1946 Mercury Summer Theatre (part 1)


(5 stars; 2 reviews)

Welles and the Mercury revisit some favorite broadcasts from the 1930s and offer some new stories as well. Mercury Summer Theatre (CBS) director: Orson Welles music: Bernard Herrmann episodes: Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne, music by Cole Porter The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher Jane Eyre by Emily Bronte A Passenger to Bali by Ellis St. Joseph The Search for Henri Le Fevre by Lucille Fletcher Life with Adam by Hugh Kemp The Moat Farm Murder by Norman Corwin The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner Hell on Ice by Lincoln Ellsworth part 2 is here: http://www.archive.org/details/1946MercurySummerTheatrepart2

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Reviews

Treasures from Radio's golden age!!


(5 stars)

Thanks once more wonderful internet archive brownies, for another absolute gem. Welles has chosen several of his favorite roles from previous radio appearances and made a series perfect for summer listening. The orchestral score and sound effects are ingeniously subtle. Close your eyes and treat your brain to this free trip back to the summer of 1946 to your front row seat in the great Mercury Theater of the Air. For newcomers to old time radio, The Hitchhiker and Moat Farm Murder are famous chillers in the genre, esp.great for night time listening.

Easter Egg


(5 stars)

Wonderful Welles at his theatrical best. It's enough to make me thirst for a frosty mug of Pabst Blue Ribbon to savor along with the performances. 460802_Golden_Honeymoon also contains the poignant conclusion of Romeo and Juliet. Which is enough to make you like Shakespeare.

Yay Orson


(0 stars)

Part 2 is here: http://www.archive.org/details/1946MercurySummerTheatrepart2