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SciFi and Fantasy Club: The War of the Worlds | |
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Event Type: Adults Age Group(s): Adults Date: 2/24/2016 Start Time: 7:00 PM End Time: 8:30 PM Description: The group discusses the radio broadcast, the War of the Worlds, an episode of the American radio drama anthology series The Mercury Theatre on the Air. It was performed as a Halloween episode of the series on Sunday, October 30, 1938, and aired over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network. Directed and narrated by actor and future filmmaker Orson Welles, the episode was an adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds (1898). It became famous for allegedly causing mass panic, although this is disputed as the program had relatively few listeners.[
Library: Old Metairie LibraryLocation: Meeting Room Contact: Chris Smith Contact Number: 504-889-8143 Presenter: Chris Smith |