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_