SPENCER’S UNIVERSAL STAGE.

A Collection of COMEDIES, DRAMAS, and FARCES, adapted to either Public or Private Performance. Containing a full description of all the necessary Stage Business.


PRICE, 15 CENTS EACH.No Plays exchanged.


1. Lost in London. A Drama in Three Acts. 6 Male, 4 Female characters.

2. Nicholas Flam. A Comedy In Two Acts. By J.B. Buckstone. 5 Male, 3 Female characters.

3. The Welsh Girl. A Comedy in One Act. By Mrs. Planche. 3 Male, 2 Female characters.

4. John Wopps. A Farce in One Act. By W.E. Suter. 4 Male, 2 Female characters.

5. The Turkish Bath. A Farce in One Act. By Montague Williams and F.C. Burnand. 6 Male, 1 Female character.

6. The Two Puddifoots. A Farce in One Act. By J.M. Morton. 3 Male, 3 Female characters.

7. Old Honesty. A Comic Drama in Two Acts. By J.M. Morton. 5 Male, 2 Female characters.

8. Two Gentlemen in a Fix. A Farce in One Act. By W.E. Suter. 2 Male characters.

9. Smashington Goit. A Farce in One Act. By T.J. Williams. 5 Male, 3 Female characters.

10. Two Heads Better than One. A Farce in One Act. By Lenox Horne. 4 Male, 1 Female character.

11. John Dobbs. A Farce in One Act. By J.M. Morton. 5 Male, 2 Female characters.

12. The Daughter of the Regiment. A Drama in Two Acts. By Edward Fitzball. 6 Male, 2 Female characters.

13. Aunt Charlotte’s Maid. A Farce in One Act. By J.M. Morton. 3 Male, 3 Female characters.

14. Brother Bill and Me. A Farce In One Act. By W.E. Suter. 4 Male, 3 Female characters.

15. Done on Both Sides. A Farce in One Act. By J.M. Morton. 3 Male, 2 Female characters.

16. Dunducketty’s Picnic. A Farce in One Act. By T.J. Williams. 6 Male, 3 Female characters.

17. I’ve written to Browne. A Farce in One Act. By T.J. Williams. 4 Male, 3 Female characters.

18. Lending a Hand. A Farce In One Act. By G.A. A’Becket. 3 Male, 2 Female characters.

19. My Precious Betsy. A Farce in One Act. By J.M. Morton. 4 Male, 4 Female characters.

20. My Turn Next. A Farce in One Act. By T.J. Williams. 4 Male, 3 Female characters.

21. Nine Points of the Law. A Comedy in One Act. By Tom Taylor. 4 Male, 3 Female characters.

22. The Phantom Breakfast. A Farce in One Act. By Charles Selby. 3 Male, 2 Female characters.

23. Dandelions Dodges. A Farce in One Act. By T.J. Williams. 4 Male, 2 Female characters.

24. A Slice of Luck. A Farce in One Act. By J.M. Morton. 4 Male, 2 Female characters.

25. Always Intended. A Comedy in One Act. By Horace Wigan. 3 Male, 3 Female characters.

26. A Bull in a China Shop. A Comedy in Two Acts. By Charles Matthews. 6 Male, 4 Female characters.

27. Another Glass. A Drama in One Act. By Thomas Morton. 6 Male, 3 Female characters.

28. Bowled Out. A Farce in One Act. By H.T. Craven. 4 Male, 3 Female characters.

29. Cousin Tom. A Commedietta in One Act. By George Roberts. 3 Male, 2 Female characters.

30. Sarah’s Young Man. A Farce in One Act. By W.E. Suter. 3 Male, 3 Female characters.

31. Hit Him, He has No Friends. A Farce in One Act. By E. Yates and N.H. Harrington. 7 Male, 3 Female characters.

32. The Christening. A Farce in One Act. By J.B. Buckstone. 5 Male, 6 Female characters.

33. A Race for a Widow. A Farce in One Act. By Thomas J. Williams. 5 Male, 4 Female characters.

34. Your Life’s in Danger. A Farce in One Act. By J.M. Morton. 3 Male, 3 Female characters.

35. True unto Death. A Drama in Two Acts. By J. Sheridan Knowles. 6 Male, 2 Female characters.

36. Diamond cut Diamond. An Interlude in One Act. By W.H. Murray. 10 Male, 1 Female character.

37. Look after Brown. A Farce in One Act. By George A. Stuart, M.D. 6 Male, 1 Female character.

38. Monseigneur. A Drama in Three Acts. By Thomas Archer. 15 Male, 3 Female characters.

39. A very pleasant Evening. A Farce in One Act. By W.E. Suter. 3 Male characters.

40. Brother Ben. A Farce in One Act. By J.M. Morton. 3 Male, 3 Female characters.

41. Only a Clod. A Comic Drama in One Act. By J.P. Simpson. 4 Male, 1 Female character.

42. Gaspardo the Gondolier. A Drama in Three Acts. By George Almar. 10 Male, 2 Female characters.

43. Sunshine through the Clouds. A Drama in One Act. By Slingsby Lawrence. 3 Male, 3 Female characters.

44. Don’t Judge by Appearances. A Farce in One Act. By J.M. Morton. 3 Male, 2 Female characters.

45. Nursey Chickweed. A Farce in One Act. By T.J. Williams. 4 Male, 2 Female characters.

46. Mary Moo; or, Which shall I Marry? A Farce in One Act. By W.E. Suter. 2 Male, 1 Female character.

47. East Lynne. A Drama in Five Acts. 8 Male, 7 Female characters.

48. The Hidden Hand. A Drama in Five Acts. By Robert Jones, 16 Male Male, 7 Female characters.

49. Silverstone’s Wager. A Commedietta in One Act. By R.R. Andrews. 4 Male, 3 Female characters.

