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The Princess of Elis by Molière (1622 - 1673). Translated by Henri van Laun (1820 - 1896)

In the month of May 1664, Louis XIV entertained the Queen-mother, Anne of Austria, and his own wife , Maria Theresa, with a brilliant and sumptuous fete at Versailles.... The second day was distinguished by the representation of The Pricess of Elis [by Moliere].... The Princess of Elis, a comedy-ballet, was intended to represent the struggle between the affections of the male and female sex, a struggle in which victory often remains with the one who seems the furthest from obtaining it.... The author's natural flow of wit and humor was checked by the necessity of accommodating himself to the conventionalities of courtly propriety. ( The Translator)

  • This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/princess-of-elis-by-moliere/



    One of the last few Moliere's we have not yet done. Comedy-Ballet, and since we miss the music and dancing, it won't quite be like what King Louis saw, but we do what we must.

    Gender neutral. Kitty will dance her way across the stage while DPL'ing your files.

    And, by the way, something I should say every now and again while telling you all how much I enjoy working with you on these plays:
    I very honestly leave choice of accents and characterizations in ANY part up to the reader. One of the key pleasures of running a play here at Librivox is finding out what the various readers have decided is right. Usually some unexpected things, and always different than I had originally pictured the play on stage myself. So that the completed play is not my vision of what should be, but a truly new and exciting collaborative creation.



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      This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
      • Project Code: 2B134Xum
      • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): ( Molière) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molière
      • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
      • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 56
      • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
      • Original publication date (if known): 1664
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        Genres for the project: Plays; Plays/Comedy

        Keywords that describe the book: Louis XIV, versailles, comedy/ballet

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      • BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: viewtopic.php?p=6430#p6430

        Set your recording software to:
        Channels: 1 (Mono)
        Bit Rate: 128 kbps
        Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz

        Submit one file per act.
      • Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
        [Role], read by [your name].

        If you are reading stage directions, please include for each file:At the beginning: Act [#] of The Princess of Elis by Molière. Translated by Henri van Laun (1820 - 1896) This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit Librivox dot org.

        At the end: End of Act [#].

        Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
      • AFTER recording
        Save files as 128 kbps MP3
        princessofelis_[role]_[#]_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the act number.



        Transfer of files (completed recordings) Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
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        Any questions?
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      Thanks, Todd
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Post by Kitty »

oh you launched still this year :lol: putting this on my DPL list. And I make my claim for Phyllis :) (not sure about the "dancing across the stage" though :mrgreen: )

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Could I take Iphitas, father to the Princess of Elis?
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Post by NemoR »

First Whippers-In, Act 1 please.

..and IF you are casting more than one role in different acts, I would claim as well the Satyr, Act 2
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Post by alanmapstone »

Another Moliere! Ok I will claim Arbates.

I don't know how many Shepherds you want in the last interlude but I could be one. I think the etc. should repeat 4 lines rather than just 2.
Last edited by alanmapstone on January 1st, 2020, 2:19 am, edited 1 time in total.
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I can take Aristomenes!
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Post by alanmapstone »

Hi Todd

I am not sure how you intend to structure this play but if you do make the final interlude a separate section (act 6) then it will be very short. Would it not be better to separate the first interlude, which is longer and could be combined with Dramatis personae, and then add the other interludes to the end of the preceding act. That way each section would end with an interlude rather than beginning with one. Maybe that is what you intend anyway.

Just a suggestion.
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alanmapstone wrote: January 1st, 2020, 12:25 am I don't know how many Shepherds you want in the last interlude but I could be one.
Added additional Shepherd and Shepardess sections to the MW to clarify
alanmapstone wrote: January 1st, 2020, 12:25 amI think the etc. should repeat 4 lines rather than just 2.
I don't agree. I think we have a 6 line stanza, then another 6 line stanza, and finally the repeated last two lines of the first stanza.

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alanmapstone wrote: January 1st, 2020, 2:39 am Hi Todd

I am not sure how you intend to structure this play but if you do make the final interlude a separate section (act 6) then it will be very short. Would it not be better to separate the first interlude, which is longer and could be combined with Dramatis personae, and then add the other interludes to the end of the preceding act. That way each section would end with an interlude rather than beginning with one. Maybe that is what you intend anyway.

Just a suggestion.
I am virtually certain that several of the later acts will get combined together when I edit everything - they become short on words and long on supposed ballet scenes. If people throughout send in their files with "interlude followed by act", it will be easy to find what I need for editing. At worse I might need some changes to the stage directions then....

I updated the MW to make the "Interlude and following act" content of files clear.

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By the way, anyone wondering about the excesses of King Louis's reign should read the intro text in the book ahead of the play - this play was but one day of a week of "The Pleasures of the Enchanted Island".

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First and second files in! The big prize is yours.

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Post by alanmapstone »

Shepherd

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/princessofelis_shepherd_6.mp3

I presume that you did not want this actually sung. Perhaps if it is ok it could be used as a template for other shepherd(esse)s.
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Post by ToddHW »

Thank you; good idea.

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I can play Aurora :)
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