_Six months later than when EMILY went away. She has returned home,
bringing her friend, PUSSY WILLOW. In the room are gathered GRANDMA P.,
MAMMA P., the two aunts, also EMILY and PUSSY and DR. HARDHACK._
MAMMA P. Well, now, Dr. Hardhack, doesn't our Emily look beautiful?
AUNT F. So healthy!
AUNT H.-T. Such a splendid color!
DR. H. Pretty fair, pretty fair. A good summer's work, that. [_Looks at
E. much pleased_]
AUNT F. And now, Doctor, we want you to tell us just what she may do,
just how much.
AUNT H.-T. Of course you know now she's got into a city, she can't dress
exactly as she did up in the country.
DR. H. I see, I see.
AUNT F. There isn't a thing of all her clothes she can wear. Having been
all summer in those loose sacques, she's sort o' _spread out_. [_Motions
with her hands_]
DR. H. Well, my advice is that you begin gradually screwing her up. Get
something with plenty of whalebones ready and a good tough lacer. But
don't begin too hard, just tighten a little every day, and by and by she
will get back to where her clothes will fit her exactly.
AUNT F. [_Clapping her hands_] That's just what I said we would have to
do.
MAMMA P. But, Doctor, won't that injure her health?
DR. H. Of course it will, but I fancy she will stand it for one winter.
It won't quite kill her, and that is all we doctors want.
EMILY. [_Comes forward_] Well, I have something to say on this point. I
wouldn't lose my health again for anything that can be named.
DR. H. Oh, pooh, pooh! [_Waves his hand incredulously at E._] When
patients are first up from a sickness, how prudent they mean to be!
AUNT H.-T. But seriously, Doctor, you must tell us how much it will be
well to have Emily do.
AUNT F. One doesn't want to give up the world entirely, and yet one
doesn't want to lose one's health.
DR. H. I appreciate the case fully. [_Walks up and down considering_]
Let her begin with the opera twice a week and one dance kept up till
daylight. In a week she will feel stronger than ever she did and declare
nothing hurts her, then she can take two dances, then three, and so on.
EMILY. But, Doctor, I'm not going to dances at all. I know now what life
is, and what health is worth, and I'm not going to waste it in that way.
DR. H. Oh, it's all very well to talk! I knew a rich girl once right in
this city of New York who _would_ go round visiting the poor and sitting
up with sick people, and there was no end to the remarks made about her.
No, you mustn't breathe bad air, nor over-exert yourself unless you do
so from a purely selfish motive. Then, it's all right and proper. [_To
PUSSY_] Oh, you needn't sit over there, looking mischievous, miss! What
do you know of life? You will soon learn to be ashamed of your rosy
cheeks, and think it's pretty to have bad health. I'll bet a copper
[_Slaps his knee_] that by spring, if we manage right, we can send you
back as white and withered as Miss Emily was.
E. Now, Dr. Hardhack, you dreadful man! You must stop this talk. I
brought Pussy down here on purpose to help me live better than I have
lived. It's so interesting now in New York that Pussy is here with me. I
never knew what wonderful things there were here. Pussy taught me to
know the birds this summer at her home, and now we have been this
morning to see a most wonderful collection at the museum.
MAMMA P. [_Anxiously_] Is it wise, Doctor, for them to go and look at
those stuffed birds? To be sure the birds are under glass, but I'm so
afraid they will breathe poison.
DR. H. Not nearly as much as they would breathe if they went to a
crowded theatre, madam.
E. It makes me shudder to think of all the hours I've spent at the
theatre. As I think of it now, the rooms were so hot and overcrowded I
wonder I ever lived through it. Since I've been away, I have learned to
love everything that is connected with out-door life. Pussy has taught
me. So now we have arranged that Pussy shall spend the winter with me.
She is to take singing and music lessons and have all the advantages of
the city, and I shall go to her for the summer. Of course, we shall take
a peep or two at New York sights, but we are not going into the gay
world, Doctor, really, we're not!
DR. H. Ta, ta, ta! Don't tell me. [_Shakes finger warningly_] I shall
hear of you yet. You'll see!
