COMPLETE[PLAY]Mithridates, by Racine - thw

alanmapstone · Post by **alanmapstone** » April 21st, 2021, 1:42 am

Stage directions act 1 revised

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_stagedirections_1.mp3

I have added the Introduction and corrected the name in the intro, the DP (where it occurs no less than 6 times) and the title of the play. I have also changed the filename

Post by **ToddHW** » April 21st, 2021, 4:32 am

Thank you.

Todd

Post by **Kitty** » April 22nd, 2021, 2:43 am

alanmapstone wrote: ↑April 21st, 2021, 1:42 amStage directions act 1 revised
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_stagedirections_1.mp3
I have added the Introduction and corrected the name in the intro, the DP (where it occurs no less than 6 times) and the title of the play. I have also changed the filename

thank you, Alan, it is now perfectly PL ok. Yes the name did appear quite often

Sonia

GregGiordano · Post by **GregGiordano** » April 22nd, 2021, 4:14 am

May I claim the part of Mithridates?

Thank you!

Greg

Post by **ToddHW** » April 22nd, 2021, 6:00 am

Welcome, oh King!

Thanks, Todd

GregGiordano · Post by **GregGiordano** » April 22nd, 2021, 7:39 am

ToddHW wrote: ↑April 22nd, 2021, 6:00 am Welcome, oh King!

Thanks, Todd

Gratitude shall be expressed in the form of knighthood, deeds of land, hunting rights and other such valuables.

Post by **Kitty** » April 24th, 2021, 9:12 am

Spent the entire afternoon on Monima and here she is

what a wonderful tragic heroine as only Racine can write them. But actually...the ending for Monima and Xiphares is rather a happy one, even though tainted by the father's death. But they are free to share their love now. As tragedies go, this one is quite surprising at the end.

I hope you enjoy the performance Todd. I liked to veer between despair, subdued duty and later disdain and rebellious spirit when she finds she has been betrayed.

I love such great emotions !

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_monima_1.mp3
Recording time: 4:45 min.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_monima_2.mp3
Recording time: 7:29 min.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_monima_3.mp3
Recording time: 1:54 min.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_monima_4.mp3
Recording time: 8:00 min.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_monima_5.mp3
Recording time: 5:17 min.

Sonia

Post by **ToddHW** » April 24th, 2021, 9:23 am

I am looking forward to listening to this!

Thanks, Todd

JoannaHoyt · Post by **JoannaHoyt** » April 24th, 2021, 4:15 pm

May I read Arcas?

Post by **ToddHW** » April 24th, 2021, 4:44 pm

Thank you.

And now we are full. Hooray.

Todd

Post by **ToddHW** » April 24th, 2021, 5:29 pm

Kitty wrote: ↑April 24th, 2021, 9:12 am Spent the entire afternoon on Monima and here she is what a wonderful tragic heroine as only Racine can write them. But actually...the ending for Monima and Xiphares is rather a happy one, even though tainted by the father's death. But they are free to share their love now. As tragedies go, this one is quite surprising at the end.

I hope you enjoy the performance Todd. I liked to veer between despair, subdued duty and later disdain and rebellious spirit when she finds she has been betrayed. I love such great emotions !

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_monima_1.mp3
Recording time: 4:45 min.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_monima_2.mp3
Recording time: 7:29 min.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_monima_3.mp3
Recording time: 1:54 min.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_monima_4.mp3
Recording time: 8:00 min.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_monima_5.mp3
Recording time: 5:17 min.

Sonia

What a twisting tale and surprising conclusion. I feel I have been through an emotional wringer. There's material in your reading of Monima for at least half a dozen country and western songs! Wonderfully performed and definitely PL OK. It was a pleasure to listen to this!

Thanks, Todd

Post by **Kitty** » April 25th, 2021, 1:22 am

ToddHW wrote: ↑April 24th, 2021, 5:29 pmThere's material in your reading of Monima for at least half a dozen country and western songs!

Racine wrote western songs ! Never thought about it this way.

But yes, I see what you mean. Maybe it's because of the "overcoming all the difficulties" in the end.

Thank you for the quick PL and I'm glad you liked it. And I am doubly glad now I took on the role after all my apprehensions in the beginning.

It was a good part.

Sonia

alanmapstone · Post by **alanmapstone** » April 26th, 2021, 3:03 am

Stage directions acts 2 & 3

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_stagedirections_2.mp3

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_stagedirections_3.mp3

Didn't waste a lot of time on stage directions, did he?

Post by **Kitty** » April 26th, 2021, 3:22 am

alanmapstone wrote: ↑April 26th, 2021, 3:03 amStage directions acts 2 & 3
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_stagedirections_2.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_stagedirections_3.mp3

Didn't waste a lot of time on stage directions, did he?

indeed

this is one of the plays where the narrator really doesn't have much of airplay. But still...it's a challenge to find all the small descriptions if they finally do show up. You missed one in Act 3

> at about 1:17: (p. 110) please insert "Monima, going away"

Act 2 is perfectly PL ok though

Thank you

Sonia

alanmapstone · Post by **alanmapstone** » April 27th, 2021, 1:52 am

Stage directions act 3 revised

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/mithridates_stagedirections_3.mp3