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THE 30s The Fall of the City

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An experimental verse play for radio by the American poet and dramatist
Archibald MacLeish , originally broadcast in the United
States by CBS in April
1937, and starring Orson Welles as the Announcer.
It is an allegory about the rise of fascism and the surrender of freedom as the people await the arrival of a new leader.
With Guy Repp, Dan Davies , Brandon Peters , Karl Swenson and Kenneth Delmar as the Chorus
Directed for CBS by Irving Reis Producer Michael Earley

Contributors

Unknown:
Archibald MacLeish
Unknown:
Orson Welles
Unknown:
Dan Davies
Unknown:
Brandon Peters
Unknown:
Karl Swenson
Unknown:
Kenneth Delmar
Unknown:
Irving Reis
Producer:
Michael Earley
Studio director:
House Jamison
Dead woman:
Adelaide Klein
First messenger:
Carlton Young
Orator:
Burgess Meredith
Second messenger:
Dwight Weist
Priest:
Edgar Stehli
General:
William Pringle
Source: Radio Times

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