COMPLETE[PLAY]Monsieur De Pourceaugnac by Molière - thw

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Monsieur De Pourceaugnac by Molière (1622 - 1673). Translated by Charles Heron Wall (1836 - 1905)

'Monsieur de Pourceaugnac', acted on October 6, 1669, is nothing but a farce. But Molière excels in farce as well as in higher comedy, and 'Monsieur de Pourceaugnac' is one of the best of its kind. The attacks upon the doctors of the time are not exaggerated. Molière acted the part of Mr. de Pourceaugnac.
( The Translator)
  • This project is complete. All audio files may be found in the Librivox catalog at: https://librivox.org/monsieur-de-pourceaugnac-by-moliere/

    Here we go again. Farce by Moliere. Gender neutral casting.
    And yet again that mysterious woman Kitty with her ever so intriguing past (just where and why do you learn 127 different languages?) will serve as DPL and guide our efforts.

    And so, as her first aid to us all, she notes "the closest spelling in English would be: Poor-so-ni-ak ('ak' rhyming with "luck") and stressed on the final syllable". Let us hope not too many of us actually have to pronounce it....

    WARNING: The script has Mr and Mrs in places - but don't use "Mister" or "Misses" in these spots. Instead use the French "Monsieur" (like in the title of the play!) or "Madame".

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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: XJvhFd5v
      • 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: 38
      • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
      • Original publication date (if known): 1669
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        Genres for the project: Plays; Plays/Comedy/Satire

        Keywords that describe the book: physicians

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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 Monsieur De Pourceaugnac, by Molière. Translated by Charles Heron Wall. 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 [#].

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      • AFTER recording
        Save files as 128 kbps MP3
        pourceaugnac_[role]_[#]_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the act number.



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        Please post below
      Thanks, Todd
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Post by Kitty »

hey ! a new Molière. Getting this on my DPL list, and yes, I will try to struggle through Nérine's fake accent :lol:

This is gonna be fun !

(and it's not 127 languages... it's a few less...)

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Post by Foon »

A small part for me this time - May I claim the countrywoman?
Foon - Real life is getting in the way of LV, will be slow until all is back on track, please bear with me!


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Post by aaronwhite1977 »

I can't resist Moliere!!
May I read Sbrigani?
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Post by alanmapstone »

May I read Oronte?
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Post by elsieselwyn »

Can I have Julia?
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Post by Kitty »

ah, our first usual suspects have arrived :mrgreen:

Foon, Aaron, Alan and Elsie, thanks for the claims ! I'll update the MW. Have fun !

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Post by WiltedScribe »

I'll try Pourceaugnac! Hard to resist after reading his first few lines. :P
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Post by ToddHW »

Great.

Thanks, Todd
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Post by fsurget »

Goooooood evening drama world !

May I claim "An Apothecary, Act 1", pleaaaase ? :)

May you/we all have fun with Molière !

Frédéric
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Post by ToddHW »

Thank you. These are fun.

Todd
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Post by mightyfelix »

I'll read for the lady singer, please.

EDIT: And one of the children as well. If my first perusal is accurate, it looks like they only have a couple of unison lines?
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Post by ToddHW »

Thank you. And you are correct, Child is a small part.

Thanks, Todd
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Post by bluechien »

Can I claim Lucette? Okay, it may not be exactly the most completely letter-perfect accurate thing I ever record, but ... I'd like to take a go at it ...
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Post by ToddHW »

Thank you.

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