Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines
Clyde Fitch
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Captain Robert Jinks has formed a marching club with some friends to promote a political candidate, earning him the moniker Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines. When they discover that opera diva Madame Trentoni is arriving from Europe, Jinks and his buddies go down to the dock to meet her. Jinks bets his pals a large sum that he can romance her, but when Jinks finally encounters Madame Trentoni, he is so taken by her that he immediately concedes the bet and gives his friends his IOU for the wager money so he can court her without what he now sees as an unseemly wager.
Romance blossoms between Jinks and the opera diva, that is until that IOU resurfaces at a most inconvenient moment... - Summary by Son of the Exiles
Cast list:
CAPTAIN ROBERT CARROLTON JINKS: Alan Dove
CHARLES LA MARTINE ('Charlie'): Adrian Stephens
AUGUSTUS BLEEKER VON VORKENBURG ('Gussie'): HelloCentral
Professor BELLIARTI: Alan Mapstone
The HERALD Reporter: Sonia
The TRIBUNE Reporter: Krista Zaleski
The TIMES Reporter: Greg Giordano
The SUN Reporter: Sandra Schmit
The CLIPPER Representative: David Purdy
A Newsboy ('Peter'): Tomas Peter
An Official Detective: ToddHW
A Sailor: Zach Hoyt
A Policeman: James R. Hedrick
A Telegraph Boy: Larry Wilson
A Servant: David Purdy
MADAME TRENTONI (AURELIA JOHNSON): Matea Bracic
MRS. GREENBOROUGH: Michele Eaton
MRS. JINKS: Lynette Caulkins
MRS. STONINGTON, Vice-President of the Anti-French Literature League: Nissy
1st Ballet Lady (Miss PETTITOES): TJ Burns
3rd Ballet Lady: Sandra Schmit
4th Ballet Lady (FRAULEIN HOCHSPITZ): Krista Zaleski
6th Ballet Lady (MRS. MAGGITT): Jenn Broda
MARY: MADAME TRENTONI’S Maid: Jenn Broda
Stage Directions: TriciaG
Editing: ToddHW
Stage Directions: TR Love
Editing: ToddHW
(3 hr 24 min)
Chapters
ACT 1, PART 1 | 42:54 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
ACT 1, PART 2 | 40:55 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
ACT 2, PART 1 | 38:33 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
ACT 2, PART 2 | 36:22 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
ACT 3 | 45:29 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |