Humorous Readings

Abigail's Wish         $4.00 Blanche Boshinski. 5 min. A clever little fancy in verse. Abigail, a hippopotamus, tries to climb a tree to go where Sandy went. ISBN 1-60045-047-4

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After The Senior Play         $4.00 Kathryn Kimball. 8 min. Monolog. Girl speaking as she dismantles stage. ISBN 1-60045-048-2

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Aggie Taylor Has A Dream         $4.00 Eleanor D. Cowles. 10 min. Monolog. A woman at the laundromat. Funny lines with good pantomime. ISBN 1-60045-067-9

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Ah'll lurun         $4.00 R.D. Fahey. 7 min. After a move to the South from a Northern state, Jim is calling to his former buddy telling of his difficulty learning the new language. Funny. Monolog. ISBN 1-60045-084-9

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Alice At The Mad Tea Party         $4.00 Carroll. 6 min. Alice in Wonderland at the Mad Hatter's. ISBN 1-60045-095-4

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Alice In Wonderland         $4.00 Carroll. From the book. 10 min. Alice has exciting experiences with the Queen, Mock Turtle, Mad Hatter and other characters. ISBN 1-60045-099-7

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All Dressed Up And No Place To Go         $4.00 Lois Amy Alexander. 7 min. Monolog. Bridesmaid learns the bride has eloped. ISBN 1-60045-111-X

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Amateur Hour         $4.00 Luella E. McMahon. Varied characters from which reader can choose according to length desired. There is a melodrama; a cowboy; Shakespeare impersonator; Scandinavian; story teller; and the asides of the 'town's mental feather-weight.' ISBN 1-60045-118-7

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Anne Of Green Gables         $4.00 Montgomery. 10 min. Anne comes from the orphanage to live with old couple in the country. Her happiness is refreshing. Three characters. ISBN 1-60045-133-0

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Any Girl Would Do The Same         $4.00 John P.G.McKenzie. Monolog. 7 min. Girl arranges a duel. Gets her boyfriend to promise he would fight with Norman. She tried to have him promise to use swords but settled with pistols. Funny. ISBN 1-60045-146-2

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Any Junior's Nightmare         $4.00 H.B. Moore. 7 min. Monolog. Boy's parents insist on his entering Jr. Speaking. Here is his woeful account of his frustrations as he stands before the audience. ISBN 1-60045-157-8

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Anything For My Public         $4.00 F. Barry. 6 min. Monolog. Madge Magenta, screen star, is fighting the battle of the bulge. She is being interviewed by Louella, a reporter, and is being fitted to a girdle by her maid. Funny lines and pantomime. ISBN 1-60045-127-6

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Arsenic And Old Lace         $4.00 Kesselring. From the famous success in New York and on the screen. 10 min. Two charming, elderly ladies populate their cellar with the remains of socially and religious 'acceptable' roomers; then there is their brother who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt, and other characters. ISBN 1-60045-023-7

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As The Lightning Flashes         $4.00 Mark Twain. 7 min. Arranged from 'Mrs. McWilliams and the Lightning.' Man and wife. A surprise ending. ISBN 1-60045-168-3

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At A Lunch Counter         $4.00 Kathryn Wayne. 10 min. Monolog. Woman talks as she orders and eats. ISBN 1-60045-181-0

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At A Rural Auction         $4.00 J.L. Harbour. 8 min. Monolog. Auctioneer banteringly talks as he sells. ISBN 1-60045-058-X

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At de Schurch Tea         $4.00 Monolog arranged in Scandinavian dialect. 7 min. Woman likes none of the 'wittles' but the 'yelly' cake. ISBN 1-60045-091-1

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At The Basketball Game         $4.00 Tressa S. Schouten. 4 min. Monolog. Woman embarrasses husband with inane questions. Full of humor and action. ISBN 1-60045-204-3

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At The Declam Contest         $4.00 Leota Hulse Black. 8 min. Woman in ecstasy one moment and in despair the next over her daughter contestant. All who ever saw a mother at a contest will appreciate this. ISBN 1-60045-209-4

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At The Hairdresser's         $4.00 May Isabel Fisk. 9 min. Woman gossips while having her hair dressed. ISBN 1-60045-161-6

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At The Lace Counter         $4.00 Gracia Stayton. 8 min. Monolog. A clerk in a 'Five and Ten', talks as she measures lace. One of the funniest monologs of this type ever written. Good action. ISBN 1-60045-065-2

