James Keilty, Two Plays: January 25, 1959

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The Poetry Center presents live performances of James Keilty's two plays Ways of Spending Money and Genji and Yugao.

Originally Recorded By
The Poetry Center
Location
San Francisco
Date
01/25/1959
Total Run Time
01:08:42
Contributor
George Stanley, Joanne Kyger, Anna Marie Long, John Gruye
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  • Introduction to "Ways of Spending Money" by James Keilty. The play is a parody of the French Classical Drama preserving the unities of time, place, and action with five acts and lines which are rhyming couplets. Scene: a living room in a fashionable suburb (0:03)
  • "Ways of Spending Money" Act 1 (0:23)
  • Act 2 (6:23)
  • Act 3 (14:10)
  • Act 4 (22:30)
  • Act 5 (28:43)
  • Announcement that there will be a short intermission (34:59)
  • Static (35:25)
  • "Genji and Yugao" (35:30)
  • Introductory remarks on "Genji and Yugao" by James Keilty. The play is an adaptation of an episode in the 11th century Japanese work "The Tale of Genji." Scene: Genji arrives at Yugao's house in the night disguised with a scarf partially concealing his face (35:31)
  • Play begins with dialogue between Genji, Yugao, and Ukon (36:26)
  • Ukon asks to be excused and exits (42:58)
  • Dialogue between Genji and Yugao (43:11)
  • Genji exits, Ukon enters; Dialogue between Yugao and Ukon (49:42)
  • First scene ends (51:10)
  • Scene: Seeking privacy, Genji takes Yugao to a deserted mansion in another part of the city during the late afternoon (51:15)
  • Dialogue between Genji and Yugao (51:40)
  • Ukon enters with a plate of food (57:37)
  • Ukon exits but is asked to eventually return (1:02:01)
  • A knock is heard and a caretaker enters. Dialogue between Genji and caretaker (1:02:43)
  • Caretaker exits (1:03:32)
  • Dialogue between Genji and Yugao (1:03:34)
  • Play's conclusion (1:08:28)

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