Modern Monologues
Marjorie Benton Cooke
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The monologue is a character study in little; the apotheosis of a chosen individuality. All the little studies in this book have stood the test of trial before varied audiences. - Summary by Marjorie Benton Cooke, Author
Edited by: Eva Davis and linny
Cast (of sketches with more than 2 readers):
Sketch 5 - What the janitor heard
Stage Directions: Eva Davis
Mrs Northrup, Hulda: Linda Olsen Fitak
Mr Reynolds: Nemo
Bobby: Tomas Peter
Sketch 9 - When shades assemble
Stage Directions: Tomas Peter
Lady Macbeth, Portia: Linda Olsen Fitak
Juliet: Leanne Yau
Ophelia: Eva Davis
Sketch 10 - Over the coffee-cups
Stage Directions: Tomas Peter
Mr Meek: Nemo
Mrs Tenbrook: Sonia
Carol Kendal: Eva Davis
Sketch 11 - From long ago to now
Stage Directions: TriciaG
Reginald, Billy Norton: Tomas Peter
Angelina, Joan Dascott: TJ Burns
Sketch 14 - Below stairs
Stage Directions: Eva Davis
Butler: Tomas Peter
Maid: Linda Olsen Fitak
Sketch 18 - At mme Newberry’s
Stage Directions: Tomas Peter
Mrs Payson de Sleyster, Elmira Beechum: Linda Olsen Fitak
Stuttering young woman, Dressy young woman: Emma Charlotte
Pearl the Child Wonder: TJ Burns
Sketch 19 - How it happened
Stage Directions: Tomas Peter
Miss Audrey Gay: Emma Charlotte
Mr John Marvel: Chuck Williamson
Sketch 20 - When morning breaks
Stage Directions, Jimmy: Nemo
Mother: Emma Charlotte
Molly: Eva Davis
Sketch 21 - Who’s afraid?
Stage Directions, Jimmy: Nemo
Mother: Emma Charlotte
Molly: Eva Davis (3 hr 33 min)
Chapters
| Preface | 2:07 | Read by CarriRenee |
| Sketch 1 - Cupid Plays Coach | 11:07 | Read by Linda Olsen Fitak |
| Sketch 2 - A Modern Becky Sharp | 9:48 | Read by Linda Olsen Fitak |
| Sketch 3 - Her Day at Home | 7:08 | Read by Linda Olsen Fitak |
| Sketch 4 - The Road of the Loving Heart | 9:07 | Read by Linda Olsen Fitak |
| Sketch 5 - What the Janitor Heard | 12:56 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
| Sketch 6 - In the Merry Month of May | 10:08 | Read by Linda Olsen Fitak |
| Sketch 7 - Suburbanites | 17:31 | Read by Eva Davis |
| Sketch 8 - Their Last Ride Together | 7:59 | Read by Linda Olsen Fitak |
| Sketch 9 - When Shades Assemble | 6:58 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
| Sketch 10 - Over the Coffee-Cups | 9:30 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
| Sketch 11 - From Long Ago to Now | 9:32 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
| Sketch 12 - The First Lesson | 7:31 | Read by Joseph Tabler |
| Sketch 13 - A Summer Idyl | 4:18 | Read by Devorah Allen |
| Sketch 14 - Below Stairs | 5:57 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
| Sketch 15 - On Woman’s Rights | 9:02 | Read by Linda Olsen Fitak |
| Sketch 16 - A Highly Colored Sketch | 8:40 | Read by Linda Olsen Fitak |
| Sketch 17 - A Dark-Brown Diplomat | 9:57 | Read by Linda Olsen Fitak |
| Sketch 18 - At Mme. Newberry’s | 20:22 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
| Sketch 19 - How It Happened | 14:55 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
| Sketch 20 - When Morning Breaks | 5:52 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
| Sketch 21 - Who’s Afraid? | 6:43 | Read by LibriVox Volunteers |
| Sketch 22 - The Optimist | 6:16 | Read by Linda Olsen Fitak |