+Thomas Bailey Aldrich+
MERCEDES: A tragic story of the inextinguishable hatreds and
reprisals of the French invasion of Spain in 1810, and of a
woman's terrible heroism.
In _Collected Works_, Houghton Mifflin.
PAULINE PAVLOVNA: Cleverly executed, slight plot in dialogue,
wherein the character of the hero is sharply revealed;
reminiscent of Browning's _In a Balcony_, though with a quite
different scheme.
_Ibid._
+Mary Austin+
THE ARROW-MAKER: The tragedy of a noble medicine-woman of a tribe
of California Indians, and of a weak and selfish chief.
Duffield.
+Granville Barker+
Rococo: In which we discover a clergyman and his relatives in
physical altercation over a rococo vase, and follow their dispute
to a determinative conclusion.
Sidgwick and Jackson, London.
VOTE BY BALLOT: A drama of English elections and the forces
involved.
Sidgwick and Jackson.
THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE: The inheritance is a dishonored name and
a dishonest business.
In _Three Plays_, Sidgwick and Jackson.
+Granville Barker and Dion Calthorpe+
HARLEQUINADE: Its development from the days of Persephone, Momus,
and Charon is displayed and explained by Alice and her uncle.
Sidgwick and Jackson.
+James Barrie+
THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON: In the struggle for existence on a desert
island, the family butler provides the brains and safety for an
English family; the party is then rescued, and returns to the
impeccable conventions of London.
Scribner's, New York; Hodder and Stoughton, London.
ALICE SIT-BY-THE FIRE: A mother with keen insight and a
delightful sense of humor has to deal with a serious attack of
romantic imagination in her very young daughter, who feels
responsible for the conduct of the family.
Scribner's; Hodder and Stoughton.
THE OLD LADY SHOWS HER MEDALS: Mrs. Dowie, a charwoman who has
resorted to desperate remedies in order to have some part in the
war, goes through an agonizing crisis of exposure, into real joy
and sharp sorrow. The rich humor of the characters makes this
quite unique among plays of its type.
In _Echoes of the War_, Scribner's.