The Columbia Broadcasting System presents the Mercury Theater on the Air. Oh, Ladies and gentlemen the star and director of the Mercury Theater Orson Well.

Good evening. On Thursday, July 14th, the 229 in the afternoon,

aviator Howard Hughes said his big twin-mothed monoplane World Fair 1939,

down at Floyd Bennett Steele for a new record in round-the-world flying.

From take off the landing a trip of almost 15,000 miles took just three days, 19 hours and 17 minutes.

That was about three months ago. But back in the 1870s, so Jules Vern tells us, a group of

English gentlemen made a wager and what they were confident was a sure thing.

Their clubmates, Phileus Fogg, had the fantastic notion that a man traveling from west to east could get around the world in 80 days.

His attempts, as I think you'll agree, remain at the least.

More incredible than the huge achievement.

And that's the story of adventure and breakneck speed

that Orson Wells and the Mercury Theater on the air brings to life for us tonight.

Jules Burns around the world in 80 days with Orson Wells as Phileas Fogg.

My name is Phileas Bog.

I will tell you of my personal habits and what I require of a servant.

I'm a man of simple taste without relatives or family. I have my tea and toast at 23 minutes after 8, my shaving

water 37 minutes after 9. I dress at 20 minutes after 10.

At 12 o'clock you will serve me my lunch,

consisting of a boiled fish with redding sauce

of the finest quality, a slice of roast beef,

garnished with mushrooms, a rhubarb and goose

tart and a piece of cheddar cheese. The whole wash down with two cups of tea.

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