>The Tin Box</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1948-05-06</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Old Lady Shakespeare'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00709.mp3'>
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<label>Old Lady Shakespeare</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1948-06-17</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='No Greater Need'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00731.mp3'>
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<label>No Greater Need</label>
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<aside>
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<span>27mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1949-03-10</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Refresher Course'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00764.mp3'>
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<label>Refresher Course</label>
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<aside>
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<span>29mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1952-04-27</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='A Good Joe'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00792.mp3'>
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<label>A Good Joe</label>
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<aside>
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<span>24mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1953-01-06</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='A Shower for the Bridesmaid'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00793.mp3'>
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<label>A Shower for the Bridesmaid</label>
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<aside>
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<span>24mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1953-01-13</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Two Loves Has She'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00821.mp3'>
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<label>Two Loves Has She</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1953-08-04</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='The Honest Dope'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/first-nighter.jpg'
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data-series='First Nighter'
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data-file='otr/first-nighter/00825.mp3'>
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<label>The Honest Dope</label>
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<aside>
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<span>30mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1953-09-01</span>
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</aside>
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The First Nighter Program was a popular radio anthology comedy-drama series that aired on CBS from 1930 to 1949 and later on NBC from 1952 to 1953. The show transported listeners to opening night of various plays at a little theater just off Times Square. The series primarily focused on romantic comedies and featured leading actors such as Don Ameche, Les Tremayne, Olan Soule, June Meredith, Betty Lou Gerson, and Barbara Luddy. The show's popularity helped launch Don Ameche's career in movies. Sadly, out of over 750 episodes, less than 40 are believed to have survived.</p><p>The series had Mr. First Nighter guiding the audience through the theater experience, with episodes showcasing complete and separate original plays each week. The famous First Nighter Orchestra provided the music, and the show was popular for its annual Christmas episode, "Little Town of Bethlehem." The series ran on multiple radio networks and was sponsored by The Campana Company, which benefited from the show's exposure, making its Italian Balm the best-selling hand lotion in the United States in the 1930s.
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