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N. Y. | 9 || 7 º.5 Z. § s º : A M A T E U R T H E A T R I C A L S A SELECT LIST OF BOOKS IN THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY # ** BROOKLYN, N. Y. 1917 §: -: ; ;f;s CON TENTS The Art of Amateur Dramatics Collections of Plays Single Plays Reference Lists of Plays . 3.16883 PAGE I3 I5 THE ART OF AMATEUR DRAMATICS Atkinson, Frank H. Scene painting and bulletin art. I9I6. 698A87Sc A manual of theatrical scene painting and pictorial bulletin art. Contains a preliminary educational section, covering the well-grounded art principles and the knowledge pertaining thereto. Browne, Van Dyke. Secrets of scene painting and stage effects. I913. 792B884 Aims to combine simplicity with efficiency, for the benefit of ºur dramatic societies. Illustrated in color and black-and- White. Chubb, Percival. Festivals and plays in schools and elsewhere. I912. 371.7C55 . A practical handbook, as well as an educational treatise, de- signed for those who are interested in the development of festivals and pageants in cities and communities. Dakin, Henry J. The stage in the drawing-room; or, The theatre at home. n.d. 793L I3 A small book of practical hints on amateur acting, for amateur actors. Fry, Emma Sheridan. Educational dramatics. 1913. 37I. 7F94 A handbook on the educational player method, intended to meet the immediate need of amateur players who wish to meas- 111te ; results up to an improved educational and dramatic standard. Gill, William F. Parlor tableaux and amateur theatri- cals. I867. 793G47 Includes a descriptive list of dramas suitable for amateur performance. Gives the style of the characters so as to enable the manager to see at once if he has ladies and gentlemen at hand competent to play the parts. S. 5 H., J. S. Private theatricals. 1881. 793HIIP A practical guide for the home stage, by an “Old Stager,” with pictorial suggestions for scenes after designs by Shirley Hodson. Includes a list of selected plays, with some particulars regarding the requirements of each. Harrison, Charles. Theatricals and tableaux vivants for amateurs. 1882. 793H3 I A. manual giving full directions as to stage arrangements, “making up,” costumes, and acting. Hatcher, Orie L. A book for Shakespeare plays and pageants. . I9 I6. 822.3H36 A treasury of Elizabethan and Shakespearean detail for pro- ducers, actors, artists, and students. Describes Elizabethan life and customs, the costumes, sports, buildings, court festivi- ties, the stage and drama, the dances, songs, and music of the period. Fully illustrated. James, M. E. What shall we act? 1882. 793J28 Lists a hundred plays suitable for amateur performance. Shows at a glance the requisites and difficulties of each. In- cludes also hints on scene-painting, etc. Mackay, Constance. Costumes and scenery for ama- teurs. I9 I5. 793 MI53C A practical working handbook for producers of pageants, folk plays, fairy plays, and romantic plays. Neil, C. Lang. Amateur theatricals: a practical guide. I904. 793N39A A British manual, covering every phase of the subject. Illus- trated from photographs. Pollock, Walter H. Amateur theatricals. 1879. 793P77 . A brief outline of the history of amateur acting, together with hints on choosing plays, stage managing, rehearsals, scenery, make-up, etc. Rouge-pot and India-ink, pseud. Amateur's easel; or, The art of “making up.” 1878. 792R85 A practical guide to beginners in the art of “making up" and ... wigging” the human face and head, embracing all phases of life and character from the ambitious youth to decrepit old age. 6 Stone, Melicent. Bankside costume book for children. I9 I3. 39 IS87 Intended to help in the making of costumes which are cheap and simple but have nevertheless some historical accuracy. Taylor, Emerson. Practical stage directing for ama- teurs. I916. .* 793T23 Enumerates, the principles on which good stage production is based, and makes generally available some of the points of the technical knowledge vitally necessary to both actor and manager. Theatrical scene painting. I916. 698737 A complete work on how to sketch, paint, and install theatri- § genery. Published by the Appleton Publishing Co., Omaha, € 0. COLLECTIONS OF PLAYS [Note:—Anyone seeking a large knowledge of the dramatic literature open to amateur players should secure the theatrical trade catalogues and the lists of the play-brokers who handle the recent professional successes. These, with a thorough searching of the classics, ancient and modern, and of the best magazines, will about cover the field. The excellent catalogues issued by theatrical publishers are usually sent free to any address.] Aldis, Mary. Plays for small stages. I915. 793A36 Five plays, written for the theatre of a country place near Chicago, and performed there by amateurs with success. Baker, George Melville. The drawing-room stage. I873. 8I2BI6D Eight original dramas, comedies, farces, and entertainments, for amateur theatricals and school exhibitions. . The exhibition drama. 1874. 793B16E Comedy and farce, together with dramatic and musical enter- tainments, for private theatricals, home representations, holiday and school exhibitions. . The globe drama. I885. 8I2BI6G. Six original plays, in three acts and four acts. —. Handy dramas for amateur actors. 1877. 8I2BI6 Eight pieces for home, school, and public entertainment, in- cluding comedies, dramas, and farces. 7 Baker, George Melville. The social stage. 1875. 812BI6S Ten original dramas, comedies, burlesques, and entertain- ments, for home recreation, schools, and public exhibitions. Bangs, John K. The bicyclers; and three other farces. I896. 8I2B2IB Little comedies, requiring from four to eight characters each. . The real thing; and three other farces. I909. 817B21Re The three other farces are entitled “The Barringtons’ ‘At Home,’” “The Return of Christmas,” and “The Side-Show.” Beerbohm, Constance. Little book of plays for pro- fessional and amateur actors. 1897. 793B4I Six plays, adapted from the French, and suitable for per- formance by amateur and professional actors. Bell, Mrs. Hugh. Chamber comedies. 1904. 793BA3C ...A collection of 11 plays, 8 monologues, and 3 children's plays, suitable for drawing-room performance. Bennett, Arnold. Polite farces for the drawing-room. I9I2. 822B47IP Three one-act farces, requiring only ordinary costume, ordi- nary furniture, and a single door for entrance and exit. Besant, Walter, and Pollock, Walter. The charm; and other drawing room plays. I897. 793B55 Contains eight little plays. Includes 50 illustrations. Blashfield, Evangeline W. Masques of Cupid. 1901. 812B64 Fºur one-act love comedies, requiring five or six characters ea Cºle Brewster, Emma E. Parlor varieties. 2 v. 1880. 793B84 Contains a great number of plays, pantomimes, and charades suitable for drawing-room performance. . Parlor varieties. I903. 793B84P # collection of 18 short comedies and sketches, for school or parlor. 8 Browne, Horace B. Short plays from Dickens, for the use of amateur and school dramatic societies. I908. 793.D548S Twenty short plays, adapted from the works of Dickens, and suitable for acting on a small stage or at the end of any good- sized room. Bullivant, Cecil H. Home plays. 1912. 793B937.H. . A collection of new, simple, and effective plays, for boys and girls, by various living, writers; with plain instructions for cos- tumes, Scenery, etc. Contains music. Burnand, Sir Francis C., and others. Short plays for drawing-room performance. I890. 793B96 Twelve plays, none of which require any special staging or scenery, The costumes are for the most part the ordinary ha- biliments of modern life. Cameron, Margaret. Comedies in miniature. I903. 793C18 Eleven plays, written expressly to be acted by amateurs. All of them have been performed with great success by amateur actors in various parts of the United States. Comstock, Fanny. A Dickens dramatic reader. I913. 793D548R Includes scenes from “Pickwick,” “Nicholas Nickleby, ” “Cricket on the Hearth,” and “Christmas Carol.” Cooke, Marjorie B. Dramatic episodes. 1904. 812C773 Ten one-act plays, requiring from two to nine characters each. Curtis, Arriana W. The spirit of Seventy-Six; or, The coming woman.—A change of base.—Doctor Mond- schein. I868. 812C97 Three plays for amateurs, in which all scenery, stage-proper- ties, etc., are dispensed with, and the action limited by the resources of a drawing-room. Davis, Mary E. M. A bunch of roses; and other parlor plays. I903. 793 D26 Contains six comedies, each of them requiring eight characters. 9 Dix, Beulah M. Allison's lad; and other martial inter- ludes. 1910. 812D61 Six one-act plays, requiring male characters only. Intended for boys, from 14 to 18 years of age. Fette, W. Eliot. Dialogues from Dickens. 2 v. 1870– 7I. 793 D548D . A number of dramas, suitable for home and school produc- tion. The dialogue is given just as Dickens wrote it. Fitzgerald, Percy H. Proverbs and comediettas. 1869. 822F554 Seven original comedies, not too ambitious in shape for the modest capabilities of the drawing-room. Includes an intro- ductory chapter on amateur acting. Fogerty, Elsie. Scenes from the great novelists. I906. 793F65 Adapted and arranged for amateur performance, where long plays are not desired. The costume plates are by Isabel Bonus. Fowle, William B. Parlor dramas. 1868. 793F78 Fifteen dramatic scenes for home amusement. Furniss, Grace L. A box of monkeys; and other farce-comedies. 1891. 812F98 Four comedies, two of them being in two acts, and two in three acts. Gilbert, William S. Original plays. 4 v. 191 I-I4. 822G46O2 A number of these plays are particularly suited for amateur performance. Gunnison, Binney. New dialogues and plays. I905. J793G97Ne Adapted from the popular works of well-known authors, and intended for presentation by young people ranging from 15 to 25 years of age. Harrison, Mrs. Burton. Short comedies for amateur players. I889. 812H31 Five short comedies, partly based on French originals. ... Per- formed with success at the Madison Square and Lyceum Thea- tres, New York, by amateurs. They may be produced by ama- teurs without permission. 10 Howells, William Dean. The mouse-trap; and other farces. 1900. 812H85M Includes “The Garroters,” “Five O'clock Tea,” “The Mouse Trap,” and “A Likely Story.” . The sleeping-car; and other farces. I894. 812H858 Includes “The Parlor-Car,” “The Sleeping-Car,” “The Reg- ister,” and “The Elevator.” - Irwin, Grace L. Drawing-room plays. I903. 793.I/2 Seven humorous one-act plays, suitable for the drawing-room or for simple improvised stages. Mackay, Constance D. Plays of the pioneers. I915. 793 MI53PL Six historical pageant-plays, illustrated from photographs of historical pageants. Includes chapters on costuming the plays, music, bibliography, and producing pageants and plays. Matthews, Brander. Comedies for amateur acting. I88O. 812M43C Six one-act comedies, by various authors, edited with a pref- atory note on private theatricals by Brander Matthews. These plays may be acted free of charge by amateurs. * Monroe, Lewis B. Public and parlor readings. I901. 793M75 A collection of dialogues and dramas, arranged for the use of dramatic and reading clubs, and for public, social, and school entertainment. Morton, John M. Comediettas and farces. 1886. 793 M88C Seven plays for amateurs, two of them being original, and the rest adaptations of French pieces. . Plays for home performance. I889. 793 M88 Same as his “Comediettas and farces.” (793M88C) 11 Pertwee, Ernest. A little book of twentieth-century duologues, for drawing room and platform. I9 II. e 793P46 Sixteen dramatic selections, for two performers, very various in character, providing short, bright, and interesting pieces for amateur actors. Pertwee, Guy. Scenes from Dickens, for drawing- room and platform acting. I9 II. 793.D548Sc Adapted by Guy Pertwee. Edited by Ernest Pertwee. . With 48 costume-plates. May be presented at private performances without fees of any kind. Permission for public performance may be obtained only from the publishers. Ritter, J. P., Jr., and Call, William T. Book of mock trials. I886. 