The Mercury Theatre on the Air

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The Mercury Theatre on the Air was a 1938 American radio drama series created by Orson Welles and John Houseman, best known for its innovative, cinematic adaptations of literary classics and the infamous "War of the Worlds" broadcast.

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instanceOf American radio program
radio drama series
alsoKnownAs First Person Singular
The Campbell Playhouse
basedOn Mercury Theatre stage company
linked to: Mercury Theatre
broadcastMedium AM radio
broadcastOn Columbia Broadcasting System
countryOfOrigin United States
creator John Houseman
Orson Welles
director Orson Welles
endTime 1938-12-04
executiveProducer John Houseman
featuredPerformer Agnes Moorehead
Everett Sloane
Joseph Cotten
Ray Collins
format weekly anthology
genre anthology series
radio drama
hasPart The War of the Worlds (1938 radio broadcast)
inception 1938
influenced development of audio storytelling
later radio drama techniques
language English
mediaType radio
musicBy Bernard Herrmann
notableEpisode A Tale of Two Cities (radio drama adaptation)
Dracula (radio drama adaptation)
Jane Eyre (radio drama adaptation)
The War of the Worlds (radio drama)
Treasure Island (radio drama adaptation)
notableFor adaptations of literary classics
innovative, cinematic style of radio production
realistic news-bulletin format in The War of the Worlds
numberOfSeasons 1
originallyAired Sunday nights
originallyBroadcastBy Columbia Broadcasting System Radio Network
originalNetwork CBS Radio
partOf Golden Age of Radio
predecessor First Person Singular
producer Orson Welles
recordedIn New York City
sponsor Campbell Soup Company
starred Orson Welles
startTime 1938-07-11
successor The Campbell Playhouse

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Mercury Theatre notableWork The Mercury Theatre on the Air
subject linked to: Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre
Mercury Theatre alsoKnownAs Mercury Theatre on the Air
subject linked to: Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre
linked to: The Mercury Theatre on the Air
Ray Collins notableWork The Mercury Theatre on the Air
Everett Sloane participatedIn Mercury Theatre on the Air
linked to: The Mercury Theatre on the Air
John Houseman notableWork The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)
subject linked to: Jacques Haussmann
linked to: The Mercury Theatre on the Air
Mercury Theatre notableWork The War of the Worlds (radio drama)
linked to: The Mercury Theatre on the Air
Mercury Theatre notableRadioSeries The Mercury Theatre on the Air
The Mercury Theatre on the Air notableEpisode The War of the Worlds (radio drama)
linked to: The Mercury Theatre on the Air
The Mercury Theatre on the Air hasPart The War of the Worlds (1938 radio broadcast)
linked to: The Mercury Theatre on the Air