COMPLETE [PLAY] Paul Jones by Alexandre Dumas - ToddHW

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If someone will give me an example of the pronunciation of the French names (like my own, for a start!), I'd be willing to take on the role of Lafeuille. Something of a butler, I gather? I trust I don't need to attempt a French accent? Because I think I'd sound like Inspector Clouseau if I did. I choose Lafeuille, rather than Achard, as who knows, maybe one day the troupe will take the show on the road, and I'd rather be remembered for my "rich liveries" than "grey silk stockings".

As the lady with the crooked stocking seams said to the gentlemen, "Face the wall, boys. This is a hold-up."

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SonOfTheExiles wrote:If someone will give me an example of the pronunciation of the French names (like my own, for a start!), I'd be willing to take on the role of Lafeuille. Something of a butler, I gather?
yes he is butler (valet) to "nasty me" :mrgreen: I already made a sound file for Leanne for this same name, so I can send it your way this evening, no problem
I trust I don't need to attempt a French accent? Because I think I'd sound like Inspector Clouseau if I did.

:lol: would like to hear that. No French accent required. In fact, they are only speaking English because it is a translation, in the original they were of course speaking French, so there is no need to pretend an accent.
I choose Lafeuille, rather than Achard, as who knows, maybe one day the troupe will take the show on the road, and I'd rather be remembered for my "rich liveries" than "grey silk stockings".
I never thought about taking LV dramas on the road...interesting thought.

Thanks so much Chris for helping out here. :9:

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Delighted.

Oh, by the way, I think I may have found Sonia's opportunity to play a dinkum Aussie sheila.

The Bushrangers
http://adc.library.usyd.edu.au/data-2/set0001.pdf

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SonOfTheExiles wrote:Oh, by the way, I think I may have found Sonia's opportunity to play a dinkum Aussie sheila.
:shock: why would you think I would want that ????

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"why would you think I would want that?"

Because "impossible" is not a Gallic word.

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SonOfTheExiles wrote:Because "impossible" is not a Gallic word.
isn't it ? :hmm: Anyway, I'm not a Gaul though :mrgreen:

well, but you're right of course, one should broaden one's horizons every day...

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Kitty wrote:Unfortunately I have one PL note for Act 2: :(

> at about 1:52: missing sentence: “Exit into chamber

could you please insert that one line and reupload ? Thanks

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here is the missing sentence inserted:

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/pauljones_narrator_2.mp3

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thanks Sandra, now it's PL ok. Yay, all the narrator parts are recorded :9:

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Putting the narrator parts to good use - drafts of acts 2-5 uploaded, but not ready for PL yet.

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Have listened to Sonia's sound file, and will give "eui" my best try.

With apologies to the Marx Brothers' "Duck Soup":
"Hail, hail, Triphthongia, land of the braaave and freeee!"

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SonOfTheExiles wrote:Have listened to Sonia's sound file, and will give "eui" my best try.
hehe, looking forward to that :mrgreen:
With apologies to the Marx Brothers' "Duck Soup":
"Hail, hail, Triphthongia, land of the braaave and freeee!"
ok, here I absolutely don't know anything about the Marx Brothers :hmm: apart from there being three of them (or 4 ? you see, how much I know LOL)

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Post by ToddHW »

Drafts of all acts now uploaded, ready for more voices!

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Post by Kitty »

yay Laffeuille is in :clap: thank you soooo much Chris
:lol: hahahaha is that what they still do in your neck of the woods ? :shock:

unfortunately, your pronunciation for Laffeuille is spot on :thumbs: so the Marchioness has no reason to let out her bad temper on you. (you must have had a great teacher :mrgreen: ) I even think you enjoyed saying the name over and over again. Oh and all the other French names you had almost all spot on as well. You are less of a French ignoramus as you let on ;)

All 4 Acts of Laffeuille are PL ok. I didn't expect Laffeuille to be a Jeeves LOL but it's a great performance like that. And I guess as valet for the Marchioness he learnt to be a bit stuck-up.

And this means, I might be able to listen to Act 5 over the weekend still :9: And Act 1 is also ready to be assembled.

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Act 1 done except for the voice credits of missing readers. (You can PL, but will have to do the cast list portion again later.)

Now on to Act 5...

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