![]() The subplot concerns a psychodrama within the Keller family. Seen from a contemporary perspective, the play shows its age in spots. Keller became a socialist and suffragist she was a tireless advocate for the blind and helped found the American Civil Liberties Union. In reality, these two women went on to become devoted lifelong companions, their intertwined story unspooling in a peculiarly American mix of sincerity and showmanship: At one point, needing money, they performed on the vaudeville circuit. The play tells the story of Annie Sullivan, a young Irish teacher who rescued blind and deaf Helen Keller from an angry, isolated childhood. William Gibson, who died recently at the age of 94, is best known for his play The Miracle Worker, and for making a star of the luminous Anne Bancroft, who played the lead on Broadway and later in the movie. ![]()
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