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The Exhibition Drama / Comprising Drama, Comedy, and Farce, Together with Dramatic and Musical Entertainments

Chapter 1: THE EXHIBITION DRAMA: COMPRISING DRAMA, COMEDY, AND FARCE, TOGETHER WITH DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS, FOR PRIVATE THEATRICALS, HOME REPRESENTATIONS, HOLIDAY AND SCHOOL EXHIBITIONS.
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A collection of short dramas, comedies, farces, musical allegories, and tableaux tailored for amateur and school performances. It gathers one-act and multi-act pieces — including a patriotic drama influenced by the recent civil conflict, a Christmas entertainment and a dramatization of a well-known holiday tale — with stage directions, costume notes, and casting options so performances can be scaled for private theatricals, school exhibitions, and veteran posts. Several pieces emphasize tableaux, songs, and simple choreography, while others provide comedy, temperance themes, and character sketches for small casts. The volume aims to supply practical material for community and educational theatrical presentations.

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Title: The Exhibition Drama

Author: George M. Baker

Release date: June 16, 2016 [eBook #52348]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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ENLISTED FOR THE WAR.

THE AMATEUR DRAMA SERIES.

THE
 
EXHIBITION DRAMA:
 
COMPRISING
 
DRAMA, COMEDY, AND FARCE,
 
TOGETHER WITH
 
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS,
 
FOR
 
PRIVATE THEATRICALS, HOME REPRESENTATIONS, HOLIDAY AND
SCHOOL EXHIBITIONS
.

BY
GEORGE M. BAKER,
Author of "Amateur Dramas," "The Mimic Stage," "The Social Stage,"
"The Drawing-Room Stage," "Temperance Dramas," "A Baker's
Dozen," "Humorous Dialogues," "Running to Waste,"
&c.
ILLUSTRATED.
BOSTON:
LEE AND SHEPARD, PUBLISHERS.
NEW YORK:
LEE, SHEPARD, & DILLINGHAM.
1875.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by
GEORGE M. BAKER,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
Boston:
Rand, Avery, & Co., Stereotypers and Printers.