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Horse Eats Hat
Horse Eats Hat
Written by	Edwin Denby; Orson Welles; Based on the play; The Italian Straw Hat; by Eugène Labiche and Marc-Michel
Date premiered	September 26, 1936
Place premiered	Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York City
Original language	English
Genre	Farce

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Horse Eats Hat is a 1936 farce play co-written and directed by Orson Welles (at the time 21 years of age) and presented under the auspices of the Federal Theatre Project. It was Welles's second WPA production, after his highly successful Voodoo Macbeth. The script, by Edwin Denby and Welles, was an adaptation of the classic French farce The Italian Straw Hat (French: Un chapeau de paille d'Italie) by Eugène Marin Labiche and Marc-Michel.

Starring Joseph Cotten, a mainstay of what would become known as the Mercury Theatre, the play premiered at Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York City, on September 26, 1936, running until December 5, 1936.

Assessment

Welles spoke to filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich about the production:

The farce Horse Eats Hat was the best of the Mercury shows – and, though successful, it divided the town. The press was mixed, yet it was always packed, and had an enormous following. Some people went to it every week as long as it ran.^[1]

Welles biographer Simon Callow addressed this production at the British Film Institute's premiere of the restored Welles film Chimes at Midnight in 2015:

(After the success of Voodoo Macbeth) ... they (John Houseman and Welles) decided to scheme a project of their own, and they did indeed set up a theatre company of their own under the umbrella of the Federal Theatre Project. They immediately embarked on a fantastically eclectic and crazy program. They gathered around them actors that they had loved ... people that we all know now very well from Citizen Kane; all kinds of character actors, and Welles had a special passion for variety artists – that's the background he had with his father, and so on. So, he crammed them all into their first show, which was a really crazily ambitious thing to do, which was the famous play of The Italian Straw Hat. Houseman particularly, and his friend Virgil Thomson who helped to do the translation, were ever aware of all the new currents in theatre. This time, instead of going towards Expressionism they went towards French Surrealism, and they devised a production, which one would so love to have seen, in which basically the production kept exploding. The set kept on falling down; it was 'the play that went wrong'. The proscenium arch suddenly cracked, and the audience thought that the proscenium arch had actually cracked, but it was all carefully planned. There were cars coming on the stage and going off the stage. It was a mad and insane kind of a romp. Very light-hearted and very fluffy. No political element to it at all. Detested by fifty percent of the press – adored by fifty percent of the press. Some people went again and again and again. Joshua Logan told Welles that it was the greatest piece of theatre that he had ever seen in his life. They had already created a sensation.^[2]

Cast

Freddy	Joseph Cotten^[3]^: 182
Mugglethorpe	Orson Welles, Edgerton Paul^[3]^: 182
Horse	Carol King and Edwin Denby^[4]^: 34
Entwhistle	George Duthie^[3]^: 182
Uncle Adolphe	Donald MacMillian^[3]^: 182
Queeper	Dana Stevens^[3]^: 182
Bobbin	Hiram Sherman^[3]^: 182
Grimshot, Lieutenant of Cavalry	Sidney Smith^[4]^: 34
Joseph	Harry McKee^[3]^: 182
Gustave	France Bendtsen^[3]^: 182
Augustus	Bil Baird^[3]^: 182
Myrtle Mugglethorpe	Virginia Welles^[3]^: 182
Agatha Entwhistle	Paula Laurence^[3]^: 182
Tillie	Arlene Francis^[3]^: 182
The Countess	Sarah Burton^[3]^: 182
Daisy	Henriette Kaye^[3]^: 182
Clotilda	Lucy Rodriguez^[3]^: 183
Corporal	Bernard Savage^[3]^: 183
Butler	Walter Burton^[3]^: 183
First Footman	Steven Carter^[3]^: 183
Second Footman	J. Headley^[3]^: 183
Raguso	Enrico Cellini^[3]^: 183
Berkowitz	George Barter^[3]^: 183
Wedding Guests	Ellen Worth, Arabella St. James, Marie Jones, Hattie Rappaport, Anna Gold, Myron Paulson, Wallace Acton, Pell Dentler, George Leach, Bil Baird^[3]^: 183
Tillie's Girls	Peggy Hartley, Terry Carlson, Lee Molnar, Gloria Sheldon, Teresa Alvarez, Opal Essant, June Thorne, Mildred Cold, Geraldine Law^[3]^: 183
Countess's Guests	Georgia Empry, Solomon Goldstein, May Angela, Lawrence Hawley, Margaret Maley, Jack Smith, Mary Kukavski, Elizabeth Malone, Ann Morton, Helena Rapport, Helen Korsun, Nina Salama, Julie Fassett, Jane Hale, Jane Johnson, Michael Callaghan, Don Harward, Walter LeRoy, Harry Merchant, Warren Goddard^[3]^: 183^: 34
Citizens Night Patrol	Arthur Wood, James Perry, Victor Wright, Robert Hopkins, Craig Gordon, Harry Singer, Frank Kelly, Bernard Lewis, Henry Russelle, Charles Uday, George Smithfield, Henry Laird, Edwin Hemmer, George Armstrong, Jerry Hitchcock, Tod Brown^[3]^: 183

