Dramas and melodramas

4 books

"Old Scrooge": A Christmas Carol in Five Staves. Dramatized from Charles Dickens' Celebrated Christmas Story.Charles Augustus Scott · 1890An 1890 stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," dramatized in five staves by Charles Augustus Scott. The book provides a script with characters, costumes, scenery, and staging directions for performing the story of Ebenezer Scrooge.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

PlaysSusan Glaspell · 1920A 1920 collection of plays by Susan Glaspell, including Trifles, The Outside, The Verge, and Inheritors. The opening play follows an investigation into a farmer's death, as two women notice details the men overlook.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Arrow-Maker: A Drama in Three ActsMary Austin · 1911A three-act stage drama by Mary Austin, first produced in 1911, set among the Paiutes of the Southwest. It centers on the Chisera, a medicine woman whose gifts place her at the mercy of her tribe's expectations.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Theft: A Play In Four ActsJack London · 1910A four-act play by Jack London, published in 1910, set in Washington, D.C. over twenty-four hours. It centers on reform-minded Congressman Howard Knox and his conflict with a corrupt senator, a powerful magnate, and a scheming journalist.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية