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This episode features adaptations of various stories including Saki's 'Shredni Vashtar' and narratives about Father Hidalgo and the Mexican revolution.

The Orson Welles Show (Lady Esther) || Shredni Vashtar _ Hidalgo _ An Irishman and a Jew | September 15, 1941 Adaptation of Saki's "Shredni Vashtar", a story about Father Hidalgo and the Mexican revolution in 1810, as well as a story about "An Irishman and a Jew". : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES. Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot. Thank you for your support. https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr #orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr :: : This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

People in this episode

Hosts: Orson Welles, Duane

Topics covered

• adaptation
• Mexican revolution
• Irish and Jewish stories
• Old Time Radio
• drama
• fiction

Keywords

• Orson Welles
• Old Time Radio
• Shredni Vashtar
• Hidalgo
• Irishman and Jew
• drama
• fiction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lady Esther, duane.media, Podtrac

Books & works: Shredni Vashtar, Hidalgo, An Irishman and a Jew

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