Dear Audience, Vol. 1: A Guide to the Enjoyment of Theater with Scenes from Great Plays through the Ages

Blanche Yurka’s passion for the theatrical arts is instantly apparent when listening to this album. Yurka performs some classic scenes and demonstrates why she feels that theater "is a powerful instrument which can mould men’s minds [and] leads us to a deeper understanding of our fellow man and his problems, to keener sympathy with the human race."

Track Listing

101	The Magic of Theater Blanche Yurka	06:07
102	You Too Can Be a Critic Blanche Yurka	05:51
103	They Teach Us to Laugh / The Challenge of Shakespeare Blanche Yurka	02:36
104	Then Came Ibsen Blanche Yurka	02:46
105	Chekhov's Gentle Revelations Blanche Yurka	01:23
106	America's Great Playwrights Blanche Yurka	02:01
107	The Actor and the Audience Blanche Yurka	06:16
201	The Electra of Sophocles: Electra's First Speech Blanche Yurka	04:13
202	The Electra of Sophocles: Urn Speech Blanche Yurka	04:01
203	Romeo and Juliet: Garden Scene Blanche Yurka	05:25
204	Romeo and Juliet: Keening Scene Blanche Yurka	03:44
205	Macbeth: Sleepwalking Scene - Lady MacBeth Blanche Yurka	04:38