A play based on the life of Edith Cavell, a British nurse working in Belgium during World War I who was shot by a German military tribunal for assisting allied soldiers to escape to neutral Holland.

The story of a small town Midwestern girl who becomes a Broadway star.

William Marble did the murder, the question is, will fate let him get away with it? A play based on Forester’s novel which in turn served as the basis for a very successful movie starring Charles Laughton.... View More

This third edition includes music for the play, which is based on Oscar Wilde’s The Selfish Giant.The colored illustrations are printed in black and white halftone in this edition.... View More

A writer on his hobby.

Based loosely on Norwegian folk tales, this is a verse play about an egotistical scoundrel with no redeeming qualities.

 

A collection of plays set during the reign of Queen Victoria.

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A magical summer night’s romp by the master of English drama. This Limited Editions Club version has all new illustrations by Rackham.... View More

This edition of the complete libretto to “The Ring” contains only forty-eight of the original color illustrations.

A collection of Christmas stories, plays, pictures and poems.

In this story of thirteenth-century England, Adam travels from St. Albans Abbey to Winchester to Oxford in search of his father, a strolling player. This is the first British edition. The type was reset, reducing the page count considerably. The... View More

Synopses of twenty-five operas frequently performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City are accompanied by illustrations by Tenggren. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Selections from the Bard, illustrated by Ardizzone.

A “book about the theatre proper; tinged with bitter, brittle wit and hard philosophy” (sic). Dust jacket by Ardizzone.

In this story of thirteenth-century England, Adam travels from St. Albans Abbey to Winchester to Oxford in search of his father, a strolling player. This later edition uses one of the interior illustrations for the dust jacket. It maintains the diffe... View More

A biography of the eighteenth century British actor-manager.

A survey of popular entertainment from high class to low.

An African American mother and her two children follow the crops north along the east coast in this play about migrant farm workers.

A play about a Tejano family of migrant farm workers in Illinois.

High up on a stone seat in the great open-air theatre of Athens, Alexis, son of Leon, watches the Festival of Plays - and dreams of seeing his own play on that famous stage. So, as the summer passes, Alexis writes his play for the next year's Festiva... View More

Mrs. Howard V. Larue III, a very wealthy widow, makes a big mistake when she refuses to let Mimi, a little girl who claims her mother is a witch, play with her only son, Howay. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

A play that follows a mining family from Kentucky as they move to Arkansas to pick cotton.

This book takes place after the events of The Islanders, Rough Water and Operation Wild Goose and deals with Nick’s doings at drama school.... View More

Songs about life in the city.

Shakespeare's play, Henry V, begins at the English court, where the young king is persuaded that he has a claim to the throne of France. Read online at archive.org... View More

The Tempest, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, Two Gentlemen of Verona, and we have just covered the T’s. The greatest master of English in his most appealing work.

What followed Peter Pan.

Seven miracle plays adapted for modern performance.

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An anthology of works by Eleanor Farjeon.

The play of Peter Pan turned into a book. The color plates from the American edition were included in later British editions. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The play of Peter Pan turned into a book. This edition has six colored plates not in the original British edition. Read online at archive.org.   This is the later British edition.... View More

A play written by L. Frank Baum in 1915 for the Los Angeles social club, "The Uplifters." It is filled with his trademark puns and includes songs.

Abridged versions for performance by young people, including The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Comedy of Errors, The Tragedy of Macbeth, and The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.

A short history of the theater based on theater buildings and set design.

Several Christmas stories from the author’s previously-published books, along with two new stories, poems and a play. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The autobiography of a British clown who was active in the early nineteenth century.

This is the first part of Antonia Forest’s historical novel about Shakespeare and his times.... View More

This is the second part of Antonia Forest’s historical romance of Shakespeare’s time.

Nicola Bayley supplied the cover painting for this fundraiser for the Combined Theatrical Charities Appeals Council.

An Elizabethan play written by Thomas Dekker. It falls into the subgenre of city comedy, moving through the urban landscape of 16th century apprenticeships and artisan production with tales of thwarted marriages and class division. Read online at&nbs... View More

Nicola Bayley supplied the cover painting for this Combined Theatrical Charities Appeals Council fundraiser.

Calligraphy by Graily Hewitt accompanies the Rackham illustrations.

An Elizabethan tragedy that was highly popular and influential in its time. The Spanish Tragedy established a new genre in English theatre: the revenge play or revenge tragedy. Read online at archive.org... View More

This edition pays special attention to the earliest known performance at Gray's Inn Hall during the Christmas Revels of 1594. Read online at archive.org... View More

Twins separated at birth, one raised by a bear, the other by the King of France recognize each other on the field of honor.

Weyr, a thirteen year old orphan joins a troupe of traveling players in this fantasy version of a familiar story.