The Fall of the City
First American verse play written for radio / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Fall of the City by Archibald MacLeish is the first American verse play written for radio.[1][2][3] The 30-minute radio play was first broadcast April 11, 1937, at 7 p.m. ET over the Columbia Broadcasting System (today CBS) as part of the Columbia Workshop radio series.[4] 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.[5]
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Quick Facts Genre, Running time ...
Genre | Radio drama |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
Home station | CBS Radio |
Hosted by | Columbia Workshop |
Starring | |
Written by | Archibald MacLeish |
Directed by | Irving Reis |
Produced by | Irving Reis |
Recording studio | Seventh Regiment Armory, New York |
Original release | April 11, 1937 (1937-04-11) |
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