FULL[PLAY]The Town Before You by Cowley - thw

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The Town Before You, by Hannah Cowley (1743 - 1809)
Impoverished Lords. Rich Lords and Ladies with no sense; other folk with Big Plans. Charlatans. Fools. Buffoons. Disguises. Clever Wives and cleverer Servants. A good time will be had by all in this 1795 comedy.
(Summary by ToddHW)
Another by Cowley. Enjoy.

Kitty again will make sure you mind your f's and s's. And, as a reward, she gets me as a long suffering husband to belittle....

Gender neutral

Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/townbeforeyoucom0000cowl/page/n1/mode/2up

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Genres for the project: Plays/Comedy

Keywords that describe the book: impoverished lords, big plans

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Post by GregGiordano »

May I claim Tippy?

Thank you!

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Post by Beeswaxcandle »

Humphrey, please.
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Thank you.

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Post by alanmapstone »

Sir Simon Asgill please!
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Thank you.

Moving over to Dramatic Works.

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Post by Kitty »

Mrs Fancourt and DPL placing a cookie crumb. :) Looking forward to this one, it has every ingredient I like: crossdressing, witty remarks, getting the better of Todd.... :mrgreen:

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Post by jennlea »

May I claim Georgina?
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Thank you.

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Post by llamaart »

May I claim Jenny if she is still available?
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Thank you.

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Post by llamaart »

Here is Jenny! I was having a slow and rainy Sunday, so I decided to do some recording!

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/townbeforeyou_jenny_1.mp3 0:20
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/townbeforeyou_jenny_3.mp3 3:50
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/townbeforeyou_jenny_4.mp3 2:46
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/townbeforeyou_jenny_5.mp3 3:07

Man those f's and s's are so hard! :help:

Best wishes, Allie.
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llamaart wrote: November 26th, 2023, 4:22 pmHere is Jenny! I was having a slow and rainy Sunday, so I decided to do some recording!

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/townbeforeyou_jenny_1.mp3 0:20
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/townbeforeyou_jenny_3.mp3 3:50
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/townbeforeyou_jenny_4.mp3 2:46
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/townbeforeyou_jenny_5.mp3 3:07

Man those f's and s's are so hard! :help:
thank you, Allie, first role in :thumbs: and wow, Jenny is a saucy little schemer. :shock: Excellently done, your mischievous tone of voice fits brilliantly. Loved it.

Act 4 can be marked PL ok right away.

I do have a few small edits for the other acts though:

Act 1:
> at 0:17: (p. 11) "and wiping band boxes" – could you check please, I hear "brand" :hmm:

Act 3:
> at 0:39: (p. 50) "and rich damask curtains" - I hear a stumble and repeat of "rich"

> at 1:26: (p. 51) "on Fish-Street-Hill" – you say "fiff"

Act 5:
> at 2:40: (p. 96) "what it is for sixty to have the impudence to slight five and twenty" – you say "fifty" and the second word I don't hear well, but it's something like "to thought" I think, could you check once again please ?

> at 2:46: (p. 96) "I have wasted as many tender blushes" – you say "walked"

thanks

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In God I trust.
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Thank you.

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