The War of the World.docx
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TheWaroftheWorld
TheWaroftheWorlds
COLUMBIABROADCASTINGSYSTEM
ORSONWELLESANDMERCURYTHEATREONTHEAIR
SUNDAY,OCTOBER30,1938
8:
00TO9:
00P.M.
ANNOUNCER:
TheColumbiaBroadcastingSystemanditsaffiliatedstationspresentOrsonWellesandtheMercuryTheatreontheAirin TheWaroftheWorlds byH.G.Wells.
(MUSIC:
MERCURYTHEATREMUSICALTHEME)
ANNOUNCER:
Ladiesandgentlemen:
thedirectoroftheMercuryTheatreandstarofthesebroadcasts,OrsonWelles...
ORSONWELLES:
Weknownowthatintheearlyyearsofthetwentiethcenturythisworldwasbeingwatchedcloselybyintelligencesgreaterthanman'sandyetasmortalashisown.Weknownowthatashumanbeingsbusiedthemselvesabouttheirvariousconcernstheywerescrutinizedandstudied,perhapsalmostasnarrowlyasamanwithamicroscopemightscrutinizethetransientcreaturesthatswarmandmultiplyinadropofwater.Withinfinitecomplacencepeoplewenttoandfroovertheearthabouttheirlittleaffairs,sereneintheassuranceoftheirdominionoverthissmallspinningfragmentofsolardriftwoodwhichbychanceordesignmanhasinheritedoutofthedarkmysteryofTimeandSpace.Yetacrossanimmenseetherealgulf,mindsthattoourmindsasoursaretothebeastsinthejungle,intellectsvast,coolandunsympathetic,regardedthisearthwithenviouseyesandslowlyandsurelydrewtheirplansagainstus.Inthethirty-ninthyearofthetwentiethcenturycamethegreatdisillusionment.
ItwasneartheendofOctober.Businesswasbetter.Thewarscarewasover.Moremenwerebackatwork.Saleswerepickingup.Onthisparticularevening,October30,theCrosleyserviceestimatedthatthirty-twomillionpeoplewerelisteninginonradios.
ANNOUNCER:
...forthenexttwenty-fourhoursnotmuchchangeintemperature.AslightatmosphericdisturbanceofundeterminedoriginisreportedoverNovaScotia,causingalowpressureareatomovedownratherrapidlyoverthenortheasternstates,bringingaforecastofrain,accompaniedbywindsoflightgaleforce.Maximumtemperature66;minimum48.ThisweatherreportcomestoyoufromtheGovernmentWeatherBureau....WenowtakeyoutotheMeridianRoomintheHotelParkPlazaindowntownNewYork,whereyouwillbeentertainedbythemusicofRamónRaquelloandhisorchestra.
(MUSIC:
SPANISHTHEMESONG[ATANGO]...FADES)
ANNOUNCERTHREE:
Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.FromtheMeridianRoomintheParkPlazainNewYorkCity,webringyouthemusicofRamónRaquelloandhisorchestra.WithatouchoftheSpanish.RamónRaquelloleadsoffwith"LaCumparsita."
(PIECESTARTSPLAYING)
ANNOUNCERTWO:
Ladiesandgentlemen,weinterruptourprogramofdancemusictobringyouaspecialbulletinfromtheIntercontinentalRadioNews.Attwentyminutesbeforeeight,centraltime,ProfessorFarrelloftheMountJenningsObservatory,Chicago,Illinois,reportsobservingseveralexplosionsofincandescentgas,occurringatregularintervalsontheplanetMars.Thespectroscopeindicatesthegastobehydrogenandmovingtowardstheearthwithenormousvelocity.ProfessorPiersonoftheObservatoryatPrincetonconfirmsFarrell'sobservation,anddescribesthephenomenonas(quote)likeajetofblueflameshotfromagun(unquote).WenowreturnyoutothemusicofRamónRaquello,playingforyouintheMeridianRoomoftheParkPlazaHotel,situatedindowntownNewYork.
(MUSICPLAYSFORAFEWMOMENTSUNTILPIECEENDS...SOUNDOFAPPLAUSE)
ANNOUNCERTHREE:
Nowatunethatneverlosesfavor,theever-popular"StarDust."RamónRaquelloandhisorchestra...
(MUSIC)
ANNOUNCERTWO:
Ladiesandgentlemen,followingonthenewsgiveninourbulletinamomentago,theGovernmentMeteorologicalBureauhasrequestedthelargeobservatoriesofthecountrytokeepanastronomicalwatchonanyfurtherdisturbancesoccurringontheplanetMars.Duetotheunusualnatureofthisoccurrence,wehavearrangedaninterviewwithnotedastronomer.ProfessorPierson,whowillgiveushisviewsontheevent.inafewmomentswewilltakeyoutothePrincetonObservatoryatPrinceton,NewJersey.WereturnyouuntilthentothemusicofRamónRaquelloandhisorchestra.
(MUSIC...)
ANNOUNCERTWO:
WearenowreadytotakeyoutothePrincetonObservatoryatPrincetonwhereCarlPhillips,orcommentator,willinterviewProfessorRichardPierson,famousastronomer.WetakeyounowtoPrinceton,NewJersey.
(ECHOCHAMBER)
PHILLIPS:
Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.ThisisCarlPhillips,speakingtoyoufromtheobservatoryatPrinceton.Iamstandinginalargesemi-circularroom,pitchblackexceptforanoblongsplitintheceiling.ThroughthisopeningIcanseeasprinklingofstarsthatcastakindoffrostyglowovertheintricatemechanismofthehugetelescope.Thetickingsoundyouhearisthevibrationoftheclockwork.ProfessorPiersonstandsdirectlyabovemeonasmallplatform,peeringthroughagiantlens.Iaskyoutobepatient,ladiesandgentlemen,duringanydelaythatmayariseduringourinterview.Besideshisceaselesswatchoftheheavens,ProfessorPiersonmaybeinterruptedbytelephoneorothercommunications.Duringthisperiodheisinconstanttouchwiththeastronomicalcentersoftheworld...Professor,mayIbeginourquestions?
