Julius Caesar
- Alternative title
- Caesar
- Synopsis
- Radio recording of the play based on Welles’ 1937 modern-dress stage production for the Federal Theater.
- Series
- Mercury Theatre on the Air
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 11 Sep 1938 (Channel: CBS)
- Duration
- 60 mins
Credits
- Director
- Orson Welles
- Producer
- Orson Welles
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Marc Blitzstein
- Adaptor for Radio
- Orson Welles
- Cast
George Colouris Mark Antony Martin Gabel Caius Cassius Orson Welles Marcus Brutus
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Historical period
- 1930s
- Plays
- Julius Caesar
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Orson Welles’ Julius Caesar
Notes
- Notes
- The programme can be downloaded or streamed from www.archive.com (accessed 7/2010).
- General
- The Mercury ‘Theatre on the Air’ radio production of Julius Caesar was recorded June 28, 29, July 1,4 and 5 1938 in New York. Welles tried to achieve the contemporary feel of the stage production (set in the 1930s) by using narration by CBS news reporter H.V. Kaltenborn who provides running commentary drawn from Plutarch, Shakespeare’s source for the play.
- Reviews
- Douglas Lanier, ‘WSHX: Shakespeare and American Radio’, in Richard Burt (ed.), Shakespeare After Mass Media (New York: Palgrave), 2002, p. 197-198.
Production Company
- Name
CBS Radio
Archive
- Name
archive.org
- Web
- http://www.archive.org External site opens in new window
Online Retailer
- Name
otr.com
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- Web
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- Address
- OTR Cat
PO Box 19234
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KS 66285
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Julius Caesar". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72759 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)