Costume for Mugglethorpe
Costume for the Countess
Arlene Francis, Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles at a rehearsal
John Houseman, Edwin Denby and Welles at a rehearsal
Welles in his office at Maxine Elliott's Theatre
The horse (Carol King, Denby) and creator Bil Baird outside Maxine Elliott's Theatre
Cotten and Virginia Welles
Sidney Smith, Paula Laurence and Cotten
Smith and Laurence
Cotten, Smith and Laurence
Cotten and Francis
Henriette Kaye and Harry McKee
The wedding party on its way to the Countess's reception

References

^ Welles, Orson, and Peter Bogdanovich, This is Orson Welles. New York: HarperCollins Publishers 1992 ISBN 0-06-016616-9 page 334
^ "Simon Callow on Orson Welles and the theatre" by Simon Callow, British Film Institute, August 3, 2015 (Adobe Flash video)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y France, Richard, The Theatre of Orson Welles. Cranbury, New Jersey: Associated University Presses, Inc. 1977 ISBN 0-8387-1972-4
^ ^a ^b Wood, Bret, Orson Welles: A Bio-Bibliography. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1990 ISBN 0-313-26538-0

External links

Horse Eats Hat at the Internet Broadway Database
Horse Eats Hat – Library of Congress exhibition Coast to Coast: The Federal Theatre Project, 1935–1939 (February 17 – July 16, 2011)

[1] Welles, Orson, and Peter Bogdanovich, This is Orson Welles. New York: HarperCollins Publishers 1992 ISBN 0-06-016616-9 page 334

[2] "Simon Callow on Orson Welles and the theatre" by Simon Callow, British Film Institute, August 3, 2015 (Adobe Flash video)

[France_Theatre_of_OW-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y France, Richard, The Theatre of Orson Welles. Cranbury, New Jersey: Associated University Presses, Inc. 1977 ISBN 0-8387-1972-4

[Bret_Wood-4] Wood, Bret, Orson Welles: A Bio-Bibliography. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1990 ISBN 0-313-26538-0

