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Burgess Meredith, who was a friend of O.Welles at the time, says in his biography "So Far, So Good" :
" He (O.Welles) told me later he knew it was a '******* good theatrical piece of work,' and if you staged it as a live broadcast, it might have a strong theatrical effect; but not to the extent it did. John Houseman was the producer of the event. He knew Orson's feelings about the production and Houseman said Orson thought a few people might take it seriously, might be scared for a few minutes - that would be good theater. But Orson never foresaw it would be volcanic, that it would erupt and spread fear over the world."
Burgess Meredith, who was a friend of O.Welles at the time, says in his biography "So Far, So Good" :
" He (O.Welles) told me later he knew it was a '******* good theatrical piece of work,' and if you staged it as a live broadcast, it might have a strong theatrical effect; but not to the extent it did. John Houseman was the producer of the event. He knew Orson's feelings about the production and Houseman said Orson thought a few people might take it seriously, might be scared for a few minutes - that would be good theater. But Orson never foresaw it would be volcanic, that it would erupt and spread fear over the world."