MRS. PARTRIDGE PRESENTS
Comedy in 3 acts. By Mary Kennedy and Ruth Hawthorne. 6 males, 6 females. Modern costumes. 2 interiors. Plays 2½ hours.
The characters, scenes and situations are thoroughly up-to-date in this altogether delightful American comedy. The heroine is a woman of tremendous energy, who manages a business—as she manages everything—with great success, and at home presides over the destinies of a growing son and daughter. Her struggle to give the children the opportunities she herself had missed, and the children’s ultimate revolt against her well-meant management—that is the basis of the plot. The son who is cast for the part of artist and the daughter who is to go on the stage offer numerous opportunities for the development of the comic possibilities in the theme.
The play is one of the most delightful, yet thought-provoking American comedies of recent years, and is warmly recommended to all amateur groups, (Royalty on application.)
Price, 75 Cents.
IN THE NEXT ROOM
Melodrama in 3 acts. By Eleanor Robson and Harriet Ford. 8 males, 3 females. 2 interiors. Modern costumes. Plays 2¼ hours.
“Philip Vantine has bought a rare copy of an original Boule cabinet and ordered it shipped to his New York home from Paris. When it arrives it is found to be the original itself, the possession of which is desired by many strange people. Before the mystery concerned with the cabinet’s shipment can be cleared up, two persons meet mysterious death fooling with it and the happiness of many otherwise happy actors is threatened” (Burns Mantle). A first-rate mystery play, comprising all the elements of suspense, curiosity, comedy and drama. “In the Next Room” is quite easy to stage. It can be unreservedly recommended to high schools and colleges. (Royalty, twenty-five dollars.)
Price, 75 Cents.
SAMUEL FRENCH, 25 West 45th Street, New York City
New and Explicit Descriptive Catalogue Mailed Free on Request
MASKS
With
JIM’S BEAST, TIDES, AMONG THE LIONS,
THE REASON, THE HOUSE
One-Act Plays of Contemporary Life
BY
GEORGE MIDDLETON
“We all wear many masks”
Copyright, 1920, by George Middleton
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
CAUTION.—Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that “Masks,” “Jim’s Beast,” “Tides,” “Among the Lions,” “The Reason,” and “The House,” being fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America, the British Empire, including the Dominion of Canada, and the other countries of the Copyright Union, is subject to a royalty, and anyone presenting the play without the consent of the owner or his authorized agents will be liable to the penalties of the law provided. Applications for the professional and amateur acting rights must be made to Samuel French, 25 West 45th Street, New York, N. Y.
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MASKS
with
Jim’s Beast, Tides, Among the Lions, The Reason, The House
One-Act Plays of Contemporary Life
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Especial notice should be taken that the possession of this book without a valid contract for production first having been obtained from the publisher, confers no right or license to professionals or amateurs to produce the play publicly or in private for gain or charity.
In their present form these plays are dedicated to the reading public only, and no performance, representation, production, recitation, or public reading, or radio broadcasting may be given except by special arrangement with Samuel French, 25 West 45th Street, New York.
These plays may be presented by amateurs upon payment of a royalty of Ten Dollars per performance, payable to Samuel French, 25 West 45th Street, New York, one week before the date when the play is given.
Professional royalty quoted on application to Samuel French, 25 West 45th Street, New York, N. Y.
Whenever the play is produced the following notice must appear on all programs, printing and advertising for the play: “Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French of New York.”
Attention is called to the penalty provided by law for any infringement of the author’s rights, as follows:
“Section 4966:—Any person publicly performing or representing any dramatic or musical composition for which copyright has been obtained, without the consent of the proprietor of said dramatic or musical composition, or his heirs and assigns, shall be liable for damages thereof, such damages, in all cases to be assessed at such sum, not less than one hundred dollars for the first and fifty dollars for every subsequent performance, as to the court shall appear to be just. If the unlawful performance and representation be wilful and for profit, such person or persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned for a period not exceeding one year.”—U. S. Revised Statutes: Title 60, Chap. 3.
To
GARDNER and MARICE
SOUVENIR OF HAPPY DAYS IN THE FOREST
WHERE MUCH OF THIS WAS WRITTEN
In the prefaces to my five previous volumes I have sufficiently explained my reason for play publication—not as a substitute for production but as an alternative sometimes compelled by the exigencies of a highly commercialized theater. Further, I have stated in other places why I have so frequently turned to the one-act form.
The present volume is dedicated to no thesis, though perhaps the title may offer some hint of the underlying motive which has prompted this series.
G. M.
December 23, 1919.