<P> Early Sunday afternoon, Bernard Herrmann and his orchestra arrived in the studio, where Welles had taken over production of that evening's program . </P> <P> To create the role of reporter Carl Phillips, actor Frank Readick went to the record library and played the recording of Herbert Morrison's radio report of the Hindenburg disaster over and over . Working with Bernard Herrmann and the orchestra that had to sound like a dance band fell to Paul Stewart, the person Welles would later credit as being largely responsible for the quality of "The War of the Worlds" broadcast . </P> <P> Welles wanted the music to play for unbearably long stretches of time . The studio's emergency fill - in, a solo piano playing Debussy and Chopin, was heard several times . "As it played on and on," Houseman wrote, "its effect became increasingly sinister--a thin band of suspense stretched almost beyond endurance . That piano was the neatest trick of the show ." </P> <P> Dress rehearsal was scheduled for 6 pm . </P>

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