Definition of The Fall of the City
The Fall of the City by Archibald MacLeish is the first American verse play written for radio. The 30-minute radio play was first broadcast April 11, 1937, at 7 p.m. ET over the Columbia Broadcasting System (today CBS) as part of the Columbia Workshop radio series. The cast featured Orson Welles and Burgess Meredith. Music was composed and directed by Bernard Herrmann. It is an allegory on the rise of Fascism.
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What is The Fall of the City?
The Fall of the City by Archibald MacLeish is the first American verse play written for radio. The 30-minute radio play was first broadcast April 11, 1937, at 7 p.m.
Sources & credits
- Wikipedia: The Fall of the City – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Image by Farrar & Rinehart, publishers; Archibald MacLeish – Public domain