Jean Valjean; or, The Shadow of the Law
- Length
- 2 h 43 min
- Chapters
- 6
- Language
- English
- First published
- 1886
A late 19th-century stage adaptation of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables in English, The Shadow of the Law dramatizes the struggles of Hugo's legendary characters: Jean Valjean, the former convict; his relentless pursuer, Javert; Fantine, the tragic mother; her daughter Cosette; the greedy Thenardiers; the doomed revolutionaries. (Summary by Elizabeth Barr)
Cast Narrator/Prouvaire: Elizabeth Klett Jean Valjean: Max Korlinge Javert: drakaunus Thenardier: Algy Pug Father Fauchelevent/Grandfather Gillenormand: Todd Monseigneur Bienvenu: Rick Rodstrom Marius Pontmercy: Eden Rea-Hedrick Enjolras: Larry Wilson Petit Gervais: Frances Brown Gavroche: Ernst Pattynama Babit: Bob Neufeld Doctor/Madame Magloire: Beth Thomas Fantine: Amanda Friday Cosette: Charlotte Duckett and Emily Jones Eponine: Elizabeth Barr Madame Thenardier: Arielle Lipshaw Mlle. Gillenormande/Gendarme: Kristin Gjerløw Mlle. Baptistine: Lynne Thompson Simplice: Etel Buss Nun: Sarah Parshall Boy/Servant: Michele Eaton Guardsman: David Olson Insurgent: Rapunzelina
Audio edited by Elizabeth Barr
Chapters
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