The War of the World文档格式.docx

The War of the World文档格式.docx

《The War of the World文档格式.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《The War of the World文档格式.docx（17页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

TheColumbiaBroadcastingSystemanditsaffiliatedstationspresentOrsonWellesandtheMercuryTheatreontheAirin 

TheWaroftheWorlds 

byH.G.Wells.

（MUSIC:

MERCURYTHEATREMUSICALTHEME）

Ladiesandgentlemen:

thedirectoroftheMercuryTheatreandstarofthesebroadcasts,OrsonWelles...

ORSONWELLES:

Weknownowthatintheearlyyearsofthetwentiethcenturythisworldwasbeingwatchedcloselybyintelligencesgreaterthanman'

sandyetasmortalashisown.Weknownowthatashumanbeingsbusiedthemselvesabouttheirvariousconcernstheywerescrutinizedandstudied,perhapsalmostasnarrowlyasamanwithamicroscopemightscrutinizethetransientcreaturesthatswarmandmultiplyinadropofwater.Withinfinitecomplacencepeoplewenttoandfroovertheearthabouttheirlittleaffairs,sereneintheassuranceoftheirdominionoverthissmallspinningfragmentofsolardriftwoodwhichbychanceordesignmanhasinheritedoutofthedarkmysteryofTimeandSpace.Yetacrossanimmenseetherealgulf,mindsthattoourmindsasoursaretothebeastsinthejungle,intellectsvast,coolandunsympathetic,regardedthisearthwithenviouseyesandslowlyandsurelydrewtheirplansagainstus.Inthethirty-ninthyearofthetwentiethcenturycamethegreatdisillusionment.

ItwasneartheendofOctober.Businesswasbetter.Thewarscarewasover.Moremenwerebackatwork.Saleswerepickingup.Onthisparticularevening,October30,theCrosleyserviceestimatedthatthirty-twomillionpeoplewerelisteninginonradios.

...forthenexttwenty-fourhoursnotmuchchangeintemperature.AslightatmosphericdisturbanceofundeterminedoriginisreportedoverNovaScotia,causingalowpressureareatomovedownratherrapidlyoverthenortheasternstates,bringingaforecastofrain,accompaniedbywindsoflightgaleforce.Maximumtemperature66;

minimum48.ThisweatherreportcomestoyoufromtheGovernmentWeatherBureau....WenowtakeyoutotheMeridianRoomintheHotelParkPlazaindowntownNewYork,whereyouwillbeentertainedbythemusicofRamó

nRaquelloandhisorchestra.

SPANISHTHEMESONG[ATANGO]...FADES）

ANNOUNCERTHREE:

Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.FromtheMeridianRoomintheParkPlazainNewYorkCity,webringyouthemusicofRamó

nRaquelloandhisorchestra.WithatouchoftheSpanish.Ramó

nRaquelloleadsoffwith"

LaCumparsita."

（PIECESTARTSPLAYING）

ANNOUNCERTWO:

Ladiesandgentlemen,weinterruptourprogramofdancemusictobringyouaspecialbulletinfromtheIntercontinentalRadioNews.Attwentyminutesbeforeeight,centraltime,ProfessorFarrelloftheMountJenningsObservatory,Chicago,Illinois,reportsobservingseveralexplosionsofincandescentgas,occurringatregularintervalsontheplanetMars.Thespectroscopeindicatesthegastobehydrogenandmovingtowardstheearthwithenormousvelocity.ProfessorPiersonoftheObservatoryatPrincetonconfirmsFarrell'

sobservation,anddescribesthephenomenonas（quote）likeajetofblueflameshotfromagun（unquote）.WenowreturnyoutothemusicofRamó

nRaquello,playingforyouintheMeridianRoomoftheParkPlazaHotel,situatedindowntownNewYork.

（MUSICPLAYSFORAFEWMOMENTSUNTILPIECEENDS...SOUNDOFAPPLAUSE）

Nowatunethatneverlosesfavor,theever-popular"

StarDust."

Ramó

nRaquelloandhisorchestra...

（MUSIC）

Ladiesandgentlemen,followingonthenewsgiveninourbulletinamomentago,theGovernmentMeteorologicalBureauhasrequestedthelargeobservatoriesofthecountrytokeepanastronomicalwatchonanyfurtherdisturbancesoccurringontheplanetMars.Duetotheunusualnatureofthisoccurrence,wehavearrangedaninterviewwithnotedastronomer.ProfessorPierson,whowillgiveushisviewsontheevent.inafewmomentswewilltakeyoutothePrincetonObservatoryatPrinceton,NewJersey.WereturnyouuntilthentothemusicofRamó

（MUSIC...）

WearenowreadytotakeyoutothePrincetonObservatoryatPrincetonwhereCarlPhillips,orcommentator,willinterviewProfessorRichardPierson,famousastronomer.WetakeyounowtoPrinceton,NewJersey.

（ECHOCHAMBER）

PHILLIPS:

Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.ThisisCarlPhillips,speakingtoyoufromtheobservatoryatPrinceton.Iamstandinginalargesemi-circularroom,pitchblackexceptforanoblongsplitintheceiling.ThroughthisopeningIcanseeasprinklingofstarsthatcastakindoffrostyglowovertheintricatemechanismofthehugetelescope.Thetickingsoundyouhearisthevibrationoftheclockwork.ProfessorPiersonstandsdirectlyabovemeonasmallplatform,peeringthroughagiantlens.Iaskyoutobepatient,ladiesandgentlemen,duringanydelaythatmayariseduringourinterview.Besideshisceaselesswatchoftheheavens,ProfessorPiersonmaybeinterruptedbytelephoneorothercommunications.Duringthisperiodheisinconstanttouchwiththeastronomicalcentersoftheworld...Professor,mayIbeginourquestions?

