COMPLETE[PLAY]The Times by Pinero - thw

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The Times by Arthur Wing Pinero (1855 - 1934).

Percy Egerton-Bompas, M.P., and Mrs Bompas have secrets in their family. Which promise grave difficulties as they try to marry off their daughter. To say nothing of the potential political implications to a promising career.... A comedy. Which, with Pinero, does not preclude serious topics being seriously addressed.
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  • With The Weaker Sex almost complete, thought I'd put up another Pinero for your enjoyment.

    Kitty will take time off from the effort to get her Mrs. Egerton-Bompas's daughter Beryl married to provide charming DPL to all your lines. Maybe she'll invite you to tea.

    Gender neutral.

    This project is complete. Audio files can be found on our catalog page at https://librivox.org/the-times-by-arthur-wing-pinero/


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      • Project Code: kOjLlnNS
      • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Arthur Wing Pinero) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wing_Pinero
      • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
      • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 58
      • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
      • Original publication date (if known): 1891
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        Genres for the project: Plays

        Keywords that describe the book: politics, scandel

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      Thanks, Todd
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Post by alanmapstone »

Timothy McShane please!
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Thank you.

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Post by silverquill »

The stage directions here don't seem to be as extensive as some of Pinero plays I've done, so I'd be glad to take these.
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Thank you.

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Post by Kitty »

signing up as DPL as well as Mrs Egerton-Bompas (can't get used to that name :roll: )

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Post by thestorygirl »

May I play Beryl?
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Thank you.

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Post by SonOfTheExiles »

Kitty wrote: December 3rd, 2020, 11:15 am Egerton-Bompas (can't get used to that name :roll: )

Sonia
“Lady Bump-ass” ... didn’t she have a hit song and a novelty-dance back in the 1970s?

Well, who wouldn’t want to be her butler, so you can put me down for Jelf please Todd.

I can just imagine the dialogue...

Butler: You have a soirée this evening, Ma’am.

Lady Bump-ass: Should I dress?

Butler: Well of course, Ma’am. We don’t want the cops!


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Post by ToddHW »

Thank you.

Actually, Jelf is more talkative than the usual butler role. Not, perhaps, as familiar as your dialog though.

(Now in my role as the trusted advisor, I get to call the Egerton-Bompases "Mr and Mrs E-B". Avoiding the potentially rude sound of the real name....)

Thanks, Todd
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Post by WiltedScribe »

Very difficult to resist a Pinero, so I'd like to play Denham!
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Post by jennlea »

May I claim Miss Cazalet?
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Post by adrianstephens »

Could I play Percy Egerton-Bompas?
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