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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>New York Idea</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/new-york-idea--7112783</link><description><![CDATA[Explore the intricate tapestry of love, ambition, and the complexities of modern relationships through the lens of urban life in "New York Idea." This podcast invites listeners to delve into a rotating collection of audiobooks that capture the essence of human connection against the backdrop of a bustling city. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, showcasing diverse narratives that reflect the humor, heartache, and social dynamics inherent in the pursuit of happiness and fulfillment. From whimsical romances to poignant reflections on marriage and separation, these unique explorations offer a multifaceted view of the trials and tribulations faced by individuals navigating their desires in a vibrant metropolis. Discover a new book with every episode, and immerse yourself in the stories that reveal the true nature of love and the consequences of our choices in the ever-evolving landscape of New York City.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/7112783/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Books</category><copyright>Copyright Plays Genre</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/166661012a290ee99c4ee076f1f0f8f3.jpg</url><title>New York Idea</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/new-york-idea--7112783</link></image><lastBuildDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:05:06 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Langdon Mitchell</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Plays Genre</itunes:name><itunes:email>spreaker73@podcastlibrary.org</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/166661012a290ee99c4ee076f1f0f8f3.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>Explore the intricate tapestry of love, ambition, and the complexities of modern relationships through the lens of urban life in "New York Idea." This podcast invites listeners to delve into a rotating collection of audiobooks that capture the essence...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Explore the intricate tapestry of love, ambition, and the complexities of modern relationships through the lens of urban life in "New York Idea." This podcast invites listeners to delve into a rotating collection of audiobooks that capture the essence of human connection against the backdrop of a bustling city. Each episode features a new complete audiobook, showcasing diverse narratives that reflect the humor, heartache, and social dynamics inherent in the pursuit of happiness and fulfillment. From whimsical romances to poignant reflections on marriage and separation, these unique explorations offer a multifaceted view of the trials and tribulations faced by individuals navigating their desires in a vibrant metropolis. Discover a new book with every episode, and immerse yourself in the stories that reveal the true nature of love and the consequences of our choices in the ever-evolving landscape of New York City.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Books"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Kids &amp; Family"><itunes:category text="Pets &amp; Animals"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Science"><itunes:category text="Nature"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>f62c3956-71f4-5b05-9438-d867e63e91de</podcast:guid><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>History of King Lear-Nahum Tate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/history-of-king-lear-nahum-tate--74075757</link><description><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74075757</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74075757/history_of_king_lear_nahum_tate.mp3" length="76325858" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Langdon Mitchell</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9531</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/166661012a290ee99c4ee076f1f0f8f3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Tinker's Wedding-John Millington Synge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tinker-s-wedding-john-millington-synge--74053705</link><description><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74053705</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74053705/tinker_s_wedding_john_millington_synge.mp3" length="20417625" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Langdon Mitchell</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2550</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/166661012a290ee99c4ee076f1f0f8f3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Rivals-Richard Brinsley Sheridan</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rivals-richard-brinsley-sheridan--74031409</link><description><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74031409</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:01:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74031409/rivals_richard_brinsley_sheridan.mp3" length="88316786" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Langdon Mitchell</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11028</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/166661012a290ee99c4ee076f1f0f8f3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Recruiting Officer-George Farquhar</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/recruiting-officer-george-farquhar--74012479</link><description><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74012479</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:01:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74012479/recruiting_officer_george_farquhar.mp3" length="63696532" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Langdon Mitchell</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7954</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/166661012a290ee99c4ee076f1f0f8f3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>One-Act Play Collection 004-Various</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-act-play-collection-004-various--73989885</link><description><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73989885</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:01:26 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73989885/one_act_play_collection_004_various.mp3" length="211193957" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Langdon Mitchell</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>26373</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/166661012a290ee99c4ee076f1f0f8f3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Misanthrope-Molière</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/misanthrope-moliere--73969852</link><description><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73969852</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:01:41 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73969852/misanthrope_molie_re.mp3" length="62929090" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Langdon Mitchell</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>7858</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/166661012a290ee99c4ee076f1f0f8f3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Taming of the Shrew-William Shakespeare</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/taming-of-the-shrew-william-shakespeare--73949529</link><description><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73949529</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:01:54 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73949529/taming_of_the_shrew_william_shakespeare.mp3" length="70375059" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Langdon Mitchell</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8788</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/166661012a290ee99c4ee076f1f0f8f3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Modern Monologues-Marjorie Benton