_Exit DR. H._
PUSSY. What a droll man he is! But I think he's just as nice as he can
be. I hope he will come again while I'm here. I like to hear him talk.
AUNT F. It's his way to always run on in this strange style about
everything.
AUNT H.-T. For my part, I never half know what he means.
E. It is plain what he means. You must do exactly contrary to what he
tells you, as I shall. So, Auntie, don't trouble yourself to alter my
things unless it be to let them out, for I'm going to keep all the
breathing room I've got whether I have what's called "a pretty waist" or
not. I'd rather have color in my cheeks and a cheerful heart than the
smallest waist that was ever squeezed together.
AUNT H.-T. Such a pity, one couldn't have both.
AUNT F. Your cousin Jane was in here last week with her new Bismarck
silk, and it fits her so beautifully! Somebody said she looked as if
she'd been melted and poured into it. There wasn't a crease or wrinkle.
It did look lovely!
E. Well, Auntie dear, I must try some other way of looking lovely. May
be, if I'm cheerful and happy and always in good spirits and have a
fresh, bright face as Pussy always has, [_Puts her arm affectionately
about P._] it may make up for my not looking as if I had been melted and
poured into my clothes.
GRANDMA P. [_Delightedly as she comes forward and joins others who are
now all standing_] This is just the way I thought things would turn out
if we followed Dr. Hardhack's Prescription.
CURTAIN.
_BY KATHARINE MCDOWELL RICE, WORTHINGTON, MASS._
CHARLEY'S COUNTRY COUSIN
A COMEDY IN FOUR ACTS
MRS. CHARLES COURTNEY CARLETON
MISS MARGARET MOFFAT
BRIDGET
MR. CHARLES COURTNEY CARLETON
Time--The present. Place--Home of Mr. and Mrs. Carleton.
Cast may be enlarged by having the "At Home" take place on the stage.
This gives opportunity for individual talent in musical and other lines.
PERMISSION TO ACT MUST BE OBTAINED OF THE AUTHOR
"One of the most interesting occurrences of the season at
Worthington, Mass., was the initial presentation last week of
'Charley's Country Cousin,' the author's latest comedy. The play
was enthusiastically received. There were some charming scenes
between 'Charley' and his 'Country Cousin,' especially that over
the telephone, and some very natural and spicy dialogue between Mr.
and Mrs. Carleton over the arrangements for an afternoon 'At Home.'
Bridget's various surprises and deductions kept the audience
constantly laughing whenever she appeared."--_Hampshire Gazette._
"'Charley's Country Cousin' was a great success here and we did not
consider it at all hard to give. We had two persons for Topsy and
counterpart and each did a monologue in the place where she was
supposed to be rehearsing. Topsy also did a colored song very well.
All who heard the play said it was the best we had had of the short
ones and remarkably well suited to any entertainment given under
the auspices of the church."--_Miss Elisabeth G. Day, Colchester,
Conn._
"The Geneva Club of the Y. W. C. A. gave 'Charley's Country Cousin'
with great success. The play proved very entertaining indeed, and
the Club was most pleased with the result."--_Miss Daisy D. Brown,
Detroit, Mich._
"We gave the play 'Charley's Country Cousin' as a D. A. R.
entertainment. Many thought it one of the best that had ever been
given in the town."--_Miss Clara Davis, Framingham, Mass._
"It is with genuine pleasure and satisfaction that I enclose the
royalty and report our great success with 'Charley's Country
Cousin,' given at our High School Midwinter Reunion. It was most
enthusiastically received. I was increasingly impressed with its
dignity and charm, sparkling humor and cleverly wrought out
situations. Nothing but the highest praise was accorded it."--_Anna
L. Smith, Bellevue, Ohio._
=Recommended by Drama League of America, Chicago, in two of its annual
bulletins. By Ladies' Home Journal in articles entitled, "Entertainments
for Teachers," and "Best Plays for Amateurs."=
Price 25 cents
ALL ENDORSEMENTS UNSOLICITED ALL USED BY PERMISSION
CHARLEY'S COUNTRY COUSIN
A COMEDY IN FOUR ACTS
Dramatis Personae
MRS. CHARLES COURTNEY CARLETON
MISS MARGARET MOFFAT
BRIDGET
MR. CHARLES COURTNEY CARLETON
Time--The present. Place--Home of Mr. and Mrs. Carleton.
"One of the most interesting occurrences of the season at
Worthington, Mass., was the initial presentation last week of
'Charley's Country Cousin,' the author's latest comedy. The play
was enthusiastically received. There were some charming scenes
between 'Charley' and his 'Country Cousin,' especially that over
the telephone, and some very natural and spicy dialogue between Mr.
and Mrs. Carleton over the arrangements for an afternoon 'At Home.'
Bridget's various deductions and surprises kept the audience
constantly laughing whenever she appeared."--_Hampshire Gazette._
"Miss Rice has in the comedy, 'Charley's Country Cousin,' added
another to her list of delightful plays. The author is not only
very well known in this city socially, but also as a writer of
clever and original comedies, her 'Mrs. Bagg's Bargain Day,' which
was presented several times last season, meeting with the greatest
favor. This latest play met a most appreciative audience at every
production. There were enthusiastic calls for the author both
evenings."--_Albany Argus._
"'Charley's Country Cousin' was a great success here and we did not
consider it at all hard to give. We had two persons for Topsy and
counterpart and each did a monologue in the place where she was
supposed to be rehearsing. Topsy also did a colored song very well.
All who heard the play said it was the best we had had of the short
ones and remarkably well suited to any entertainment given under
the auspices of the church."--_Miss Elisabeth G. Day, Colchester,
Conn._
"In view of other amateur plays which I have seen, there is not
anything that so perfectly meets the need as your plays. In the
matter of adaptibility to amateur talent, in action, in humor (at
once emphatic and fresh and clean) and in simple natural literary
style your writings cannot be excelled."--_Rev. W. H. Garth, St.
Michael's Rectory, Naugatuck, Conn._
Price 25 cents.
GOOD KING WENCESLAS
A CHRISTMAS PLAY FOR CHILDREN IN TWO ACTS
This play was written to meet a request of church workers for a
Christmas entertainment of dramatic character to be given within one
hour and with no change of scene. The author, therefore, has arranged
Act I to be read aloud to an audience with no acting, which reading
shall be followed by the rise of curtain and the presentation of the two
scenes of Act II. The dramatic parts for the play, as thus arranged, are
those only that are found in Act II, and are given below. All may be
readily taken by children.
DAME GOODY (Hedwig)
GRETCHEN
VIOLET }
ALFRED } Children of Mrs. Collingwood
BERNICE }
KENNETH }
PAULINE }
LOUISE }
ESTHER }
OLIVE }
DOROTHY } Friends of the Collingwood children
LAURENCE }
RALPH }
DAVID }
Other children may be added, if desired, or the above number lessened.
(See notes.)
"We had a most successful Christmas entertainment. The applause was
so loud we feared the children would forget to finish their
parts."--_Miss Alice F. Danforth, Springfield, Mass._
"A great success for a Christmas entertainment, there is so much
life and color in it, so much song and emotion. It is well and
carefully done with both the proportion of moderation and the charm
of deep sentiment."--_David S. Muzzey, Ph.D., Yonkers, N. Y._
"It is difficult to find words to express my admiration for the
play 'Good King Wenceslas.' I believe it will be far-reaching in
its influence."--_Miss N. H. Cottrell, Albany, N. Y._
"It is splendid."--_Rev. Wm. H. Garth, St. Michael's Rectory,
Naugatuck, Conn._
Price 25 cents.
GOOD KING WENCESLAS
(See foregoing page.)
This play may be given more elaborately by the representing on the stage
of Act I. This arrangement will call for the addition of the following
characters:
HELEN ARMSTRONG, a girl of 15, afterward Mrs. Collingwood
FOUR SCHOOL GIRLS
EDWIN, a footman
MAN, a thief
WOMAN, a thief
BOY
TRAIN ANNOUNCER
GATEMAN, who inspects tickets
Other R. R. officials, passengers, etc., etc.
