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Columbia Workshop | The Fall of the City (Burgess Meredith, Archibald MacLeish), 1937

Columbia Workshop | The Fall of the City (Burgess Meredith, Archibald MacLeish), 1937

FromThe Complete Orson Welles


Columbia Workshop | The Fall of the City (Burgess Meredith, Archibald MacLeish), 1937

FromThe Complete Orson Welles

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Feb 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Columbia Workshop | The Fall of the City | Aired, April 11, 1937.The Fall of the City by Archibald MacLeish is the first American verse play written for radio. First broadcast April 11, 1937, at 7 p.m. ET over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio as part of the Columbia Workshop radio series.The cast featured Orson Welles and Burgess Meredith. Music was composed and directed by Bernard Herrmann. It is an allegory on the rise of Fascism.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr
Released:
Feb 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Welcome to The Complete Orson Welles. This podcast is for the Welles enthusiast, playing a variety of programs from Mr. Welles’ career from 1937 to 1952. New episodes published weekly. For FREE you can listen to and download all my OTR podcast at https://otr.duane.media. Feedback and comments welcome at my email: Info@otr.duane.media or @duane.otr on Instagram. - Thank you and enjoy.