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Jack Benny Show, The [08/03/1942]

Alternative title
From San Diego Marine Base
Synopsis
Radio variety show. ‘Broadcast shortly after the release of TO BE OR NOT TO BE, guest Joan Bennett and regular Mary Livingston (Mary Benny) banter with Jack about his role as a famous Shakespearean actor. Bennett says she cannot believe Jack played Hamlet. He breaks out with a hammy reading of ‘to be, or not to be’, that is the question’. Livingston says ‘someone give him the answer, he does this every five minutes’. Bennett comments on how good his legs are in tights, and that everyone in Hollywood says they look better than Betty Grable’s. Jack says "oh, ho, so that’s why she’s been snubbing me lately" [Michael P. Jensen, Shakespeares After Shakespeare’ [op cit].
Series
Jack Benny Show, The
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
8 Mar 1942 at 19:00 (Channel: NBC Red)
Duration
30 mins

Credits

Director
Hilliard Marks
Contributor
Joan Bennett; Mary Livingston
Cast
Jack BennyHamlet

Additional Details

Production type
Sitcoms/Variety
Plays
Hamlet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Available for listening free from the OTR.Network Library on http://otr.net
Reviews
Jensen, Michael P. ‘Radio’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 517, entry 2173).

Production Company

Name

NBC

Online Retailer

Name

otr.com

Email
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Web
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Address
OTR Cat
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