Widowers' Houses Cover

Widowers' Houses

by George Bernard Shaw
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Literature
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Language
English

Description

This is one of three plays Shaw published as Plays Unpleasant in 1898; they were termed "unpleasant" because they were intended, not to entertain their audiencesβ€”as traditional Victorian theatre was expected toβ€”but to raise awareness of social problems and to censure exploitation of the laboring class by the unproductive rich. In this play, Dr. Harry Trench becomes disillusioned when he discovers how his fiancee's father, Mr. Sartorius, makes his money. However, it is soon revealed that Trench's own income is far from untainted. (Summary by wildemoose and Wikipedia) <br><br><strong>Cast</strong>:<br>Dr. Harry Trench: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7691">engineerdst</a><br>Mr. William de Burgh Cokane: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5141">David Goldfarb</a><br>Mr. Sartorius: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/8108">Drakaunus</a><br>Blanche Sartorius: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3536">Arielle Lipshaw</a><br>Mr. Lickcheese: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a><br>Waiter: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7848">bala</a><br>Porter: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6065">David Olson</a><br>Parlour Maid/Narrator: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259">Elizabeth Klett</a><br><br><strong>Audio edited by:</strong> Arielle Lipshaw