50. Dora. A Pastoral Drama in Three Acts. By Charles Reade. 5 Male, 2 Female characters.

51. Blanks and Prizes. A Farce in One Act. By Dexter Smith. 5 Male, 2 Female characters.

52. Old Gooseberry. A Farce in One Act. By T.J. Williams. 4 Male, 2 Female characters.

53. Who’s Who. A Farce in One Act. By T.J. Williams. 3 Male, 2 Female characters.

54. Bouquet. A Farce in One Act. 2 Male, 3 Female characters.

55. The Wife’s Secret. A Play in Five Acts. By George W. Lovell. 10 Male, 2 Female characters.

56. The Babes in the Wood. A Comedy in Three Acts. By Tom Taylor. 10 Male, 3 Female characters.

57. Putkins: Heir to Castles in the Air. A Comic Drama in One Act. By W.R. Emerson. 2 Male, 2 Female characters.

58. An Ugly Customer. A Farce in One Act. By Thomas J. Williams. 3 Male, 2 Female characters.

59. Blue and Cherry. A Comedy in One Act. 3 Male, 2 Female characters.

60. A Doubtful Victory. A Comedy in One Act. 3 Male, 2 Female characters.

61. The Scarlet Letter. A Drama in Three Acts. 8 Male, 7 Female characters.

62. Which will have Him? A Vaudeville. 1 Male, 2 Female characters.

63. Madam is Abed. A Vaudeville in One Act. 2 Male, 2 Female characters.

64. The Anonymous Kiss. A Vaudeville. 2 Male, 2 Female characters.

65. The Cleft Stick. A Comedy in Three Acts. 5 Male, 3 Female characters.

66. A Soldier, a Sailor, a Tinker, and a Tailor. A Farce in One Act. 4 Male, 2 Female characters.

67. Give a Dog a Bad Name. A Farce. 2 Male, 2 Female Characters.

68. Damon and Pythias. A Farce. 6 Male, 4 Female characters.

69. A Husband to Order. A Serio-Comic Drama in Two Acts. 5 Male, 3 Female characters.

70. Payable on Demand. A Domestic Drama in Two Acts. 7 Male, 1 Female character.


Price, 15 cents each.

Descriptive Catalogue mailed free on application to

GEO. M. BAKER & CO.,

149 Washington St., Boston.


Plays for Amateur Theatricals.
By GEORGE M. BAKER.

Author of “Amateur Dramas,” “The Mimic Stage,” “The Social Stage,” “The Drawing-room Stage,” “A Baker’s Dozen,” &c.

Titles in this Type are New Plays.


DRAMAS.
In Three Acts.

Cts.
My Brother’s Keeper. 5 male, 3 female characters.15

In Two Acts.

Among the Breakers. 6 male, 4 female characters.15
Sylvia’s Soldier. 3 male, 2 female characters.15
Once on a Time. 4 male, 2 female characters.15
Down by the Sea. 6 male, 3 female characters.15
Bread on the Waters. 5 male, 3 female characters.15
The Last Loaf. 5 male, 3 female characters.15

In One Act.

Stand by the Flag. 5 male characters.15
The Tempter. 3 male, 1 female charac.15

COMEDIES and FARCES.

The Boston Dip. 4 male, 3 female characters.15
The Duchess of Dublin. 6 male, 4 female characters.15
We’re all Teetotalers. 4 male, 2 female characters.15
A Drop too Much. 4 male, 2 female characters.15
Thirty Minutes for Refreshments. 4 male, 3 female characters.15
A Little More Cider. 5 male, 3 female characters.15

Male Characters Only.

Gentlemen of the Jury. 12 char.15
A Tender Attachment. 7 char.15
The Thief of Time. 6 char.15
The Hypochondriac. 5 char.15
A Public Benefactor. 6 char.15
The Runaways. 4 char.15
Coals of Fire. 6 char.15
Wanted, a Male Cook. 4 char.15
A Sea of Troubles. 8 char.15

FARCES.

Freedom of the Press. 8 char.15
A Close Shave. 6 char.15
The Great Elixir. 9 char.15
The Man with the Demijohn. 4 char.15
Humors of the Strike. 8 char.15
New Brooms Sweep Clean. 6 char.15
My Uncle the Captain. 6 char.15

Female Characters Only.

The Red Chignon. 6 char.15
Using the Weed. 7 char.15
A Love of a Bonnet. 5 char.15
A Precious Pickle. 6 char.15
The Greatest Plague in Life. 8 cha.15
No Cure, no Pay. 7 char.15
The Grecian Bend. 7 char.15

ALLEGORIES.
Arranged for Music and Tableaux.

The Revolt of the Bees. 9 female characters.15
Lightheart’s Pilgrimage. 8 female characters.15
The War of the Roses. 8 female characters.15
The Sculptor’s Triumph. 1 male, 4 female characters.15

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

The Seven Ages. A Tableau Entertainment. Numerous male and female characters.15
Too Late for the Train. 2 male characters.15
Snow bound; or, Alonzo the Brave and the Fair Imogene. 3 male, 1 female character.25
Bonbons; or, The Paint-King. 3 male, 1 female character.25
The Pedler of Very Nice. 7 male characters.15
An Original Idea. 1 male, 1 female character.15
Capuletta; or, Romeo and Juliet Restored. 3 male, 1 female character.15

TEMPERANCE PIECES.

The Last Loaf. 5 male, 3 female characters.15
The Tempter. 3 male, 1 female character.15
We’re all Teetotallers. 4 male, 2 female characters.15
A Drop too Much. 4 male, 2 female characters.15
A Little More Cider. 5 male, 3 female characters.15
The Man with the Demijohn. 4 characters.15