Play Suggestions

Post by **ToddHW** » July 4th, 2020, 8:13 am

SonOfTheExiles wrote: ↑
March 13th, 2020, 7:27 pm
Has anyone considered some of the plays of Henry Arthur Jones (1851-1929)...?

The Liars (Comedy)
Text: https://archive.org/details/liarsoriginalcom00jone/page/n6/mode/2up
Synopsis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Liars_(play)

The Silver King (Melodrama)
Text: https://archive.org/details/silverkingdramai00jone/page/n6/mode/2up

The Case of Rebellious Susan (Comedy)
Text: https://archive.org/details/caseofrebellious00jone/page/n3/mode/2up

Michael and His Lost Angel
Text: https://archive.org/details/michaelhislostan00joneiala/page/n8/mode/2up

Saints and Sinners
Text: https://archive.org/details/saintssinnersnew00joneiala/page/n7/mode/2up

There are a considerable number of other plays by this author: https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Jones%2C+Henry+Arthur%2C+1851-1929%22&page=2

Cheers,
Chris

Okay, I'm going to try The Liars when my plate gets a little less full.

Thanks, Todd

SonOfTheExiles · Post by **SonOfTheExiles** » July 5th, 2020, 12:57 am

Comedies and Farces of Arthur Murphy (1727 – 1805)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Murphy_(writer)

The Citizen
https://archive.org/details/citizenfarceintw0000murp

The Way To Keep Him
https://archive.org/details/waytokeephimcome00murpiala/page/n9/mode/2up

All In The Wrong
https://archive.org/details/allinwrongcomedy0000murp

Know Your Own Mind
https://archive.org/details/knowyourownmindc0000murp

The Apprentice
https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_rz7yTqLqfnMC

Three Weeks After Marriage
https://archive.org/details/threeweeksafterm0000murp/page/n2/mode/1up

SonOfTheExiles · Post by **SonOfTheExiles** » July 5th, 2020, 1:04 am

Philip Massinger (1583 – 1640)

A New Way to Pay Old Debts and The City Madam
https://archive.org/details/philipmassinger0001mass/mode/2up

SonOfTheExiles · Post by **SonOfTheExiles** » July 5th, 2020, 1:10 am

S. Theyre-Smith

Uncle's Will
Plot Summary: https://archive.org/details/uncleswill00they/page/n3/mode/1up

https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Theyre-Smith%2C+S.+%28Spenser%29%22

alanmapstone · Post by **alanmapstone** » July 5th, 2020, 2:45 am

SonOfTheExiles wrote: ↑
July 5th, 2020, 1:04 am
Philip Massinger (1583 – 1640)
A New Way to Pay Old Debts
https://archive.org/details/philipmassinger0001mass/mode/2up

I will vote for this one

Post by **ToddHW** » July 5th, 2020, 3:55 am

Yeah, that does look good. As do many more. And I wondered what I was going to do until 2030....

Thanks, Todd

SonOfTheExiles · Post by **SonOfTheExiles** » July 5th, 2020, 3:59 am

ToddHW wrote: ↑
July 5th, 2020, 3:55 am
Yeah, that does look good. As do many more. And I wondered what I was going to do until 2030....

Thanks, Todd

So now achieving total enlightenment is on hold again, huh?

Sorry about that, Chief.

Cheers,
Chris

Scarbo · Post by **Scarbo** » July 10th, 2020, 4:55 pm

It looks like the two D.H. Lawrence plays on Project Gutenberg haven't been recorded yet:

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55877/55877-h/55877-h.htm

Touch and Go: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4216/4216-h/4216-h.htm
(Interestingly, certain situations and even character names seem to be recycled from Women in Love here.)

Anyone interested? I'm afraid I'm still too new around here to participate in ways other than being a reader.

Post by **ToddHW** » July 10th, 2020, 6:38 pm

Sigh. So many plays, so little time. On the list. Good finds.

Thanks, Todd

RobMarland · Post by **RobMarland** » July 11th, 2020, 10:17 pm

SonOfTheExiles wrote: ↑
July 5th, 2020, 1:04 am
Philip Massinger (1583 – 1640)

A New Way to Pay Old Debts and The City Madam
https://archive.org/details/philipmassinger0001mass/mode/2up

Both of these are a little later than the plays I like to BC but I would definitely be up for reading.

Ambsweet13 · Post by **Ambsweet13** » July 15th, 2020, 1:53 pm

SonOfTheExiles wrote: ↑
February 23rd, 2020, 12:57 am
Peg O' My Heart, by J. Hartley Manners

Here is a play that was later made into a movie in 1933. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024433/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_4

I believe the play also inspired a song of the same name that was popular in its day.

https://archive.org/details/pegomyheart00mannrich/page/n3/mode/2up

Plus it looks like it's PD for everyone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Hartley_Manners

Cheers,
Chris

This one seems fun to do. Is it on anyone else's list or is it up for grabs?

Post by **mightyfelix** » July 17th, 2020, 2:47 pm

Vortigern and Rowena, a "lost" Shakespeare play, in truth a poor hoax by W. H. Ireland, was just suggested over in Book Suggestions: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=78533

The hathi edition linked there includes a lengthy prologue by the author (after his deception was discovered) explaining why and how he conducted the forgery!

SonOfTheExiles · Post by **SonOfTheExiles** » July 18th, 2020, 1:03 am

Post by **ToddHW** » July 18th, 2020, 3:08 am

I am full up on plays at the moment - can't fit any more into my signature line (my way of checking that I am keeping myself under control). I'll be glad to consult with anyone else who want to run one, but I won't take another one on myself at the moment.

Thanks, Todd

Post by **ToddHW** » July 20th, 2020, 6:12 am

mightyfelix wrote: ↑
July 17th, 2020, 2:47 pm
Vortigern and Rowena, a "lost" Shakespeare play, in truth a poor hoax by W. H. Ireland, was just suggested over in Book Suggestions: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=78533

The hathi edition linked there includes a lengthy prologue by the author (after his deception was discovered) explaining why and how he conducted the forgery!

Hmmm. I guess if we are going to do a fake Shakespeare, it ought to be a good fake rather than a poor hoax. So howsabout The Birth of Merlin, found in a book of 14 Shakespeare fakes?

https://archive.org/details/shakespeareapoc00broouoft/page/350/mode/2up

Yeah, I know I said I was all full up with plays but I'm going to prep and start this before the end of the month - I hope. (And then I'll come back to the huge list of suggestions above.)

Thanks, Todd