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Aunt Amandas First Basketball Game         $4.00 Evelyn Witter. 6 min. Monolog. Woman goes to a basketball game. She comes home and tells about the 'shenanigans' of the cheerleaders and players. ISBN 1-60045-109-8

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Aunt Effie Goes Horseback Riding         $4.00 Luella E. McMahon. 7 min. Monolog. Aunt Effie tries horseback riding. Her comments will put any audience in stitches. ISBN 1-60045-162-4

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Babies The         $4.00 Mark Twain. 6 min. From a banquet speech by the author. Funny. ISBN 1-60045-013-X

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Baby In The Bathroom         $4.00 Aloise Buckley Heath. From the story in 'Ladies Home Journal.' 10 min. The funny account of a two-year-old who shuts himself in bathroom. End of exciting episode will cause gales of laughter. ISBN 1-60045-011-3

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Basketball Was What It Was         $4.00 Charles Waterbury. 7 min. Monolog. A rustic, passing through the country, stops at a gymnasium thinking it is a hotel. From then on, his ideas of what is happening makes hilarious fun. ISBN1-60045-196-9

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Bear Story, The         $4.00 James W. Riley. 8 min. Little Alex tells story of two bears that he ' 'ist maked up his own self.' ISBN 1-60045-214-0

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Beatrice         $4.00 Beatrice. R.D. Fahey. Approx. 5 min. Used with high ratings in Iowa competition in areas of Story Telling and Humorous Acting. Beatrice, the cat lives in luxurious circumstances but suddenly finds herself on a ship traveling to America in early days of the country. ISBN 1-60045-003-2

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Beauty Is Skin Deep         $4.00 Charles George. 8 min. Monolog. Clever salesgirl in the cosmetic department speaks. Her remarks to customers and another clerk will bring many laughs. ISBN 1-60045-222-1

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Before A Bakery Showcase         $4.00 Mae and Marianne Fleming. 7 min. Comedy monolog. Speaker impersonates five characters in monolog style. They are: enthusiastic dieter, small boy, highbrow with Britis qh accent, hillbilly grandma, and a bum. ISBN 1-60045-266-3

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Bemis And The Wild Bull         $4.00 Mark Twain. From 'Roughing It.' 10 min. Man tells wild tale of being treed by a buffalo. ISBN 1-60045-029-6

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Betwixt And Between         $4.00 Claire Boiko. 9 min. Monolog. A girl speaks on two birthdays: when she is twelve, and when she is thirteen. ISBN 1-60045-277-9

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Big Game         $4.00 A. Van Antwerp. 10 min. Monolog. This takeoff on a sportscaster at a football game is very popular. 'What a game! Benanni takes the ball. And how that baby can take it! He's off! And can the Benanni peel off the yardage!' Plenty of zip and peppy comedy. A rouser for any sports crowd. ISBN 1-60045-145-4

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Blind Dates         $4.00 Lansdale. 8 min. Monolog. A girl tells of her experiences with 'blind dates.' ISBN 1-60045-090-3

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Bloodless Macbeth         $4.00 G. Robert Simmons. 10 min. A TV portrayal of a most modern Macbeth. Lady Mac, together with Duncan, talks Mac out of his murder. Other characters: narrator and announcer for the sponsors of TENSE which 'enables you to get more done in a day.' ISBN 1-60045-028-8

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Bowling Is Such Fun         $4.00 Mary Louise Kempe. 8 min. Monolog. A Woman is telling her experiences while trying to bowl. ISBN 1-60045-280-9

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Boy In The Bleachers         $4.00 Albert M. Browne. 4 min. Monolog. Boy has one grand time at the ball game until he spills pop on the truant officer. ISBN 1-60045-281-7

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Boys Will Be Boys         $4.00 J.L. Harbour. 6 min. Monolog. Boy tells how grandma keeps him out of trouble by reminding his father of his own youth. ISBN 1-60045-282-5

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Brer Rabbit And The Tar Baby         $4.00 Harris. 8 min. ISBN 1-60045-284-1

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By The Sweat Of Her Brow         $4.00 Penelope Dickerson. 7 min. Monolog. Little sister earns money for her mission box by blackmail. Funny. ISBN 1-60045-285-X

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Can't I Ma         $4.00 J.L. Harbour. 8 min. Boy begs, 'Can't I have a dog, can't I Ma?' 'Can't I skip that old dancing lesson, can't I Ma?' Characters: a boy and his mother. ISBN 1-60045-034-2

