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Machine

by Upton Sinclair

Chapter 1 of 3 Act 1

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Running time
1 h 39 min
Language
English
Readers
Arielle Lipshaw, Bellona Times, Dale Burgess, Elizabeth Klett, John Steigerwald and 5 others

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About this recording

Upton Sinclair is best known for his novel The Jungle, an expose of the meatpacking industry. He was also a playwright whose works for the stage reflected the same progressive viewpoints found in his other writing. In The Machine, published as part of Sinclair's 1912 collection Plays of Protest, Socialist activists show a rich man's daughter the truth about the society in which she has been raised. (Summary by wildemoose)

Cast:

Julia Patterson, a magazine writer: Elizabeth Klett

Jack Bullen, a parlor Socialist: Dale Burgess

Laura Hegan, Hegan's daughter: Arielle Lipshaw

Allan Montague, a lawyer: Bellona Times

Jim Hegan, the traction king: ToddHW

Annie Roberts, a girl of the slums: Lucy Perry

Robert Grimes, the boss: John Steigerwald

Andrews, Hegan's secretary: Max Körlinge

Parker, a clerk: Marty Kris

Narrator: Linette Geisel

Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw