Characters, Seven Male, Six Female. Publisher, Samuel French,
New York City, New York.
_Rip Van Winkle_—Charles Burke. Two Acts. Characters, Eleven
Male, Three Female, One Child. Publisher, The Dramatic
Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois.
_Rivals, The_—R. B. Sheridan. Five Acts. Characters, Eight
Male, Four Female. Publisher, The Dramatic Publishing Company,
Chicago, Illinois.
_Romancers, The_—Edmond Rostand. Three Acts. Characters,
Five Male, One Female. Publisher, Walter H. Baker, Boston,
Massachusetts.
_Rose O’ Plymouth Town_—Beulah Marie Dix and Evelyn G.
Sutherland. Four Acts. Characters, Four Male, Four Female.
Publisher, The Dramatic Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois.
_Russian Honeymoon, A_—Eugene Scribe. Three Acts. Characters,
Four Male, Three Female. Publisher, The Dramatic Publishing
Company, Chicago, Illinois.
_Sanctuary—A Bird Masque_—Percy Mackaye. Characters, Four Male,
Twenty-two Female. Publisher, Frederick A. Stokes, New York
City, New York.
_School for Scandal_—Richard B. Sheridan. Five Acts.
Characters, Thirteen Male, Four Female. Publisher, Dramatic
Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois.
_Scrap of Paper, A_—J, Palgrave Simpson. Three Acts.
Characters, Six Male, Six Female. Publisher, The Dramatic
Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois.
_Servant in the House, The_—Charles Rann Kennedy. Five Acts.
Characters, Five Male, Two Female. Publisher, Harper and
Brothers, New York City, New York.
_She Stoops to Conquer_—Oliver Goldsmith. Five Acts.
Characters, Sixteen Male, Four Female. Publisher, The Dramatic
Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois.
_Silas, the Chore Boy_—Frank Bernard. Three Acts. Characters,
Six Male, Three Female. Publisher, Samuel French, New York
City, New York.
_Sitting Bull—Custer_—Aaron McGaffey Beede. Characters, Nine
Male, Four Female. Publisher, Bismarck _Tribune_, Bismarck,
North Dakota.
_Shore Acres_—James Herne. Four Acts. Characters, Ten Male,
Eight Female. Publisher, Charles Frohman Company, New York
City, New York.
_Sweethearts_—W. S. Gilbert. Two Acts. Characters, Two Male,
Two Female. Publisher, The Dramatic Publishing Company,
Chicago, Illinois.
_Taming of the Shrew_—William Shakespeare. Three Acts.
Characters, Fifteen Male, Three Female. Publisher, Walter H.
Baker, Boston, Massachusetts.
_Tempest, The_—William Shakespeare. Five Acts. Characters, Five
Male, Seven Female. Publisher, The Dramatic Publishing Company,
Chicago, Illinois.
_Three Hats, The_—A. Shirley. Three Acts. Characters, Five
Male, Four Female. Publisher, Walter H. Baker, Boston,
Massachusetts.
_Thousand Years Ago, A_—Percy Mackaye. Four Acts. Characters,
Nine Male, Two Female. Publisher, Doubleday, Page Company, New
York City, New York.
_Toastmaster_—Norman Lee Swartout. Three Acts. Characters,
Eight Male, Two Female. Publisher, The Dramatic Publishing
Company, Chicago, Illinois.
_Trelawney of the Wells_—Arthur W. Pinero. Four Acts.
Characters, Ten Male, Eight Female. Publisher, The Dramatic
Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois.
_Twelfth Night_—William Shakespeare. Five Acts. Characters,
Ten Male, Three Female. Publisher, Walter H. Baker, Boston,
Massachusetts.
_Valley Farm_—A. L. Tubbs. Four Acts. Characters, Six Male, Six
Female. Publisher, T. S. Denison and Company, Chicago, Illinois.
_Washington, the Man Who Made Us_—Percy Mackaye. Three Acts.
Characters, Sixty-six Male, Ten Female. Publisher, Alfred A.
Knopf, New York City, New York.
_What Every Woman Knows_—J. M. Barrie. Four Acts. Characters,
Five Male, Four Female. Publisher, Charles Scribner’s Sons, New
York City, New York.
_What Happened to Jones_—George Broadhurst. Three Acts.
Characters, Seven Male, Six Female. Publisher, Samuel French,
New York City, New York.
_Witching Hour, The_—Augustus Thomas. Three Acts. Characters,
Twelve Male, Three Female. Publisher, Samuel French, New York
City, New York.
_You Never Can Tell_—Bernard Shaw. Four Acts. Characters, Six
Male, Four Female. Publisher, Brentano’s, New York City, New
York.
_When We Were Twenty-One_—H. V. Esmond. Four Acts. Characters,
Nine Male, Five Female. Publisher, Samuel French, New York
City, New York.
_Why Smith Left Home_—George Broadhurst. Three Acts.
Characters, Five Male, Seven Female. Publisher, Samuel French,
New York City, New York.
PRESENTATION OF PLAYS
COSTUMES
_Bankside Costume Book for Children_—Melicent Stone. Publisher,
Saalfield Publishing Company, New York City, New York.
