First Love

by Ivan Turgenev Narrated by Lamont Johnson, Molly Roden, Bairbre Dowling, Bob Legionaire, Dan O'Herlihy, John Bliss, John Harlan, Kathleen Freeman, Paul Keith, Richard Erdman, Full Cast

Overview

Sixteen-year-old Vladimir Petrovich (Lamont Johnson) is in a restless state as his family goes to the country for their summer vacation. The move in next door to a very poor, slovenly princess (Kathleen Freeman).

However, her beautiful daughter, Zinaida (Bairbre Dowling), leads Vladimir into a way of life he had never known. With visitors, parties, and beaus, Vladimir becomes inflamed and finds himself experiencing the pains of his...first love.

Directed and produced by Peggy Webber.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

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—Ron Rosenbaum, The New York Observer

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—Time Out London

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—Adam Begley, The New York Observer

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—The New Yorker

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—The Wall Street Journal

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172271731
Publisher:	California Artists Radio Theatre
Publication date:	01/01/2011
Edition description:	Adapted

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