COMPLETE[PLAY]The Cabinet Minister by Pinero - thw

DrPGould · Post by **DrPGould** » October 9th, 2017, 5:12 pm

May I read the role of Mr. Melton--the private secretary.

Many thanks,

Philip

Post by **ToddHW** » October 9th, 2017, 5:22 pm

I don't want to double cast anyone; you already have recorded one role.

There are lottsa other plays with open roles....

Thanks, Todd

Post by **Kitty** » October 10th, 2017, 12:19 pm

Kitty T. second Act is in the box. Striving hard to keep on top of the Lebanons

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/cabinetminister_kitty_2.mp3
Recording time: 11:31 min.

Sonia

SonOfTheExiles · Post by **SonOfTheExiles** » October 10th, 2017, 1:53 pm

"Striving hard to keep on top of the Lebanons."

I maintain that Joe Lebanon is a man, not a mouse. But we can let the audience decide, and put it to the vote.

Ballots marked "Rat" will be ignored unless there is cheese attached.

Joe Lebanon

Post by **ToddHW** » October 10th, 2017, 4:50 pm

Kitty wrote:Kitty T. second Act is in the box. Striving hard to keep on top of the Lebanons

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/cabinetminister_kitty_2.mp3
Recording time: 11:31 min.

Sonia

[Crushing the letter in her hand.] The demon! The relentless demon!

I am sure that the letter is NOT what Lady Kitty is thinking about crushing....

Sir Julian Twombley. "If I were you I should really think twice—"
Lady Twombley. "Oh, I can’t."
Sir Julian Twombley. "Can’t think twice?"

Bad husband!

Behaving poorly but PL OK while doing so. George Tidd would set the dogs on the pair of them!

Thanks, Todd

Ealswythe · Post by **Ealswythe** » October 10th, 2017, 6:38 pm

SonOfTheExiles wrote:"Striving hard to keep on top of the Lebanons."

I maintain that Joe Lebanon is a man, not a mouse. But we can let the audience decide, and put it to the vote.

Ballots marked "Rat" will be ignored unless there is cheese attached.

Joe Lebanon

Joe, brother dear, I just made you a nice grilled cheese sandwich...
Your loving sister, Fanny

SonOfTheExiles · Post by **SonOfTheExiles** » October 10th, 2017, 8:51 pm

I see Sis is in good spirits tonight.

And vice versa.

Joe Lebanon

Post by **Kitty** » October 10th, 2017, 10:39 pm

ToddHW wrote:Behaving poorly but PL OK while doing so. George Tidd would set the dogs on the pair of them!

and a good back-kick from Dandy Dick for good measure

but Kitty meant well in all her deception. She just didn't want to disappoint Sir Julian

Joe Lebanon wrote:I maintain that Joe Lebanon is a man, not a mouse. But we can let the audience decide, and put it to the vote.
Ballots marked "Rat" will be ignored unless there is cheese attached.

would that be a Leb-rat ?

ok I better start my working day soon...see you all tonight

Sonia

Post by **Kitty** » October 11th, 2017, 2:40 pm

Kitty T. Act 3 ready for PL.

Sir Julian: how can you stay so hard-hearted seeing your Kitty in such utter despair ?! She would melt rocks ! (Jo Lebanon may disagree while I am shaking him violently...but he had it coming)

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/cabinetminister_kitty_3.mp3
Recording time: 13:37 min.

ok I really had to pull out all the stops here, poor Kitty really was on the brink of some hysterical breakdown in some parts here. Let me know if I overdid it. It was quite an emotional rollercoaster I spent the entire evening on. Enough for tonight. Need to come down again.

Sonia

Post by **ToddHW** » October 11th, 2017, 6:10 pm

Kitty wrote:Kitty T. Act 3 ready for PL.

Sir Julian: how can you stay so hard-hearted seeing your Kitty in such utter despair ?! She would melt rocks ! (Jo Lebanon may disagree while I am shaking him violently...but he had it coming)

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/cabinetminister_kitty_3.mp3
Recording time: 13:37 min.

ok I really had to pull out all the stops here, poor Kitty really was on the brink of some hysterical breakdown in some parts here. Let me know if I overdid it. It was quite an emotional rollercoaster I spent the entire evening on. Enough for tonight. Need to come down again.

Sonia

PL OK, a great performance but I don't like what Pinero has you doing. YOU would never behave like that! And that I would think you so unprincipled as to know you would be an accomplice to Lebanon's perfidy and steal the canal paper??? And then am I really to believe that you are going to run off and save Lebanon in Act 4 (which I have not read yet)????

Thanks, Todd

bluechien · Post by **bluechien** » October 11th, 2017, 7:10 pm

Can I take Miss Munkittrick, please?

alanmapstone · Post by **alanmapstone** » October 11th, 2017, 8:18 pm

Hi Todd

Having read the play more carefully I am not sure that Valentine White is a good choice of role for me. I think it needs someone younger to catch the character and I am not good at romantic parts.

So I am suggesting that you reopen Valentine, in the hope that someone younger picks it up, and I will take on The Munkitrick, who is an old fogey.

SonOfTheExiles · Post by **SonOfTheExiles** » October 11th, 2017, 9:19 pm

I don't mean to cast dispersions upon your noble genealogy, m'laird, m'lady, but "Munkittrick" means "monk's trick" in Finnish, at least if online translation apps can be trusted.

I wonder whether ol' Pinero was having a bit of lend there. He was of Central European extraction wasn't he?

Cheers,
Chris

Post by **Kitty** » October 12th, 2017, 12:22 am

ToddHW wrote:YOU would never behave like that! And that I would think you so unprincipled as to know you would be an accomplice to Lebanon's perfidy and steal the canal paper???

you know Kitty is utterly crest-fallen that she did it

that has to count in her favour

And then am I really to believe that you are going to run off and save Lebanon in Act 4 (which I have not read yet)????

LOL no as far as I can tell she will not save him, but let him run to his doom

bluechien wrote:Can I take Miss Munkittrick, please?

of course you can, and I think you are beautifully cast in that role. You'll have fun whining about your misfortunes at the ball

Poor Miss Munkittrick really had a bad-hair day in this Act.

alanmapstone wrote:So I am suggesting that you reopen Valentine, in the hope that someone younger picks it up, and I will take on The Munkitrick, who is an old fogey.

there's still time to make changes Alan. I'll swap roles for you. And I'm sure you will do a great job of Munkittrick !

SonOfTheExiles wrote:I don't mean to cast dispersions upon your noble genealogy, m'laird, m'lady, but "Munkittrick" means "monk's trick" in Finnish, at least if online translation apps can be trusted.

seriously ?

To me it sounds really Scottish.

Well, maybet he Finnish word had been coined by a Scottish ex-pat moving to Lapland

Sonia

harpinthecloset · Post by **harpinthecloset** » October 12th, 2017, 10:04 am

So, as I was recording this, I was wondering how we are to pronounce Twombley. Before I edit my files I figured I should ask so I can re-record if necessary. Is it Twom-blee or Toom-blee?