_Costumes and Scenery for Amateurs_—Constance Mackay.
Publisher, Henry Holt and Company, New York City, New York.
_Costumes for Bazaars and Masquerades._ Publisher, The Ladies’
Home Journal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
_Costumes in England_—F. W. Fairholt. Publisher, Macmillan
Company, New York City, New York.
_Dennison’s Costume Book._ Publisher, Dennison Manufacturing
Company, Chicago, Illinois.
_Flower Children_—Elizabeth Gordon. Publisher, P. F. Volland
Company, New York City, New York.
_Historic Dress in America_—Elizabeth McClellan. Publisher, G.
W. Jacobs and Company, New York City, New York.
_History of British Costume_—J. R. Planche. Publisher, G. Bell
and Sons, Ltd., London, England.
_Meadowgold._ Publisher, Extension Division, University of
Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
_Mother Earth’s Children_—Elizabeth Gordon. Publisher, P. F.
Volland and Company, Chicago, Illinois.
_Practical Hints on Stage Costumes_—Cyril Bowen. Publisher,
Samuel French, New York City, New York.
_Two Centuries of Costume in America_—Alice Morse Earle.
Publisher, Macmillan and Company, New York City, New York.
MAKE-UP
_Art of Theatrical Make-Up, The_—Cavendish Morton. Publisher,
Adams and Charles Black, London, England.
_Brief Make-Up Guide_—Eben H. Norris. Publisher, T. S. Denison,
Chicago, Illinois.
_Hageman’s Make Up Book_—Maurice Hageman. Publisher, The
Dramatic Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois.
_Making Up_—James Young. Publisher, M. Witmark and Sons, New
York City, New York.
PRODUCTION
_American Pageantry_—Ralph Davol. Publisher, Davol Publishing
Company, Taunton, Massachusetts.
_Community Drama and Pageantry_—Mary Porter Beegle and Jack
Randall Crawford. Publisher, Yale University Press, New Haven,
Connecticut.
_Festivals and Plays_—Percival Chubb and Associates. Publisher,
Harper and Brothers, New York City, New York.
_How to Produce Amateur Plays_—Barrett H. Clark. Publisher,
Little, Brown and Company, Boston, Massachusetts.
_How to Produce Children’s Plays_—Constance D’Arcy Mackay.
Publisher, Henry Holt and Company, New York City, New York.
_How to Stage a Play_—Harry Osborne. Publisher, T. S. Denison
and Company, Chicago, Illinois.
_Modern Theater Construction_—Edward Bernard Kinsila.
Publisher, Chalmers Publishing Company, New York City, New York.
_Open Air Theater, The_—Sheldon Cheney. Publisher, Mitchell
Kennerley, New York City, New York.
_Play Production in America_—Arthur Edwin Krows. Publisher,
Henry Holt and Company, New York City, New York.
_Practical Stage Directing for Amateurs_—Emerson Taylor.
Publisher, E. P. Dutton and Company, New York City, New York.
_Producing Amateur Entertainments_—Helen Ferris. Publisher, E.
P. Dutton and Company, New York City, New York.
_Shakespeare for Community Players_—Roy Mitchell. Publisher, E.
P. Dutton and Company, New York City, New York.
SCENIC EFFECTS—STAGE DEVICES—LIGHTING
_Costumes and Scenery for Amateurs_—Constance Mackay.
Publisher, Henry Holt and Company, New York City, New York.
_Electric Stage Lighting Apparatus and Effects_—Kliegel
Brothers. Publisher, Kliegel Brothers, New York City, New York.
_Secrets of Scene Painting and Stage Effects_—Van Dyke Browne.
Publisher, E. P. Dutton and Company, New York City, New York.
_Theatrical Stage Rigging_—J. R. Clancy. Publisher, J. R.
Clancy, Syracuse, New York.
PROMOTION OF PLAYS
NEWSPAPERS
_Country Weekly, The_—Phil C. Bing. Publisher, D. Appleton and
Company, New York City, New York.
_Editorial, The_—Leon Nelson Flint. Publisher, D. Appleton and
Company, New York City, New York.
_Essentials in Journalism_—H. F. Harrington and T. T.
Frankenberg. Publisher, Ginn and Company, New York City, New
York.
_How to Write Special Feature Articles_—Willard G. Bleyer.
Publisher, Houghton, Mifflin Company, New York City, New York.
_Making Type Work_—Benjamin Sherbow. Publisher, The Century
Company, New York City, New York.
_Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence_—Grant M. Hyde.
Publisher, D. Appleton and Company, New York City, New York.
_Newspaper Writing and Editing_—Willard G. Bleyer. Publisher,
Houghton, Mifflin Company, New York City, New York.
_Principles of Advertising, The_—Tipper, Hollingworth,
Hotchkiss, Parsons. Publisher, The Ronald Press Company, New
York City, New York.
_Types of News Writing_—Willard G. Bleyer. Publisher,
Houghton, Mifflin Company, New York City, New York.
_Typical Newspaper Stories_—H. F. Harrington. Publisher, Ginn
and Company, New York City, New York.
