Part 10
The author is a recognized authority on the production of plays and pageants in the public schools, and combines enthusiastic sympathy with sound, practical instructions. She tells both how to inspire and care for the young actor, how to make costumes, properties, scenery, where to find designs for them, what music to use, etc., etc. She prefaces it all with an interesting historical sketch of the plays-for-children movement, includes elaborate detailed analyses of performances of Browning’s _Pied Piper_ and Rosetti’s _Pageant of the Months_, and concludes with numerous valuable analytical lists of plays for various grades and occasions.
$1.20 net (Feb., 1914).
PATRIOTIC PLAYS AND PAGEANTS
PAGEANT OF PATRIOTISM (Outdoor and Indoor Versions):—Princess Pocahontas, Pilgrim Interlude, Ferry Farm Episode, *George Washington’s Fortune, *Daniel Boone: Patriot, Benjamin Franklin Episode, Lincoln Episode, Final Tableau.
HAWTHORNE PAGEANT (for Outdoor or Indoor Production):—Chorus of Spirits of the Old Manse, Prologue by the Muse of Hawthorne, In Witchcraft Days, Dance Interlude, Merrymount, etc.
The portions marked with a star (*) are one-act plays suitable for separate performance. There are full directions for simple costumes, scenes, and staging. 12mo. $1.35 net.
THE HOUSE OF THE HEART
Short plays in verse for children of fourteen or younger:—“The House of the Heart” (Morality Play)—“The Enchanted Garden” (Flower Play)—“A Little Pilgrim’s Progress” (Morality Play)—“A Pageant of Hours” (To be given Out of Doors)—“On Christmas Eve.” “The Princess and the Pixies.” “The Christmas Guest” (Miracle Play.), etc. $1.10 net.
“An addition to child drama which has been sorely needed.”—_Boston Transcript._
THE SILVER THREAD
AND OTHER FOLK PLAYS. “The Silver Thread” (Cornish); “The Forest Spring” (Italian); “The Foam Maiden” (Celtic); “Troll Magic” (Norwegian); “The Three Wishes” (French); “A Brewing of Brains” (English); “Siegfried” (German); “The Snow Witch” (Russian). $1.10 net.
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PHOEBE AND ERNEST
With 30 illustrations by R. F. SCHABELITZ. $1.35 net.
Parents will recognize themselves in the story, and laugh understandingly with, and sometimes at, Mr. and Mrs. Martin and their children, Phoebe and Ernest.
“Attracted delighted attention in the course of its serial publication. Sentiment and humor are deftly mingled in this clever book.”—_New York Tribune._
“We must go back to Louisa Alcott for their equals.”—_Boston Advertiser._
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PHOEBE, ERNEST, AND CUPID
Illustrated by R. F. SCHABELITZ. $1.35 net.
In this sequel to the popular “Phoebe and Ernest,” each of these delightful young folk goes to the altar.
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“Irresistibly fascinating. Mrs. Gillmore knows twice as much about college boys as ——, and five times as much about girls.”—_Boston Globe._
JANEY
Illustrated by ADA C. WILLIAMSON. $1.25 net.
“Being the record of a short interval in the journey thru life and the struggle with society of a little girl of nine.”
“Our hearts were captive to ‘Phoebe and Ernest,’ and now accept ‘Janey.’ … She is so engaging. … Told so vivaciously and with such good-natured and pungent asides for grown people.”—_Outlook._
“Depicts youthful human nature as one who knows and loves it. Her ‘Phoebe and Ernest’ studies are deservedly popular, and now, in ‘Janey,’ this clever writer has accomplished an equally charming portrait.”—_Chicago Record-Herald._
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