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+| writer     = [[Edwin Denby (poet)|Edwin Denby]]<br>[[Orson Welles]]<br>Based on the play<br>''[[The Italian Straw Hat (play)|The Italian Straw Hat]]''<br>by [[Eugène Labiche]] and [[Marc-Michel]]
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-'''''Horse Eats Hat''''' is a 1936 [[farce]] play co-written and directed by the 21-year-old [[Orson Welles]], and presented under the auspices of the [[Federal Theatre Project]]. It was Welles's second [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]] production, after his highly successful ''[[Voodoo Macbeth]]''. The script, by both [[Edwin Denby (poet)|Edwin Denby]] and Welles, was an adaptation of the classic French farce ''[[The Italian Straw Hat (play)|The Italian Straw Hat]]'', by [[Eugène Marin Labiche]] and [[Marc-Michel]].
+'''''Horse Eats Hat''''' is a 1936 [[farce]] play co-written and directed by [[Orson Welles]] (at the time 21 years of age) and presented under the auspices of the [[Federal Theatre Project]]. It was Welles's second [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]] production, after his highly successful ''[[Voodoo Macbeth]]''. The script, by [[Edwin Denby (poet)|Edwin Denby]] and Welles, was an adaptation of the classic French farce ''[[The Italian Straw Hat (play)|The Italian Straw Hat]]'' ({{Lang-fr|Un chapeau de paille d'Italie|link=no}}) by [[Eugène Marin Labiche]] and [[Marc-Michel]].
-Starring [[Joseph Cotten]], a mainstay of what would become known as the [[Mercury Theatre]], the play premiered at the [[Maxine Elliott Theatre]], New York City, on September 26, 1936, running until December 5, 1936.
+Starring [[Joseph Cotten]], a mainstay of what would become known as the [[Mercury Theatre]], the play premiered at [[Maxine Elliott's Theatre]], New York City, on September 26, 1936, running until December 5, 1936.
+==Assessment==
 Welles spoke to filmmaker [[Peter Bogdanovich]] about the production:
-<blockquote>The farce ''Horse Eats Hat'' was the best of the Mercury shows — and, though successful, it divided the town. The press was mixed, yet it was always packed, and had an enormous following. Some people went to it every week as long as it ran."''<ref>[[Orson Welles|Welles, Orson]], and [[Peter Bogdanovich]], ''[[This is Orson Welles]]''. New York: [[HarperCollins]] Publishers 1992 ISBN 0-06-016616-9 page 334</ref></blockquote>
+<blockquote>The farce ''Horse Eats Hat'' was the best of the Mercury shows – and, though successful, it divided the town. The press was mixed, yet it was always packed, and had an enormous following. Some people went to it every week as long as it ran.<ref>[[Orson Welles|Welles, Orson]], and [[Peter Bogdanovich]], ''[[This is Orson Welles]]''. New York: [[HarperCollins]] Publishers 1992 {{ISBN|0-06-016616-9}} page 334</ref></blockquote>
+Welles biographer [[Simon Callow]] addressed this production at the [[British Film Institute]]'s premiere of the restored Welles film ''[[Chimes at Midnight]]'' in 2015:
-==Cast==
-{{Plainlist|
-* Freddy … [[Joseph Cotten]]<ref name="France Theatre of OW">[[Richard France (writer)|France, Richard]], ''The Theatre of Orson Welles''. Cranbury, New Jersey: [[Associated University Presses]], Inc. 1977 ISBN 0-8387-1972-4</ref>{{Rp|182}}
-* Mugglethorpe … [[Orson Welles]], Edgerton Paul<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
-* Horse … Carol King and Edwin Denby<ref name="Bret Wood">[[Bret Wood|Wood, Bret]], ''Orson Welles: A Bio-Bibliography''. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1990 ISBN 0-313-26538-0</ref>{{Rp|34}}
-* Entwhistle … George Duthie<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
-* Uncle Adolphe … Donald MacMillian<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
-* Queeper … Dana Stevens<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
-* Bobbin … [[Hiram Sherman]]<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
-* Grimshot, Lieutenant of Cavalry … Sidney Smith<ref name="Bret Wood"/>{{Rp|34}}
-* Joseph … Harry McKee<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
-* Gustave … France Bendtsen<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
-* Augustus … [[Bil Baird]]<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
-* Myrtle Mugglethorpe … Virginia Welles<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
