Rendezvous with Kit Carson

Synopsis: Radio drama. In the preamble to a memory play about silk replacing beaver as a material for making hats, Kit Carson’s friend Doc mentions that his eyes are getting weak, which he blames on excessive reading. Carson (Jagger) believes that Doc can barely read, so Doc explains that he traded some mules for a volume of Shakespeare up in Oregon. Carson has never heard of Shakespeare and scoffs, so Doc recites Macbeth’s ‘Tomorrow and tomorrow’ speech to prove that he does read. The radio writer gets the last line wrong, turning ‘walking shadow’ into ‘moving shadow’ . Doc repeats the words ‘moving shadow’, feeling moved by them. Nothing in the latter part of the programme suggests an artistic reason for this change. [With acknowledgement to Michael P. Jensen for providing the description].
Series: Columbia Workshop
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 3 Apr 1939 (Channel: CBS)
Duration: 30 mins