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The Great American Fourth of July Parade by ARCHIBALD MACLEISH
A new verse play for radio by the American poet and dramatist Archibald MacLeish. to mark the 1776 bicentennial.
'The greatest nations of the earth have perished not of their enemies but of themselves - their souls. They know that. And they fear.' with and with the voices of ED BISHOP, DON FELLOWS HEATHER GARRISON
BONNIE HURREN , JUDITH HURST PETER MARINKER
PAUL MEIER , DIANA OLSSON MARGARET ROBERTSON PETER WHITMAN
RAMSEY WILLIAMS
Violinist LIONEL BENTLEY
Produced and directed by JOHN TYDEMAN

Contributors

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Archibald MacLeish
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Archibald MacLeish.
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Don Fellows
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Heather Garrison
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Bonnie Hurren
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Judith Hurst
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Peter Marinker
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Paul Meier
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Diana Olsson
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Margaret Robertson
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Peter Whitman
Violinist:
Lionel Bentley
Directed By:
John Tydeman
John Adams:
Robert Lang
Thomas Jefferson:
David Buck

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