-* Agatha Entwhistle … Paula Laurence<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
-* Tillie … [[Arlene Francis]]<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
-* The Countess … Sarah Burton<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
-* Daisy … [[Henny Backus|Henriette Kaye]]<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
-* Clotilda … Lucy Rodriguez<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
-* Corporal … Bernard Savage<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
-* Butler … Walter Burton<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
-* First Footman … Steven Carter<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
-* Second Footman … J. Headley<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
-* Raguso … Enrico Cellini<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
-* Berkowitz … George Barter<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
-}}
-Wedding Guests — Ellen Worth, Arabella St. James, Marie Jones, Hattie Rappaport, Anna Gold, Myron Paulson, Wallace Acton, Pell Dentler, George Leach, Bil Baird<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
-Tillie's Girls — Peggy Hartley, Terry Carlson, Lee Molnar, Gloria Sheldon, Teresa Alvarez, Opal Essant, June Thorne, Mildred Cold, Geraldine Law<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
-Countess's Guests — Georgia Empry, Solomon Goldstein, May Angela, Lawrence Hawley, Margaret Maley, Jack Smith, Mary Kukavski, Elizabeth Malone, Ann Morton, Helena Rapport, Helen Korsun, Nina Salama, Julie Fassett, Jane Hale, Jane Johnson, Michael Callaghan, Don Harward, Walter LeRoy, Harry Merchant, Warren Goddard<<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}{{Rp|34}}
-Citizens Night Patrol — Arthur Wood, James Perry, Victor Wright, Robert Hopkins, Craig Gordon, Harry Singer, Frank Kelly, Bernard Lewis, Henry Russelle, Charles Uday, George Smithfield, Henry Laird, Edwin Hemmer, George Armstrong, Jerry Hitchcock, Tod Brown<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
+<blockquote>(After the success of ''Voodoo Macbeth'') ... they ([[John Houseman]] and Welles) decided to scheme a project of their own, and they did indeed set up a theatre company of their own under the umbrella of the Federal Theatre Project. They immediately embarked on a fantastically eclectic and crazy program. They gathered around them actors that they had loved ... people that we all know now very well from ''[[Citizen Kane]]''; all kinds of character actors, and Welles had a special passion for variety artists – that's the background he had with his father, and so on. So, he crammed them all into their first show, which was a really crazily ambitious thing to do, which was the famous play of ''The Italian Straw Hat''. Houseman particularly, and his friend [[Virgil Thomson]] who helped to do the translation, were ever aware of all the new currents in theatre. This time, instead of going towards [[Expressionism]] they went towards French [[Surrealism]], and they devised a production, which one would so love to have seen, in which basically the production kept exploding. The set kept on falling down; it was 'the play that went wrong'. The [[proscenium|proscenium arch]] suddenly cracked, and the audience thought that the proscenium arch had actually cracked, but it was all carefully planned. There were cars coming on the stage and going off the stage. It was a mad and insane kind of a romp. Very light-hearted and very fluffy. No political element to it at all. Detested by fifty percent of the press – adored by fifty percent of the press. Some people went again and again and again. [[Joshua Logan]] told Welles that it was the greatest piece of theatre that he had ever seen in his life. They had already created a sensation.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160401220049/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5638da5aaa40b "Simon Callow on Orson Welles and the theatre"] by [[Simon Callow]], [[British Film Institute]], August 3, 2015 ([[Adobe Flash]] video)</ref></blockquote>
+==Cast==
+{| class=wikitable
+|Freddy||[[Joseph Cotten]]<ref name="France Theatre of OW">[[Richard France (writer)|France, Richard]], ''The Theatre of Orson Welles''. Cranbury, New Jersey: [[Associated University Presses]], Inc. 1977 {{ISBN|0-8387-1972-4}}</ref>{{Rp|182}}
+|-
+|Mugglethorpe||[[Orson Welles]], Edgerton Paul<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
