The Author's Farce

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Author's Farce by Henry Fielding. Read in English by Availle; ToddHW; Greg Giordano; Larry Wilson; Sonia; Jim Locke; Devorah Allen; Adrian Stephens; Alan Mapstone; David Purdy; Tomas Peter; Grace Buchanan; Andrew Gaunce; Joanna Michal Hoyt; czandra; Algy Pug; Michele Eaton; Rob Marland; Sandra Schmit; Rémi; Kelly S. Taylor; Hanna Ponomarenko; James R. Hedrick; Mark Kilkelly; Jake Malizia Henry Fielding could not write plays that he could get published. So he decided to write a play - a farce - about that, and success was his at last. The third act of the play is the play that the Author in the play supposedly writes - a Puppet Show (though acted by people) called The Pleasures of the Town. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Luckless, the Author and Master of the Show: Adrian Stephens Witmore, his friend: Greg Giordano Marplay Senior, Comedian: Alan Mapstone Marplay Junior, Comedian: Availle Bookweight, a Bookseller: ToddHW Scarecrow, a Scribler: David Purdy Dash, a Scribler: Joanna Michal Hoyt Quibble, a Scribler: Grace Buchanan Blotpage, a Scribler: czandra Index: Andrew Gaunce Jack, Servant to Luckless: Jim Locke Jack-Pudding: Tomas Peter Bantomite: Grace Bu…

Directors & creators

Henry Fielding

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;getting published; puppet show; london life

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