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jax1491
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 Lord Evelyn Oakleigh pronunciation Eh-vel-in
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Ee-vel-in
I think it's technically supposed to be Ee, but my director said it didn't really matter and then told us all to say Eh.
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Brad Walker
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Everyone in our cast called him "Eh-velyn" but because of the joke at the beginning where the reporter calls him Edith and the fact that having Reno call him "Eh-vie" sounds really weird, we switched it to "Eve-elyn". I think that is how it is supposed to be pronounced, however your director may think otherwise. This is a case of "director knows best" I'd say. Go with what they want.
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Beagle On Stage
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It is pronounced Eh-veh-lyn. And Reno says Eh-vee. I've never heard of anyone, man or woman, named Ee-ve-lyn.
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Buff Daddy
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Ditto!
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DontDoSadnessxx
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We said Evelyn... reminds me terribly of Evilene! haha
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PappyCat
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On one of the cast recordings, I KNOW she says "Eve-elyn."
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mantarnia
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I live in the UK. Normaly in the UK the name is pronounced EH (if it is a man), and EE (if it is a woman).
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musictheatre00
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I think the student director tried to sneak in saying Evilene a couple of times too, I caught it, but I never said anything though because, well I'm mature.
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jax1491
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Yeah...on the '87 recording it's EE. Thanks for all the input guys. I know...director knows best. I was just curious.
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Salome
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Its EEVALYN Like the author Evelyn Waugh.
thats the male pronounciation.
never pronounce it EHvalyn. thats the female way.
I hate idiot directors who dont know that.
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mantarnia
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Your right it is never pronounceed EE-VE-LYN. But there are two pronounciations. They are E-VE-LYN (which is the EH),or EVE-LYN (which is the EE). This is what the people on this board are talking about. I have heard both used for both MALE and FEMAIL.
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Astonishingg
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We did it as EVE-uh-lin.
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