Plays

Musical historians have designated "Jane Annie, or The Good Conduct Prize" as "the most perplexing phenomenon ever presented by D'Oyly Carte's management." After the partnership of Gilbert and Sullivan disbanded, Savoy Theatre's producer Richard D'Oyle Carte turned to the young playwright J. M. Barrie, who had never written a libretto before, to supple his theatre with a new comic opera. Barrie chose the up-to-date topic of the new sport golfing as part of his premise for the plot. After completing an early draft, Barrie was unable to finish his libretto and turned to his friend Arthur Conan Doyle to complete it. When it opened on May 13, 1893, many in London at the time were unfamiliar with the new sport, and thus it left audiences baffled and uninterested in "caddies" and "niblicks," "drivers" and "putters." The musical closed at the Savoy Theatre after only 50 performances, but a tour of the provinces turned out to be more popular possibly because they were more familiar with the new sport. While not successful in its first outing, “Jane Annie” has gone on to be favorable viewed as an interesting look at an early work by these two classic authors.

""A Lady's Shoe"" is a short story written by J.M. Barrie, the author best known for creating Peter Pan. The story centers around a young man named Tom who is in love with a woman named Lady Jane. Tom is too shy to express his feelings to Lady Jane, but he is determined to win her over by any means necessary. One day, he comes across a beautiful shoe that he believes belongs to Lady Jane. He takes the shoe and begins a quest to find its owner, hoping that it will lead him to Lady Jane and a chance to win her heart. Along the way, Tom encounters a series of obstacles and mishaps, but he perseveres and ultimately finds Lady Jane. The story is a charming and whimsical tale of love and determination, with Barrie's signature wit and humor shining through.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Alice Sit by the Fire is a humorous play by the famous author and playwright J. M. Barrie. Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland but moved to London, where he wrote a number of successful novels and plays. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (included in The Little White Bird), then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a "fairy play" about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland. Odin’s Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind’s literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.

A social satire set in England and Scotland during the early 20th century, What Every Woman Knows centers around plain, spinsterish Maggie Wylie and John Shand, an ambitious young student, who promises to marry Maggie after five years if she agrees and if her family pays for his education. Years later, following his successful bid for a seat in Parliament, Shand keeps his word. But trouble lies ahead. Attractive woman are drawn to the Scottish politician — in particular, the lovely Lady Sybil Tenterden. Moreover, Shand's speeches in Parliament, which had won him great popularity for their flashes of humor, begin to suffer when his wife no longer helps write them. Soon, both Shand's career and marriage are in jeopardy. First produced in 1908, What Every Woman Knows is considered one of Barrie's most realistic and important theatrical works. Graced with bursts of sly wit and dramatic irony, it will delight a new generation of readers and theater lovers alike.

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Delightful comedy by James M. Barrie. Cast of three (1m, 2f). Charles gets caught in a storm and seeks shelter in the home of Dame Quickly. She is visiting the rooms being rented by Mrs. Page. Charles is delighted to discover Mrs. Page is the mother of the young stage actress, Beatrice, with whom he is smitten. After confessing his devotion to Beatrice, he is shattered to learn Mrs. Page is, in reality, Beatrice! An amusing depiction of the chase to maintain the facade of youth.

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 - 19 June 1937), more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. He is best remembered for creating Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up, whom he based on his friends, the Llewelyn Davies boys.Born in Kirriemuir, Angus, the second youngest of ten children, Barrie was educated at the Glasgow Academy, Forfar Academy and Dumfries Academy, and the University of Edinburgh. He became a journalist in Nottingham, then London, and turned to writing novels and subsequently plays. He is also credited for the invention or popularisation of the name "Wendy", as only five records of girls named Wendy can be found before the 1910 United States Census.

Upon his election as Lord Rector of St. Andrew's University, Sir J.M. Barrie delivered an inaugural address in which he sought to inspire the youth sitting before him. His stirring words on the subject of "courage" are just as invigorating today, more than eight decades after they appeared in book form in 1923. Barrie advised young people never to ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own; to know what you mean; to insist on helping; to learn how world-shaking situations arise and how they can be countered; and to doubt those who deny you the right of partnership. Charming, candid, and stimulation, Barrie's address is a rousing example of how he championed the spirit of young people. Of his daring comments, he said, "I sound to myself as if I were advocating a rebellion, though I am really asking for a larger friendship." Scottish writer SIR JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE (1860-1937) was the author of, most famously, Peter Pan, as well as numerous plays, stories, and novels, including The Little Minister, The Little White Bird, and What Every Woman Knows.

