Project Gutenberg 2005-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 285 Holley, Horace 1887 1960 Read-Aloud Plays Her happiness -- A modern prodigal -- The incompatibles -- The genius -- Survival -- The telegram -- Rain -- Pictures -- His luck. Produced by Kentuckiana Digital Library, David Garcia, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "Read-Aloud Plays" by Horace Holley is a collection of dramatic works written in the early 20th century. The plays exhibit a unique format tailored for intimate reading settings rather than traditional theatrical performances, exploring themes of love, personal growth, and emotional conflict through dialogue. The beginning of the text introduces readers to the innovative concept of "read-aloud" plays, where characters navigate their stories through spoken word in a cozy setting. The opening scenes present two distinct plays: "Her Happiness," featuring a poignant exchange between Elizabeth and Paul as they grapple with love and separation, and "A Modern Prodigal," introducing Richard and his uncle Richard in a conversation that reveals family dynamics and the struggles of artists against societal expectations. Through these character-driven dialogues, the audience is invited into their emotional landscapes, setting the stage for exploring deeper themes throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en American drama -- 20th century PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 199123 2025-06-07T05:22:24.194286 text/html 199021 2020-12-14T13:53:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 57932 2020-12-14T13:53:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 127587 2025-06-07T05:22:31.672255 application/epub+zip 130007 2025-06-07T05:22:26.431269 application/epub+zip 130007 2025-06-07T05:22:25.054291 application/epub+zip 271551 2025-06-07T05:22:34.923281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252794 2025-06-07T05:22:30.789260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226880 2022-09-08T00:44:16.428154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142280 2025-06-07T05:22:23.112288 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142147 2020-12-14T13:53:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 53118 2020-12-14T13:53:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 142138 2020-12-14T13:53:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53095 2020-12-14T13:53:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20180 2025-06-07T05:22:35.072231 application/rdf+xml 13884 2025-06-07T05:22:25.627288 image/jpeg 3648 2025-06-07T05:22:25.336272 image/jpeg 124404 2025-06-07T05:22:24.209293 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia