Original Pronunciation (OP) "...performance brings us as close as possible to how old texts would have sounded. It enables us to hear effects lost when old texts are read in a modern way. It avoids the modern social connotations that arise when we hear old texts read in a present-day accent." The site includes
transcripts of Shakespeare plays and other writings with
IPA notations, indicating how to pronounce them in OP. It also includes some audio
recordings.
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posted by grumblebee
on Sep 11, 2011 -
38 comments
The first drive-in movie theater was opened on June 6, 1933, by salesman Richard M. Hollingshead in Camden, N.J. On the bill was a twilight showing of the British comedy
Wife Beware. And so the drive-in era was born, peaking in 1958 with almost 5,000 theaters in the U.S alone. These days you'd be hard pressed trying to find one but thankfully there are plenty of
handy lists online telling you just where to find one (
there's even one for Aussies like me!). And that's not all we have to be thankful for;
the drive-in scene is apparently witnessing something of a "mini-revival" at present. Don't feel like going out? Then why not make your own? First
you'll need instructions on how to build one. Then you'll need intermission-advertisements (
you can download or even just watch heaps of them for free here). And then you'll need
a handy list of the kinds of films they used to show at the drive-in. If you're in the US, you'll need to know some of the
special rules the FCC has for drive-ins, and if you have any more questions, I'm sure the fine folk at the
United Drive-In Theater Owners Association could help. All of this sound like too much work? Then just sit back and check out the videos and photos on
this nice site (it's about drive-ins, of course!).
posted by Effigy2000
on Feb 18, 2008 -
43 comments
