(continuation of title) Radio Broadcast was real. Back in 1930s people didn't have TV so they relied on their radio for news and entertainment. Do you think problems going on in the world helped people to beleive the broadcast was real?
2007-12-03 12:58:42 · 3 answers · asked by I LOVE 6 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
There was concern over the situation in Europe, since Germany had occupied both Austria and Czechoslovakia at that point. But, the broadcast had disclaimers aired at the beginning and during each commercial break telling the audience that it was only a radioplay. The problem was in the presentation and its unfortunate timing. Opposite the Mercury Theater of the Air was the very popular Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy show sponsored by Chase and Sanborn coffee. About twelve minutes into that show, Edgar presented a new singer whose singing style was almost sleep-inducing. So , people changed the station just in time to hear someone talk about the Martians landing at Grovers Mills in New Jersey. The voice that actor used in portraying the "Secretary of the Interior" sounded remarkably like that of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whose voice was well-known to the radio audience.
You can download a copy of the show from a lot of different internet sites. Give it a listen.
2007-12-03 17:48:42 · answer #1 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely. Their world had become chaotic very suddenly and they were willing to believe things could only get worse.
2007-12-03 13:02:42 · answer #2 · answered by Carolyn D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you bet ye.
2007-12-04 13:27:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