Scene laid at New York R. R. Station
"Simple and picturesque, bright and pathetic in turn."--_Rt. Rev.
Alexander H. Vinton, D. D., Bishop, Springfield, Mass._
"It breathes the Christmas spirit and has a true dramatic interest
that holds one to the end."--_Miss Eleanor Meneely, Albany, N. Y._
"I have greatly enjoyed 'Good King Wenceslas.' The introduction of
the carols is a beautiful feature of the play. Your work along
these lines is a work that has long been needed."--_Rev. Fredk. J.
Sawers, Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, Canada._
"The play is splendid and the first act is great. I hope we can
give 'Good King Wenceslas,' for your plays are so 'playable,' it is
a joy to work over them."--_Miss Marion H. Sterns, Instructor in
Elocution and Physical Culture, Staten Island Academy, Staten
Island, N. Y._
Price 25 cents.
MRS. TUBBS'S TELEGRAM
A COMEDY IN ONE ACT
Dramatis Personae
MRS. TUBBS
ROWENA }
AMELIA }
TOMMY } Children of Mrs. Tubbs
TEDDY }
and }
OTHER LITTLE TUBBS }
MRS. RAVEN }
MRS. DONNELL } Neighbors of Mrs. Tubbs
MISS SIMPKINS }
and others }
As few or many neighbors as desired
TELEGRAPH MESSENGER
Place--Kitchen of Mrs. Tubbs at Cinder Corner. If given as an out-door
play, action takes place on Mrs. Tubbs's back piazza.
Time in representation 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Given by all ages with equal success as following endorsements will
show. The parts of "Teddy" and "Tommy" may be taken by girls dressed as
boys or names may be changed to those of girls.
"A little comedy designed to supply a real demand--that of a
wholesome, amusing play to be used in school or home
theatricals."--_The Outlook._
"We heartily commend the capital little play, 'Mrs. Tubbs's
Telegram,' as a very natural and amusing comedietta, which is quite
within the acting capacities of every-day boys and
girls."--_Editorial Notes St. Nicholas._
"Our club presented your very clever little play, 'Mrs. Tubbs's
Telegram,' last evening before an audience of 400 persons who were
most enthusiastic."--_Mrs. Richard Farmer Wood, Concord, Mass._
"The best chapter play ever given at Vassar to my knowledge."--_An
Instructor for many years at the college. Quoted by Mabel H.
Baldwin, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y._
"The play was just what we wanted and proved the greatest kind of a
success."--_Charlotte W. Passmore, Morris House, Smith College,
Northampton, Mass._
"The little chapel was filled and 'Mrs. Tubbs' was greatly enjoyed.
It was a genuine satisfaction to give such a pure, clean little
play with life and fun from beginning to end."--_Miss Georgiana
Clinton, South Norwalk, Conn._
"Everyone spoke of it as a very bright little play and just the
thing for a church. We got along nicely without a curtain."--_Mrs.
F. S. Field, Shattuckville, Mass._
"We gave the comedy to a very large audience in the town hall, who
received it with the wildest enthusiasm."--_Principal High School,
Windsor, Conn._
"Given five times for five different charities by Y. W. C. A. of
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Our last audience was larger and if possible
even more enthusiastic than our first."--_Miss Emma Mott, General
Secretary Y. W. C. A._
"A crowded house and everyone highly entertained. It is just the
thing for home entertainments where children are to take
part."--_Miss Lillian Fischer, Fulton, Missouri._
"Just the right sort of play for boys and girls to give."--_Mrs. F.
W. Davis, Cumberland, Maine._
Price, 25 cents.
MRS. BAGG'S BARGAIN DAY
A COMEDY IN TWO ACTS
Dramatis Personae
MRS. BAGG
MADELAINE BAGG
BENNY BAGG
YOUNGER BAGGS
MRS. TAGG
MRS. RAGG
MRS. FAGG
MRS. LAGG
MRS. PETTIT
MRS. SHORT
MRS. GRAND
MR. BAGG
MR. TALKHARD
Cash boys, clerks, shoppers, maid, workmen, etc., etc.
Act. I.--Interior of a department store.
