Arch Oboler, known for "Lights Out!" series, contributed one script, as did Thornton Wilder and budding writer Arthur Laurents. At times, Robson reached beyond the typical crop of radio authors, selecting at least one script (Anita Fairgrieve's "Andrea del Sarto"), from his class in radio writing at New York University as well as soliciting scripts on the air from the listening audience. With Bernard Herrmann continuing as music director, Robson (probably at Herrmann's insistence) included a few extended musical works and opera on the Workshop. Frederick Delius's "Hassan", and two operas by Vittorio Giannini, "Beauty and the Beast" and "Blennerhasset", were among those heard. Robson apparently stepped down sometime in mid-1939, after which the "Workshop" was somewhat adrift. Brewster Morgan and Earle McGill are credited as being those responsible for continuing the series. Norman Corwin had been a rising star at CBS for a few years, and had even some of his work aired on the "Workshop" as early as 1938, when his adaptation of Stephen Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage" aired. But his sense of social justice again changed the direction of the "Workshop" into one frequently addressing current issues. By the fall 1940, Corwin was leading the "Workshop", and in 1941, the series was giving the subtitle "26 by Corwin", attesting to the author's seemingly indefatigable energy. Given Corwin's strong interest in issues of the day, it is ironic he left the "Workshop" just one month prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It is not entirely clear who led the "Columbia Workshop" during 1942, but interest in the program was clearly waning. There were a few significant programs (historically the most interesting of them is probably the airing of John Cage's and Kenneth Patchen's "The City Wears a Slouch Hat"). There are only a few references to shows in 1943. The show had a revival in the 1946-47 season. When it was revived in 1956, it was retitled the "CBS Radio Workshop". The "Columbia Workshop" gave authors, directors, sound engineers and composers many opportunities to experiment with the use of sound as a device for enhancing narrative. "Buck Rogers" was broadcast from a 21st-floor studio that had been troubled with air conditioning noises.