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Mercury Theater Episode Library

The curtain rises on literature, drama, and the unforgettable voice of Orson Welles.

Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre brought great stories to life with bold performances, cinematic sound, and theatrical imagination. Search the playbill or raise the curtain on a production chosen at random.

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CollectionMercury Theatre
CompanyMercury Theatre
FormatDramatic Anthology
Archive29 Productions

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  • Orson Welles and the Mercury company
  • Literary adaptations
  • Classic stage drama
  • Cinematic sound
  • Bold theatrical performances

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29 productions ready for the stage.

The Mercury Playbill

193818 productions
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Dracula

July 11, 1938

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Treasure Island

July 18, 1938

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A Tale of Two Cities

July 25, 1938

Mercury Theatre — Playbill004

The Thirty Nine Steps

August 1, 1938

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Im a Fool the Open Window My Little Boy

August 8, 1938

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Abraham Lincoln

August 15, 1938

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The Affairs of Anatole

August 22, 1938

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The Count of Monte Cristo

August 29, 1938

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The Man Who Was Thursday

September 5, 1938

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Julius Ceasar

September 11, 1938

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The Immortal Sherlock Holmes

September 25, 1938

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Hell on Ice

October 9, 1938

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Seventeen

October 16, 1938

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Around the World in 80 Days

October 23, 1938

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The War of the Worlds

October 30, 1938

Mercury Theatre — Playbill018

Heart of Darkness Life with Father

November 6, 1938

Mercury Theatre — Playbill019

A Passenger to Bali

November 13, 1938

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Pickwick Papers

November 20, 1938

194610 productions
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Around World in Eighty Days

June 7, 1946

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Count of Monte Cristo

June 14, 1946

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The Hitch Hiker

June 21, 1946

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Jane Eyre

June 28, 1946

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Passenger to Bali

July 5, 1946

Mercury Theatre — Playbill006

The Search for Henry Le Ferre

July 12, 1946

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Life with Adam

July 19, 1946

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The Moat Farm Murder

July 26, 1946

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The Golden Honeymoon

August 2, 1946

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Hell on Ice

August 11, 1946

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Mercury Theater Remembered