of them in the dread pause before some mighty conflict. Three are
placed in Cromwellian days (two in Ireland and one in England),
one is at the close of the French Revolution, another at the time
of the Hundred Years' War, and the last during the Thirty Years'
War. The author has most ingeniously managed to give the feeling
of big events, though employing but few players. Courage,
vengeance, devotion and tenderness to the weak, are among the
emotions effectively displayed.
CONSTANCE D'ARCY MACKAY'S
THE HOUSE OF THE HEART
And Other Plays for Children
Ten well-written one-act plays to be acted by children. A satisfactory
book to fill a real need. $1.10 net; by mail, $1.15.
"Each play contains a distinct lesson, whether of courage,
gentle manners, or contentment. The settings are simple and
the costumes within the compass of the schoolroom. Full
directions for costumes, scene setting, and dramatic action
are given with each play. All of them have stood the test of
actual production."--_Preface._
CONTENTS:
"The House of the Heart" (Morality Play)--"The Gooseherd and
the Goblin" (Comedy, suitable for June exercises)--"The Enchanted
Garden" (Flower Play, suitable for June exercises)--"Nimble Wit
and Fingerkin" (Industrial Play)--"A Little Pilgrim's Progress"
(Morality Play, suitable for Thanksgiving)--"A Pageant of Hours"
(To be given Out of Doors)--"On Christmas Eve"--"The Elf
Child"--"The Princess and the Pixies"--"The Christmas Guest"
(Miracle Play).
"An addition to child drama which has been sorely needed."--_Boston
Transcript._
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