Help: How do you pronounce "Aloysius"? (Doubt)

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 10/30/05 at 9:34pm

I'm preparing one of Father Flynn's monologues for an audition and he mentions her name. I've read the play, but not seen it, so I've never heard Sister Aloysius' name pronounced. I'm guessing it's "ah-LOY-shus" but I'm not sure. Can anyone help me out here? Thanks.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 10/30/05 at 9:34pm

Ally-wish-iss
Alla-wish-iss Updated On: 10/30/05 at 09:34 PM

[Mamie]

Posted: 10/30/05 at 9:48pm

Believe it or not, I have relatives with that old Irish name. They pronounce it Al - Oh - wishus (that last is like 'wishes' with a u instead of an e)

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 10/30/05 at 10:08pm

So would it be like this then: "ah-leh-WISH-iss"?

[EganFan2]

Posted: 10/30/05 at 10:21pm

Or Al-oh-wish-us. It's the name of the teddy bear in "Brideshead Revisited", too.

[TheHumanTorch]

Posted: 10/30/05 at 10:23pm

if you have access to the movie It's a mad mad mad mad world, i know they emphasize that name in there somewhere...(i'm an auditory learner hahahaha)

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 10/30/05 at 11:10pm

OK--thanks everyone. Glad I asked! I definitely would have said it wrong.

[Mamie]

Posted: 10/30/05 at 11:17pm

That's it EganFan. Emphasis is on the 'wish'.