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If that is only the summary, how long is the play
Alan
the sixth age shifts into the slippered pantaloon with spectacles on nose
the sixth age shifts into the slippered pantaloon with spectacles on nose
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Anything worth engineering is worth over-engineering.
Chris
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We have some stuff by Sutro in our catalog. including 4 short stories in the first DR Scenes and Stories collection. Biting satire, as well as I can remember. I didn't know he wrote plays. Do I really need another on my list? (Silly question - of course you do!)
Thanks, Todd
Thanks, Todd
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Might anyone be interested in doing "The Betrothal" by Maurice Maeterlinck? It's the sequel to "The Blue Bird" that was recorded on LibriVox four years ago. I'd love to see the rest of the story told on LibriVox. Here's the link to "The Betrothal" on Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34343
Just had a look at this one and it certainly seems like fun to do. I will set it up and hopefully you can claim a part as there are quite a lot in this one.Salvationist wrote: ↑July 25th, 2020, 11:07 am Might anyone be interested in doing "The Betrothal" by Maurice Maeterlinck? It's the sequel to "The Blue Bird" that was recorded on LibriVox four years ago. I'd love to see the rest of the story told on LibriVox. Here's the link to "The Betrothal" on Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34343
Michele
When you're having what you feel like is a 'bad day' and then someone comes along out of nowhere and extends to you the simplest of kind gestures, you feel it so deeply within your heart.” ―Miya Yamanouchi
When you're having what you feel like is a 'bad day' and then someone comes along out of nowhere and extends to you the simplest of kind gestures, you feel it so deeply within your heart.” ―Miya Yamanouchi
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Thank you for offering to set this up, Michele! I'm very glad you're interested in this play. I would be glad to claim a part when it goes live. I'll be watching the launch pad.
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"The Desire for Change: A Comedy in Three Acts" by Francis Neilson
Here's another link for those who can't access google: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009954042
"The Impossible Philanthoropist: A Comedy in Four Acts" by Francis Neilson
"A butterfly on the wheel; a play in four acts" by Edward G. Hemmerde and Francis Neilson
Author Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Neilson
https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL1963615A/Francis_Neilson
He has several books and plays in the PD. It looks like nothing by him is in the LV Catalog. I've only made it half way through the first one, so I can't summarize yet. Just posting them in case someone is interested...
Here's another link for those who can't access google: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009954042
"The Impossible Philanthoropist: A Comedy in Four Acts" by Francis Neilson
"A butterfly on the wheel; a play in four acts" by Edward G. Hemmerde and Francis Neilson
Author Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Neilson
https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL1963615A/Francis_Neilson
He has several books and plays in the PD. It looks like nothing by him is in the LV Catalog. I've only made it half way through the first one, so I can't summarize yet. Just posting them in case someone is interested...
April
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Would anyone be interested in doing "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Or a Mis-Spent Life" by Luella Forepaugh and George F. Fish? It is a four-act play based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". There is already a dramatic reading of the novella in the LibriVox collection, but the plot is somewhat different and I think this play would be a great addition:
https://archive.org/details/drjekyllandmrhy00stevgoog/page/n4/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/drjekyllandmrhy00stevgoog/page/n4/mode/2up
Interesting. I am too full now to take it on though.
Thanks, Todd
Thanks, Todd
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I just encountered a play set on a ranch: "Joy of the L V" (the main herione's name is Joy, and "L V" is the name of the ranch). I haven't dug into it to see how good it is, but I thought I'd throw it out there:
https://archive.org/details/joyoflv00full/page/n3/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/joyoflv00full/page/n3/mode/2up
School fiction: David Blaize
America Exploration: The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
America Exploration: The First Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci
Serial novel: The Wandering Jew
Medieval England meets Civil War Americans: Centuries Apart
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I already love it without even looking at it, just because of the coincidental similarity to our name.TriciaG wrote: ↑August 26th, 2020, 8:55 am I just encountered a play set on a ranch: "Joy of the L V" (the main herione's name is Joy, and "L V" is the name of the ranch). I haven't dug into it to see how good it is, but I thought I'd throw it out there:
https://archive.org/details/joyoflv00full/page/n3/mode/2up
While I can't find her dates, another of her plays was published in 1948 - so she might not be PD outside the US.
Thanks, Todd
Thanks, Todd
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Your suspicion is correct; she died in 1956: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36115287/fuller-alice-cook-obituary-1956/
I read this play recently and loved it! It would be a great addition to the catalog. I'd be happy to DPL if it's adopted.BellonaTimes wrote: ↑June 20th, 2015, 8:26 pm Annise suggested I place this here:
Rachel, by Angelina Weld Grimke, was first written and performed in 1916 as a response to D W Griffith's racist film Birth of A Nation. This is the 1920 edition:
https://archive.org/details/rachelplayinthre00grimrich
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelina_Weld_Grimk%C3%A9#Literary_career
I don't want to BC but I'd play a part if someone takes this one up.
For the time being, I'll need a little more time than usual to PL sections that come in on weekdays. Thanks for your patience.
Sarah
Sarah