COMPLETE[PLAY]Rudens by Plautus - thw

[silverquill]

Thought I'd better get Gripus done before I start on stage directions for another play.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/rudens_gripus_4.mp3 19:00

Script is a little tricky with hidden lines, not flush left, so I hope I got them all.
Kind of a scurrilous character, I think

Act V recording and awaiting the editing scissors.

[Kitty]

Thought I'd better get Gripus done before I start on stage directions for another play.
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/rudens_gripus_4.mp3 19:00
Script is a little tricky with hidden lines, not flush left, so I hope I got them all.

yes the script is annoying. I did find a few more lines you missed, and now I hope that I got them all Perfectly acted, Larry, poor Gripus, one could almost feel sympathy with his plight. It was a huge role. Looking forward to the fifth act.

Here are the missed lines, probably best to start with the last one, the time stamps will change quite a bit:

> at about 3:14: (p. 106) two missed lines:
- Why should I stop ?
- Now let it alone.

> at about 10:04: (p. 111) missed line: "At a distance out away yonder, as far off as the farthest fields."

> at about 11:27: (p. 113) missed line: "No I'll tell you."

> at 12:39: (p. 113) "this master of ours" - you say "yours"

> at about 14:20: (p. 116) two missed lines:
- "Why, because neither talking nor silent are you ever good for anything. Prithee...."
> "...shall I ever be allowed today to speak ?"

> at about 18:04: (p. 121) missed line: "Touching that wallet, if you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you."

thanks

Sonia

[silverquill]

Oh, my, so many hidden missed lines.
Thanks for the good PL and for making doing the corrections so easy.
Corrected file, with the NEW time stamps below:

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/rudens_gripus_4.mp3

> at about 3:14: (p. 106) two missed lines:
- Why should I stop ?
- Now let it alone.

> at about 10:15: (p. 111) missed line: "At a distance out away yonder, as far off as the farthest fields."

> at about 11:34: (p. 113) missed line: "No I'll tell you."

> at 13:01: (p. 113) "this master of ours" - you say "yours"

> at about 14:43: (p. 116) two missed lines:
- "Why, because neither talking nor silent are you ever good for anything. Prithee...."
> "...shall I ever be allowed today to speak ?"

> at about 18:44: (p. 121) missed line: "Touching that wallet, if you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you."

[silverquill]

Had the time, so edited Gripus Act V, quite a bit shorter than Act IV
Did my best to find all of those hidden lines.

There is a dialog where Gipus forces Labrax to take an oath to Venus, and it says that Labrax repeats after him, so I have left spaces for that, even though it is not printed. Maybe it is just to be implied. I can space it back together if you think it should be that way.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/rudens_gripus_5.mp3 9:10

[ToddHW]

Thank you.

Todd

[Kitty]

Corrected file, with the NEW time stamps below:
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/rudens_gripus_4.mp3

thank you for the new timestamps this is now complete and PL ok.

Had the time, so edited Gripus Act V, quite a bit shorter than Act IV
Did my best to find all of those hidden lines.

you found them all this time, as far as I can judge

There is a dialog where Gipus forces Labrax to take an oath to Venus, and it says that Labrax repeats after him, so I have left spaces for that, even though it is not printed.
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/rudens_gripus_5.mp3 9:10

I had the exact same idea in this scene and I did repeat all your sentences. So we're well working in-sync here

excellent job, Larry. I only have one suggestion for improvement (sorry...there's always one )

> at 1:24: (p. 125) "Prithee, are you a medicant ?" – you say "mendicant" (beggar, instead of doctor) This ruins the pun here, as Labrax replies he is a medicant with one more letter (so: a mendicant)

> at 1:30: (p. 125) "Then you are a mendicant." - for the same reason I would suggest here, not to stress on "are" but on "mendicant", because now Gripus gets it, that he's a beggar and not a doctor.

thanks

Sonia

[ehsanesque]

Hi can i read Charmides please

[ToddHW]

Thank you.

Todd

[alanmapstone]

Sceparnio act 2

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/rudens_sceparnio_2.mp3
10.54

I have tried to make him sound as lecherous as I can

[Kitty]

Sceparnio act 2
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/rudens_sceparnio_2.mp3
I have tried to make him sound as lecherous as I can

wonderfully drooled, Alan, I started grinning as soon as you started a-lechering and at one point I really had to laugh out loud (I'm alone here luckily, or people would have looked at me strangely). Then you had him sobered up quite quickly. Brilliant scene. Totally PL ok. You can play the lecher more often if you wish

thanks

Sonia

[silverquill]

Well, well, quite an insight. I'm familiar with the term "medicant," but only in the meaning of a "medicine" or other potion given for health, but never as a person. But, it is a good play on words. Wonderful of you to catch this. So, now that my voice is almost back to normal, here is the revision:

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/rudens_gripus_5.mp3

[ToddHW]

Thank you.

Todd

[Kitty]

Well, well, quite an insight. I'm familiar with the term "medicant," but only in the meaning of a "medicine" or other potion given for health, but never as a person. But, it is a good play on words. Wonderful of you to catch this. So, now that my voice is almost back to normal, here is the revision:

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/rudens_gripus_5.mp3

excellent, perfect on the second stress too yes, this works welll with the pun. PL ok now, thank you Larry.

I guess the Latin pun of medicus and mendicus worked better and in the English translation the author needed to find something similar to go on.

Sonia

[mcalvo]

May I read for the Fisherman? It looks like he has a small monologue in Act 2/Scene 1 and a few lines in Act 2/Scene 2.

[ToddHW]

Thank you.

Yes, even though the play is named after him (or rather his rope), he isn't around much.

Thanks, Todd