Dramatic Readings

Absalom, My Son         $4.00 From II Samuel, King James Version of the Holy Bible. Richard Burton who had memorized a portion of this story when a small boy, delivered it with moving effect on the David Frost TV Show, Nov. 7, 1971. King David has just received word of his son's death in battle. ISBN 1-60045-103-9

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All Quiet On The Western Front         $4.00 R.D. Fahey. 3 min. Monolog. Taken from story by Eric Maria Remarque. Paul, a young German soldier, home on leave has been asked to speak to students at his former school. He tells of the 'glory' that is war and how at 19 years of age he is no longer young. Very Dramatic. ISBN 1-60045-020-2

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And A Little Child         $4.00 Cora Jane Montgomery. 9 min. A young woman risks her life to return stolen child to his parents. Characters: a kidnapper, his girl accomplice, and a tiny boy. ISBN 1-60045-136-5

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Angel Wings         $4.00 Leota Hulse Black. 10 min. Stirring story of a young soldier and his father. Father hears angel wings while his son is dying on foreign soil. ISBN 1-60045-164-0

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Apple Blossoms         $4.00 K. Kimball. 9 min. A little violinist plays for his sick mother and his music brings her back to a determination to live. He is heard also by a 'tired old maker of violinists.' There is a beautiful ending. ISBN 1-60045-206-X

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Bag Of Money, The         $4.00 Mark R. Littleton. 9 min. Monolog. Elma inherited a bag of money unexpectedly. She wanted to take it to Jerusalem and give it to the priests at the Temple. When she finally arrived, after a journey of mercy to those in need, she only had two small coins to give. Truly she gave more than those who gave out of their abundant wealth. ISBN 1-60045-151-9

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Bath Tub         $4.00 Alisha Nicols. 9 min. Monolog. A girl who has been abused by her step-father, has an encounter with Jesus who helps her to trust Him and then to trust someone else enough to seek their help. Very Dramatic ISBN 1-60045-030-X

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Beautiful Flavor         $4.00 Donnell. From 'Cosmopolitan Magazine.' 6 min. Cora, a poor little girl, finds four chocolates in a bag. She gives them to old horse to encourage him to pull a load. ISBN 1-60045-237-X

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Bed Next Door         $4.00 Annie H. Donnell. From the story in 'Cosmopolitan Magazine.' 8 min. Pathetic story of two little girls in the hospital. ISBN 1-60045-082-2

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Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata         $4.00 From the story. 8 min. While playing for a blind girl, Beethoven gets inspiration for 'The Moonlight Sonata.' ISBN 1-60045-176-4

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Bells Of Eden Valley         $4.00 Hohlfeld. 10 min. The church bells of Eden Valley no longer rang and no one could repair them. A legend grew that one would come who, by his greatness, would cause the bells to ring again. This is the enchanting story of a boy who, on the way to church gave his savings to the needy. When he laid his remaining penny on the altar, the bells rang out. ISBN 1-60045-043-1

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Beneath The Make-up         $4.00 Clayton F. Hensinger. 7 min. Dramatic monolog. A clown speaks. He is at the bedside of his little son, who is dying. ISBN 1-60045-179-9

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Bet, The         $4.00 Checkov. From the Dramatic story. 10 min. The discussion was on capital punishment. A young lawyer said if he were offered a choice between the two, he would choose life imprisonment. The banker bet two million he would not stick in a cell for five years. The lawyer bet he would stay not five, but fifteen. The years taught him much. Several characters. ISBN 1-60045-108-X

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Birthday Of The Infanta         $4.00 Oscar Wilde. From the fairy tale. 10 min. A grotesque dwarf is brought in to dance for the little princess. She mockingly throws him a rose and he thinks she loves him. Later, he sees himself in mirror and dies in sorrow. Several characters. ISBN 1-60045-190-X

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Bishop's Candlesticks         $4.00 One evening in the beginning of October, 1815, the Bishop of D--- had remained in his bedroom until a late hour. At eight o’clock, he walked into the dining-room. There was a loud rap at the door. “Come in. A man entered, the firelight fell on him; a sinister apparition. “My name is Jean Valjean. I am a galley-slave. No one will take me in, The man is very dangerous. Will you let me stay? Hugo. 11 min. From 'Les Miserables.' ISBN 1-60045-241-8

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Bitter Victory         $4.00 Mike Dixon. Monolog. 6 min. A drama filled reading. A man, lost in the desert, talks to the Sun, Wind, Dust and Sand. He cheats them all by drinking from poisoned spring ISBN 1-60045-240-X.

