Gruff F. P. A. (Franklin Pierce Adams) opened his mouth, beat out a section of the William Tell overture on his teeth with a pencil. Rumpled John Kieran murmuring "where do you find the bass?" tremoloed Sleepy Hills of Tennessee on a borrowed accordion. Oscar Levant, somewhat nervous, sashayed through a couple of Gershwin preludes on the piano. Clifton Fadiman played pitchman.
For the first time in its four and a half years, Information Please went on the road last week. Its four wise men plugged war bonds before 2,700 Bostonians at Boston's Symphony Hall. As usual, the troupe breezed through their...
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