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STAGE AND SCREEN At the first performance of Elgar's First Symphony, the crowd cheered and applauded after each movement - common practice then. When did this habit stop, and why? (no answers) Can anyone please supply the complete lyrics, i.e. including verse and refrain, of the Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II song The Folks Who Live On The Hill? Repeated Googling of Kern and Hammerstein throws up lots of stuff about Ole Man River and several other songs but not this one – the most beautiful they wrote, in my opinion. It was first performed, I believe, by Irene Dunne. (12 answers) What was the first sitcom to be filmed in front of a live audience? (2 answers) I remember a children's TV series where the young hero had a twig from a witch's broomstick and as a result could fly. I would have thought this very easy to track down but I can't find anyone else who knows about it. I'm sure I haven't dreamt it. (no answers) It seems to me as a layperson that a pianist does the most difficult things with his right hand, but that a violinist does the trickiest bits with his left hand - why is that? (10 answers) How and why did popcorn become associated with watching films? It's bulky, noisy and goes stale really quickly, so it's not exactly practical! (one answer) I'm trying to think of the name of an 80's cultish movie about a futuristic bureaucracy that ended with a guy walking across a field and his demise was brought about by papers sticking to him. Any answers? (5 answers) Romeo and Juliet or Othello: which is the better play, and why? (4 answers) For some time now, my work colleagues and I have been trying to identify a film which we all saw but none can remember the name. It was a black and white film which featured a scene with a picture of a house on the wall. The story ends with a man getting stuck in the picture. It was a 1940s/50s era film. It's a real headache and we would really like some help with this one.. (2 answers) Excluding the percussion instruments, which is the easiest and quickest orchestral instrument that one can to learn to play and actually make a string of sounds that are acceptably and correctly musical? (6 answers) It's obvious why burglars wear little black masks to preserve their anonymity, but why do they wear stripy jumpers? (3 answers) What is the difference between a "Philharmonic" Orchestra & a "Symphony" Orchestra? (2 answers) Did Henry VIII actally write "Greensleeves"? If so, who was it written for - if not, then who wrote it? (3 answers) If there was to be one Beatles song used to prove their status as the greatest band ever, which would it be? (23 answers) I have seen numerous Hollywood action films where the pilots of a commercial airline are killed, but the plane is safely landed by a passenger who has no previous flying experience, but is “talked down” by someone in the control tower. Is this really possible? Are there any instances where this has actually occurred? (5 answers) Is the postman in Eastenders a named member of the cast or is he a real postman? (2 answers) Why in old movies (especially horror/ thriller types) when a person is on the phone and get cut off, did they rattle the phone cradle up and down? What effect did this have? (4 answers) What is the worst film to win the best picture Oscar? (12 answers) Why are car commercials always filmed at a 10 to 30 degree angle relative to the horizon? (one answer) When Bob Dylan "sold out" and played electric at the Albert Hall in 1966 a man was heard to shout "Judas". Is it recorded who the man was? (7 answers)  |
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