COMPLETE[PLAY]The Twin-Rivals by George Farquhar - thw

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The Twin-Rivals by George Farquhar (1677 - 1707).

"This comedy was produced at Drury Lane on December 14, 1702. It is the most accurate of all Farquhar's productions. The plot, though improbable, is well constructed and sustained, the dialogue lively and entertaining, whilst the characters of the Younger Wouldbe, Mrs. Mandrake, and Teague are so naturally drawn as to appear real personages, dependent little upon the art of the actor or the imagination of the author for their creation." (Critic Alex. Charles Ewald) <br> <br>Note that there is an attempted rape in the play, which gets downplayed - the woman even partially blames herself, saying "this late adventure has taught me how dangerous it is to provoke a gentle man by ill usage." However -- and surprisingly considering this is from 1702 and not 2018 -- the epilogue then provides an apology to women, and a reminder that this is just a play -- and a comedy at that -- and that we shouldn't take the actions too seriously, but with a grain of salt. It's entertainment, not so much a social commentary (TJ and ToddHW)
This project is complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-twin-rivals-by-george-farquhar/
  • "Plot, though improbable,..." it says in the summary. Ha!

    Gender neutral as always. Kitty is again our wonderful DPL.

    I was recently asked by a reader for advice on how to act as a particular character. My answer: “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: yMYijHlS
      • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (George Farquhar) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Farquhar
      • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
      • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 63
      • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
      • Original publication date (if known): 1702
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        Genres for the project: Plays

        Keywords that describe the book: farce

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        [Role], read by [your name]. Say all the words that are in the MW title for your character.

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Thanks, Todd
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Post by WiltedScribe »

I'd like to give Benjamin Wouldbe a try, as per Sonia's suggestion. If she thinks I can do it, well, I will do it! :)
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Post by SonOfTheExiles »

Now to play a REAL villain. :D

Could I put my hand up for the role of Subtleman the Attorney, please.


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Post by ToddHW »

Okay. It may take me a while to post both your claims - I’m on an iPad rather than my usual computer and I am not very up on how it actually works....

Thanks, Todd
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Post by bluechien »

Could I please claim Constance?
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Post by NemoR »

May I claim Balderdash, a Vintner, please.

TY,

Nemo
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Post by Kitty »

The Midwife calling in to DPL and plot schemes :twisted: Looking forward to this role. And I'm happy to see that I'll be in good company :mrgreen:

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Post by ToddHW »

Thank you all.

Todd
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Post by benderca »

Could I please read Aurelia?
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Post by Kitty »

benderca wrote:Could I please read Aurelia?
TJ
yay TJ, thanks for joining the cast again :9: I guess Todd is absent till this evening...so I'll sign you up meanwhile.

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Post by leanneyauyau »

May I claim Mrs. Clearaccount, Wife to Clearaccount?
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Thank you.

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Post by NemoR »

Vintner Balderdash for PL:

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/twi ... dash_1.mp3

Length is 4:10

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Thank you.

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Post by Kitty »

here's the first act of Despicable Me :mrgreen: oh my, 9 minutes of such hypocrisy, I felt dirty in the end. I decided on a more raspy voice, since the good woman is in her trade for over 40 years already, I figured she should sound older and more worn-out. I especially like when she switched to her real face in the end of the act :twisted: She is definitely not the poor caring woman she pretends to be.

I hope you like my characterization, Todd:

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/twi ... rake_1.mp3
Recording time: 9:00 min.

Now I need to try to keep that up for the next acts :?

Sonia
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