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[38] Copyright, 1912, 1916, 1917, by Jeannette Marks. The professional and amateur stage rights of this play are strictly reserved by the author. Application for permission to produce the play should be made to the author, who may be addressed in care of the publishers, Little, Brown and Company, Boston. All rights reserved.
[39] PRONUNCIATION OF WELSH NAMES
- 1 ch has, roughly, the same sound as in German or in the Scotch loch.
- 2 dd = English th, roughly, in breathe.
- 3 e has, roughly, the sound of ai in dairy.
- 4 f = English v.
- 5 ff = English sharp f.
- 6 ll represents a sound intermediate between the and fl.
- 7 w as a consonant is pronounced as in English; as a vowel = oo.
- 8 y is sometimes like u in but, but sometimes like ee in green.
Note: The author will gladly answer questions about pronunciation, costuming, etc., etc.
[40] The a's are broad throughout, i. e., Kats is pronounced Kaats; Vavasour is Vavasoor: ou is oo.
[41] Copyright, 1916, by L. E. Bassett. Reprinted by special arrangement with John W. Luce & Company, Boston. Acting rights in the hands of Samuel French, 28 West 38 Street, New York.
[42] For a list of Synge's other plays, see E. A. Boyd, The Contemporary Drama of Ireland, Boston, 1917.