Information Please! [20/12/1938]

Synopsis
Radio quiz show hosted by Clifton Fadiman. Listeners submitted questions and were paid two dollars if the question was used and five dollars if it stumped the panel of Franklin P. Adams, John Kieran, Heywood Broun, Russel Crouse and George S. Kaufman. One question about Shakespeare asked which quotation would be appropriate for the following ‘A nearsighted umpire’ (`Fair is foul and fouls is fair’). There were more quotations along these lines.
Series
Information Please!
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
20 Nov 1938 at 20:30 (Channel: NBC Blue)
Duration
30 mins

Credits

Director
Dan Golenpaul
Contributor
Clifton Fadiman

Additional Details

Production type
Other
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Quiz shows

Production Company

Name

NBC

Sponsor

Name

Canada Dry

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division

Web
http://loc.gov/rr/record External site opens in new window
Phone
(202) 707-7833
Address
Recorded Sound Reference Centre
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.
Room LM-113
Washington, DC 20540

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Information Please! [20/12/1938]". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67681 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)