The Green Goddess, a play in four acts: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Green Goddess, a play in four acts, credited to William Archer, 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 Green Goddess, a play in four acts by William Archer. Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. British Major Crespin, his wife Lucilla and their pilot, Dr. Traherne, survive a forced landing of their aircraft in the remote Himalayan kingdom of Rukh. Crespin blames Traherne for alienation of his wife's affection, a charge which Lucilla vehemently denies, though she does have feelings for Traherne as does he for her. But now another man enters the picture, for the Raja of Rukh intends to make Lucilla his own. The play opened in December, 1920 and was so successful that it was adapted (1922) as a novel of the same name by Louise Jordan Miln who credited the playwright, William Archer, as her co-author. The story was also produced in two films: a silent one (1923) and a "talkie" (1930). The actor George Arliss starred as the Raja in both films as well as in the original cast for the play. It is said that the executive chef of the Palace Hotel in San Francisco so admired Mr. Arliss' work that he concocted (1923) "Green Goddess" dressing in tribute. - Summary by Brian Fullen

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Green Goddess, a play in four acts
• Author credits: William Archer
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 4
• Listed recording duration: 3:04:13

Catalogue topics

• adventure
• romance
• 1921 plays

Track guide

1. 01 - Act 1 — 37:28
2. 02 - Act 2 — 56:37
3. 03 - Act 3 — 53:52
4. 04 - Act 4 — 36:16

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