COMPLETE[PLAY]Alice Sit-by-the-Fire by Barrie - thw

Post by **ToddHW** » January 5th, 2022, 8:45 am

Drat. Drat. Drat. (The following also PM'd)

Archive has the play "Alice Sit-by-the-Fire" by Barrie. They say 1919.
https://archive.org/details/alicesitbythefir19barr/page/n2/mode/1up

BUT - it says on the scan - below where it says "Copyright, 1919, by J. M. Barrie" - that it is "Copyright, 1946 (in renewal), by Lady Cynthia Asquith" So not PD in the US - unless anyone can prove that the renewal was not granted....

Gutenberg has the play as well. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/6965/6965-h/6965-h.htm
BUT - it starts out as text for the first half of the First Act before changing to normal play format halfway through that. And some of that text is not the same as the script at Archive - it isn't just the formatting.

Anyway, I'd like to still do the play, but it will have to be by the Gutenberg version. It will be much harder to find lines in the first half of Act 1 for characters that speak at that time, but the other 2 1/2 acts will be okay. (I'll work on converting the beginning of the Gutenberg text to script - it but it will take a while for me to do.)

*Gracebird: Ginervra definitely has some lines that differ, so there will be so rerecording to be done. Are you willing to do so?

*Adrian: Rollo hasn't entered yet by the time the Gutenberg goes to script format, so your lines MIGHT be okay; there might be other line changes in other places too. Are you willing to check and change lines if required?

*jennlea and Kitty and Bookworm360 - you haven't submitted your lines yet and maybe you haven't recorded them yet either?

Thanks, Todd

gracebird · Post by **gracebird** » January 5th, 2022, 3:10 pm

I can do the rerecording once there's a script version of act 1.

Post by **ToddHW** » January 5th, 2022, 3:33 pm

I think that, thanks to Sonia, it is there now.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/Alice_Act_1_Script.zip

Thanks, Todd

jennlea · Post by **jennlea** » January 5th, 2022, 7:59 pm

Haven’t recorded anything and have now downloaded the Act 1 script. Thanks!

Post by **Kitty** » January 6th, 2022, 12:41 am

ok, I seem to understand that Grace and Adrian both will re-check their recording with the script beforehand. So I'll hold off on PLing those files for the time being, so we won't make double work. I'll PL the edited versions then.

Grace: I don't think you need to re-record from scratch, most of the parts are surely identical. I would suggest, listen to your recording while reading along with the script and if something is missing/different, just Spot edit in that case.

Sonia

Post by **Kitty** » January 9th, 2022, 4:12 am

I need to relinquish the role for Alice and instead will choose the shorter appearance of the nurse.

Sonia

Post by **ToddHW** » January 9th, 2022, 5:22 am

Thank you. I will change my first post blurb....

Todd

Post by **Kitty** » January 9th, 2022, 5:24 am

and here is nasty nurse...I wouldn't want to be Alice under her withering stare

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/alicesitbythefire_nurse_1.mp3
Recording time: 1:51 min.

Sonia

Post by **Kitty** » January 9th, 2022, 5:25 am

ToddHW wrote: ↑January 9th, 2022, 5:22 amI will change my first post blurb....

good thinking...be kind

Sonia

elisestooch · Post by **elisestooch** » January 9th, 2022, 9:51 am

Hello! I will take Alice for act 1!

Post by **ToddHW** » January 9th, 2022, 11:32 am

Thank you and Welcome to Librivox.

Please complete the One Minute Test so we know your equipment is all set up properly before you do any recording.

You will find a set of detailed instructions posted midway down the forum page 1 that may be helpful.

When you claim a role in a Dramatic Work, you do all the places that that character has lines. Alice, for example, is on all 3 acts, not just act 1. Note also that the sections in the MW move around a bit.

Any questions? - just post them here and we'll all be glad to help.

Thanks, Todd

JHedrick · Post by **JHedrick** » January 9th, 2022, 2:10 pm

Disregard.

gracebird · Post by **gracebird** » January 9th, 2022, 2:33 pm

Here is the updated version of Ginevra for Act 1. Length is 6:43.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/alicesitbythefire_ginevra_1.mp3

Post by **ToddHW** » January 9th, 2022, 4:15 pm

Thank you, and again, sorry for the script troubles.

Todd

Post by **Kitty** » January 10th, 2022, 1:28 am

gracebird wrote: ↑January 9th, 2022, 2:33 pmHere is the updated version of Ginevra for Act 1. Length is 6:43.
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/alicesitbythefire_ginevra_1.mp3

wonderful, how lovely. Ginevra really sounds like the over-romantic teenager who feels she is so grown up already because she knows life from drama plays

You played her to perfection.

I really enjoyed the performance. Looking forward to the next act.

Absolutely PL ok so far.

Thank you

Sonia