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~Martine's Droll Dialogues and Laughable Recitations.~ A collection of Humorous Dialogues, Comic Recitations and Spirited Stump Speeches and Farces, adapted for School and other Celebrations. Contents:
Hints to Amateur Actors. Humorous Poetical Address The Bell and the Gong Mrs. Dove's Boarding House The Wilkins Family The Lawyer's Stratagem Eulogy on Laughing Drawing a Long Bow. For 3 males and 1 female. The Origin of Woman's Ascendency over Man Veny Raynor's Bear Story The Game of Life The Fortune Hunter. For 2 males and 3 females The Parson and the Widow Hezekiah Stubbins' Fourth of July Oration Make your Wills. Farce for 7 male characters Mr. Rogers and Monsieur Denise Job Trotter's Secret The Darkey Debating Society. Dialogue for 2 males The Scandal Monger. Dialogue for 2 males and 2 females Poor Richard's Sayings Prologue to "The Apprentice" Address in the character of "Hope" A Prologue Parody on the Declaration of Independence Bombastes Furioso. A Burlesque for 7 males Characteristic Address Examining de Bumps. Ethiopian Dialogue for 2 males Election Stump Speech A Matrimonial Tiff. Dialogue for 1 male and 2 females The Frenchman and the Sheep's Trotters The Poor Relation. Comic Drama for 7 males Vat you Please The Babes in the Wood. For 3 males and 4 females. My Aunt. Handy Andy's Mistakes. The Cat Eater. A Shocking Mistake. Dialogue for 3 males and 2 females Wanted a Governess Rival Broom Makers Paudeen O'Rafferty's Say-Voyage Mr. Caudle's Wedding Dinner Our Cousins. Negro Dialogue for 2 male characters Mr. Caudle made a Mason Address of Sergeant Buzfuz The Wonderful Whalers Sam Weller's Valentine
188 pages. Paper Covers. Price ~30 cts.~ Bound in Boards, cloth back ~50 cts.~
~Wilson's Book of Recitations and Dialogues.~ Containing a choice selection of Poetical and Prose Recitations. Designed as an Assistant to Teachers and Students in preparing Exhibitions. By Floyd B. Wilson, Professor of Elocution. Contents:
Instruction In Elocution Dedication of Gettysburg Cemetery Sheridan's Ride There's but one Pair of Stockings Modulation Drummer Boy's Burial John Maynard, the Pilot The Boys The Duel Lochiel's Warning Socrates Snooks Mosaic Poetry Burial of the Champion of his Class at Yale College Scott and the Veteran Barbara Frietchie I Wouldn't--Would You? The Professor Puzzled Thanatopsis The Two Roads The Pawnbroker's Shop The Sophomore's Soliloquy The Nation's Hymn Address to a Skeleton A Glass of Cold Water Little Gretchen; or New Year's Eve Good News from Ghent The Sea Captain's Story Our Heroes The Closing Year Burial of Little Nell The Picket Guard The Poor Man and the Fiend Our Country's Call The Conquered Banner The High Tide; or, the Brides of Enderby Death of Gaudentis Don Garzia Past Meridian The Founding of Gettysburg Monument Spartacus to the Gladiators Soliloquy of the Dying Alchemist The Country Justice Unjust National Acquisition Dimes and Dollars Dead Drummer Boy Home Responsibility of American Citizens The Jester's Sermon Left on the Battle Field The American Flag Oh! Why should the Spirit of Mortal be Proud? Parrhasius The Vagabonds A Bridal Wine Cup Blanche of Devan's Last Words Widow Bedott to Elder Sniffles A Psalm of the Union Charge of a Dutch Magistrate Stars in my Country's Sky Bingen on the Rhine Religious Character of President Lincoln The Raven The Loyal Legion Agnes and the Years Cataline's Defiance Our Folks The Beautiful Snow The Ambitious Youth The Flag of Washington The Abbot of Waltham Ode to an Infant Son The Scholar's Mission Claude Melnotte's Apology Forging of the Anchor Wreck of the Hesperus The Man of Ross No Work the Hardest Work What is Time? Brutus's Oration over the Body of Lucretia What is That, Mother? A Colloquy with Myself St. Philip Neri and the Youth The Chameleon Henry the Fourth's Soliloquy on Sleep On Procrastination Appendix