“Dandy Dick” was the third of the farces which Mr. Pinero wrote for the old Court Theatre—a series of plays which, besides giving playgoers a fresh source of laughter, and the English stage a new order of comic play, brought plentiful prosperity to the joint management of Mr. Arthur Cecil and the late Mr. John Clayton. ( (From Introduction))
Another Pinero farce! Gender neutral as always. And Kitty will again be our most wonderful DPL!
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Not much to choose from in terms of male roles, considering most are specified as middle-aged men or older. And the one that is a "mere boy," Mr. Darbey, doesn't interest me much. Since his age isn't specified, and I rarely play servant characters, can I play Blore? I see that he's one of those butlers who tries extra hard to mask his working-class accent with an exaggerated posh one, and that sounds like such fun. I'll try to make Sonia laugh with my performance.
WiltedScribe wrote:I see that he's one of those butlers who tries extra hard to mask his working-class accent with an exaggerated posh one, and that sounds like such fun.
beware, according to wikipedia synopsis, he has quite a criminal edge:
He subsequently finds himself in the local police cell for administering, or trying to administer, substances to his sister's horse, substances (unknown to him) adulterated with poison by his butler.
Sir Tristram (excellent Cornish name, BTW) is described as "boisterous" in the stage directions. It'll be a stretch after Admiral "Pussycat" Rankling, but I'll do my best to boister it up.
Cheers,
Chris
P.S. Todd, I don't know whether you have access to a pulpit to help you get into character, but a stepladder would probably be a reasonable substitute for placing you the required "six feet above contradiction".
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SonOfTheExiles wrote:Sir Tristram (excellent Cornish name, BTW) is described as "boisterous" in the stage directions. It'll be a stretch after Admiral "Pussycat" Rankling, but I'll do my best to boister it up.
yes, we all thought your Rankling was way too nice and mellow with people (*dripping irony employed*)
I notice Sir Tristram has a lot of dialogue with my George, so I try to live up to any boistering you will dish up for this one.
I'll try to make Sonia laugh with my performance.
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