Mercury Theatre on the Air s

Julius Caeser: Rehearsal

September 11, 1938
Produced, directed, scripted by Orson Welles

starring Orson Welles

The 11 September 1938 broadcast of Julius Caesar  is remarkable for several reason. To begin with, it offered an alternative to the not always inspired programming of the commerce and common denominator oriented networks. And not only was the radio-readied production an ingenious exercise in adaptation, but an poignant and timely commentary on the crisis in Europe that was about to plunge the world into war.

Running Time 66 minutes

The Mercury Theatre on the Air, a show featuring the acclaimed New York drama company founded by Orson Welles and John Houseman. In its brief run, it featured an impressive array of talents, including Agnes Moorehead, Bernard Herrmann, and George Coulouris. The show is famous for its notorious War of the Worlds broadcast, but the other shows in the series are relatively unknown.

The show first broadcast on CBS and CBC in July 1938. It ran without a sponsor until December of that year, when it was picked up by Campbell s Soup and renamed The Campbell Playhouse.

Approximate play time of 66 minutes.

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 Broadcast History : July 11th, 1938 - December 4th, 1938
CBS. 60 Minutes. Mondays at 9:00pm until September 11th.
Sundays at 8:00pm thereafter.

Became The Campbell Playhouse as of December 9th, 1938

June 7th - September 13th, 1946
CBS. 30 minutes. Fridays at 10:00pm.
Pabst Beer

Cast :

Orson Welles, Martin Gabel, Ray Collins, Kenny Delmar, George Coulouris,
Edgar Barrier, Paul Stewart, Everett Sloane, Joseph Cotten, Hiram Sherman, Erskin Sanford,
Frank Readick, Agnes Moorehead, Alice Frost, Karl Swenson, William Alland, etc.

Announcer : Dan Deymour

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