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AdvertisementCOMEDIETTAS AND FARCESBYJOHN MADDISON MORTONNEW YORKHARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS1886PortraitPREFACE.IHAVEbeen asked to write a few words of Preface to this little book of Plays. I may state that two are original; for the remainder (being too old an offender in this respect to do otherwise), I thankfully admit my indebtedness to French material, claiming, however, for myself, considerable alterations in plot, situations, etc., and complete originality of dialogue.I beg to call the attention of Amateurs to these pieces—they having been written by me with a special view to Private performance.JOHNMADDISONMORTON.CONTENTS.PAGEBOX AND COX11FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED35PEPPERPOT’S LITTLE PETS61AFTER A STORM COMES A CALM85EXPRESS!106TAKEN FROM THE FRENCH125DECLINED—WITH THANKS147

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COMEDIETTAS AND FARCESBYJOHN MADDISON MORTONNEW YORKHARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS1886PortraitPREFACE.IHAVEbeen asked to write a few words of Preface to this little book of Plays. I may state that two are original; for the remainder (being too old an offender in this respect to do otherwise), I thankfully admit my indebtedness to French material, claiming, however, for myself, considerable alterations in plot, situations, etc., and complete originality of dialogue.I beg to call the attention of Amateurs to these pieces—they having been written by me with a special view to Private performance.JOHNMADDISONMORTON.CONTENTS.PAGEBOX AND COX11FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED35PEPPERPOT’S LITTLE PETS61AFTER A STORM COMES A CALM85EXPRESS!106TAKEN FROM THE FRENCH125DECLINED—WITH THANKS147

COMEDIETTAS AND FARCES

BY

JOHN MADDISON MORTON

NEW YORK

HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS

1886

Portrait

IHAVEbeen asked to write a few words of Preface to this little book of Plays. I may state that two are original; for the remainder (being too old an offender in this respect to do otherwise), I thankfully admit my indebtedness to French material, claiming, however, for myself, considerable alterations in plot, situations, etc., and complete originality of dialogue.

I beg to call the attention of Amateurs to these pieces—they having been written by me with a special view to Private performance.

JOHNMADDISONMORTON.

PAGEBOX AND COX11FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED35PEPPERPOT’S LITTLE PETS61AFTER A STORM COMES A CALM85EXPRESS!106TAKEN FROM THE FRENCH125DECLINED—WITH THANKS147


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