PIERSON:
Atanytime,Mr.Phillips.
PHILLIPS:
Professor,wouldyoupleasetellourradioaudienceexactlywhatyouseeasyouobservetheplanetMarsthroughyourtelescope?
PIERSON:
Nothingunusualatthemoment,Mr.Phillips.Areddiskswimminginabluesea.Transversestripesacrossthedisk.QuitedistinctnowbecauseMarshappenstobethepointnearesttheearth...inopposition,aswecallit.
PHILLIPS:
Inyouropinion,whatdothesetransversestripessignify,ProfessorPierson?
PIERSON:
Notcanals,Icanassureyou,Mr.Phillips,althoughthat'sthepopularconjectureofthosewhoimagineMarstobeinhabited.Fromascientificviewpointthestripesaremerelytheresultofatmosphericconditionspeculiartotheplanet.
PHILLIPS:
Thenyou'requiteconvincedasascientistthatlivingintelligenceasweknowitdoesnotexistonMars?
PIERSON:
I'dsaythechancesagainstitareathousandtoone.
PHILLIPS:
Andyethowdoyouaccountforthosegaseruptionsoccurringonthesurfaceoftheplanetatregularintervals?
PIERSON:
Mr.Phillips,Icannotaccountforit.
PHILLIPS:
Bytheway,Professor,forthebenefitofourlisteners,howfarisMarsfromearth?
PIERSON:
Approximatelyfortymillionmiles.
PHILLIPS:
Well,thatseemsasafeenoughdistance.
(OFFMIKE)Thankyou.
(PAUSE)
PHILLIPS:
Justamoment,ladiesandgentlemen,someonehasjusthandedProfessorPiersonamessage.Whilehereadsit,letmeremindyouthatwearespeakingtoyoufromtheobservatoryinPrinceton,NewJersey,whereweareinterviewingtheworld-famousastronomer,ProfessorPierson...Onemoment,please.ProfessorPiersonhaspassedmeamessagewhichhehasjustreceived...Professor,mayIreadthemessagetothelisteningaudience?
PIERSON:
Certainly,Mr.Phillips
PHILLIPS:
Ladiesandgentlemen,IshallreadyouawireaddressedtoProfessorPiersonfromDr.GrayoftheNationalHistoryMuseum,NewYork."9:
15P.M.easternstandardtime.SeismographregisteredshockofalmostearthquakeintensityoccurringwithinaradiusoftwentymilesofPrinceton.Pleaseinvestigate.Signed,LloydGray,ChiefofAstronomicalDivision"...ProfessorPierson,couldthisoccurrencepossiblyhavesomethingtodowiththedisturbancesobservedontheplanetMars?
PIERSON:
Hardly,Mr.Phillips.Thisisprobablyameteoriteofunusualsizeanditsarrivalatthisparticulartimeismerelyacoincidence.However,weshallconductasearch,assoonasdaylightpermits.
PHILLIPS:
Thankyou,Professor.Ladiesandgentlemen,forthepasttenminuteswe'vebeenspeakingtoyoufromtheobservatoryatPrinceton,bringingyouaspecialinterviewwithProfessorPierson,notedastronomer.ThisisCarlPhillipsspeaking.WearereturningyounowtoourNewYorkstudio.
(FADEINPIANOPLAYING)
ANNOUNCERTWO:
Ladiesandgentlemen,hereisthelatestbulletinfromtheIntercontinentalRadioNews.Toronto,Canada:
ProfessorMorseofMcGillUniversityreportsobservingatotalofthreeexplosionsontheplanetMars,betweenthehoursof7:
45P.M.and9:
20P.M.,easternstandardtime.ThisconfirmsearlierreportsreceivedfromAmericanobservatories.Now,nearerhome,comesaspecialannouncementfromTrenton,NewJersey.Itisreportedthatat8:
50P.M.ahuge,flamingobject,believedtobeameteorite,fellonafarmintheneighborhoodofGroversMill,NewJersey,twenty-twomilesfromTrenton.
TheflashintheskywasvisiblewithinaradiusofseveralhundredmilesandthenoiseoftheimpactwasheardasfarnorthasElizabeth.
Wehavedispatchedaspecialmobileunittothescene,andwillhaveourcommentator,CarlPhillips,giveyouaworddescriptionassoonashecanreachtherefromPrinceton.Inthemeantime,wetakeyoutotheHotelMartinetinBrooklyn,whereBobbyMilletteandhisorchestraareofferingaprogramofdancemusic.
(SWINGBANDFORTWENTYSECONDS...THENCUT)
ANNOUNCERTWO:
WetakeyounowtoGroversMill,NewJersey.
(CROWDNOISES...POLICESIRENS)
PHILLIPS:
Ladiesandgentlemen,thisisCarlPhillipsagain,attheWilmuthfarm,GroversMill,NewJersey.ProfessorPiersonandmyselfmadetheelevenmilesfromPrincetonintenminutes.Well,I...Ihardlyknowwheretobegin,topaintforyouawordpictureofthestrangescenebeforemyeyes,likesomethingoutofamodern"ArabianNights."Well,Ijustgothere.Ihaven'thadachancetolookaroundyet.Iguessthat'sit.Yes,Iguessthat'sthe...thing,directlyinfrontofme,halfburiedinavastpit.Mus
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