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قراءة كتاب Dr. Hardhack's Prescription: A Play for Children in Four Acts
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Dr. Hardhack's Prescription: A Play for Children in Four Acts
between 'Charley' and his 'Country Cousin,' especially that over the telephone, and some very natural and spicy dialogue between Mr. and Mrs. Carleton over the arrangements for an afternoon 'At Home.' Bridget's various surprises and deductions kept the audience constantly laughing whenever she appeared."—Hampshire Gazette.
"'Charley's Country Cousin' was a great success here and we did not consider it at all hard to give. We had two persons for Topsy and counterpart and each did a monologue in the place where she was supposed to be rehearsing. Topsy also did a colored song very well. All who heard the play said it was the best we had had of the short ones and remarkably well suited to any entertainment given under the auspices of the church."—Miss Elisabeth G. Day, Colchester, Conn.
"The Geneva Club of the Y. W. C. A. gave 'Charley's Country Cousin' with great success. The play proved very entertaining indeed, and the Club was most pleased with the result."—Miss Daisy D. Brown, Detroit, Mich.
"We gave the play 'Charley's Country Cousin' as a D. A. R. entertainment. Many thought it one of the best that had ever been given in the town."—Miss Clara Davis, Framingham, Mass.
"It is with genuine pleasure and satisfaction that I enclose the royalty and report our great success with 'Charley's Country Cousin,' given at our High School Midwinter Reunion. It was most enthusiastically received. I was increasingly impressed with its dignity and charm, sparkling humor and cleverly wrought out situations. Nothing but the highest praise was accorded it."—Anna L. Smith, Bellevue, Ohio.
Recommended by Drama League of America, Chicago, in two of its annual bulletins. By Ladies' Home Journal in articles entitled, "Entertainments for Teachers," and "Best Plays for Amateurs."
Price 25 cents
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CHARLEY’S COUNTRY COUSIN
A COMEDY IN FOUR ACTS
Dramatis Personæ
| Mrs. Charles Courtney Carleton |
| Miss Margaret Moffat |
| Bridget |
| Mr. Charles Courtney Carleton |
Time—The present. Place—Home of Mr. and Mrs. Carleton.
"One of the most interesting occurrences of the season at Worthington, Mass., was the initial presentation last week of 'Charley's Country Cousin,' the author's latest comedy. The play was enthusiastically received. There were some charming scenes between 'Charley' and his 'Country Cousin,' especially that over the telephone, and some very natural and spicy dialogue between Mr. and Mrs. Carleton over the arrangements for an afternoon 'At Home.' Bridget's various deductions and surprises kept the audience constantly laughing whenever she appeared."—Hampshire Gazette.
"Miss Rice has in the comedy, 'Charley's Country Cousin,' added another to her list of delightful plays. The author is not only very well known in this city socially, but also as a writer of clever and original comedies, her 'Mrs. Bagg's Bargain Day,' which was presented several times last season, meeting with the greatest favor. This latest play met a most appreciative audience at every production. There were enthusiastic calls for the author both evenings."—Albany Argus.
"'Charley's Country Cousin' was a great success here and we did not consider it at all hard to give. We had two persons for Topsy and counterpart and each did a monologue in the place where she was supposed to be rehearsing. Topsy also did a colored song very well. All who heard the play said it was the best we had had of the short ones and remarkably well suited to any entertainment given under the auspices of the church."—Miss Elisabeth G. Day, Colchester, Conn.
"In view of other amateur plays which I have seen, there is not anything that so perfectly meets the need as your plays. In the matter of adaptibility to amateur talent, in action, in humor (at once emphatic and fresh and clean) and in simple natural literary style your writings cannot be excelled."—Rev. W. H. Garth, St. Michael's Rectory, Naugatuck, Conn.
Price 25 cents.
GOOD KING WENCESLAS
A CHRISTMAS PLAY FOR CHILDREN IN TWO ACTS
This play was written to meet a request of church workers for a Christmas entertainment of dramatic character to be given within one hour and with no change of scene. The author, therefore, has arranged Act I to be read aloud to an audience with no acting, which reading shall be followed by the rise of curtain and the presentation of the two scenes of Act II. The dramatic parts for the play, as thus arranged, are those only that are found in Act II, and are given below. All may be readily taken by children.
| Dame Goody (Hedwig) | |||
| Gretchen | |||
| Violet Alfred Bernice Kenneth |
Children of Mrs. Collingwood | ||
| Pauline Louise Esther Olive Dorothy Laurence Ralph David |
Friends of the Collingwood children | ||
Other children may be added, if desired, or the above number lessened. (See notes.)
"We had a most successful Christmas entertainment. The applause was so loud we feared the children would forget to finish their parts."—Miss Alice F. Danforth, Springfield, Mass.
"A great success for a Christmas entertainment, there is so much life and color in it, so much song and emotion. It is well and carefully done with both the proportion of moderation and the charm of deep sentiment."—David S. Muzzey, Ph.D., Yonkers, N. Y.
"It is difficult to find words to express my admiration for the play 'Good King Wenceslas.' I believe it will be far-reaching in its influence."—Miss N. H. Cottrell, Albany, N. Y.
"It is splendid."—Rev. Wm. H. Garth, St. Michael's Rectory, Naugatuck, Conn.
This play may be given more elaborately by the representing on the stage of Act I. This arrangement will call for the addition of the following characters:
| Helen Armstrong, a girl of 15, afterward Mrs. Collingwood |
| Four School Girls |
| Edwin, a footman |
| Man, a thief |
| Woman, a thief |
| Boy |
| Train Announcer |
| Gateman, |