COMPLETE[PLAY]The Double Dealer by Congreve - thw
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ah yes, you are going through all the stages of amazement, anger, despair and love here. Excellently conveyed, Adrian It was a good choice of yours to tackle Mellefont.
Acts 2 and 4 can be marked PL ok right away.
Notes for Act 3:
> at 0:28: What, you may in honour betray her as far as she betrays herself. - you say "you hope in honour"
Notes for Act 5:
> at 1:05: I dare swear thou wilt not - you say "I dare not swear"
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@Todd: that means Act 2 is ready to edit BTW considering this song in Scene 3 here, I rather think it was the musicians singing it and not Cynthia but well, I guess you don't want to wait for another reader at this point. And yes one could argue that the musicians play the music but Cynthia was supposed to sing.
Sonia
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thank you Mike for another brilliantly foppish performance. I really love Brisk (in all his silliness ) Can't wait to hear you together with Devorah in the same sceneMManolakes wrote: ↑August 22nd, 2020, 1:15 pmBrisk, Act 4, duration 5:03
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/doubledealer_brisk_4_128kb.mp3
I have a few corrections to suggest though:
> at 1:24: Ah ma- [bows.] dam! - I don't think he wants to say "damn" here (consider the spelling). I think he starts dragging out the word "madam", a bit like "maaaa..." (bowing low and probably waving your plumed hat like a courtier) "daaaaam" a bit cocky and reverentially. (after all he is practicing how best to approach her). Also, please leave some seconds between the two syllables, so Todd can easily insert the stage directions "bows" in the middle. It will make a good effect to break the word, if you say it dragged out like this
> at 4:37: Zoons! madam, there’s my lord. [Softly to her.] - you are kinda screaming this sentence, though it says "softly to her". Maybe you could consider speaking this more as an aside
> at 4:56: Come, my lord, I’ll wait on you. [To her.] My charming witty angel! - Here we need more space, so Todd can insert "to her" between the first and second sentence. The first is said to Lord Froth, the second to Lady Froth as an aside. The stage directions are often written after the sentence they belong to in these old texts, unfortunately, because it is sometimes comfusing
> oh and careful with your volume, you are exceeding 92 dB here. I understand, you get carried away with Brisk's boisterous manner but it's best not too exceed the volume too much otherwise there could be clipping which might distort the sound
looking forward to the final act now
Sonia
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That had been my thinking.Kitty wrote: ↑August 23rd, 2020, 3:59 amah yes, you are going through all the stages of amazement, anger, despair and love here. Excellently conveyed, Adrian It was a good choice of yours to tackle Mellefont.
Acts 2 and 4 can be marked PL ok right away.
Notes for Act 3:
> at 0:28: What, you may in honour betray her as far as she betrays herself. - you say "you hope in honour"
Notes for Act 5:
> at 1:05: I dare swear thou wilt not - you say "I dare not swear"
thanks
@Todd: that means Act 2 is ready to edit BTW considering this song in Scene 3 here, I rather think it was the musicians singing it and not Cynthia but well, I guess you don't want to wait for another reader at this point. And yes one could argue that the musicians play the music but Cynthia was supposed to sing.
Sonia
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Thanks, Kitty, for the feedback as always. I'll have a corrected act for you later today. It is a bit of a challenge playing a scene without knowing how the other reader is delivering the other half of the exchange. I guess I'll have to trust that it will all match up. I'm looking forward to hearing the completed scenes.
I didn't catch the ma-dam bit at all; it makes a lot more sense now that it's been explained. As for delivering the soft line loudly, that's the problem when the stage direction follows the line instead of precedes it, but I'll fix it.
Mike
I didn't catch the ma-dam bit at all; it makes a lot more sense now that it's been explained. As for delivering the soft line loudly, that's the problem when the stage direction follows the line instead of precedes it, but I'll fix it.
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Brisk, Act 4 (corrected), duration 5:14
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/doubledealer_brisk_4_128kb.mp3
Mike
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/doubledealer_brisk_4_128kb.mp3
Mike
yep, that's more like it, perfectly PL ok now excellent corrections, thank you, Mike.MManolakes wrote: ↑August 23rd, 2020, 11:23 amBrisk, Act 4 (corrected), duration 5:14
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/doubledealer_brisk_4_128kb.mp3
oh yes I am always pleasantly surprised to hear the assembled acts and how wonderfully in sync we are (most of the times). We also have assembled quite a regular cast over time and I actually can picture many voices already before I even hear them, because I've heard them so often in many roles already.It is a bit of a challenge playing a scene without knowing how the other reader is delivering the other half of the exchange. I guess I'll have to trust that it will all match up.
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Thank you, Sonia.Kitty wrote: ↑August 23rd, 2020, 3:59 amah yes, you are going through all the stages of amazement, anger, despair and love here. Excellently conveyed, Adrian :thumbs: It was a good choice of yours to tackle Mellefont.
Acts 2 and 4 can be marked PL ok right away.
Notes for Act 3:
> at 0:28: What, you may in honour betray her as far as she betrays herself. - you say "you hope in honour"
Notes for Act 5:
> at 1:05: I dare swear thou wilt not - you say "I dare not swear"
thanks
@Todd: that means Act 2 is ready to edit 8-) BTW considering this song in Scene 3 here, I rather think it was the musicians singing it and not Cynthia :? but well, I guess you don't want to wait for another reader at this point. And yes one could argue that the musicians play the music but Cynthia was supposed to sing.
Sonia
Here you are, corrected as indicated:
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/doubledealer_mellefont_3_128kb.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/doubledealer_mellefont_5_128kb.mp3
My Librivox-related YouTube series starts here: Part 0: Introduction. https://youtu.be/pMHYycgA5VU
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Part 15: Case Study (Poem) https://youtu.be/41sr_VC1Qxo
Part 16: Case Study 2 (Dramatic Reading) https://youtu.be/GBIAd469vnM
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Part 15: Case Study (Poem) https://youtu.be/41sr_VC1Qxo
Part 16: Case Study 2 (Dramatic Reading) https://youtu.be/GBIAd469vnM
Thank you.
Todd
Todd
thank you, Adrian, it was a brilliant Mellefont, and now PL okadrianstephens wrote: ↑August 24th, 2020, 12:03 am Here you are, corrected as indicated:
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/doubledealer_mellefont_3_128kb.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/doubledealer_mellefont_5_128kb.mp3
see you in the next Congreve hopefully
Sonia
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ah a shorter stint in the final act I see, but still very cheerio thank you, Mike, nearly perfect, there's just one ALL line that is missing:MManolakes wrote: ↑August 25th, 2020, 2:33 pmBrisk, Act 5, duration 1:01
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/doubledealer_brisk_5_128kb.mp3
> at about 0:51: please insert: "What's the matter ?"
And with that we are only waiting for the final role of Careless coming in
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Sonia
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