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Otis Skinner Eva LeGallienner Leo Le LeoGallJenne . GaUlenne GallJenne Gallienner , . , Mady Christians Chrl tian * , . HuldiSpong Hilda Huldi HildaSpong Spong , . Bert Lytell Lytel1 Lyteil . . Wbltford WhIUord Whitford Kane KaneSeiena . I Selena Seiena Uoyl Royle Royl1 ! , . Wesley Addy Add7 , Brenda Brende BrendaForbes BrendeForbes Porbea Forbes Edith TaUaferro Taliaterro Talinterro . , Joseph .Iosepl Iosepl JosephHolland . Jos .IoseplHolland < Holland and House JamesonTo . Jameson .larrieson larrieson .larriesonTo To date dRte no less le * * than 44 plays have havebeen havebeen been acted onto the dices discs solely soldy foethe fOI foe fOIthe the use of the bUDd-an bUDd an blind-an blind blind - an Impresslv impressive impressivelist . lilt list at o classic and contemporar contemporary contemporarydranta contempon , drama dranta which includes such playl plays D ac ' . Elizabeth the Queen . , . Ah Ms Wilder- Wilder Wilderness Wilderness ler - ' ' ' . Rich Richard Richard neu ness Hedda Gabler , . King ard II H ' Our Town . . . ' ' ' 'When When ' La Ladies Ladies r , . " ' ' Bo Box " 'The The "The "TheRivals . " 'TheRivals ' [ , dies die * Meet . . , ' The 'The Silver SlIver . , Rivals and ' . The Bat . . ' The play playing playtrig ing trig time of aA all an these production productions . * cor- cor corresponds co coresponds - . responds with the time the blind blindlistener blindlistener listener would spend in an actual actualthea actualtheater thea theater tel ' theaterThe The average m modern dem play nJI1I runs to tofour totour toI I four tour or five ve double sided aided discs orfrom or orfrom from two to two hours bours and a half halfOf i Of f playing tune tJme time The older pla1s plays , , i iwhich which are given gJven without cutting , . runto run runto i to almost double that numbel number numberShakespeare runI ' I Shakespeare s a . Anthony and Cleo- Cleo Qee Cleopatro eo- eo - - . , patro * ' takes take takel * up seven leven doublesideddiscs double-lided double lided double-sided sided - - , I dices discs or three hours houra and a half of ofplaying ofplaying playing time timeThanka timeThanks Thank Thanka Thanks * to all tha that t has been ac sc accom sccompilshed com compllshed compilshed pUshed to date the theater nowcornea now nowcomel comes comel cornea In this thi * way to the blind It Itcomes Itcomes comes come comes * to them moreover free tree freeall of ofall ofall all charge The blind individual who whowishe wwithe whowishes wishe wishes * . to enjoy what Broadway hasto has hasto t ; to offer ofter oiler without leaving hill his hi * arm armchair armrhair chair rhair has only to send a list of the theplays theplays . plays play * be he wishes to hear to the pubtic pub- pub public - - - lie lic tic library nearest him . . , and arid one by byone byme one me these play plays * reach him each with withits withits its it * Individual tndividuai enchantment . . Theseplays These Theseplays * play plays * even travel between ilbral library libraryand libra ' ' ) and reader postage free - - - |