POSTERS
_Art of Sign Painting, The_—Frank Atkinson. Publisher,
Frederick J. Drake and Company, Chicago, Illinois.
_“A Show At” Shocards_—F. H. Atkinson and G. W. Atkinson.
Publisher, Frederick J. Drake and Company, Chicago, Illinois.
_Letters and Lettering_—Frank Chouteau Brown. Publisher, Bates
and Guild Company, Boston, Massachusetts.
_Modern Painters’ Cyclopedia, The_—F. Maire. Publisher,
Frederick J. Drake and Company, Chicago, Illinois.
_Poster, The_—Publisher, Poster Advertising Association,
Chicago, Illinois.
_Practical Publicity_—Truman A. De Weese. Publisher, George W.
Jacobs and Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
_Signists’ Modern Book of Alphabets, The_—F. Delamotte.
Publisher, Frederick J. Drake and Company, Chicago, Illinois.
APPENDIX B
GLOSSARY OF STAGE TERMS
_Arch_—Doorway or archway in section of scenery.
_Act_—Division of play.
_At Rise_—Beginning of play or act.
_Back Stage_—Portion back of visible stage.
_Back Drop_—Large curtain hanging at rear of stage showing a
landscape, garden or woods.
_Borders_—Section of different colored cloths or scenery
hanging at intervals from above. Usually represents sky,
ceiling or branches of trees.
_Border Lights_—Rows of lights in tin troughs suspended from
ceiling used to illuminate stage.
_Brace_—Support, usually slender pole to keep scenery in place.
_Bunch Lights_—Groups of lights on movable standards.
_Business Manager_—Person who looks after finances of
production, promotes advertising campaign, sells and takes
tickets, etc.
_Comedy_—A play light and amusing, having a happy ending.
_Costume_—A character dress of a particular period or locality
worn in a play.
_Cue_—Last words of a speech indicating time for next actor to
begin.
_Cross_—To move from one side of the stage to the other side.
_Dimmer_—Electrical device to regulate quantity of light on
stage.
_Drops_—Curtains or pieces of scenery extending height and
whole width of stage.
_Down_—Down stage means direction of audience.
_Discovered_—In person on stage at beginning of play or act.
_Drama_—A composition intended to portray life or character to
be performed on stage.
_Farce_—A light, somewhat ridiculous play usually short.
_Festival_—A periodical season of entertainment embracing
pageantry, drama, music and dancing.
_Footlights_—Illumination on front of stage floor.
_Front_—Part of stage nearest audience.
_Lash Line_—Rope used to hold sections of scenery together.
_Left_—Actor’s left on stage when facing audience.
_Music Plot_—Brief statement of incidental music in play.
_Off_—Away from visible stage.
_On_—On stage.
_Pantomime_—A dramatic performance where words are not used—a
dumb show.
_Pageant_—An outdoor spectacle or play of large proportions.
_Pastoral Play_—A drama describing rural life.
_Prompter_—One who reminds actor of parts forgotten.
_Property Man_—One who looks after properties in play.
_Puppet Show_—A small image in human form play.
_Properties_—Articles used in play.
_Proscenium_—Arch framing the stage where front curtain hangs.
_Run_—Portion of stage leading to visible part.
_Set Piece_—A structure built on stage like tree, wall or
cottage.
_Set_—Scenery for certain act in play.
_Scene_—Subdivision of play or act in play.
_Stage-Manager_—One who looks after arrangement of stage
scenery for a play.
_Spotlight_—Light aimed at certain section of stage.
_Tableau_—Representation of some scene by grouping of people.
_Tormentors_—Passages near proscenium opening.
_Trap_—Hole in stage floor.
_Tragedy_—A dramatic composition having an unhappy ending.
_Up_—Toward rear of stage.
_Upstage_—Part of stage farthest away from audience.
APPENDIX C
OPEN AIR THEATERS—STADIUMS
Greek Theater, University of California, Berkeley, California, The
Crescent—El Zagal Park, Fargo, North Dakota—The Harvard Stadium, Harvard
University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
[Illustration: The Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley,
California]
[Illustration: “The Crescent,” one of America’s Largest Open Air
Theaters, El Zagal Park, Fargo, North Dakota]
[Illustration: The Stadium, Harvard University]
[Illustration: The Interior of the Stadium, Harvard University]
APPENDIX D
RURAL COMMUNITY CENTER—TYPES OF COMMUNITY BUILDINGS
Rural Community Center, Rusk Farm—Community House, Leeland, Texas—Village
Hall, Wyoming, New York—Community Building and Floor Plan—Auditorium,
Hendrum, Minnesota.
[Illustration: Rural Community Center Plan, Rusk Farm, Wisconsin
_Courtesy of Ben Faast_]
[Illustration: Community House, Leeland, Texas]
[Illustration: Village Hall, Wyoming, New York]
[Illustration: Typical Community Building
Drawn by Sander Anderson.
Seating capacity four hundred]
[Illustration: Auditorium, Hendrum, Minnesota]
APPENDIX E
STAGE DESIGNS
[Illustration: DRAW CURTAIN—CAN BE USED ANYWHERE]
[Illustration: DIAGRAM SHOWING SCENE FRAME]