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Casey At The Bat         $4.00 Phineas Thayer. By request. The old Poem. ISBN 1-60045-289-2

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Cat And The Pain-killer, The         $4.00 Mark Twain. 7 min. Tom Sawyer gives cat the 'liquid fire' his aunt had meant for him. Characters: Aunt Polly and Tom. ISBN 1-60045-104-7

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Cinderella In Red         $4.00 Kathryn Kimball. 8 min. Monolog. Little girl confuses Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood and romances merrily. ISBN 1-60045-019-9

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Close Shave With Bobby         $4.00 Mary Rauworth. Monolog. 4 min. While man is shaving, little Bobby locks him in the bathroom. Daddy's pleas, threats and promises are to no avail. Extremely funny. ISBN 1-60045-291-4

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Commencement- Beginning of The End         $4.00 G. Robert Simmons. 5 min. A reading so funny that it can be used anytime. ISBN 1-60045-292-2

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Cop And The Athem         $4.00 O. Henry. 10 min. From the story used with great effect over TV by Red Skelton. Several characters. ISBN 1-60045-294-9

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Diary Of Adam, The         $4.00 Mark Twain. 10 min. Monolog. Adam's impressions of Eve as he first sees her, their life together, their ejection from Eden and a time ten years later. Very funny. ISBN 1-60045-207-8

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Diary Of Eve, The         $4.00 10 min. Monolog. This is Eve's side of their adventure in the Garden of Eden and very funny. Now see 'Diary-The Arrival of Cain.' You will like all three. They may be used as a unit in a special program. ISBN 1-60045-101-2

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Diary-The Arrival Of Cain         $4.00 Another reading from 'Adam's Diary.' 10 min. Monolog. ISBN 1-60045-298-1

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Dramatic Art         $4.00 J. Fauthier Adams. 5 min. Monolog. Boy objects because so much is expected of him since he is studying dramatic art. This funny reading is a 'find' for expression teachers. ISBN 1-60045-044-X

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Emperor's New Clothes         $4.00 Hans Andersen. From classic story. 10 min. Rogues tell king they can make him clothes invisible to anyone unfit for office. The rogues pretend to make suit and all are afraid to admit they cannot see it. ISBN 1-60045-124-1

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Financial Matters         $4.00 Streeter. From the book, 'Father of the Bride.' 10 min. Father has a talk with Buckley, the man Kay is to marry. Funny. ISBN 1-60045-301-5

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Fisherman's Luck         $4.00 Merry Beth Black. 8 min. Monolog. Told he must take his little sister when he goes fishing, a boy tells her such wild tales that she is only too glad to stay home. ISBN 1-60045-122-5

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Football Fan         $4.00 Lois Amy Alexander. 8 min. A peppy monolog. A girl at football game, enthusiastically roots (sometimes for wrong team) and makes comments to and about those sitting near. ISBN 1-60045-045-8

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From The Back Seat         $4.00 Katherine Haviland-Taylor. 10 min. A 'back-seat driver' monolog. ISBN 1-60045-123-3

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Going Down         $4.00 E. Brant. 8 min. Monolog. A woman is in a department store the day after Christmas as people rush to exchange gifts. Funny. ISBN 1-60045-303-1

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Green Pastures         $4.00 Marc Connelly. From the Broadway success. 10 min. Negro dialect. The Humorous account of the Heavenly fish fry and the Creation of the world. ISBN 1-60045-098-9

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Hamlet, Drince Of Penmark         $4.00 Margie Moore. Monolog. 6 min. The story of Hamlet, of 'Gamlet and Host' as a cross-eyed girl saw it. 'And the little kingdom of Penmark lived happily ever after.' Funny 'spoonerisms' or 'bloopers.' ISBN 1-60045-056-3

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Hazel Witchs Version-Hansel-Gretel         $4.00 LaTomah Hauff. 4 min. Monolog. The witch speaking. Clever. ISBN 1-60045-060-1

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Her First Football Game         $4.00 M. Barron. 8 min. Monolog. Mary is at the game with Jim and asks inane questions. He yells, 'Get that quarterback,' and she thinks he wishes his admission money back (She lisps.) Two characters. ISBN 1-60045-125-X

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Hey Ma         $4.00 Parcher. 5 min. Monolog. Baby has crawled out on the porch roof. Ronny stands below and calls to mother and warns baby. ISBN 1-60045-144-6

