COMEDIES AND DRAMAS
Reading edition
15 CENTS EACH
M. F.
MY AWFUL DAD. Comedy that always makes a brilliant hit; 3 acts; 2 hours 6 6
NIGHT IN TAPPAN, A. Farce comedy; excessively funny and sure to take; 1 act; ½ hour 2 3
NOT SO BAD AFTER ALL. Comedy; sometimes plays as “Is Marriage a Failure?” 3 acts; 1¾ hours 6 5
NOT SUCH A FOOL AS HE LOOKS. Comedy; one of the best examples of modern farcical comedy ever written; 3 acts; 2½ hours 5 4
OUR BOYS. Comedy; always succeeds; 3 acts; 2 hours 6 4
OUT IN THE STREETS. Drama. Wherever this play is presented it is received with the greatest enthusiasm; 3 acts; 1 hour 6 4
PAIR OF IDIOTS, A. Up-to-date society comedy, with bright and witty dialogue and telling situations; 2 acts; 2 hours 3 3
PICKING UP THE PIECES. Effective comedy either as a parlor play or curtain raiser; 1 act; 30 minutes 1 1
ROBERT EMMET. (New version.) A new, actable version of this great historical drama; 3 acts; 2 hours 10 2
SAVED FROM THE WRECK. Drama; serio-comic; 3 acts; 2 hours 8 3
SCRAP OF PAPER, A. Comedy of the present time, full of healthy laughter; 3 acts; 2 hours 6 6
SHAKESPEARE WATER CURE. Burlesque comedy; each character a star; 3 acts; 2 hours 5 4
SINGLE LIFE. Comedy; the characters are all comic and all “Stars”; 3 acts; 2 hours 5 5
SNOWBALL, THE. Farcical comedy; the popularity of this comedy is unexcelled; 3 acts; 2 hours 4 3
SOLON SHINGLE. Yankee comedy; 2 acts; 1½ hours 7 2
STRIFE. (Master and Men.) Great labor drama; a play for the masses; 4 acts; 2¼ hours 9 4
SUNSET. Comedy; requires some acting with reserve force in both comedy and pathos; 1 act; 50 minutes 3 3
SWEETHEARTS. Comedy combining fun and pathos; 2 acts; 1 hour 2 2
TEN NIGHTS IN A BARROOM. New and simplified version of an old favorite that will draw hundreds where other plays draw dozens; 5 acts; 2 hours 7 4
THREE HATS. Farcical comedy; one of the greatest favorites; cannot fail to be a success; 3 acts; 2 hours 5 4
TIMOTHY DELANO’S COURTSHIP. Yankee comedy full of laughable incidents; 2 acts; 1 hour 2 3
TRIED AND TRUE. Stirring play of city life, full of brisk action and lively dialogue; 3 acts; 2¼ hours 8 3
TRIPLE WEDDING. Short excellent drama of home life by the author of “The County Fair”; 3 acts; 1¼ hours 4 4
UNCLE JACK. Drama; comic, with a good moral; 1 act; 1¼ hours 3 4
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN. New version. An old favorite rewritten so that it can be played in any hall; 5 acts; 2¼ hours 7 5
UNDER A CLOUD. Comedy drama; bright, breezy, full of snap and go; 2 acts; 1½ hours 5 2
UNEXPECTED FARE, AN. Comedy affording excellent scope for amusing situations and by-play; 1 act; ½ hour 1 5
WANDERER’S RETURN, THE. (Enoch Arden.) Drama with strong plot and effective characters; 4 acts; 2½ hours 6 4
WOODCOCK’S LITTLE GAME. Farce-comedy; funny; 2 acts; 1 hour 4 4
WOVEN WEB, THE. Strong and sparkling drama; has a military flavor, and is frequently played under the title of “In Old Virginia”; 4 acts; 2¼ hours 7 3
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