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Mr Wells ' s Criticism of

... that Mr Wells had cabled him from England declaring that the Columbia Broadcasting system and Mr Orson Welles ( producer of the broadcast ) have far overstepped their rights in the matter . . . and should make a full retraction . Mr Wells added that ...

Published: Tuesday 01 November 1938
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 215 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

INVASION PANIC IN U.S

... PANIC IN U.S. A broadcast over the Columbia system of H. G. Wells' film, *' The War of the Worlds, caused panic among susceptible listeners all over the United States last night Mr Orson Welles, the producer, had substituted names of American towns. In ...

Published: Monday 31 October 1938
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 98 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE STORY ON THE RADIO

... last night when a dramatisation of Mr H . G . Wells ' s fantasy The War of the Worlds came on the air over the national network of the Columbia Broadcasting system . The programme was the work of Mr Orson Wellesa young American , who is known as an ...

Published: Tuesday 01 November 1938
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 475 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

STATE OPENS INQUIRY INTO BROADCAST THAT SHOOK U.S

... frantic telephone calls. Wells Upset Mr Jacques Chambrun, Mr H. C. Wells's representative in New York, said that Mr Wells was deeply concerned that the wireless dramatisation of his book should have caused such alarm. Mr Wells had cabled him declaring ...

Published: Tuesday 01 November 1938
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 723 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

RETRACTION WANTED

... cable declared that the Columbia broadcasting system and Mr Orson Welles, producer of the broadcast, have far overstepned their .ightf in the matter, and should make a full retraction.' Mr Wells added that the dramatlrrtion was made with a liberty that ...

Published: Friday 04 November 1938
Newspaper: Linlithgowshire Gazette
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 276 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

AMERICANS TRY TO LAUGH OFF RADIO SCARE

... treat the matter as good joke. A group of Princeton students founded a League for Interplanetary Defence.' inviting Air Orson Welles, the producer of the bioadcast, to become honorary leader of this organisation, which is to 1 provide adequate defence ...

Published: Wednesday 02 November 1938
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 435 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

New York , October 31 . —The Federal authorities to-day began investigation of the m . ost amazing episode in

... bear witness to the fact that the wildest fear took hold of hundreds of households from Rhode Island to California . Mr Orson Welles , the brilliant young actor , who played the leading part in the broadcast , depicted the descent on this earth of Martians ...

Published: Tuesday 01 November 1938
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1007 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

U.S. LISTENERS SEIZED WITH PANIC . ‘War of the Worlds’ Broadcast

... PANIC . ‘War of the Worlds’ Broadcast A broadcast of H. G. Wells’ novel “ The War of the Worlds ” caused panic among susceptible listeners in all parts of the United States last night. Mr Orson Welles, the producer of the feature, had substituted the names ...

Published: Monday 31 October 1938
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 551 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

RADIO PLAY PANIC

... the United States on Sunday night. Mr Orson Welles, the producer of the feature on the Columbia Broadcasting system, substituted names of American cities and towns for the original place-names in Mr H. G. Wells's story of a Martian invasion of the earth ...

Published: Tuesday 01 November 1938
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 681 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

RETRACTION WANTED

... cable declared that the “Columbia broadcasting system and Mr Orson Welles, producer of the broadcast, have far overstepped their .-ight? in the matter, and should make a full retraction. Mr Wells added that the dramatis: rtion was made with liberty that ...

Published: Wednesday 02 November 1938
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 650 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

RETRACTION WANTED

... RETRACTION WANTED His cable declared that the “Columbia broadcasting system and Mr Orson Welles, producer of the broadcast, have far overstepped their rights in the matter, and should make a full retraction.” Mr WeMs added that the dramatisation was made ...

Published: Saturday 05 November 1938
Newspaper: Falkirk Herald
County: Stirlingshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 765 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

U . S . REACTION TO MARTIANS ' SCARE Mr H . G . Wells Reported to be Claiming Damages From Radio Company tFROM ..

... reconcile the warring nations of the world in face of the common danger . Mr Welles , whose new play is opening tomorrow night , and Charles Scribnerswho published H . G . Wells ' s Apropos of Dolores yesterdayindignantly deny unkind suggestions that- ...

Published: Wednesday 02 November 1938
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 609 | Page: 14 | Tags: none