One interior scene. Daniel Slowman's encounters with the various applicants who respond to his advertisement will make a mummy laugh. The piece is rich in opportunities for easy but telling character acting. Plays thirty minutes.
One interior scene. Runs with a snap from beginning to end--there isn't a slow part in it. It is sure to please. It will bring down the house wherever played. Plays thirty-five minutes.
One interior scene. The cast includes a Coon, Dutchman, Irishman, Dago, Cockney, Irishwoman and ward politician. The piece will fetch roars of laughter and can be made the medium of all kinds of "specialties." Plays "straight," one hour.
One interior scene. By a series of comical episodes the farmer's daughter is mistaken for his red mare and the audience is kept in roars of laughter over the muddle, till it is finally cleared up. Plays thirty-five minutes.
One exterior scene. Costumes grotesque and fantastic. An amusing burlesque for boys, easily produced, full of bright situations, and sure to make a hit. The play may be staged very simply, or made as elaborate as the producer sees fit. Besides the eight speaking parts, the company of officers, suite of the King and Queen, etc., may utilize any number of persons. Plays one hour. By the introduction of specialties the time may be considerably lengthened.
_Play in One Act. Eight or Fourteen Females_
Two interior scenes. Costumes of sixty years ago. A clever adaptation of Mrs. Gaskell's "Cranford," which is perhaps one of the finest pieces of humoristic writing within the range of English fiction. Plays one and a half hours.
One interior scene. A breezy and effective farce in which half a dozen bright girls can delight an audience with half an hour of innocent fun. Grandmother Stiles and her demure but frolicsome granddaughter are excellent characters; Dinah, the colored cook, is amusing, and Bridget O'Flaherty is a funny Irish girl--her quarrel with Dinah being exceedingly laughable. Plays thirty minutes.
=GERTRUDE MASON, M.D.; OR, THE LADY DOCTOR=
Plain interior scene. An exceedingly bright piece for young ladies, in which young Dr. Gertrude, already a victim of circumstances, is made the victim of a practical joke. Plays thirty minutes.