This project is complete. Audio files may be found on our Librivox catalog page at https://librivox.org/the-beauty-stone-by-arthur-wing-pinero/Not your usual Pinero play. Gilbert and Sullivan had stopped collaborating, and so Pinero - at the height of his very successful career - and a lyricist named Comyns Carr were teamed up with Sullivan to prepare this "romantic musical drama in three acts". It is sorta the Faust story with the Devil, a magic stone that enhances the appearance of its wearer, and all the peoples of a medieval village and castle. Sorry to say, we are not including Sullivan's music in this release.
(Summary by ToddHW)
After the Pinero tearjerker we just finished, it is time for something completely different. A musical - without the music or dance, of course. Pinero was roped into taking Gilbert' s spot on the Gilbert and Sullivan team. That this is the only time he did that tells you what he and/or the public thought about this...
Gender neutral, of course.
DO NOT SING. Just read any song parts as chants or poetry so I can overlay lines where necessary when I edit.
Kitty will be our DPL and will try to keep the force of darkness (that would be me) from taking control of the situation.
Remember the mantra: "if in doubt about recording a line, record it. Easier to cut something out later than to track someone down and get a clean addition to the original file." Hmmm. A bit long for a mantra. Howsabout: "In Doubt? Record It."
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/cu31924022299410/page/n8
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Magic Window:
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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: koSGZa7D
- Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wing_Pinero (Arthur Wing Pinero)
- Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Comyns_Carr (Joseph Comyns Carr)
- Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beauty_Stone
- Number of sections (files) this project will have: 50
- Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
- Original publication date (if known): 1898
- If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog?
- Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
Genres for the project: Plays/Romance
Keywords that describe the book: faust, devil, appearance
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
For individual roles:
Submit one file per act. At the beginning of the first file, say:
Leave 3-5 seconds of space between your lines (room noise, not generated silence)."Character, read by your name."
For narration/stage directions:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
Say:
At the end of each file say:"Act # of The Beauty Stone, by Arthur Wing Pinero and Joseph Comyns Carr. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org."
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of Act #."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The Beauty Stone, by Arthur Wing Pinero and Joseph Comyns Carr."
Filename:
For individual roles: beautystone_role_#.mp3 where # is the act number. (e.g. beautystone_romeo_1.mp3)
For final files: beautystone_#_pinero_128kb.mp3 where # is the act number. (e.g. beautystone_1_pinero_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
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MC to select: toddhw
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into a new post in this thread along with the file duration (mm:ss). Watch this thread for prooflistening notes.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Just post in this thread.
rarely enough, so savour it while it lasts.
) had highly commendable reasons for wanting to do Nicholas...so please feel free to claim him and I'd be looking forward to hearing your version of calling me an unmannerly wench. 
nothing can really shock me.