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Stewart Kidd Dramatic AnthologiesFifty Contemporary One-Act PlaysEdited byFRANK SHAY and PIERRE LOVINGThis volume contains FIFTY REPRESENTATIVE ONE-ACT PLAYS of the MODERN THEATER, chosen from the dramatic works of contemporary writers all over the world and is the second volume in theStewart Kidd Dramatic Anthologies, the first being European Theories of the Drama, by Barrett H. Clark, which has been so enthusiastically received.The editors have scrupulously sifted countless plays and have selected the best available in English. One-half the plays have never before been published in book form; thirty-one are no longer available in any other edition.The work satisfies a long-felt want for a handy collection of the choicest plays produced by the art theaters all over the world. It is a complete repertory for a little theater, a volume for the study of the modern drama, a representative collection of the world's best short plays.CONTENTSAUSTRIASchnitzler (Arthur)—LiteratureBELGIUMMaeterlinck (Maurice)—The IntruderBOLIVIAMore (Federico)—InterludeFRANCEAncey (George)—M. LamblinPorto-Riche (Georges)—Francoise's LuckGERMANYEttinger (Karl)—Altruismvon Hofmannsthal (Hugo)—Madonna DianoraWedekind (Frank)—The TenorGREAT BRITAINBennett (Arnold)—A Good WomanCalderon (George)—The Little Stone House.Cannan (Gilbert)—Mary's WeddingDowson (Ernest)—The Pierrot of the Minute.Ellis (Mrs. Havelock)—The Subjection of KeziaHankin (St. John)—The Constant LoverINDIAMukerji (Dhan Gopal)—The Judgment of IndraIRELANDGregory (Lady)—The Workhouse WardHOLLANDSpeenhoff (J. H.)—LouiseHUNGARYBiro (Lajos)—The GrandmotherITALYGiocosa (Giuseppe)—The Rights of the SoulRUSSIAAndreyev (Leonid)—Love of One's NeighborTchekoff (Anton)—The BoorSPAINBenevente (Jacinto)—His Widow's HusbandQuinteros (Serafina and Joaquin Alverez)—A Sunny MorningSWEDENStrindberg (August)—The CreditorWied (Gustave)—Autumn FiresUNITED STATESBeach (Lewis)—BrothersCowan (Sada)—In the MorgueCrocker (Bosworth)—The Baby CarriageCronyn (George W.)—A Death in Fever FlatDavies (Mary Carolyn)—The Slave with Two FacesDay (Frederick L.)—The SlumpFlanner (Hildegard)—MansionsGlaspell (Susan)—TriflesGerstenberg (Alice)—The Pot BoilerHelburn (Theresa)—Enter the HeroHudson (Holland)—The Shepherd in the DistanceKemp (Harry)—Boccaccio's Untold TaleLangner (Lawrence)—Another Way OutMacMillan (Mary)—The Shadowed StarMillay (Edna St. Vincent)—Aro da CapoMoeller (Philip)—Helena's HusbandO'Neill (Eugene)—IleStevens (Thomas Wood)—The Nursery Maid of HeavenStevens (Wallace)—Three Travelers Watch a SunriseTompkins (Frank G.)—ShamWalker (Stuart)—The Medicine ShowWellman (Rita)—For All TimeWilde (Percival)—The Finger of GodYIDDISHAsh (Sholom)—NightPinski (David)—Forgotten SoulsLarge 8vo, 585 pages. Net, $5.00Send for Complete Dramatic CatalogueSTEWART KIDD COMPANYPUBLISHERS, CINCINNATI, U. S. A.

Stewart Kidd Dramatic Anthologies

Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays

Edited by

FRANK SHAY and PIERRE LOVING

This volume contains FIFTY REPRESENTATIVE ONE-ACT PLAYS of the MODERN THEATER, chosen from the dramatic works of contemporary writers all over the world and is the second volume in theStewart Kidd Dramatic Anthologies, the first being European Theories of the Drama, by Barrett H. Clark, which has been so enthusiastically received.

The editors have scrupulously sifted countless plays and have selected the best available in English. One-half the plays have never before been published in book form; thirty-one are no longer available in any other edition.

The work satisfies a long-felt want for a handy collection of the choicest plays produced by the art theaters all over the world. It is a complete repertory for a little theater, a volume for the study of the modern drama, a representative collection of the world's best short plays.