793R61 Fourteen original plays, representing humorous court-room scenes, adapted to the limits of the parlor, and arranged for public or private performance. Scott, Clement. Drawing-room plays and parlor pan- tomimes. I870. 793942 A collection of fourteen pieces for amateur performance at home. Includes comediettas, duologues, domestic drama, opera bouffe, burlesque, extravaganza, farce, and pantomime. Shoemaker, Charles C. Humorous dialogues and dram- as. I885. 7938.559 Subtitled “A collection of the rarest, brightest, most mirth- producing dialogues ever published.” They are most of them quite short. - 12 SINGLE PLAYS Bangs, John K. A proposal under difficulties: a farce. I905. 8I2B2IP . The worsted man: a musical play for amateurs. I905. 812B2I Davis, Richard Harding. “Miss Civilization.” 1905. 8I2D26 A comedy in one act. Founded on a story by James Harvey Smith. Amateur performance permitted only with consent of the Editor of “Collier's Weekly.” Dix, Beulah M. A rose o' Plymouth town: a romantic comedy in four acts. I908. 8I2D61R This play is written for four men and four women, and re- quires a full evening for its performance. Fitch, Clyde. Barbara Frietchie: a play in four acts. I900. 812F54Ba The right of presenting this piece is reserved by the author. Application for permission to perform the play must be made. Howells, William Dean. The Albany depot: farce. I892. 812H85A . A counterfeit presentment: comedy. I88O. 812H85Co In four short acts. Evening dress: farce. 1893. 812H85Ev —. An Indian giver: a comedy. I900. 812H85I A letter of introduction: farce. I892. 812H85Lt 13 Howells, William Dean. Out of the question: a comedy. I877. 812H850 A previous engagement: comedy. I897. 812H85Pe Room forty-five: a farce. 1900. 812H85R The smoking-car: a farce. I900. 812H858m The unexpected guests: a farce. I899. 812H85U MacKaye, Mrs. Steele. Pride and prejudice. I906. 812MI54 A play founded on Jane Austen's novel. Arranged for twenty characters, but might be abridged. Matthews, Edith W. B. Six cups of chocolate. I897. 832S35 A free English adaptation of E. Schmithof's “Kaffeeklatsch.” Subtitled “A piece of gossip, in one act.” Merington, Marguerite. Cranford: a play. I905. 812M56C A comedy in three acts, made from Mrs. Gaskell's story. Ar- ranged for nine women and one man. The Vicar of Wakefield. 1909. 812M56V A play founded on Goldsmith's novel. It is in five acts, and requires 13 men and 7 women. Wilkins, Mary E. Giles Corey, Yeoman. 1893. 8I2W68 A play founded on the persecution of the Salem witches, in 1692. 14 REFERENCE LISTS OF PLAYS [NOTE:—The books listed below are for reference use only, and may not be drawn for home use.] Drama League of America. A list of plays for high school and college production. 1916. Ro16.793D76 Prepared by the Committee on Plays for Secondary Schools and Colleges of the Drama League of America, and the Commit- tee on Plays for Schools and Colleges of the National Council of Teachers of English. Plays for amateurs. 1915. Ro16. 793.D76 Arranged by J. M. Clapp. Gives all the needful information, a brief synopsis of the plot, whether it is hard or easy to act, ending with a word about the staging and copyright. Plays for children. 1915. Ro16.793 D76 Lists books that are helpful in producing children's dramatics, books on costume, dramatic readers, and books of plays. Drama League of Boston. Selected list of plays for amateurs. Arranged by R. J. Davis. I914. Ro16. 793B74 Lists plays for every occasion and every age, giving publisher, price, information concerning reproduction, number in cast, scenes, and length of time for presentation. McFadden, Elizabeth A. and Davis, Lilian E. A se- lected list of plays for amateurs. I908. Ro16. 793 MI4. 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