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Black Cat, The         $4.00 Edgar Allen Poe. 11 min. A monolog arranged from Poe's ghastly story. Only he could write so gruesome a cat tale. A winner. ISBN 1-60045-198-5

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Bobby Unwelcome         $4.00 Annie H. Donnell. From the story. 7 min. Most pathetic story of a little boy who was born with a scarred face. The selfish mother and the nurse are the other characters. ISBN 1-60045-022-9

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Box Of Memories         $4.00 Karin Asbrand. A costume reading. 6 min. Made up as grandmother, the reader tells of her daughter and shows the shoes she wore. A tender, pretty reading. ISBN 1-60045-246-9

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Breathes There A Man         $4.00 Hilda Guldseth. 10 min. In this intense, beautifully written monolog, Philip Nolan (E. Hale's 'Man Without a Country') is speaking. Will enchain the attention of any audience. (If a monolog less intense in its drama is desired, see 'Without a Country' by the same author). ISBN 1-60045-174-8

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Broken Doll         $4.00 Francis R. Sheffield. 5 min. Dramatic monolog. A poor little girl has found a doll in an ash can and loves it very dearly. Later, in the park, the rich girl who has formerly owned the doll tries to take it from her. ISBN 1-60045-218-3

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Button, The         $4.00 Robt. Newman. Monolog. 10 min. A convict in solitary confinement, goes insane. ISBN 1-60045-115-2

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Cask Of Amontillado         $4.00 Edgar A Poe. From the story. 10 min. A man tells of luring his friend to his wine cellar, where he buries him alive. ISBN 1-60045-343-0

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Charley's Song         $4.00 J. Hohfeld. 10 min. Dramatic monolog. Reader tells of war in Korea and of a man singing. Then, at intervals, comes a voice singing parts of much loved hymns. Beautiful. ISBN 1-60045-344-9

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Cho-Cho-San         $4.00 John Luther Long. 8 min. A monolog arranged from the pathetic story, 'Madame Butterfly.' Girls will love to portray the character of this charming Japanese girl who, with her baby, waits in vain for her American lover to return. A good contest number that will also be popular for many programs. May be done in costume. ISBN 1-60045-345-7

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Claudia, Wife Of Pontius Pilate         $4.00 Gail Potter. 10 min. Monolog. A Dramatic account of St. Claudia's intervention at the trial of Jesus. ISBN 1-60045-167-5

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Come On Home         $4.00 Pam Krage. 6 min. Monolog. A boy loves baseball and his biggest hero is his brother Tom. As their father had coached Tom, so too in the absence of their father, Tom coached and encouraged. A heartwarming selection of a young man's love for his mentally slow brother. ISBN 1-60045-346-5

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Count, The         $4.00 Mark Littleton. 7 min. Monolog. David Leene is reflecting on his successful career, when as he dozes off his rest is interrupted by the death angel. Very Dramatic. Good dialogue as they discuss David's not having trusted his life to God. ISBN 1-60045-268-X

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Courage For Two         $4.00 Leota Hulse Black. 7 min. A 10-year-old boy holds his little sister in a tree during a flood and prays for help. He keeps up his courage unto the last when their father comes in a boat to save them. Characters: two children. ISBN 1-60045- 006-7

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Crown Of Thorns         $4.00 Frank G. Slaughter. From 'Collier's Magazine.' 12 min. A moving story of the Crucifixion. Jonas, a crippled wood gatherer, is hired to furnish wood for a crown of thorns. He is remorseful when he learns it is for the Christ. After the Resurrection he is given a beautiful sign of forgiveness. Several characters. ISBN 1-60045-217-5

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Cup Of Trembling, A         $4.00 James Hurst. 10 min. From the author of 'The Scarlet Ibis.' A boy, through flashbacks, tells of his feeling of guilt in the death of his little sister. Characters: the darling girl, her parents and the boy. ISBN 1-60045-347-3

