Masks, with Jim's beast, Tides, Among the lions, The reason, The house: one act plays of contemporary lifeMiddleton, George
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Masks, with Jim's beast, Tides, Among the lions, The reason, The house: one act plays of contemporary life
Middleton, George
American drama -- 20th century; One-act plays, American
A whimsical comedy in 3 acts, by A. E. Thomas, author of “Her
Husband’s Wife,” “Come Out of the Kitchen,” etc. 6 males, 2
females. 1 interior, 1 exterior. Costumes, modern. Plays 2¼ hours.
It was rumored that during his last visit the Prince of Wales
appeared for a brief spell under an assumed name somewhere
in Virginia. It is on this story that A. E. Thomas based
“Just Suppose.” The theme is handled in an original manner.
Linda Lee Stafford meets one George Shipley (in reality is
the Prince of Wales). It is a case of love at first sight,
but, alas, princes cannot select their mates and thereby
hangs a tale which Mr. Thomas has woven with infinite charm.
The atmosphere of the South with its chivalry dominates the
story, touching in its sentiment and lightened here and there
with delightful comedy. “Just Suppose” scored a big hit at
the Henry Miller Theatre, New York, with Patricia Collinge.
(Royalty, twenty-five dollars.)
Price, 75 Cents.
ARE YOU A MASON?
Farce in 3 acts. By Leo Ditrichstein. 7 males, 7 females. Modern
costumes. Plays 2¼ hours. 1 interior.
“Are You a Mason?” is one of those delightful farces like
“Charley’s Aunt” that are always fresh. “A mother and a
daughter,” says the critic of the New York _Herald_, “had
husbands who account for absences from the joint household
on frequent evenings, falsely pretending to be Masons. The
men do not know each other’s duplicity, and each tells his
wife of having advanced to leadership in his lodge. The
older woman was so well pleased with her husband’s supposed
distinction in the order that she made him promise to put
up the name of a visiting friend for membership. Further
perplexity over the principal liar arose when a suitor for
his second daughter’s hand proved to be a real Mason....
To tell the story of the play would require volumes, its
complications are so numerous. It is a house of cards. One
card wrongly placed and the whole thing would collapse. But
it stands, an example of remarkable ingenuity. You wonder at
the end of the first act how the fun can be kept up on such
a slender foundation. But it continues and grows to the last
curtain.” One of the most hilariously amusing farces ever
written, especially suited to schools and Masonic Lodges.
(Royalty, twenty-five dollars.)
Price, 75 Cents.
KEMPY
A delightful comedy in 3 acts. By J. C. Nugent and Elliott Nugent.
4 males, 4 females. 1 interior throughout. Costumes, modern. Plays
2½ hours.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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