OPEN [Play]Wives as They Were and Maids as They Are by Elizabeth Inchbald - thw

[valroth]

Hello!

Here is Lady Mary Raffle Act 2!

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/wivesastheyweremaidsastheyare_2_ladymaryraffle_128kb.mp3

Time: 2:44

Val

[ktaylor07]

Kelly,
I'm jealous of your housecleaning; come to my house and conquer the dust, please!!

L.

At this point, all the dust may conquer me!!

[valroth]

Hello!

Here is Lady Mary Raffle, Act 3.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/wivesastheyweremaidsastheyare_3_ladymaryraffle_128.mp3

Time: 1:05

Thanks!

Val

[ADKreader1122]

Hi Val,
PL Okay for Act 3; in Act 2 at 1:05 there is a line that I believe needs to be removed since it belongs to Lady P. "I dare say...awake."

Thanks,
Lora

[valroth]

Hi Val,
PL Okay for Act 3; in Act 2 at 1:05 there is a line that I believe needs to be removed since it belongs to Lady P. "I dare say...awake."

Thanks,
Lora

Yikes, good catch Lora! Apologies to Lady P for stealing her lines! I have edited that out!

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/wivesastheyweremaidsastheyare_2_ladymaryraffle_128kb.mp3

Time: 2:36

Val

[ADKreader1122]

Thanks, Val--all set now. PL Okay.

L.

[valroth]

The weepy, laughing lady returns! Here’s Lady Mary Raffle, Act 4.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/wivesastheyweremaidsastheyare_4_ladymaryraffle_128kb.mp3

Time: 3:21

Val

[ADKreader1122]

Val,
Act 4 of the laughing, weepy lady is PL Okay. Nice job!

Thanks,
L.

[valroth]

Good bye Lady Raffle. Let’s hope Georgie is a good fellow!

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/wivesastheyweremaidsastheyare_5_ladymaryraffle_128kb.mp3

Time: 3:59

Val

[ktaylor07]

Good bye Lady Raffle. Let’s hope Georgie is a good fellow!

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/wivesastheyweremaidsastheyare_5_ladymaryraffle_128kb.mp3

Time: 3:59

Val

Thanks! Glad you had fun with this character!

[valroth]

Good bye Lady Raffle. Let’s hope Georgie is a good fellow!

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/wivesastheyweremaidsastheyare_5_ladymaryraffle_128kb.mp3

Time: 3:59

Val

Thanks! Glad you had fun with this character!

I did! The Lady was a lot of fun, ktaylor, and a bit of a mystery. Not sure about this “happy" ending!

[ktaylor07]

Good bye Lady Raffle. Let’s hope Georgie is a good fellow!

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/wivesastheyweremaidsastheyare_5_ladymaryraffle_128kb.mp3

Time: 3:59

Val

Thanks! Glad you had fun with this character!

I did! The Lady was a lot of fun, ktaylor, and a bit of a mystery. Not sure about this “happy" ending!

Despite the play's comic tone, it really gives a rather bleak portrayal of women's options during this era, doesn't it? I've been doing a lot of reading about this play and its author recently. There's several interesting essays online about it. I thought this writer made some good points: https://womensplayhouse.com/2019/02/01/marriage-she-wrote-elizabeth-inchbalds-wives-as-they-were-and-maids-as-they-are/

[ADKreader1122]

Val,
The last act for Lady M. is PL Okay.

Thanks!
L.

[valroth]

Thanks! Glad you had fun with this character!

I did! The Lady was a lot of fun, ktaylor, and a bit of a mystery. Not sure about this “happy" ending!

Despite the play's comic tone, it really gives a rather bleak portrayal of women's options during this era, doesn't it? I've been doing a lot of reading about this play and its author recently. There's several interesting essays online about it. I thought this writer made some good points: https://womensplayhouse.com/2019/02/01/marriage-she-wrote-elizabeth-inchbalds-wives-as-they-were-and-maids-as-they-are/

Amazing! Thank you, I appreciate you sharing this link! Yes, few options for women indeed—but the ladies played their rolls, kept smiling and submitted begrudgingly to “authority” in the end. Speaking of essays, the opening remarks (pg A2) are pretty funny. The critic gets right to it when he says, “This is an incongruous drama. Truth, probability and decorum and violated in every scene…” Then he gets preachy... It’s hilarious actually and worth a read!

Have a lovely day!

Val

[alanmapstone]

Oliver act 2

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/wivesastheyweremaidsastheyare_oliver_2.mp3