Act II.--Mrs. Bagg's home.
Time in representation 1 to 1-1/2 hours, as preferred.
"The charming little comedy 'Mrs. Bagg's Bargain Day,' was given
most successfully last night before the Fortnightly Club of this
place, and all were in hearty appreciation of its delightful merit.
The play was in the hands of gifted amateurs, so the humor and
pertinence of the text were in no way impaired."--_Eleanor Havens
Grant, Jamestown, N. Y._
"Given by Unity Dramatic Club, Springfield, Mass. The chapel was
packed full of people and so many turned away that the performance
will be again presented. A remarkably bright little
play."--_Springfield Republican._
Given by Alumnae of Albany Academy for Girls, benefit of Endowment
Fund, $250 realized. Later repeated by same amateurs for various
charities, seven performances in all being given. "A tremendous
success from start to finish. Large and enthusiastic audiences at
every representation."--_Albany Argus._
"I am delighted with 'Mrs. Bagg's Bargain Day' and know it will
meet with success wherever presented."--_Miss Adele Ripont,
Instructor in Elocution and Physical Culture, Central High School,
Buffalo, N. Y._
"'Mrs. Bagg's Bargain Day' was by far the greatest hit of anything
ever tried here. We found the parts very easy to take."--_Miss
Edith Irwin, President Y. W. C. A., Iberia Academy, Iberia,
Missouri._
"The young people are carried away with 'Mrs. Bagg's Bargain Day,'
and want to commence work right away."--_Miss Lois B. Warner,
Salisbury, Conn._
"Given by the young people of St. Paul's Church, Poughkeepsie, N.
Y. Not a dull line in it."--_Rev. Francis Whitcome, Rector._
"We presented 'Mrs. Bagg's Bargain Day' last Friday night at the
schoolhouse to a very appreciative audience. We were so well
pleased that we shall probably want to give another of your plays
in the autumn."--_Harry McCulloch, Class President, Freeport High
School, Freeport, Ill._
"The play succeeded excellently. We received considerable applause
and what we most wanted, lots of laughter."--_Kennebunk Festival
Chorus, Kennebunk, Maine._
Price 25 cents.
GOOD AS GOLD
(Second Edition with Notes)
A COMEDY IN FOUR ACTS
The title, "Their Rich Relative," may be substituted if preferred.
Dramatis Personae
MRS. ROGERS
MARIE }
HESTER }
DOROTHY } daughters of Mrs. Rogers
THEODORA }
MRS. LAURA VOSE sister of Mrs. Rogers
MISS LUCINDA PHELPS distant cousin of Mrs. Rogers
ROSA the maid
JANET }
ISABEL } little school girls
BAGGAGE-MAN
MUSICIANS
As many male characters as desired may be introduced in Act II as
travelers, newsboys, ticket agent, boot black, etc., etc. (See notes).
Play may be given by female characters only if preferred. A stewardess
may be substituted for the baggage-man or baggage-man eliminated. (See
notes).
Time--The present. Place--New England village.
Time in representation, longer form 2 hours; shorter form 1-1/2 hours.
Given with equal success by girls' schools and women's clubs.
"Original and clever with interest sustained to the very
end."--_Rt. Rev. Wm. Croswell Doane, D. D., LL. D., Bishop, Albany,
N. Y._
"The best play I have yet seen for girls."--_Miss Tebbetts,
Principal of St. Margaret's School, San Mateo, California._
"Every one pronounced it one of the prettiest plays ever
seen."--_Miss Josephine M. Taft, Greenville, N. H._
"Thank you for a play which is so bright and charming and so full
of good wholesome fun."--_Miss Susan E. Borthwick, Portsmouth, N.
H._
"Enclosed find our program of 'Gentlemen's Night,' which passed off
very pleasantly. All evidently appreciated the comical situations
in 'Good as Gold,' and the ladies certainly made the most of them.