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Horton Hatches The Egg         $4.00 Theo. Seuss. From the book. In verse. 10 min. Horton, the elephant 'meant what he said and said what he meant' when he promised Maiziebird he would sit on her nest; and sit he did in spite of exciting consequences. A reading that is enjoyed by all ages. ISBN 1-60045-173-X

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How The Camel Got His Hump         $4.00 Kipling. From the 'Just So Stories.' 6 min. A charming story by the author who has 'the magic gift for making animals talk convincingly.' ISBN 1-60045-130-6

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How The Elephant Got His Trunk         $4.00 Kipling. This story was included in the book, 'Tell Me a Story' by Charles Laughton. 10 min. Good opportunity for impersonation. Very clever. ISBN 1-60045-306-6

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How Tom Sawyer Whitewashed Fence         $4.00 Mark Twain. 10 min. Tom makes whitewashing alluring. Characters: three boys. ISBN 1-60045-307-4

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Huckleberry Finn Joins The Gang         $4.00 Mark Twain. 10 min. Tom Sawyer persuades Huck to become respectable. Characters: the two boys. ISBN 1-60045-308-2

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Huckleberry Finn's Cure For Warts         $4.00 Mark Twain. 10 min. Huck and Tom know many ÒcuresÓ for warts. They go to test a cure that entails a dead cat and a graveyard at midnight. The scene in the cemetery is very funny. Characters: two boys. ISBN 1-60045-088-1

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I Need A Shave         $4.00 John R. Kanz, Jr. 5 min. Monolog. Boy talks while shaving for the first time. ISBN 1-60045-016-4

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I'm A Cheerleader!         $4.00 R.D. Fahey. 4 min. 'Bambi,' at a speech contest, explains what it takes to be a cheerleader. Monolog. ISBN 1-60045-008-3

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I'M Mall Walked Out         $4.00 Joan Cooper. Monolog. 8 min. Sharlie is speaking at a Mall Walkaholics Anonymous meeting. She tells how walking for exercise in the mall has led to many problems beyond her control. ISBN 1-60045-007-5

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Its A Wise Brother-know His Sister         $4.00 Benson. 8 min. Monolog. Teenager Dick is in a rage because his sister 'seems to think she's signed a hundred-year-lease on the bathroom.' ISBN 1-60045-311-2

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Just A Scratch on The Fender         $4.00 Adams. 4 min. Monolog. Little girl, trying to keep her daddy from learning how badly her mother has wrecked the car, gets in deeper every minute. Funny. ISBN 1-60045-147-0

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Keeping The Office For Papa         $4.00 J. L. Harbour. 7 min. A most successful monolog for a girl. Doctor's little daughter greets her father's patients and answers the phone while he is away. Very clever. ISBN 1-60045-200-0

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Life With Mother (But Not Much)         $4.00 Lois M. Eller. 7 min. Monolog. The hilarious account of Mother, a community leader, and how she 'manages' home and family. ISBN 1-60045-315-5

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Ma At The Basketball Game         $4.00 Leota Hulse Black. 11 min. Ma and the children are at the game. Erny is captain of the team and Ma's yells to him and her conversation with the children make one of the funniest readings available. Characters: Ma Peasley and her children. ISBN 1-60045-316-3

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Mark Twain On Spelling         $4.00 Monolog 4 min. ISBN 1-60045-318-X

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Mrs Schnickelfritz-4 O'clock Train         $4.00 G. Stayton. 8 min. Monolog. After long wait woman finds 'der train has vent and she ain't vent.' Reading starts with a laugh and ends with a roar. ISBN 1-60045-055-5

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My Missing Spectacles         $4.00 Pemberton. 8 min. Monolog. May be done in costume. Elderly lady loses glasses (on her forehead). An old favorite. ISBN 1-60045-321-X

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My Momma Needs Me         $4.00 Marla Crowe. 7 min. This story took top honors in the storytelling divsion. It is a story designed to make one laugh, provide characters appropriate to a child's wild imagination, and give one the heartfelt feeling that only a parent/child relationship can bring. Young child becomes 'Superboy' to save his mother from everything from spiders to robbers. ISBN 1-60045-035-0

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My Sister         $4.00 Margaret Wells. 8 min. Monolog. A boy speaks. His mother asked him to take his sister to the dance. He can't believe he has heard right. Good pantomime and humor. Surprise ending. ISBN 1-60045-322-8