Smith, S. D.: Jack and Jill, founded on parts of the story by Louisa M. Alcott. Ladies' Home Journal, December, 1906. Seven male, eight female characters (more if desired); setting, easily arranged; costumes, ordinary; time, thirty minutes. Suitable for grades 5-9.

Burnett, Frances H.: Little Lord Fauntleroy, a drama in three acts, founded on the story. Samuel French, New York. 25c. Permission must be obtained from the publisher before this play may be used; charges, $15.

Nine male, three female characters; setting, interiors; costumes, various, as demanded by the story; time, a full evening. This is rather an ambitious play for a school to attempt. Suitable for grades 9-12.

Stowe, H. B.: Dialogues and Scenes adapted from her writings. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston. Price, 15c. Suitable for grades 6-12.

Guild, T. H.: The Clancey Kids, a comedy in two acts. Walter H. Baker & Co., Boston. Price, 15c.

No male, eighteen female characters; setting, a garden and adjoining backyard; costumes, everyday; time, about an hour. A simple, wholesome play, in which one set of children show some others how to amuse themselves. A part of “A Midsummer Night's Dream" is introduced. Suitable for grades 6-10.

Bangs, J. K.: A Proposal Under Difficulties, a farce. Harper & Bros., New York. Price, 50c.

Three male, two female characters; setting, a room; costumes, ordinary; time, less than an hour. Suitable for grades 11-12. (This play is also included in one volume with three other farces: The Bicyclers, A Dramatic Evening, and The Fatal Message. Price, $1.25.)

Merington, Marguerite: The "Cranford" Play, in three acts, adapted from Elizabeth Gaskell's novel. Duffield & Co.,

New York; also in the Ladies' Home Journal, February, 1901. Price, $1.25. Permission may be had to use this play.

One male, nine female characters; setting, a room; costumes, old-fashioned but easily arranged; time, a short evening. Suitable for grades 8-12.

Austen, Jane: Pride and Prejudice, adapted by Mrs. Steele MacKaye. Duffield & Co., New York. Price, $1.25.

Ten male, ten female characters; setting, interior and exterior; costumes, quaint; time, a full evening. Suitable for grades 10-12.

Tennyson, Alfred: The Princess, recast as a drama in five acts. Walter H. Baker & Co., Boston. Price, 15c.

Eight male, four female characters, besides as many male and female students, heralds, etc., as desired; settings, interiors and exteriors; costumes, various, almost demanding the services of a costumer; time, a full evening. This adaptation is very good, using the words of the poem throughout. It may be given simply in the classroom after studying the poem, or it may be presented somewhat elaborately at the theatre. Suitable for grades 10-12.

Gilbert, W. S.: The Princess, a whimsical perversion of Tennyson's poem. Samuel French, New York. Price, 15c.

Twelve male, twenty-one female, and many soldiers, courtiers, etc.; setting, various but easy to arrange in a theatre; costumes, a costumer will probably be needed; time, a full evening. This play is an amusing parody and contains considerable chorus singing, which may be omitted. It would be an ambitious undertaking, but Gilbert's fun is always enjoyable and he is very successful here in hitting off the weak spots of the poem. Suitable for grades 10-12.

Rostand, E.: The Romancers. Walter H. Baker & Co., Boston; paper, 25c. Doubleday, Page & Co., New York; cloth, 50c.

Five male, one female character, and several bandits; setting, a garden; costumes, pretty; time, a short evening. This is a beautiful out-of-door play, demanding first of all beauty of setting and costumes. It can be given indoors. Suitable for grades 11-12.

Phipps, Edmund: King René's Daughter, a lyric drama in one act. Samuel French, New York. Price, 15c.

Six male, three female characters; setting, garden and exterior of a house; costumes, rich; time, about one hour. This play is in verse. It has a pretty sentiment and may be made very beautiful. Suitable for grades 10-12.

Howells, W. D.: Farces. The first three listed are published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston; the last four by Harper & Brothers, New York. Price, each, 50c.

These farces require only a few actors, an easily arranged setting, ordinary and easily made costumes, and less than an hour of time. The clever conversation is more important than the acting. Following are some of the titles: The Sleeping-Car, The Parlor-Car, The Elevator, The Mouse Trap, The Albany Depot, A Letter of Introduction, and Five o'Clock Tea. Suitable for grades 11-12.

Gilbert, W. S.: Original Plays. Chatto & Windus, London. Price, three volumes, $3.00.

Several of Gilbert's clever plays-Pygmalion and Galatea, The Palace of Truth, Engaged, etc.-have long been popular with amateurs. They are full of the same wit that permeates the Gilbert & Sullivan operas. Suitable for grade 12 or for amateur clubs.

Goldsmith, Oliver: She Stoops to Conquer. Published in many editions.

Six male, four female characters, and attendants; for the setting a stage is required; the costumes should be had from a costumer; time, a full evening. Suitable for an ambitious commencement play of a high school.

Sheridan, Richard B.: The Rivals, and The School for Scandal. Published in many editions.

These two plays are suitable for the commencement plays of a high school when a good director is willing to undertake so much.

Dickens, Charles: The Holly Tree Inn, a play in one act, adapted by Mrs. Beringer. Samuel French, New York. Price, 25c. Permission must be obtained from the publisher before this play may be used. Charges, $5.

Four male (the boy's part sometimes taken by a girl), three female characters; setting, a room; costumes, everyday; time, forty-five minutes. A splendid adaptation of Dickens's wellknown story. Suitable for grades 9-12.

Dickens, Charles: The Cricket on the Hearth, in three acts. W. H. Baker & Co., Boston. Price, 15c.

Six male, seven female characters; costumes, modern; time, two hours.

setting, easily arranged; Suitable for grades 7-12.

Dickens, Charles: Short Plays from Dickens, edited by H. B. Browne for the use of amateur and school dramatic societies. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Price, $1.00.

This volume contains twenty sketches, with short introductions, descriptions of characters, costumes, etc. Suitable for grades 8-12.

Dickens, Charles: Sketches from his works. The following four books are published by Walter H. Baker & Co., Boston:

Bardell vs. Pickwick, in one act. Price, 15c.

Six male, two female characters; setting, a court room; costumes, modern; time, thirty minutes. Suitable for grades

7-12.

Comic Dialogues from Dickens. Price, 25c. There are sixteen selections from the Pickwick Papers, nine from Martin Chuzzlewit, seven from Old Curiosity Shop, and others from Nicholas Nickleby, Great Expectations, etc., all given in the words of Dickens.

Holiday Dialogues from Dickens. Price, 25c. These selections from The Christmas Carol, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, etc., are especially good for Christmas time. Suitable for grades 6-12.

Humorous Dialogues from Dickens. Price, 25c. These sketches use Dickens's own words. They are taken from Nicholas Nickleby, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Dombey & Son, Our Mutual Friend, The Pickwick Papers, etc. Suitable for grades 7-12.

Little Em❜ly, a dramatization of David Copperfield, in four eets. The Dramatic Publishing Co., Chicago. Price, 15c.

Characters, eight male, eight female; settings, interiors and exteriors; costumes, exaggerated modern; time, a full evening. Suitable for grades 9-12.

Morton, J. M.: Lend Me Five Shillings, a farce in one act. Dramatic Publishing Co., Chicago. Price, 15c.

Five male, two female characters, plus ladies and gentlemen; setting, a room; costumes, fancy evening; time, fortyfive minutes. An old favorite on the stage. Suitable for grades 10-12.

Shakespeare, William: Following are the plays that are usually presented by amateurs. They should hardly be undertaken, however, without an experienced leader in charge: As