American Cavalcade: The Things We Have

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On 26 May 1939, Orson Welles's production of "The Things We Have: American Cavalcade" was broadcast on "The Campbell Playhouse," CBS-Radio.Written by Orson Welles, and co-starring Cornelia Otis Skinner, a writer for The New Yorker, auxillary associate of the Algonquin Round Table, noted diseuse (monologist), and sometime actress (most notably "The Uninvited" from 1944). She was the daughter of the famous Shakespearean actor Otis Skinner, a famous Shylock and Falstaff of his day.

She and Welles both play five roles each in this somewhat revisionist trip through American history.
http://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/dr ... 1939-05-26

An original and moving drama by Orson Welles about a young immigrant who discovers what makes America unique. Moving! Orson Welles and Cornelia Otis Skinner each play five different roles! + The Things We Have is an original story by Orson Welles about the great American dream of personal liberty and independence. Mr and Mrs Scott arrive at the port to adopt Simon Lang a nine-year-old orphaned boy from Europe who is all set to become an American citizen. His new parents teach him all about this country and its famous countrymen and how throughout the years people have come to America for freedom.

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Available, in good sound, at the new IU/Lilly website, along with the original script:
https://orsonwelles.indiana.edu/items/s ... 657%2C3220