""Mary Rose"" is a play written by J.M. Barrie that is divided into three acts. The play tells the story of a young woman named Mary Rose who disappears on a remote Scottish island while on her honeymoon. She mysteriously reappears years later, unchanged by time and with no memory of what happened to her. The play explores the themes of love, loss, and the supernatural as Mary Rose struggles to come to terms with her disappearance and the impact it has had on her life and relationships. Barrie's poetic language and vivid descriptions make ""Mary Rose"" a haunting and thought-provoking play that is sure to captivate readers and audiences alike.1914. Sir James Matthew, Baronet Barrie a Scottish journalist, playwright, and children's book writer who became world famous with his play and story about Peter Pan, the boy who lived in Never Land, had a war with Captain Hook, and would not grow up. Mary Rose is one of the best ghost stories written for the stage. It is the story of a mother, who is searching for her lost child. Eventually she becomes a ghost. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

The Representative Plays by J. M. Barrie is a collection of some of the most well-known plays written by the Scottish author, J. M. Barrie. The book includes five plays: Quality Street, The Admirable Crichton, What Every Woman Knows, Alice Sit-by-the-Fire, and A Kiss for Cinderella.Quality Street is a romantic comedy set in the early 19th century and tells the story of two sisters who fall in love with the same man. The Admirable Crichton is a satirical play that explores the class system and the role of servants in society. What Every Woman Knows is a play about a woman who uses her intelligence and wit to help her husband become successful in politics. Alice Sit-by-the-Fire is a family drama about a father and his two children who learn to appreciate each other after the mother leaves the family. A Kiss for Cinderella is a fantasy play that tells the story of a young girl who dreams of a better life.Overall, The Representative Plays by J. M. Barrie is a diverse collection of plays that showcase Barrie's talent for writing engaging and thought-provoking stories.1918. Sir James Matthew, Baronet Barrie a Scottish journalist, playwright, and children's book writer who became world famous with his play and story about Peter Pan, the boy who lived in Never Land, had a war with Captain Hook, and would not grow up. This volume contains the following plays: Quality Street; The Admirable Crichton; What Every Woman Knows; Dear Brutus; The Twelve-Pound Look; and The Old Lady Shows Her Medals. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Contains: The Twelve-Pound Look Pantaloon Rosalind The Will J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) - in full Sir James Matthew, Baronet Barrie - was a Scottish journalist, playwright, and children's book writer. Barrie became world famous with his play and story about Peter Pan (1904), the boy who lived in Never Land, had a war with Captain Hook, and would not grow up.

There are four reasons for producing this modern edition of Barrie's earliest plays - 'Bandelero the Bandit', Bohemia and 'Caught Napping'. The first is canonical. Neither of the first two has ever been published while only two copies of 'Caught Napping' can be traced and these date from the year of its composition in 1883. The second is biographical. After being heralded as a genius in his own day simplistic Freudian links between Barrie and his most famous creation, Peter Pan threatened to turn him into a one-play oddity or, more generally, a naive writer fleeing sentimentally from serious themes and ideas. Although these views have now been critically rejected and Barrie restored to his former central place in the history of British drama, his childhood and youth remain an especially important area of biographical enquiry. While psychological analyses of these early days before Barrie became a London playwright abound there is little by way of literary comment and no printed texts to consult. These are the gaps which this volume seeks to fill. 'Bandelero', the one-act play he wrote in 1877, while still a pupil at Dumfries Academy, is especially important. The three acts of Bohemia follow and were composed in Edinburgh four years later when Barrie was studying at Edinburgh University. 'Caught Napping' belongs to yet another stage of development and introduces a third geographical setting. He is now a full time journalist on The Nottingham Journal and so it is unsurprising that the short farce is published in the Saturday Supplement to that paper. The third reason is literary. The critical introductions to these plays demonstrate the many ways in which their form, theatrical techniques and themes anticipate Barrie's later practice. For example, the frequent critical claim that 'Ibsen's Ghost' in 1891 is the first of Barrie's plays to use burlesque conventions implies ignorance of 'Bandelero's heavy reliance on the same conventions ten years earlier. His heavy technical reliance on the visual and aural powers of the theatre is witnessed in all three. Thematically, while studies of women as at once more powerful and more knowledgeable than men will become a leitmotif in Barrie's work, it is usually traced back, at the earliest, to 1891 and Walker, London. Yet clearer models, in Bohemia's Vanity and Jenny in 'Caught Napping' pre-date that work. The fourth motivation is editorial and is by way of a modest proposal. Now that Barrie has once more 'arrived,' is it not time that fully annotated modern acting editions, reflecting the many changes he made in study and in theatre, might now be offered? The simple editorial task afforded by the single witnesses to each of Barrie's earliest plays may not in itself mirror the complexities of that task but it does, literally, 'open up' the challenge.