The Cabinet Minister: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Cabinet Minister, credited to Arthur Wing Pinero, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Cabinet Minister by Arthur Wing Pinero. Read in English by Beth Thomas; ToddHW; Chuck Williamson; Larry Wilson; Sonia; Jael Baldwin; Leanne Yau; Tomas Peter; Devorah Allen; Kurt; DrPGould; Linda Olsen Fitak; TJ Burns; Scott Kelley; Son of the Exiles; Sandra Schmit; Craig Franklin; alanmapstone; Eva Davis Mr. Pinero holds that farce should treat of probable people placed in possible circumstances, but regarded from a point of view which exaggerates their sentiments and magnifies their foibles. In this light it is permitted to this class of play, not only to deal with ridiculous incongruities of incident and character, but to satirise society, and to wring laughter from those possible distresses of life which might trace their origin to fallacies of feeling and extravagances of motive. - Summary by Introduction Cast list: Right Honorable Sir Julian Twombley, GCMG, MP (Secretary of State for the ____ Department): ToddHW Lady Twombley: Sonia Brooke Twombley (their son): Tomas Peter Imogen (their daughter): Leanne Yau Dowager Lady Countess of Drumdurris: TJ Burns Lady Euphemia Vibart (her daughter): Devorah Allen Earl of Drumdurris (in the Guards): Scott Kelley Egidia, Countess of Drumdurris: Jael Baldwin Lady Macphail: Beth Thomas Sir Colin Macphail of Ballocheevin (her son): Chuck Williamson Valentine White (Lady Twombley's nephew): Kurt Honorable Mrs. Gaylustre (a young widow trading as Mauricette et Cie, 17A Plunkett Street, Mayfair: Linda Olsen Fitak Mr. Joseph Lebanon: Son of the Exiles Mr. Melton (Sir Julian's Private Secretary): Craig Franklin The Munkittrick: alanmapstone Miss Munkittrick: Eva Davis Probyn (a servant): DrPGould Angele, a French nurse: Sandra Schmit Stage Directions: Larry Wilson Edited by: ToddHW

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Cabinet Minister
• Author credits: Arthur Wing Pinero
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 4
• Listed recording duration: 3:04:09

Catalogue topics

• farce

Track guide

1. 01 - Act 1 - Debt — 50:58
2. 02 - Act 2 - Difficulties — 50:14
3. 03 - Act 3 - Disaster — 54:27
4. 04 - Act 4 - Dancing — 28:30

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