Franklin Press: Rand, Avery, & Co., Boston.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE.
Some obvious misprints have been corrected.
Archaic and unusual spellings have been maintained.
The page number listed in the Table of Contents is the cover page for that play. In the original book, the page number listed for each play was the first page of the text of the play. Also, the Note, Table of Contents and the Transcriber’s Note have been added to the Table of Contents.
The cover was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.
In ‘Charity’ the character Ruth speaks in pidgin.
| In ‘THE WICKED WORLD’: | ||
|---|---|---|
| On page [63]: | _Dar._ Go, sir, get thee gone! | |
| Originally: | _Dar._ Go, sir, get thee gone? | |
| In ‘THE PRINCESS’: | ||
| On page [253]: | Give her a sou! | |
| Originally: | Giver her a sou! | |
| On page [270]: | _Chrys._ He’s vinegar, my lord, and we are oil. | |
| Originally: | _Chyrs._ He’s vinegar, my lord, and we are oil. | |
In the play ‘CHARITY’ on page 191, where it says “Ruth (rushing forward)”—this does not say it is an entrance, but since she is not on stage at the time, I assume that this is her entrance.