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Dad's Game         $4.00 Mark R. Littleton. 8 min. Monolog. Judd was on the basketball team but couldn't quite make the first team. His dad was his loyal supporter at every game, even though he was blind. After his father's death from a drive-by shooting, Judd was able to play the 'best game of his life' in the game dedicated to his father ISBN 1-60045-348-1

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Daddy's Hands         $4.00 Ken Hayes. 6 min. Monolog. A young mother visits her father's grave. She reminisces about the past when her father was alive. Through laughter and tears she eventually realizes that life must go on and that a part of her father will always be with her through her son. ISBN 1-60045-012-1

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Dear Son         $4.00 Charles George. 8 min. Two soldiers are talking on the eve of battle. One is saved by his mother's letters in pocket over his heart. ISBN 1-60045-081-4

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Death Waited Here         $4.00 Hilda Guldseth. 5 min. A most Dramatic account of death of five high schoolers on highway. There is no conversation but the emotional tensions holds the listener throughout. ISBN 1-60045-185-3

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Destiny         $4.00 Mark Littleton. 9 min. From the short story. Jeremiah's life on this earth is suddenly over. He finds himself in eternal darkness and torment. 'I've been a fool. I blew everything. And now I'm lost.' Quite intense. Very Dramatic. ISBN 1-60045-349-X

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Dog's Tale         $4.00 Mark Twain. Monolog. 9 min. A dog is speaking. He tells how he dragged baby from a fire, the master thought he was abusing the child and hit him with his cane and broke his leg. ISBN 1-60045-175-6

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Ellie         $4.00 R.D. Fahey. 4 min. The evening before his wife's funeral, Paul has a few moments, with his companion of more than sixty years. Monolog. ISBN 1-60045-070-9

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Empty Smiles         $4.00 Karen Wallace. 7 min. The human spirit has many different ways of coping with the devastating traumas of life. Here we learn of one method a teen uses to cope with her parent's divorce. Written for a girl, has good stage directions. ISBN 1-60045-259-0

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Escape         $4.00 B.J. Chute. From 'Woman's Day.' 9 min. A man, alone and sad, is at the sea cliff's edge ready to end it all. He is saved by a little boy whom he does not wish to frighten. ISBN 1-60045-352-X

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Existence...Real...Imagined...or N         $4.00 Marla Crowe. 5 min. This dramatic monologue is designed to create the mystic, mystery and suspense associated with one's inner reflections. As the main character struggles with the seemingly basic concepts of self-identity and existence, the audience should be left with an aura of strangeness and 'What if' at the end. ISBN 1-60045-353-8

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Fall Of The House Of Usher         $4.00 Edgar Allen Poe. A monolog arranged from this tale of horror. A friend of Usher gives an eerie account of the happenings in this uncanny house with its demented host. He tells of Usher's twin sister, who comes to life after having been buried in dungeon. ISBN 1-60045-354-6

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Five-Finger Discount, The         $4.00 Mark Littleton. 7 min. Monolog. From the Devotional Book, 'Beefin' Up.' Dave finds out his best friend, Hugh has been shoplifting tapes from the music store. He struggles with how he should deal with this knowledge. ISBN 1-60045-356-2

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Flagman, The         $4.00 R.D. Fahey. 4 min. Monolog. Mr. Coffey's flag flew on a staff in his yard every day. He always told the neighborhood kids how important the flag was to him because of his experiences in the war. ISBN 1-60045-075-X

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Flood, The         $4.00 From the Bible, Exodus, King James Version. 8 min. Orson Wells gave a most impressive rendition of the story on the Dick Cavett TV Program. Acclaimed 'beautiful.' This timely arrangement by Rae Wetmore will be in demand by many readers. ISBN 1-60045-357-0

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For Jim         $4.00 Leota Hulse Black. Monolog. 7 min. Nine-year-old boy comes to the recruiting officer and volunteers. He wants to go to take the place of Jim, who was killed in the war. A touching selection that will pull at heart strings. ISBN 1-60045-036-9

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Friends Are Supposed To Be Friends         $4.00 Marla Crowe. 5 min. This dramatic monologue is about a young lady that finds the true meaning of friendship just a little too late. She betrays her friend Brooke by accepting a date from Brooke's boyfriend. But now it is too late to make amends. ISBN 1-60045-358-9

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God Remembers         $4.00 Kathyn Kimball. 8 min. A little orphan boy's faith is rewarded. He and his brother and sisters are adopted by kind couple. Will appeal to all. ISBN 1-60045-360-0

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Grandpa's Hands         $4.00 R.D. Fahey. 4 min. Monolog. A teenaged girl (or boy) is asked to say some words of remembrance at service for her grandfather. ISBN 1-60045-361-9

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Gypsy Flower Girl         $4.00 7 min. Poem that has won may contests. ISBN 1-60045-362-7

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Homecoming         $4.00 Hilton Turner. 10 min. Fritz, a German who was in America for his university course, and John, an American, had been roomates. They go to war and meet in 'No Man's Land.' Both are wounded unto death. Fritz calls it their Homecoming that they had planned at graduation. Characters: two young men. ISBN 1-60045-071-7

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Hurting Man's Story, A         $4.00 Mark Littleton. 8 min. Monolog. From the devotional Book 'Beefin' Up.' The man with the withered arm tells of his encounter with Jesus in the synagogue. A powerful reading for a male speaker. ISBN 1-60045-236-1

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I Can Still Be Me         $4.00 Deborah Karczewski. 7 min. Monologue. Whitney is in hospital room talking to Stephanie who is in a deep coma after being on drugs and attempting to take her own life. Whitney finds it difficult to talk to the girl who had been her best friend until getting involved with drugs. This very dramatic reading holds the promise of a good outcome for Stephanie. ISBN 1-60045-017-2

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I'M Listening         $4.00 Joan Cooper 7 min. A mom gets a call at midnight. The girl has run away but wants to come home. She has been drinking and is pregnant. The girl wants her mother to listen and not talk. She hangs up when the taxi comes to take her home.Then the mom goes into to her own sleeping daughters' room and quietly tells her she will learn to be a better listnerer. The call had been a wrong number. ISBN 1-60045-364-3

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In Honored Glory         $3.00 R.D. Fahey. 5 min. During a trip to our nation's Capitol, the significance of our national monuments are brought into focus by a visit to the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier. Could also be used for a Dramatic monolog. ISBN 1-60045-415-1

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In The Wings         $4.00 Marjorie B. Cooke. 8 min. An old actress speaks to her namesake who is preparing to be an actress. She tells of life on stage and gives Dramatic bits from plays. Then: 'Tired old heart, couldn't you stand just one more scene?' ISBN 1-60045-367-8

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Inside The Wall Of Shame         $4.00 Joy Jones. 8 min. Monolog. A dream in East Berlin and trying to escape. It exposes the hopelessness of being behind a wall of slavery and shows the joy of awakening to find it only a dream. ISBN 1-60045-182-9

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Jean Valjean Reveals Himself         $4.00 Hugo. 9 min. From ''Les Miserables.' After he has become respected mayor of town, an escaped convict gives himself up to save one convicted of his crime. Very Dramatic. ISBN 1-60045-369-4

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Joey's Friend         $4.00 Leota Hulse Black. 6 min. Joey, a little newsboy lays down his life to save his little rich friend. Pathetic. Characters: two little boys. ISBN 1-60045-205-1

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Lady Macbeth         $4.00 Shakespeare. A monolog from Macbeth. 10 min. The most Dramatic speeches of Lady MacBeth arranged in monolog style. Will surely be a winner for a talented girl. ISBN 1-60045-371-6

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Last Leaf, The         $4.00 The Last Leaf. O. Henry. From the story. 10 min. A young artist is very ill. She believes she will die when the last leaf falls from the vine on the wall opposite her window. While she sleeps an old artist exposes himself to the storm and paints a leaf on the wall. He dies, but the girl lives. Adult characters. ISBN 1-60045-372-4

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Last Rendezvos, The         $4.00 E. Rostand. From play, 'Cyrano de Bergerac.' 10 min. Cyrano meets Roxane for the last time, and she learns that it is he who prompted her soldier lover, and helped him to 'rally his poor eloquence.' Thus enlightened, she says, 'I see through all the generous counterfeit-you. On this letter which he never wrote, the tears were your tears.' Adult characters. Most Dramatic. ISBN 1-60045-026-1

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Little Match Girl         $4.00 Hans C. Andersen. 7 min. Pathetic story of little girl freezing in the street where homes are gay with holiday celebrations. ISBN 1-60045-373-2

