Word: kellers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...beginning to understand that last dimension of the role for which she was preparing. Already a part of her was onstage, creating with incredible vitality a superior human being: half-blind Anne Sullivan, whose stubborn skill lit up life itself for a deaf, blind and mute child named Helen Keller. Already, Anne Bancroft was The Miracle Worker of Playwright William Gibson's impressive new play (TIME...
...Broadway The Miracle Worker. Closed to sound and sight, the mind of the child Helen Keller (Patty Duke) is painstakingly opened by Teacher-Nurse Annie Sullivan (Anne Bancroft) in a memorable, if far from flawless theater piece...
...Miracle Worker. Anne Bancroft and twelve-year-old Patty Duke bring such intensity and skill to Child Helen Keller's terrifying but triumphant fight for light that the show, despite its faults, is frequently great theater...
...Miracle Worker. Anne Bancroft and ten-year-old Patty Duke superbly enact famed Teacher Annie Sullivan's turbulent, triumphant struggle with the child Helen Keller. The play is sometimes clumsy, but the show as a whole is unforgettable theater...
What Would You Say? Patty worked hard to get ready for her tryout. boned up on Helen Keller's early problems. When she appeared for her audition, she was thoroughly prepared. "What would you say if you were Helen Keller?" asked Director Arthur Penn. Answered Patty with calm assurance: "I wouldn't say anything. I couldn't talk...