Cooke</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/modern-monologues-marjorie-benton-cooke--73927641</link><description><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73927641</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:01:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73927641/modern_monologues_marjorie_benton_cooke.mp3" length="102548494" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Langdon Mitchell</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12806</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/166661012a290ee99c4ee076f1f0f8f3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Love and Intrigue-Friedrich Schiller</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-and-intrigue-friedrich-schiller--73904146</link><description><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73904146</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:02:30 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73904146/love_and_intrigue_friedrich_schiller.mp3" length="108678254" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Langdon Mitchell</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>13571</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/166661012a290ee99c4ee076f1f0f8f3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Pandora's Box-Frank Wedekind</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pandora-s-box-frank-wedekind--73882689</link><description><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73882689</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:02:40 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73882689/pandora_s_box_frank_wedekind.mp3" length="64826954" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Langdon Mitchell</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>8095</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/166661012a290ee99c4ee076f1f0f8f3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Will and No Will or a Bone for the Lawyers-Charles Macklin</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/will-and-no-will-or-a-bone-for-the-lawyers-charles-macklin--73861748</link><description><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73861748</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:02:43 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73861748/will_and_no_will_or_a_bone_for_the_lawyers_charles_macklin.mp3" length="42407597" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Langdon Mitchell</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>5296</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/166661012a290ee99c4ee076f1f0f8f3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>School For Scandal-Richard Brinsley Sheridan</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/school-for-scandal-richard-brinsley-sheridan--73843156</link><description><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73843156</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:03:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73843156/school_for_scandal_richard_brinsley_sheridan.mp3" length="84910824" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Langdon Mitchell</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10603</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/166661012a290ee99c4ee076f1f0f8f3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>History of King Lear-Nahum Tate</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/history-of-king-lear-nahum-tate--73373416</link><description><![CDATA["History of King Lear" by Nahum Tate offers a unique perspective on the timeless tale of King Lear, reimagining the narrative in a way that resonates with themes of familial loyalty, the quest for power, and the consequences of betrayal. Tate's adaptation emphasizes the complexities of human relationships and the enduring struggle between authority and compassion. This work remains relevant today as it explores the nuances of leadership and the fragility of human connections, inviting listeners to reflect on their own experiences with trust and loyalty.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73373416</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:01:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73373416/history_of_king_lear_nahum_tate.mp3" length="76325858" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Langdon Mitchell</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>"History of King Lear" by Nahum Tate offers a unique perspective on the timeless tale of King Lear, reimagining the narrative in a way that resonates with themes of familial loyalty, the quest for power, and the consequences of betrayal. Tate's...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA["History of King Lear" by Nahum Tate offers a unique perspective on the timeless tale of King Lear, reimagining the narrative in a way that resonates with themes of familial loyalty, the quest for power, and the consequences of betrayal. Tate's adaptation emphasizes the complexities of human relationships and the enduring struggle between authority and compassion. This work remains relevant today as it explores the nuances of leadership and the fragility of human connections, inviting listeners to reflect on their own experiences with trust and loyalty.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>9531</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/166661012a290ee99c4ee076f1f0f8f3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>New York Idea - Langdon Mitchell</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-york-idea-langdon-mitchell--72569567</link><description><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72569567</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:27:51 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72569567/new_york_idea_langdon_mitchell.mp3" length="83994582" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/711984fc-4928-4d15-bd0a-54247dbc43a5/711984fc-4928-4d15-bd0a-54247dbc43a5.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/711984fc-4928-4d15-bd0a-54247dbc43a5/711984fc-4928-4d15-bd0a-54247dbc43a5.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/711984fc-4928-4d15-bd0a-54247dbc43a5/711984fc-4928-4d15-bd0a-54247dbc43a5.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Langdon Mitchell</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[I find it very hard to classify "The New York Idea" under any of the established rubrics. It is rather too extravagant to rank as a comedy; it is much too serious in its purport, too searching in its character-delineation and too thoughtful in its wit, to be treated as a mere farce. Its title—not, perhaps, a very happy one—is explained in this saying of one of the characters: "Marry for whim and leave the rest to the divorce court—that's the New York idea of marriage." Like all the plays, from Sardou's "Divorçons" onward, which deal with a too facile system of divorce, this one shows a discontented woman, who has broken up her home for a caprice, suffering agonies of jealousy when her ex-husband proposes to make use of the freedom she has given him, and returning to him at last with the admission that their divorce was at least "premature." In this central conception there is nothing particularly original. It is the wealth of humourous invention displayed in the details both of character and situation that renders the play remarkable. (Summary from Project Gutenberg) Cast Philip Phillimore: Mark F. Smith Grace Phillimore: Diana Majlinger Mrs. Phillimore: Margaret Espaillat Miss Heneage: rashada Matthew Phillimore: Roger Melin William Sudley: om123 Mrs. Vida Phillimore: Elizabeth Klett Sir Wilfrid Cates-Darby: Equilibrium33 John Karslake: mb Mrs. Cynthia Karslake: Arielle Lipshaw Brooks: Equilibrium33 Tim Fiddler: Equilibrium33 Nogam: moonpiles Thomas: David Muncaster Benson: Lucy Perry Narrator: Margaret Espaillat Audio edited by: Arielle Lipshaw]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>10500</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>divorce,equilibrium33,espaillat,idea,karslake,mitchell,new,phillimore,plays,york</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/166661012a290ee99c4ee076f1f0f8f3.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