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Lost         $4.00 Marla Crowe. 5 min. Monologue. Coming across a marker in the woods, brings back memories of things from the past. Memories of a mother on television pleading for the life of her little daughter. Very dramatic. ISBN 1-60045-374-0

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Lucky         $4.00 Ken Hayes. 4 min. Monolog. A girl was abused by her father causing severe mental retardation. Here we listen to her story of how 'Lucky' she was to survive and her quest to be normal again. Could be changed to be used by a male actor. ISBN 1-60045-375-9

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Madame Butterfly         $4.00 John Luther Long. From book. A lovely story, full of drama and pathos. 10 min. A young man of the U.S. Navy, marries Cho-Cho-San, a Japanese girl. He leaves for America and tells her he will return when the robins nest again. Cho-Cho-San trustfully waits with her little one only to learn that he has married a girl in America. Several good characters. (Please designate, 'from the story.' ) ISBN 1-60045-270-1

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Man Who Wanted A Little Bit Of Eve         $4.00 Mark Littleton. 4 min. From the Devotional Book 'Beefin' Up.' Ralph Pyle was a busy guy. He didn't want much, just enough to satisfy his ego; but nothing that would interfere with the way he wanted his life to be. God granted each of his selfish wishes to a point. ISBN 1-60045-376-7

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Marine's Farewell, The         $4.00 J. Hohlfeld. 8 min. A poignant, beautiful reading that is much in demand. 'A message of hope, faith and love. A message written in our tears. A message for all free men to hear. In the last fond farewell of a marine who fought and died in Vietnam.' ISBN 1-60045-001-6

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Mary Stuart         $4.00 From Schiller's drama. 8 min. With this reading, 'Miss Nashville' won the Miss America trophy, 1958. The conversation between Mary, Queen of Scots, and Queen Elizabeth. Mary is pleading for her life. ISBN 1-60045-191-8

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Mary Stuart Pleads         $4.00 A monolog arranged from the Mary Stuart play. 5 min. ISBN 1-60045-107-1

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Masque Of The Red Death, The         $4.00 Edgar Allen Poe. 9 min. A monolog arranged from the story. Another of Poe's horror tales that are so much in demand. During a plague a prince has gathered together 1,000 of his friends to the seclusion of his castle. Here they reveled while death prevailed around them. At a masqued ball, Red Death entered, 'and the Red Death held illimitable domain over all.' ISBN 1-60045-377-5

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Me, American         $4.00 Hohlfeld. 6 min. A story told by an American sergeant to the President. As he accepted his medal, he said, 'Mr. President, I accept this medal for my buddies, for a little Vietnamese boy named Kim Ho, and for his grandfather Chi Ho, whose one desire was to see freedom in the world. The little boy ('Me, American') and his grandfather save their lives for victory. ISBN 1-60045-378-3

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Medea         $4.00 Euripides. A monolog arranged from the Greek tragedy. 10 min. Medea's husband has left her, at request of the king, and married king's daughter. Medea is to be exiled but, in the one day left her, she kills the bride, King Creon and her own two sons. A woman 'when her soul by marriage wrongs is fired, thirsts with rage unparalleled for blood.' ISBN 1-60045-379-1

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Miracle In April         $4.00 Marla Crowe. 7 min. Monologue. Mel is feeling down, his job collecting trash hardly pays the expenses for his family. But finding a Christmas tree in April renews his spirit. ISBN 1-60045-177-2

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Moment Of Truth         $4.00 Marla Crowe, 10 min. Katie has been invited to the homecoming dance by a good looking guy a grade ahead of her in school. He has talked with her at school about going and given her a flower to wear. But the day of the dance he doesn't call or come for her. Has a great finish. ISBN 1-60045-380-5

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Monkey's Paw, The         $4.00 W.W. Jacobs. An arrangement of the emotional story from which the one act play was dramatized. 10 min. A weird account of the consequences of the possession of a monkey's paw that had a spell put on it by an old fakir in India. Adult characters. SBN 1-60045-234-5

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Mr Lincoln-Mary Before Gettsburg         $4.00 R.D. Fahey. 3 min. Monolog. Mr. Lincoln speaks to wife about upcoming speech at Gettysburg Battlefield Dedication. He speaks of his feelings of torment from the great responsibility. ISBN 1-60045-178-0

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