CONTENTSAUSTRIASchnitzler (Arthur)—LiteratureBELGIUMMaeterlinck (Maurice)—The IntruderBOLIVIAMore (Federico)—InterludeFRANCEAncey (George)—M. LamblinPorto-Riche (Georges)—Francoise's LuckGERMANYEttinger (Karl)—Altruismvon Hofmannsthal (Hugo)—Madonna DianoraWedekind (Frank)—The TenorGREAT BRITAINBennett (Arnold)—A Good WomanCalderon (George)—The Little Stone House.Cannan (Gilbert)—Mary's WeddingDowson (Ernest)—The Pierrot of the Minute.Ellis (Mrs. Havelock)—The Subjection of KeziaHankin (St. John)—The Constant LoverINDIAMukerji (Dhan Gopal)—The Judgment of IndraIRELANDGregory (Lady)—The Workhouse WardHOLLANDSpeenhoff (J. H.)—LouiseHUNGARYBiro (Lajos)—The GrandmotherITALYGiocosa (Giuseppe)—The Rights of the SoulRUSSIAAndreyev (Leonid)—Love of One's NeighborTchekoff (Anton)—The BoorSPAINBenevente (Jacinto)—His Widow's HusbandQuinteros (Serafina and Joaquin Alverez)—A Sunny MorningSWEDENStrindberg (August)—The CreditorWied (Gustave)—Autumn FiresUNITED STATESBeach (Lewis)—BrothersCowan (Sada)—In the MorgueCrocker (Bosworth)—The Baby CarriageCronyn (George W.)—A Death in Fever FlatDavies (Mary Carolyn)—The Slave with Two FacesDay (Frederick L.)—The SlumpFlanner (Hildegard)—MansionsGlaspell (Susan)—TriflesGerstenberg (Alice)—The Pot BoilerHelburn (Theresa)—Enter the HeroHudson (Holland)—The Shepherd in the DistanceKemp (Harry)—Boccaccio's Untold TaleLangner (Lawrence)—Another Way OutMacMillan (Mary)—The Shadowed StarMillay (Edna St. Vincent)—Aro da CapoMoeller (Philip)—Helena's HusbandO'Neill (Eugene)—IleStevens (Thomas Wood)—The Nursery Maid of HeavenStevens (Wallace)—Three Travelers Watch a SunriseTompkins (Frank G.)—ShamWalker (Stuart)—The Medicine ShowWellman (Rita)—For All TimeWilde (Percival)—The Finger of GodYIDDISHAsh (Sholom)—NightPinski (David)—Forgotten Souls

CONTENTSAUSTRIASchnitzler (Arthur)—LiteratureBELGIUMMaeterlinck (Maurice)—The IntruderBOLIVIAMore (Federico)—InterludeFRANCEAncey (George)—M. LamblinPorto-Riche (Georges)—Francoise's LuckGERMANYEttinger (Karl)—Altruismvon Hofmannsthal (Hugo)—Madonna DianoraWedekind (Frank)—The TenorGREAT BRITAINBennett (Arnold)—A Good WomanCalderon (George)—The Little Stone House.Cannan (Gilbert)—Mary's WeddingDowson (Ernest)—The Pierrot of the Minute.Ellis (Mrs. Havelock)—The Subjection of KeziaHankin (St. John)—The Constant LoverINDIAMukerji (Dhan Gopal)—The Judgment of IndraIRELANDGregory (Lady)—The Workhouse WardHOLLANDSpeenhoff (J. H.)—LouiseHUNGARYBiro (Lajos)—The GrandmotherITALYGiocosa (Giuseppe)—The Rights of the SoulRUSSIAAndreyev (Leonid)—Love of One's NeighborTchekoff (Anton)—The BoorSPAINBenevente (Jacinto)—His Widow's HusbandQuinteros (Serafina and Joaquin Alverez)—A Sunny MorningSWEDENStrindberg (August)—The CreditorWied (Gustave)—Autumn FiresUNITED STATESBeach (Lewis)—BrothersCowan (Sada)—In the MorgueCrocker (Bosworth)—The Baby CarriageCronyn (George W.)—A Death in Fever FlatDavies (Mary Carolyn)—The Slave with Two FacesDay (Frederick L.)—The SlumpFlanner (Hildegard)—MansionsGlaspell (Susan)—TriflesGerstenberg (Alice)—The Pot BoilerHelburn (Theresa)—Enter the HeroHudson (Holland)—The Shepherd in the DistanceKemp (Harry)—Boccaccio's Untold TaleLangner (Lawrence)—Another Way OutMacMillan (Mary)—The Shadowed StarMillay (Edna St. Vincent)—Aro da CapoMoeller (Philip)—Helena's HusbandO'Neill (Eugene)—IleStevens (Thomas Wood)—The Nursery Maid of HeavenStevens (Wallace)—Three Travelers Watch a SunriseTompkins (Frank G.)—ShamWalker (Stuart)—The Medicine ShowWellman (Rita)—For All TimeWilde (Percival)—The Finger of GodYIDDISHAsh (Sholom)—NightPinski (David)—Forgotten Souls

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