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    The Rivals
    The Rivals
    The Rivals
    Audiobook3 hours

    The Rivals

    Written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    The play is set in Bath in the 18th century, a town legendary for conspicuous consumption and fashion at the time. Wealthy, fashionable people went there to "take the waters", which were believed to have healing properties. The plot centres on the two young lovers, Lydia and Jack. Lydia, who reads a lot of popular novels of the time, wants a purely romantic love affair. To court her, Jack pretends to be "Ensign Beverley", a poor officer. Lydia is enthralled with the idea of eloping with a poor soldier in spite of her guardian, Mrs. Malaprop, a moralistic widow. Mrs. Malaprop is the chief comic figure of the play, thanks to her continual misuse of words that sound like the words she intends but mean something completely different. (The term malapropism was coined in reference to the character.) Lydia has two other suitors: Bob Acres (a somewhat buffoonish country gentleman), and Sir Lucius O'Trigger, an impoverished and combative Irish gentleman. Sir Lucius pays Lucy to carry love notes between him and Lydia (who uses the name "Delia"), but Lucy is swindling him: "Delia" is actually Mrs. Malaprop. (Summary by Wikipedia)

    Cast:
    Fag: Algy Pug
    Thomas/Servant: Brett W. Downey
    Lucy: Linda Hogan
    Lydia Languish: Elizabeth Klett
    Julia Melville: Arielle Lipshaw
    Mrs. Malaprop: Mil Nicholson
    Sir Anthony Absolute: Andy Minter
    Captain Jack Absolute: John Fricker
    Faulkland: mb
    Bob Acres: Peter Bishop
    Boy/Maid: rashada
    Sir Lucius O'Trigger: Lars Rolander
    David: Matthew Reece
    Narrator: Mary Ann

    Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Author

    Richard Brinsley Sheridan

    In need of funds, Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) turned to the only craft that could gain him the remuneration he desired in a short time: he began writing a play. He had over the years written and published essays and poems, and among his papers were humorous unfinished plays, essays and political tracts, but never had he undertaken such an ambitious project as this. In a short time, however, he completed The Rivals. He was 23 years old.

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