The gentlemen seemed greatly to enjoy the play, and we were all
agreed that it was a bright, clean comedy, very suitable for
occasions like ours."--_Amherst Woman's Club, Amherst, Mass._
"We presented the play, 'Good as Gold,' at our summer residence
before an audience of a hundred and fifty people. The tickets were
sold at seventy-five cents apiece and the proceeds given to a local
charity. The parts were taken by ten girls from twelve to fourteen
years of age and they did themselves, as well as those who had
instructed them, great credit. Many pronounced it the best piece of
amateur acting they ever had seen. The play, itself, was highly
commended by all as being extremely refined, free from all foolish
ideas, bright and interesting from beginning to end."--_Mrs. Eugene
N. Foss, Cohasset, Mass._
Price 25 cents.
A SUCCESSFUL STRATAGEM
A COMEDY IN ONE ACT
Dramatis Personae
COLONEL WENTWORTH Retired army officer
COLONEL ASHMORE In active service
CAROLINE WENTWORTH An only daughter, aged 18
NORA A maid
Time 1 hour
"A charming, brilliant little comedy."--_Charles Eliot Norton._
"Bright and entertaining, compact and manageable, lending itself to
the conditions of almost any home in our land."--_Mrs. L. F.
Selfridge, Foot's Cray, Kent, London, England._
"If you happen to need a little play that may be easily acted by
amateurs in a home evening, send to K. McDowell Rice, Worthington,
Mass., and procure her list of original plays. They are clever and
droll, and the stage properties and setting come within the means
of a little company of high school girls, or of a charitable
association or guild. They have not one objectionable feature and
have many good ones."--_Mrs. Margaret E. Sangster, in Sunshine
Bulletin._
"I have seen your booklet containing the comedy, 'A Successful
Stratagem,' which I find wonderfully clever, and as I am thinking
of giving a little dramatic entertainment in my home for the
Woman's Club, I think this play will be most entertaining."--_Mrs.
Myron Dickson, Martinsville, Indiana._
"The choicest comedy in your collection."--_Miss Isadelle C. Couch,
Instructor of Vocal Training, Mt. Holyoke College, Mass._
"Any Sunshiner seeking a clean, bright play for college, school or
home theatricals, will not do better than to try 'Good as Gold' and
'A Successful Stratagem.'"--_Mary D. Beattie in Sunshine Bulletin._
"I need always some bit of humor in my programs, and it is
difficult to find pure light humor that is not plebeian. Your plays
are most excellent in this very particular, that they are entirely
above coarseness."--_Miss M. M. Davis, Instructor in Expression and
Oratory, Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan._
"Your plays are most attractive. The best thing of the kind I have
seen. You have my permission, most heartily granted, to use my
endorsement, as it is such a pleasure to find plays that are fresh,
interesting and 'playable,' after looking over quantities of the
silly, inane trash that is published to-day."--_E. B. Merrill,
Walla Walla, Washington._
"I regard your comedies as admirably adapted to school and church
entertainments and hope to use another at some future date."--_Rev.
C. F. Porter, Corinth, N. Y._
"I am delighted with 'A Successful Stratagem,' and with all your
plays."--_Mrs. Salome Cutler Fairchild, Vice-Director Library
School, Albany, N. Y._
"A Successful Stratagem" has been given by Smith College students
at Morris House and Belmont House, Northampton, Mass.; also by the
pupils of Miss Liggett's Home and Day School, Detroit, Mich., and
by many others.
Price 25 cents.
UNCLE JOE'S JEWEL
A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS
COMEDY GIVEN AT WORTHINGTON.
Initial Performance of Miss Rice's "Uncle Joe's Jewel" a Success.
The initial performance of a three-act comedy at Worthington, "Uncle
Joe's Jewel," the latest play of Miss Katharine McDowell Rice, took
place Friday. The parts were all excellently taken as follows:
Molly Armstrong Mrs. O. B. Ireland
Grace Horton The author
Nora, the janitor's daughter Miss Rachel Ely
Mr. Winthrop ("Uncle Joe") W. G. Rice, Jr.
Jack Wetherbee Raymond Buck
Karl Pfeffer Donald Stevens
Postman Raymond Laird
Stage Manager--Miss Susan Rice.
