The Magistrate: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Magistrate, 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 Magistrate by Arthur Wing Pinero. Read in English by a full cast. The success of “The Magistrate” was immediate, and the Court Theatre was crowded night after night for more than a year, the play being presented over 300 times. So prosperous was the run that there was no cessation during the Summer holiday season. This success, however, was not confined to London, for three companies were soon carrying the play triumphantly over the English provinces, while in September 1885 Mr. Pinero went to New York to produce his work. How can you resist a comedy whose acts are labeled Act 1: The Family Skeleton; Act 2: It Leaves Its Cupboard; and Act 3: It Crumbles? - Summary by (Introduction, ToddHW) Cast list: Mr Posket (Magistrate of the Mulberry Street Police Court): Larry Wilson Agatha Posket: Sonia Cis Farringdon (her Son): Tomas Peter Charlotte Verrinder (her Sister): Leanne Yau Colonel Lukyn: Son of the Exiles Captain Horace Vale: Nick Bulka Beatie Tomlinson: Availle Mr. Bullamy (Magistrate of the Mulberry Street Police Court): alanmapstone Achille Blond: ToddHW Isidore: VivianWeaver Mr. Wormington: VivianWeaver Inspector Messiter (Metropolitan Police): TriciaG Serjeant Lugg (Metropolitan Police): Mike Harris Constable Harris (Metropolitan Police): Sandra Schmit Wyke: Beth Thomas Popham: Amy Deuchler Stage Directions: Linette Geisel Edited By: ToddHW

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Magistrate
• Author credits: Arthur Wing Pinero
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 3
• Listed recording duration: 2:48:42

Catalogue topics

• farce
• "skeletons in the closet"

Track guide

1. 01 - Act 1 - The Family Skeleton — 51:15
2. 02 - Act 2 - It Leaves Its Cupboard — 56:12
3. 03 - Act 3 - It Crumbles — 1:01:15

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