Project Gutenberg 2011-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 265 Walker, Stuart 1888 1941 Bierstadt, Edward Hale 1891 1970 19015613 More Portmanteau Plays Introduction -- A lady of the weeping willow tree -- The very naked boy -- Jonathan makes a wish. Produced by David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library.) "More Portmanteau Plays" by Stuart Walker is a collection of theatrical plays likely written in the early 20th century. This volume includes various original works, showcasing Walker's innovative contributions to the American theater scene during a time when the theatrical landscape was evolving. The plays explore themes of love, loneliness, and the human condition, often featuring characters who face profound emotional struggles. The opening of the collection presents an introspective prologue that introduces a figure named Memory, who invites the audience to delve into the world of imagination and forgotten dreams. Following this, the play "The Lady of the Weeping Willow Tree" unfolds a poignant narrative centered around Obaa-San, an old woman with a deep connection to a weeping willow tree, representing both her longing for love and her solitude. The initial acts depict Obaa-San’s complex emotions, the arrival of characters like O-Sode-San and O-Katsu-San, and the chilling figure of the Gaki, who feeds on human unrest. As the story progresses, themes of maternal love and personal sacrifice come into focus, highlighting the bittersweet nature of longing and the connections between love and loss. Ultimately, the opening portrays a rich tapestry of human experience, poetically intertwining hope, reminiscence, and destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en American drama -- 20th century PS Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: American Literature 379539 2025-08-15T11:14:47.930613 text/html 386920 2021-01-08T06:42:27 text/html 730092 2025-08-15T11:15:00.182621 application/epub+zip 731874 2025-08-15T11:14:51.768577 application/epub+zip 187478 2025-08-15T11:14:50.116613 application/epub+zip 947523 2025-08-15T11:15:05.023514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 920741 2025-08-15T11:14:58.836560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349369 2022-09-17T11:01:22.044254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278619 2025-08-15T11:14:44.825664 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 278464 2021-01-08T06:42:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 278457 2021-01-08T06:42:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20864 2025-08-15T11:15:05.175538 application/rdf+xml 13546 2025-08-15T11:14:50.661607 image/jpeg 3602 2025-08-15T11:14:50.388595 image/jpeg 97440 2021-01-08T06:42:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 635963 2021-01-08T06:42:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 97378 2021-01-08T06:42:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 716976 2025-08-15T11:14:47.974669 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