1 Act Plays
Happy And The Humble Hoboes
$4.00
Mary Louise Kempe. Rhymed play for 10. 10 min. Boys, and girls, too, love to dress as tramps. They and their audience will enjoy this comedy. Happy and his Band learn that 'life on the road's no snap.' ISBN 1-60045-439-9
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Little Oscar
$4.00
A Van Antwerp. Comedy. 2 m. 2 f. Baby buggies. 20 min. Henry and Josie are ready to take baby on a picnic when Fred and Gussie arrive with their baby... The way Henry gets rid of them will bring roars of laughter. ISBN 1-60045-440-2
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Madame Butterfly
$4.00
Pauline Phelps has taken the beautiful and tragic story of John Luther Long and made it into a living, vibrant play. 3 m. 3 f. and announcer. 25 min. Little scenery required as the announcer gives the settings. Maid of Japan has been left by her young American husband. He has told her he will return when the robins nest again. She waits with the babe in joyous expectancy, only to learn that he has married an American girl. 6 copies required. ISBN 1-60045-441-0
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Man Without A Country, The
$4.00
Pauline Phelps. An adaptation from Edward Everett Hale's story of the same name. 5 m. 2 f. or by easy doubling, 3 m. 1 f. Int. 30 min. Good Patriotic play. The spirit of the original story is all here, and in a very actable version. Philip Nolan, an officer in the U.S. Army, when censured for un-Americanism, has said: 'Damn the United States, I wish I may never hear its name again.' He is taken at his word and for the rest of his life becomes a 'man without a country.' The play is in four episodes, and Patriotic music may be interspersed. The first scene would be effective by itself if a very short Patriotic number is desired. A minimum of 9 copies required for performance. ISBN 1-60045-442-9
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MIA
$4.50
ISBN 1-60045-443-7
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Pilgrims' Problem
$4.00
Joan Cooper. An original adaptation of John Bunyan's classic. Describes hazards faced by Christian who has just begun his walk toward the Celestial City. 7 Characters, 5 speaking parts, 3 m. 2 f., 15 min. 7 copies required for performance. ISBN 1-60045-444-5
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Rivals, The
$4.00
Luella E. McMahon. A modernized one act adaptation of Sheridan's play. 5 m. 4 f. Extra if desired. 25 min. A swiftly moving play with comedy characters (or extras) as scene shifts. Mrs. Malaprop, with her misapplied words, furnishes a large share of the comedy. A minimum of 11 copies required for performance. ISBN 1-60045-269-8
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Tell-Tale Heart
$4.00
Pauline Phelps. 4m., 30 min. A dramatization of Poe's story. A young student, suffering from dementia, has murdered his uncle and hidden his body under the floor. A sergeant of police and two other policemen are supporting cast. In demand for contest, wherever literary merit and tense drama are desired. A minimum of 6 copies required for performance. ISBN 1-60045-445-3
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Tom Sawyer Wins Out
$4.00
Pauline Phelps. A comedy dramatized from incidents in Mark Twain's famous story, 'The Adventure of Tom Sawyer.' 4 m. 4f., and extra. Int. 30 min. Huck teaches Tom how to smoke and Tom is too ill to finish speech about fleas at the contest. Just when Tom's rival, Alfred Temple, is being declared winner, Tom reappears and is permitted to try again. He does so and wins the contest, but as he is being awarded the prize, his pipe drops from his pocket. Aunt Polly, with the help of the schoolmaster, is about to chastise Tom for smoking, when Huck pulls off the schoolmaster's wig and Aunt Polly laughs so hard she can't use the ruler. There are other well-known characters, among them Becky Thatcher, Tom's sweetheart. A minimum of 10 copies required for performance. ISBN 1-60045-446-1
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Why-Hubert
$4.00
Van Antwerp. Comedy. 5 m.5 f. 20 min. Hubert is beset by company, his wife's relatives. Losing patience, he invites, as guests, two actors who impersonate tramps. A minimum of 12 copies required for performance. ISBN 1-60045-447-X
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