Plays
The Nō Plays of Japan
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Varioustranslated Byarthur Waley and Varioustranslated By Arthur Waley
Noh (Nō), or Nogaku—derived from the Sino-Japanese word for "skill" or "talent"—is a major form of classical Japanese mu…
A Kiss for Cinderella
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J. M. Barrie
This play does have Cinderella and a Godmother, Royalty, and glass slippers, but it takes place in WW1 and is certainly not your typical fai…
The Sorrows of a Show Girl
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Kenneth Mcgaffey
Originally printed in The Morning Telegraph in New York, this is the story of Miss Sabrina, the show girl, and her ups and downs with the un…
Rosmersholm
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Henrik Ibsen
Rosmersholm is a play written in 1886 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. In the estimation of many critics the piece is Ibsen's masterwor…
One-Act Play Collection
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Various
This collection of ten one-act dramas features plays by Edward Goodman, Alice Gerstenberg, Arnold Bennett, John Galsworthy, Anton Chekhov, F…
The Tragedy of Mariam
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Elizabeth Cary
The Tragedy of Mariam (1613) is the first original drama written in English by a woman. Elizabeth Cary drew on Jewish histories by Josephus …
The Dance of Death
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August Strindberg
The Dance of Death is a play in two parts by the Swedish dramatist August Strindberg, written in 1900. It depicts the dissolution of a marri…
Mary Broome
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Allan Monkhouse
Before Downton Abbey, there was Mary Broome. In Allan Monkhouse's 1911 satire, when the son of a middle-class household gets their housemaid…
The School for Wives
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Molière
In 1661 and 1662 Moliere presented the plays The School for Husbands and then The School for Wives (this one). "The central situations …
Mr H
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Charles Lamb
Mr H is a farce that was first performed at Drury Lane in 1806. The plot is slender and revolves around a single rather feeble joke, but the…
Mademoiselle De Belle Isle
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Alexandre Dumas
"The refined and fashionable audiences who... used to applaud the play of Mademoiselle de Belle Isle… would, in all probability, have o…
Pollyanna, the Glad Girl
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Catherine Chisholm Cushing
Miss Polly Harrington is not at all pleased to be taking charge of her orphaned niece - but duty is duty, and that's how Pollyanna Whittier …
Opportunity
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Walter Malone
LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Opportunity by Walter Malone. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for January 27, 2013.Wa…
One-Act Play Collection
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Various
Explore the art of drama with this diverse collection of ten one-act plays, showcasing the talents of renowned playwrights such as James M. …
The Steel Hammer
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Louis Ulbach
A large inheritance greatly transforms the lives of three people: a good man, who would have inherited at least a part of the fortune if his…
Vandover and the Brute
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Frank Norris
Vandover is a student who succumbs to a gambling addiction. This addiction causes him to divest himself of his cherished possessions and to …
Quality Street
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J. M. Barrie
Two sisters living on Quality Street set up and run a school for children after the local doctor heads off to fight Napoleon. Ten years late…
Essays on Art
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Essays on art, letters, thoughts, aphorisms - Goethe's thoughts were dealing with artworks of every branch of arts. He addressed many aspect…
The Tinker's Wedding
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John Millington Synge
The Tinker's Wedding is a lively two-act play by Irish playwright John Millington Synge, known for its sharp wit and keen observations of ru…
One-Act Play Collection
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Various
Explore a diverse array of theatrical voices in this captivating collection of ten one-act plays. Featuring works by renowned playwrights su…