when did this series begin?
July 11, 1938
The Mercury Theatre on the Air
The series began July 11, 1938, as a sustaining program on the CBS Radio network, airing Mondays at 9 pm ET.
what was unusual about the sound production of citizen kane Welles used techniques from radio like overlapping dialogue. who was the director of this film? Orson Welles where was he from? Kenosha, Wisconsin what is the most popular sport of the place mentioned? Football what is population statistics according to 2010 census? 99,218 people, 37,376 households, and 24,090 families what is the primary newspaper of the place mentioned above? "Kenosha News" when was it first published? October 22, 1894 who owns it? United Communications Corporation any other film that the director mentioned above directed? "The Mercury Theatre on the Air"
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The Mercury Theatre on the Air [SEP] Introduction
The Mercury Theatre on the Air (first known as First Person Singular) is a radio series of live radio dramas created by Orson Welles. The weekly hour-long show presented classic literary works performed by Welles's celebrated Mercury Theatre repertory company, with music composed or arranged by Bernard Herrmann. The series began July 11, 1938, as a sustaining program on the CBS Radio network, airing Mondays at 9 pm ET. On September 11, the show moved to Sundays at 8 pm. The show made headlines with its "The War of the Worlds" broadcast on October 30, one of the most famous broadcasts in the history of radio due to the panic it allegedly caused, after which the Campbell Soup Company signed on as sponsor.