Short Plays for Small Stages =COSMO HAMILTON=
A volume of Short Plays for Amateurs. There are five Plays: In the Haymarket, Toller's Wife, Why Cupid Came to Earl's Court, St. Martin's Summer, and Soldiers' Daughters. They are all eminently suited for amateur performers at home or in a theatre.
"Should prove a boon to clever amateur players, for all five of the Plays are simple, effective and quite easy to produce."--_The Lady._
The Merrythought Plays =MYRTLE B. S. JACKSON=
Second Impression. Crown 8vo, cloth, =2s. 6d=. net.
Six Original Plays, for Amateur Dramatic Clubs, Village Entertainments, Girls' Schools, Colleges, etc. Easy to stage, easy to dress, and easy to act. These excellent and amusing Plays have already met a very felt want, and are having a very large sale. They are easy to produce and furnish capital entertainments at Christmas and other times, whether in the Drawing-room, at School Prize Days, or at Public Entertainments.
"Some of the most lively and well-written little dramas that were ever written ... in short, this is a most useful and entertaining volume, which will soon be known wherever amateur theatricals are popular."--_The Daily Telegraph._
The Great Historians of Ancient and Modern Times: Their genius, style, surroundings and literary achievements.
The chapters are arranged in chronological order from Herodotus to John Richard Green. The book is one of great interest and includes the chief Greek and Latin Historians, in addition to the most important French, English and Scotch writers.
Please Tell Me a Tale =MISS YONGE, S. BARING-GOULD, MISS COLERIDGE=, and other eminent Authors.
Thirteenth Thousand. In artistic cloth binding. Super-royal 16mo, =3s. 6d.= net.
A Collection of Short Tales to be read or told to Children from Four to Ten Years of Age.
Second Impression. Crown 8vo, cloth =2s. 6d.= net.
These most original and amusing Pieces (some for men and some for women) will furnish charming and delightful Recitations for Public Entertainments, the Drawing-room, School Prize Days, etc., etc. They are thoroughly up to date. In all, the book contains eight Monologues and two Duologues.
"Most welcome to those who are always eager to find something new and something good. The Monologues will be most valuable to Reciters."--_The Lady._