PIERSON:

Atanytime,Mr.Phillips.

Professor,wouldyoupleasetellourradioaudienceexactlywhatyouseeasyouobservetheplanetMarsthroughyourtelescope?

Nothingunusualatthemoment,Mr.Phillips.Areddiskswimminginabluesea.Transversestripesacrossthedisk.QuitedistinctnowbecauseMarshappenstobethepointnearesttheearth...inopposition,aswecallit.

Inyouropinion,whatdothesetransversestripessignify,ProfessorPierson?

Notcanals,Icanassureyou,Mr.Phillips,althoughthat'

sthepopularconjectureofthosewhoimagineMarstobeinhabited.Fromascientificviewpointthestripesaremerelytheresultofatmosphericconditionspeculiartotheplanet.

Thenyou'

requiteconvincedasascientistthatlivingintelligenceasweknowitdoesnotexistonMars?

I'

dsaythechancesagainstitareathousandtoone.

Andyethowdoyouaccountforthosegaseruptionsoccurringonthesurfaceoftheplanetatregularintervals?

Mr.Phillips,Icannotaccountforit.

Bytheway,Professor,forthebenefitofourlisteners,howfarisMarsfromearth?

Approximatelyfortymillionmiles.

Well,thatseemsasafeenoughdistance.

（OFFMIKE）Thankyou.

（PAUSE）

Justamoment,ladiesandgentlemen,someonehasjusthandedProfessorPiersonamessage.Whilehereadsit,letmeremindyouthatwearespeakingtoyoufromtheobservatoryinPrinceton,NewJersey,whereweareinterviewingtheworld-famousastronomer,ProfessorPierson...Onemoment,please.ProfessorPiersonhaspassedmeamessagewhichhehasjustreceived...Professor,mayIreadthemessagetothelisteningaudience?

Certainly,Mr.Phillips

Ladiesandgentlemen,IshallreadyouawireaddressedtoProfessorPiersonfromDr.GrayoftheNationalHistoryMuseum,NewYork."

9:

15P.M.easternstandardtime.SeismographregisteredshockofalmostearthquakeintensityoccurringwithinaradiusoftwentymilesofPrinceton.Pleaseinvestigate.Signed,LloydGray,ChiefofAstronomicalDivision"

...ProfessorPierson,couldthisoccurrencepossiblyhavesomethingtodowiththedisturbancesobservedontheplanetMars?

Hardly,Mr.Phillips.Thisisprobablyameteoriteofunusualsizeanditsarrivalatthisparticulartimeismerelyacoincidence.However,weshallconductasearch,assoonasdaylightpermits.

Thankyou,Professor.Ladiesandgentlemen,forthepasttenminuteswe'

vebeenspeakingtoyoufromtheobservatoryatPrinceton,bringingyouaspecialinterviewwithProfessorPierson,notedastronomer.ThisisCarlPhillipsspeaking.WearereturningyounowtoourNewYorkstudio.

（FADEINPIANOPLAYING）

Ladiesandgentlemen,hereisthelatestbulletinfromtheIntercontinentalRadioNews.Toronto,Canada:

ProfessorMorseofMcGillUniversityreportsobservingatotalofthreeexplosionsontheplanetMars,betweenthehoursof7:

45P.M.and9:

20P.M.,easternstandardtime.ThisconfirmsearlierreportsreceivedfromAmericanobservatories.Now,nearerhome,comesaspecialannouncementfromTrenton,NewJersey.Itisreportedthatat8:

50P.M.ahuge,flamingobject,believedtobeameteorite,fellonafarmintheneighborhoodofGroversMill,NewJersey,twenty-twomilesfromTrenton. 

TheflashintheskywasvisiblewithinaradiusofseveralhundredmilesandthenoiseoftheimpactwasheardasfarnorthasElizabeth. 

Wehavedispatchedaspecialmobileunittothescene,andwillhaveourcommentator,CarlPhillips,giveyouaworddescriptionassoonashecanreachtherefromPrinceton.Inthemeantime,wetakeyoutotheHotelMartinetinBrooklyn,whereBobbyMilletteandhisorchestraareofferingaprogramofdancemusic.

（SWINGBANDFORTWENTYSECONDS...THENCUT）

WetakeyounowtoGroversMill,NewJersey.

（CROWDNOISES...POLICESIRENS）

Ladiesandgentlemen,thisisCarlPhillipsagain,attheWilmuthfarm,GroversMill,NewJersey.ProfessorPiersonandmyselfmadetheelevenmilesfromPrincetonintenminutes.Well,I...Ihardlyknowwheretobegin,topaintforyouawordpictureofthestrangescenebeforemyeyes,likesomethingoutofamodern"

ArabianNights."

Well,Ijustgothere.Ihaven'

thadachancetolookaroundyet.Iguessthat'

sit.Yes,Iguessthat'

sthe...thing,directlyinfrontofme,halfburiedinavastpit.Mus