+|-
+|Horse||Carol King and Edwin Denby<ref name="Bret Wood">[[Bret Wood|Wood, Bret]], ''Orson Welles: A Bio-Bibliography''. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1990 {{ISBN|0-313-26538-0}}</ref>{{Rp|34}}
+|-
+|Entwhistle||George Duthie<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
+|-
+|Uncle Adolphe||Donald MacMillian<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
+|-
+|Queeper||Dana Stevens<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
+|-
+|Bobbin||[[Hiram Sherman]]<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
+|-
+|Grimshot, Lieutenant of Cavalry||Sidney Smith<ref name="Bret Wood"/>{{Rp|34}}
+|-
+|Joseph||Harry McKee<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
+|-
+|Gustave||France Bendtsen<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
+|-
+|Augustus||[[Bil Baird]]<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
+|-
+|Myrtle Mugglethorpe||Virginia Welles<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
+|-
+|Agatha Entwhistle||Paula Laurence<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
+|-
+|Tillie||[[Arlene Francis]]<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
+|-
+|The Countess||Sarah Burton<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
+|-
+|Daisy||[[Henny Backus|Henriette Kaye]]<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|182}}
+|-
+|Clotilda||Lucy Rodriguez<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
+|-
+|Corporal||Bernard Savage<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
+|-
+|Butler||Walter Burton<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
+|-
+|-
+|First Footman||Steven Carter<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
+|-
+|Second Footman||J. Headley<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
+|-
+|Raguso||Enrico Cellini<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
+|-
+|Berkowitz||George Barter<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
+|-
+|Wedding Guests||Ellen Worth, Arabella St. James, Marie Jones, Hattie Rappaport, Anna Gold, Myron Paulson, Wallace Acton, Pell Dentler, George Leach, Bil Baird<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
+|-
+|Tillie's Girls||Peggy Hartley, Terry Carlson, Lee Molnar, Gloria Sheldon, Teresa Alvarez, Opal Essant, June Thorne, Mildred Cold, Geraldine Law<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
+|-
+|Countess's Guests||Georgia Empry, Solomon Goldstein, May Angela, Lawrence Hawley, Margaret Maley, Jack Smith, Mary Kukavski, Elizabeth Malone, Ann Morton, Helena Rapport, Helen Korsun, Nina Salama, Julie Fassett, Jane Hale, Jane Johnson, Michael Callaghan, Don Harward, Walter LeRoy, Harry Merchant, Warren Goddard<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}{{Rp|34}}
+|-
+|Citizens Night Patrol||Arthur Wood, James Perry, Victor Wright, Robert Hopkins, Craig Gordon, Harry Singer, Frank Kelly, Bernard Lewis, Henry Russelle, Charles Uday, George Smithfield, Henry Laird, Edwin Hemmer, George Armstrong, Jerry Hitchcock, Tod Brown<ref name="France Theatre of OW"/>{{Rp|183}}
+|}
 <gallery mode=packed heights=160px>
 File:Horse-Eats-Hat-Costume-1071.jpg|Costume for Mugglethorpe
 File:Horse-Eats-Hat-Costume-1077.jpg|Costume for the Countess
-File:Horse-Eats-Hat-38-Rehearsal.jpg|Arlene Francis, Joseph Cotten and Welles at a rehearsal
+File:Horse-Eats-Hat-38-Rehearsal.jpg|Arlene Francis, Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles at a rehearsal
-File:Horse-Eats-Hat-42-Houseman-Welles.jpg|John Houseman and Welles at a rehearsal
+File:Horse-Eats-Hat-42-Houseman-Welles.jpg|John Houseman, Edwin Denby and Welles at a rehearsal
-File:Horse-Eats-Hat-21-Welles.jpg|Welles's office at the Maxine Elliott Theatre
+File:Horse-Eats-Hat-21-Welles.jpg|Welles in his office at Maxine Elliott's Theatre
-File:Horse-Eats-Hat-24-Poster.jpg|The horse (Carol King, Edwin Denby) outside the Maxine Elliott Theatre
+File:Horse-Eats-Hat-24-Poster.jpg|The horse (Carol King, Denby) and creator [[Bil Baird]] outside Maxine Elliott's Theatre
-File:Horse-Eats-Hat-19-Cotten-Nicolson.jpg|Joseph Cotten and Virginia Welles
+File:Horse-Eats-Hat-19-Cotten-Nicolson.jpg|Cotten and Virginia Welles
-File:Horse-Eats-Hat-28-Smith-Laurence-Cotten.jpg|Sidney Smith, Paula Laurence and Joseph Cotten
+File:Horse-Eats-Hat-28-Smith-Laurence-Cotten.jpg|Sidney Smith, Paula Laurence and Cotten
-File:WPA Federal Theater Project in New York-"Horse Eats Hat" - NARA - 195721.tif|Sidney Smith and Paula Laurence
+File:WPA Federal Theater Project in New York-"Horse Eats Hat" - NARA - 195721.tif|Smith and Laurence
-File:Horse-Eats-Hat-06-Cotten-Smith-Laurence.jpg|Joseph Cotten, Sidney Smith and Paula Laurence
+File:Horse-Eats-Hat-06-Cotten-Smith-Laurence.jpg|Cotten, Smith and Laurence
-File:Horse-Eats-Hat-Cotten-Francis.jpg|Joseph Cotten and Arlene Francis
+File:Horse-Eats-Hat-Cotten-Francis.jpg|Cotten and Francis
 File:Horse-Eats-Hat-04.jpg|Henriette Kaye and Harry McKee
 File:Horse-Eats-Hat-Wedding-Party.jpg|The wedding party on its way to the Countess's reception
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-*[http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/federaltheatre/playsandplayers/classics/ExhibitObjects/HorseEatsHat.aspx ''Horse Eats Hat''] — Library of Congress exhibition ''Coast to Coast: The Federal Theatre Project, 1935–1939'' (February 17–July 16, 2011)
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120406085626/http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/federaltheatre/playsandplayers/classics/ExhibitObjects/HorseEatsHat.aspx ''Horse Eats Hat''] – [[Library of Congress]] exhibition ''Coast to Coast: The Federal Theatre Project, 1935–1939'' (February 17 – July 16, 2011)
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+[[Category:Plays based on other plays]]
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v t e Orson Welles
Filmography Radio credits Theatre credits Discography Bibliography Unrealized projects
Feature films	Citizen Kane (1941) The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) The Stranger (1946) The Lady from Shanghai (1947) Macbeth (1948) Othello (1951) Mr. Arkadin (1955) Touch of Evil (1958) The Trial (1962) Chimes at Midnight (1965) The Immortal Story (1968) F for Fake (1973) Filming Othello (1978) The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
Shorts	Twelfth Night (1933) The Hearts of Age (1934) Citizen Kane trailer (1940) Around the World (1946) The Miracle of St. Anne (1950) Magic Trick (1953) The Dominici Affair (1955) Portrait of Gina (1958) An Evening with Orson Welles (1970) Orson's Bag Vienna (1968) The Merchant of Venice (1969) One Man Band (1968–1971) Moby Dick (1971) Orson Welles' Magic Show (1976–1985) The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh (1984)
Unfinished films	Too Much Johnson (1938) It's All True (1942) Don Quixote (1957–1969) The Heroine (1967) The Deep (1967–1970) Filming 'The Trial' (1981) The Dreamers (1980–1982)
Partly directed	Journey into Fear (1943) Follow the Boys (1944) Black Magic (1949) Three Cases of Murder (1955) David and Goliath (1960) The Southern Star (1969)
Adaptations	Monsieur Verdoux (1947) Treasure Island (1972) Cradle Will Rock (1999) The Big Brass Ring (1999)
Television	Orson Welles' Sketch Book (1955) Around the World with Orson Welles (1955) Orson Welles and People (1956) The Fountain of Youth (1958) In the Land of Don Quixote (1964) The Orson Welles Show (1979)
Theatre	Marching Song (1932) Bright Lucifer Voodoo Macbeth (1936) Horse Eats Hat (1936) The Cradle Will Rock (1937) Caesar (1937–1938) Too Much Johnson (1938) Native Son (1941) The Mercury Wonder Show (1943) Around the World (1946) Othello (1951) The Lady in the Ice (1953) Moby Dick—Rehearsed (1955) Rhinoceros (1960)
Radio	Les Misérables (1937) The Shadow (1937–1938) The Mercury Theatre on the Air (1938) "Dracula" (1938) "The War of the Worlds" (1938) The Campbell Playhouse (1938–1940) The Orson Welles Show (1941–1942) Ceiling Unlimited (1942–1943) Hello Americans (1942–1943) The Orson Welles Almanac (1944) This Is My Best (1945) Orson Welles Commentaries (1945–1946) The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air (1946) The Adventures of Harry Lime (1951–1952) The Black Museum (1951–52)
Spoken-word	The Happy Prince (1946) The Begatting of the President (1970)
Books	This is Orson Welles (1992) Les Bravades (1996)
Related	Mercury Theatre Rita Hayworth (second wife) Paola Mori (third wife) Beatrice Welles (daughter) Oja Kodar Frozen Peas Orson Welles Paul Masson advertisements It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles (1993) Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014) They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018) Orson Welles (crater)