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Mercury Theatre
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The Mercury Theatre was an independent repertory theatre company founded in New York City in 1937 by Orson Welles and producer John Houseman. The company produced theatrical presentations, radio progr
Poster for the Mercury Theatre's three spring 1938 productions—Caesar, The Shoemaker's Holiday, and The Cradle Will Rock—running simultaneously in two Broadway theaters
Poster for the Mercury Theatre's three spring 1938 productions—Caesar, The Shoemaker's Holiday, and The Cradle Will Rock—running simultaneously in two
Orson Welles at age 22 (1938), Broadway's youngest impresario
Orson Welles at age 22 (1938), Broadway's youngest impresario
Orson Welles as Brutus in Caesar (1937–38)
Orson Welles as Brutus in Caesar (1937–38)
Marian Warring-Manley (Margery), Whitford Kane (Simon Eyre) and George Coulouris (The King) in The Shoemaker's Holiday (1938)
Marian Warring-Manley (Margery), Whitford Kane (Simon Eyre) and George Coulouris (The King) in The Shoemaker's Holiday (1938)
The Mercury Theatre on the Air
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The Mercury Theatre on the Air is a radio series of live radio dramas created and hosted by Orson Welles. The weekly hour-long show presented classic literary works performed by Welles's celebrated Me
Orson Welles (July 1938)
Orson Welles (July 1938)
The company rehearses "Treasure Island", the second program in The Mercury Theatre on the Air series, presented July 18, 1938.
The company rehearses "Treasure Island", the second program in The Mercury Theatre on the Air series, presented July 18, 1938.
Orson Welles, arms upraised, directs a rehearsal of CBS Radio's The Mercury Theatre on the Air. Bernard Herrmann conducts the CBS Radio orchestra; act
Orson Welles, arms upraised, directs a rehearsal of CBS Radio's The Mercury Theatre on the Air. Bernard Herrmann conducts the CBS Radio orchestra; actors at the microphone include Ray Collins and Richard Wilson.