The Campbell Playhouse was a sponsored continuation of the Mercury Theater on the Air, a direct result of the instant publicity from the War of the Worlds panic.
The switch occurred on December 9, 1938. In spite of using the same creative staff, the show had a different flavor under sponsorship, partially attributed to a guest star policy in place, which relegated the rest of the Mercury Players to supporting cast for Orson Welles and the Hollywood guest of the week. There was a growing schism between Welles, still reaping the rewards of his Halloween night notoriety, and his collaborator John Houseman, still in the producer's chair but feeling more like an employee than a partner. The writer, as during the unsponsored run, was Howard Koch.
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1938-12-09 Rebecca
1939-01-06 Counsellor At Law
1939-01-13 Mutiny On The Bounty
1939-01-27 Lost My Girlish Laughter
1939-02-10 Green Goddess
1939-03-10 Glass Key, The
1939-03-31 Show Boat
1939-05-12 Our Town
1939-05-26 Things We Have
1939-06-02 Victoria Regina
1939-09-17 Ah Wilderness
1939-10-01 Count Of Monte Cristo
1939-10-15 Escape
1939-11-12 Murder Of Roger Ackroyd
1939-11-26 Huckleberry Finn
1939-12-24 A Christmas Carol part1o2
1939-12-24 A Christmas Carol part2o2
1940-03-10 Craigs Wife
1940-03-24 June Moon
For more information about this show, please see Wikipedia's Article from which part of the above has been taken.