The audience was a most appreciative one, the play being received with
constant laughter and applause. Among those from out of town who came
especially for the play were Mr. and Mrs. Goddard of New York, Mrs. and
Miss Gardner and Mr. Henry Carter of Albany, Mr. and Mrs. Mellor of
Philadelphia, Mrs. William Bryant of Montclair, N. J., Mrs. Lyman James
of Williamsburg, Mrs. Harry Williams and Mrs. H. R. Hinckley of
Northampton, Mrs. and Miss Merritt and Mr. Merritt of Brooklyn, Mrs.
Gillette of Hudson, Prof. Wellington of Amherst, and Dr. and Mrs. Gibbs
of Huntington. Word was received from Senator and Mrs. Crane that they
had hoped to be present, but were unavoidably detained. There were also
large parties from Middlefield, South Worthington, Littleville and
Chesterfield. Between Acts I and II some charming novelties from Paris
were sold by Mrs. W. G. Rice for benefit of new scenery and curtains,
about $25 being realized. Between Acts II and III Mrs. Rice delighted
the audience with some French songs, accompanied by Miss Julia Rogers of
Springfield. After the play the audience went largely out of doors to
enjoy the charming afternoon. Here Miss Rice received many
congratulations on the success of the play; $35 was received at the
door, to which was added $17 from friends present, making a total of $52
for the library.
The play was repeated in the evening for the benefit of the woman's
benevolent society and parish work; $36 was taken at the door, to which
was added the money received from sale of candy and refreshments, making
a total of about $60 for this benefit.--_Springfield Republican._
_BY KATHARINE MCDOWELL RICE, WORTHINGTON, MASS._
UNCLE JOE'S JEWEL
A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS
MOLLY ARMSTRONG
GRACE HORTON
NORA, the janitor's daughter
MR. WINTHROP ("Uncle Joe")
JACK WETHERBEE
KARL PFEFFER
POSTMAN
Place: Apartment of Misses Horton and Armstrong
PERMISSION TO ACT MUST BE OBTAINED OF THE AUTHOR
"I am delighted to express my appreciation of 'Uncle Joe's Jewel,'
given by our Woman's Guild of St. Peter's Church. It is a very
bright, clever little comedy."--_Mrs. H. A. Field, Springfield,
Mass._
"We and our audience greatly enjoyed your charming 'Uncle Joe's
Jewel.' Every one was most enthusiastic. I think you will be
interested to know that I never had so little trouble in drilling
girls for a play, which was to me psychological evidence that it
was so true to girl nature that they did it all naturally and
spontaneously. Our play was such a success that at request we
repeated it before the Mothers' Club of Christ Church, who were
highly entertained, appreciating all the points to the full. Give
us more plays as clever and wholesome as 'Uncle Joe's
Jewel.'"--_Clara L. Bostwick, Miss Porter's School, "The Elms,"
Springfield, Mass._
"We gave 'Uncle Joe's Jewel' as a church entertainment and believe
you would have been proud of your work. Every word you write is to
the point and the actors brought it all out so well."--_M. K.
Royal, Plymouth, Mass._
"We have chosen 'Uncle Joe's Jewel' as our Freshman Play."--_All
Around Club, Jackson College._
"We gave 'Uncle Joe's Jewel' as our Class Play, and had such
success that we believe it will inaugurate the giving of a play
each year as a part of Senior Prom."--_New Bedford, Mass., High
School._
Price 25 cents
ALL ENDORSEMENTS UNSOLICITED ALL USED BY PERMISSION
DR. HARDHACK'S PRESCRIPTION
A PLAY FOR CHILDREN
IN
FOUR SHORT ACTS
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
GRANDMA PROUDIE
MAMMA PROUDIE
EMILY PROUDIE
AUNT FLIGHTY
AUNT HIGHTY-TIGHTY
PUSSY WILLOW
MARY, the maid
DR. HARDHACK
Price 25 cents.
GOLFER GOOP'S GAUNTLET
FOR CHILDREN
Entertainment to be given with
PUNCH AND JUDY PUPPETS
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AN ENTERTAINMENT OF
NEW WAX WORKS
With Up-to-Date Figures and Original Speeches
A modern adaptation of the old and well-known Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works
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