Comic Tragedies / Written by 'Jo' and 'Meg' and Acted by The 'Little Women'

A small collection of short stage pieces written and performed by two resourceful sisters, presenting melodramatic scenes that mix romance, disguise, revenge, supernatural curses, captivity, and daring rescue. A foreword describes how a garret becomes a makeshift theater and how two actresses double or triple roles with rapid costume changes, prompting long speeches and theatrical contrivances to preserve illusion. The assembled plays range from haunted castles and Moorish or classical tableaux to operatic tragedy and domestic pathos, emphasizing spectacle, sentimental emotion, and youthful improvisatory invention.