OPEN [DR] A Passage to India by E. M. Forster - rap

[Rapunzelina]

Question : In dramatics works, is it necessary to provide run times when we read for different characters?

It still helps, yes. We can cross-check the duration the reader states, with the duration of the received file, to ascertain any upload issues. The proof- listener can approximately calculate how much time they'll need to PL, or how much data needed to download the files.
Thanks!

[dckabir]

Question : In dramatics works, is it necessary to provide run times when we read for different characters?

It still helps, yes. We can cross-check the duration the reader states, with the duration of the received file, to ascertain any upload issues. The proof- listener can approximately calculate how much time they'll need to PL, or how much data needed to download the files.
Thanks!

Ok thank you Rapunzelina! Just curious, what about the intro and outro of 0.5 -1 sec and the 5 sec limits.

[Rapunzelina]

That is not technically important, but I think it keeps things simple to follow the same pattern in all recordings. I don't think you should get any pl notes on those though

[dckabir]

That is not technically important, but I think it keeps things simple to follow the same pattern in all recordings. I don't think you should get any pl notes on those though

Great, thank you so much for clarifying

[benderca]

OK. It should be fine now. I did not alter signify since it sounds fine to me, but the other I did.

Thank you, Cavaet! Fielding Chapter 35 is PL OK!

And that's a wrap for Fielding! Wonderful acting, Cavaet!

[Salvationist]

Here's Karim with the previously omitted line:

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_karim_35.mp3 37 seconds

I'm reposting this message to avoid it getting buried in the thread.

[benderca]

Here's Karim with the previously omitted line:

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_karim_35.mp3 37 seconds

I'm reposting this message to avoid it getting buried in the thread.

Thanks, David! Karim is PL OK!

[benderca]

ALL PL OK! Wonderful! Thanks, DC!

Ch. 14, p. 5
VOICES OF INDIA: “Come”

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_voiceofindia_08_128kb.mp3
00:8

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_voiceofindia_14_128kb.mp3
00:5

Ch. 15, p. 1
SMALL STONES: “I am almost alive.”

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_smallstones_15_128kb.mp3
00:7

MOHAMMEDAN LADY: to take no food until the prisoner was acquitted;

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_mlady_24_128kb.mp3
00:9

Chapter 24, page 22:
[MR. AMRITRAO, NAWAB BAHADUR, HAMIDULLAH, MAHMOUD ALI,
HAMIDULLAH BEGUM, STUDENT 1, RAFI (INDIAN STUDENT),
MOHAMMEDAN LADY, INDIAN VOICES: GASPS & SOUNDS OF
HAPPINESS, JOY, RELIEF, CELEBRATION]

Here I've put in a couple of gasps, hope it works-
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_gaspsetc_24_128kb.mp3
00:16

Chapter 20, page 4:
[WOMEN: SHRIEK]

..and here too there are a couple, please use one that sounds suitable
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_womenshriek_33_128kb.mp3

JEMILA, AHMED, KARIM: yes father,

Chapter 35, page 4:

[AHMED, KARIM: SHRIEK WITH JOY]

https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_jemilaahmedkarim_35_128kb.mp3
00:12

Question : In dramatics works, is it necessary to provide run times when we read for different characters?

With this, I think I've covered all my sections.

Thank you

[benderca]

Super, Elsie! ALL PL OK!!! Thank you so much!

Here is Stella:
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_stella_36.mp3 (0:16)

And here is Mrs. McBryde's sections:
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_mrsmcbryde_03.mp3 (1:03)
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_mrsmcbryde_05.mp3 (0:32)
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_mrsmcbryde_22.mp3 (0:24)
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_mrsmcbryde_24.mp3 (0:36)

Note: I wasn't sure about what was wanted for the surprise and outrage reactions in section 24. I can redo them if you want something else.

[kristakz]

May I read Mrs. Callendar?

[benderca]

May I read Mrs. Callendar?

Thanks, Krista!

I added a few group lines for Mrs. Callendar in Chapter 24 (mostly gasps and chuckles) and just uploaded it (so make sure you have the most recent version).

[benderca]

I also added a line for Mahmoud Ali in Chapter 24 and sent Yoganandh a PM:

It's a paraphrase and I could read it as the narrator, but it would be more dramatic if the words were in M.A's voice (enraged, and shrieking like a maniac... ):

NARRATOR: But his last words brought on another storm, and suddenly a new name, Mrs. Moore, burst on the court like a whirlwind. Mahmoud Ali had been enraged, his nerves snapped; he shrieked like a maniac, and asked whether his client was

MAHMOUD ALI: charged with murder as well as rape, and who was this second English lady.

[Indianreader]

I also added a line for Mahmoud Ali in Chapter 24 and sent Yoganandh a PM:

It's a paraphrase and I could read it as the narrator, but it would be more dramatic if the words were in M.A's voice (enraged, and shrieking like a maniac... ):

NARRATOR: But his last words brought on another storm, and suddenly a new name, Mrs. Moore, burst on the court like a whirlwind. Mahmoud Ali had been enraged, his nerves snapped; he shrieked like a maniac, and asked whether his client was

MAHMOUD ALI: charged with murder as well as rape, and who was this second English lady.

Hello TJ
Here is the extra line. I confess I didn't get the context right; hence will await PL notes to make changes
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_mahmoudali_24_extraline.mp3
Thank you

[benderca]

I also added a line for Mahmoud Ali in Chapter 24 and sent Yoganandh a PM:

It's a paraphrase and I could read it as the narrator, but it would be more dramatic if the words were in M.A's voice (enraged, and shrieking like a maniac... ):

NARRATOR: But his last words brought on another storm, and suddenly a new name, Mrs. Moore, burst on the court like a whirlwind. Mahmoud Ali had been enraged, his nerves snapped; he shrieked like a maniac, and asked whether his client was

MAHMOUD ALI: charged with murder as well as rape, and who was this second English lady.

Hello TJ
Here is the extra line. I confess I didn't get the context right; hence will await PL notes to make changes
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_mahmoudali_24_extraline.mp3
Thank you

Yes, it's important that you say "as well as" (you say "and"), and the emphasis should be on the word "murder" -- M.Ali is enraged, indignant, and a bit sarcastic because he knows very well who this second lady is (Mrs. Moore) and he knows she was not murdered. But the thought of Aziz murdering Mrs. Moore is just as ridiculous to him as the thought of Aziz attempting rape, and that is what Aziz is charged with. It's also important that you emphasize the word "rape" because no one actually says that word (everyone else skirts the issue with words like "assault"). Mahmoud Ali thinks that the accusation of attempted rape is ridiculous, and that the trial is a farce. He thinks that the prosecution smuggled Mrs. Moore secretly out of the country so that she could not testify on Aziz's behalf and thus prove his innocence. Now the prosecution uses Mrs. Moore's supposed testimony against Aziz and Mahmoud Ali snaps in outrage. It's a very powerful scene -- that's why I want it in your voice.

[Indianreader]

I also added a line for Mahmoud Ali in Chapter 24 and sent Yoganandh a PM:

It's a paraphrase and I could read it as the narrator, but it would be more dramatic if the words were in M.A's voice (enraged, and shrieking like a maniac... ):

NARRATOR: But his last words brought on another storm, and suddenly a new name, Mrs. Moore, burst on the court like a whirlwind. Mahmoud Ali had been enraged, his nerves snapped; he shrieked like a maniac, and asked whether his client was

MAHMOUD ALI: charged with murder as well as rape, and who was this second English lady.

Hello TJ
Here is the extra line. I confess I didn't get the context right; hence will await PL notes to make changes
https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/passagetoindia_mahmoudali_24_extraline.mp3
Thank you

Yes, it's important that you say "as well as" (you say "and"), and the emphasis should be on the word "murder" -- M.Ali is enraged, indignant, and a bit sarcastic because he knows very well who this second lady is (Mrs. Moore) and he knows she was not murdered. But the thought of Aziz murdering Mrs. Moore is just as ridiculous to him as the thought of Aziz attempting rape, and that is what Aziz is charged with. It's also important that you emphasize the word "rape" because no one actually says that word (everyone else skirts the issue with words like "assault"). Mahmoud Ali thinks that the accusation of attempted rape is ridiculous, and that the trial is a farce. He thinks that the prosecution smuggled Mrs. Moore secretly out of the country so that she could not testify on Aziz's behalf and thus prove his innocence. Now the prosecution uses Mrs. Moore's supposed testimony against Aziz and Mahmoud Ali snaps in outrage. It's a very powerful scene -- that's why I want it in your voice.

I think I get the idea ! Will do soon ( I am without a computer right now)