COMPLETE[PLAY]Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith by W. S. Gilbert - thw

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Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith by W. S. Gilbert (1836 - 1911).

A drama from the Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan. Pursued by the Parliamentary Army after the Battle of Worcester, some Royalist soldiers take cover in Dan'l Druce's hut on the Norfolk Coast until they can escape. An event with long shadows that come back to disturb his life fourteen years later.
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  • This project is complete. Audio files can be found in our catalog at https://librivox.org/danl-druce-blacksmith-by-w-s-gilbert/

    Not a happy play: danger, deception, despair, and dialog in dialect. But I am sure that ye'all are up to the challenge.

    Gender neutral (and good thing true since there is only one part written as female). Sonia will try to keep the Royalists and the Parliamentaries under control as our DPL.



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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: pku3cnGZ
      • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (W. S. Gilbert) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._S._Gilbert
      • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan'l_Druce,_Blacksmith
      • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 23
      • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
      • Original publication date (if known): 1876
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        Genres for the project: Plays/Drama

        Keywords that describe the book: Royalists, english civil war, lost child, parliamentaries

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        Bit Rate: 128 kbps
        Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz

        Submit one file per act.
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        [Role], read by [your name].

        If you are reading stage directions, please include for each file:At the beginning: Act [#] of Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith, by W. S. Gilbert. 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
        danldruce_[role]_[#]_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the act number.



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      Thanks, Todd
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Post by Kitty »

ah it's up already :) yes, checking in as DPL and Stage director :)

Sonia
I will be on vacation from Wednesday 27 March till Sunday 14 April
and unable to PL during that time. Thank you for your patience.
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Post by alanmapstone »

May I read Reuben Haines?
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Post by WiltedScribe »

I think I can try for Geoffrey Wynyard and get him done in a timely manner (especially now that I have fewer commitments!)
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Post by ToddHW »

Thank you both.

Todd
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Post by alanmapstone »

In this play Gilbert uses archaic forms of English full of "thee" and "thou", using the 2nd person singular which we no longer use. He did the same in Yeomen of the Guard, so he must have believed people really spoketh like that 😺
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Post by SonOfTheExiles »

I’ll take Ripley the fisherman if I may.

Just so long as:
A) You don’t mind this denizen of the Fens sounding a bit South-West Country;
B) I can bring the “mahogany” with me. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahogany_(drink) It’s guaranteed to put the blood back into your cheeks. Force a bit of it into your eyes too, chances are.


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Post by silverquill »

I can read a small part -- Sergeant of the Parliamentary Army, Act 1
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Post by ToddHW »

Thank you both. Drinks are BYOB.

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Post by silverquill »

silverquill wrote: July 11th, 2020, 8:13 pm I can read a small part -- Sergeant of the Parliamentary Army, Act 1
Really short, unless I missed something, so here it is:

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/danldruce_sergeant_1_128kb.mp3
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Post by ToddHW »

Thank you.

Todd
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Post by SonOfTheExiles »

Here's Ripley the fisherman, Todd, so better take that goat-skin of Eaux-de-vie off Queen Dolly and issue the ration of black coffee so the PLing can begin. :lol:

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/danldruce_ripley_1_128kb.mp3


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You want me to try and steal something away from Queen Dolly? No way!

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Post by jennlea »

May I read Dorothy?
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Thank you.

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