One-Act Plays by Modern AuthorsMUSIC FOR THE SONG IN THE PLAY THE RED-HAIRED MAN'S WIFEReading editionChapter navigation48 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterACKNOWLEDGMENTSPREFACEILLUSTRATIONSINTRODUCTION THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE ONE-ACT PLAYTHEATRES OF TO-DAY THE COMMERCIAL THEATRE AND THE REPERTORY IDEATHE LITTLE THEATRETHE IRISH NATIONAL THEATRETHE NEW ART OF THE THEATREPLAYMAKINGTHE BOY WILLTHE THEATRE IN THE SCHOOLBEAUTY AND THE JACOBIN[23] By BOOTH TARKINGTONBEAUTY AND THE JACOBINTHE PIERROT OF THE MINUTE A DRAMATIC FANTASY IN ONE ACT By ERNEST DOWSON Performance FreeTHE PIERROT OF THE MINUTEEPILOGUETHE MAKER OF DREAMS[28] A FANTASY IN ONE ACT By OLIPHANT DOWNTHE MAKER OF DREAMSGETTYSBURG[31] A WOOD-SHED COMMENTARY By PERCY MACKAYEGETTYSBURGWURZEL-FLUMMERY[34] A COMEDY IN ONE ACT By A. A. MILNEWURZEL-FLUMMERYMAID OF FRANCE[35] By HAROLD BRIGHOUSEMAID OF FRANCESPREADING THE NEWS[37] By AUGUSTA GREGORYSPREADING THE NEWSMUSIC FOR THE SONG IN THE PLAY THE RED-HAIRED MAN'S WIFEAUTHOR'S NOTEWELSH HONEYMOON[38] By JEANNETTE MARKSWELSH HONEYMOON[39]RIDERS TO THE SEA[41] By JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGERIDERS TO THE SEA A PLAY IN ONE ACT First performed at the Molesworth Hall, Dublin, February 25, 1904.A NIGHT AT AN INN[45] A PLAY IN ONE ACT By LORD DUNSANYA NIGHT AT AN INNTHE TWILIGHT SAINT[48] By STARK YOUNGTHE TWILIGHT SAINTTHE MASQUE OF THE TWO STRANGERS[50] By LADY ALIX EGERTONPROLOGUETHE MASQUE OF THE TWO STRANGERS[51]EPILOGUETHE INTRUDER By MAURICE MAETERLINCKTHE INTRUDERFORTUNE AND MEN'S EYES[53] A DRAMA IN ONE ACT By JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEABODYFORTUNE AND MEN'S EYESTHE LITTLE MAN[54] By JOHN GALSWORTHYTHE LITTLE MAN[56]FoonotesPrevious chapter ←SPREADING THE NEWSNext chapter →AUTHOR'S NOTEAll chapters and sections (48)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsACKNOWLEDGMENTSPREFACEILLUSTRATIONSINTRODUCTION THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE ONE-ACT PLAYTHEATRES OF TO-DAY THE COMMERCIAL THEATRE AND THE REPERTORY IDEATHE LITTLE THEATRETHE IRISH NATIONAL THEATRETHE NEW ART OF THE THEATREPLAYMAKINGTHE BOY WILLTHE THEATRE IN THE SCHOOLBEAUTY AND THE JACOBIN[23] By BOOTH TARKINGTONBEAUTY AND THE JACOBINTHE PIERROT OF THE MINUTE A DRAMATIC FANTASY IN ONE ACT By ERNEST DOWSON Performance FreeTHE PIERROT OF THE MINUTEEPILOGUETHE MAKER OF DREAMS[28] A FANTASY IN ONE ACT By OLIPHANT DOWNTHE MAKER OF DREAMSGETTYSBURG[31] A WOOD-SHED COMMENTARY By PERCY MACKAYEGETTYSBURGWURZEL-FLUMMERY[34] A COMEDY IN ONE ACT By A. A. MILNEWURZEL-FLUMMERYMAID OF FRANCE[35] By HAROLD BRIGHOUSEMAID OF FRANCESPREADING THE NEWS[37] By AUGUSTA GREGORYSPREADING THE NEWSMUSIC FOR THE SONG IN THE PLAY THE RED-HAIRED MAN'S WIFEAUTHOR'S NOTEWELSH HONEYMOON[38] By JEANNETTE MARKSWELSH HONEYMOON[39]RIDERS TO THE SEA[41] By JOHN MILLINGTON SYNGEActs1Act 1 · Other sectionsA NIGHT AT AN INN[45] A PLAY IN ONE ACT By LORD DUNSANYA NIGHT AT AN INNTHE TWILIGHT SAINT[48] By STARK YOUNGTHE TWILIGHT SAINTTHE MASQUE OF THE TWO STRANGERS[50] By LADY ALIX EGERTONPROLOGUETHE MASQUE OF THE TWO STRANGERS[51]EPILOGUETHE INTRUDER By MAURICE MAETERLINCKTHE INTRUDERFORTUNE AND MEN'S EYES[53] A DRAMA IN ONE ACT By JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEABODYFORTUNE AND MEN'S EYESTHE LITTLE MAN[54] By JOHN GALSWORTHYTHE LITTLE MAN[56]FoonotesListen◇Red-haired man"wife.← SPREADING THE NEWSAUTHOR'S NOTE →