Project Gutenberg 2011-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 569 Lewis, B. Roland (Benjamin Roland) 1884 Lewis, Benjamin Roland Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew) 1860 1937 Barrie, James Matthew Barrie, J.M. Bornstead, Beulah 1896 Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich 1860 1904 Chekov, Anton Pavlovich Чехов, Антон Павлович Tchekhov, Anton Tshehov, Anton Tchekhoff, Anton Tschechow, Anton Tchekoff, Anton Crocker, Bosworth 1882 1946 Crocker, Mary Arnold Green, Paul 1894 1981 Green, Paul Eliot Gregory, Lady 1852 1932 Persse, Isabella Augusta Gregory, Isabella Augusta Persse, Lady Gregory, Lady Augusta Hervieu, Paul 1857 1915 Hervieu, Paul Ernest Hopkins, Arthur 1878 1950 Hopkins, Arthur Melancthon Kreymborg, Alfred 1883 1966 MacKaye, Percy 1875 1956 Mackaye, Percy Marks, Jeannette Augustus 1875 1964 Marks, Jeanette Augustus Middleton, George 1880 1967 Pillot, Eugene 1886 1966 Pillot, Joseph Eugene Pinski, David 1872 1959 Pinsky, David Strindberg, August 1849 1912 Strindberg, Johan August Sudermann, Hermann 1857 1928 Sudermann, Herman Sunderman, Hermann Sudermann, H. (Hermann) Thurston, Althea Wolff, Oscar Monroe 1876 22012773 Contemporary One-Act Plays Introduction -- The twelve-pound look / Sir James M. Barrie -- Tradition / George Middleton -- The exchange / Althea Thurston -- Sam Average / Percy Mackaye -- Hyacinth Halvey / Lady Augusta Gregory -- The gazing globe / Eugene Pillot -- The boor / Anton Tchekov -- The last straw / Bosworth Crocker -- Manikin and Minikin / Alfred Kreymborg -- White dresses / Paul Greene -- Moonshine / Arthur Hopkins -- Modesty / Paul Hervieu -- The deacon's hat / Jeannette Marks -- Where but in America / Oscar M. Wolff -- A dollar / David Pinski -- The diabolical circle / Beulah Bornstead -- The far-away princess / Hermann Sudermann -- The stronger / August Strindberg. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Contemporary One-Act Plays" by B. Roland Lewis et al. is a collection of one-act plays written in the early 20th century. This compilation serves both educational and entertainment purposes, aiming to highlight the one-act play as a specific, significant dramatic form. The collection includes a variety of plays that range across genres like comedy and tragedy while intentionally focusing on uplifting themes. The opening of the collection introduces the concept of the one-act play and its importance within contemporary theatre. In the introduction, Lewis emphasizes the artistic and technical distinctions of the one-act play, asserting that it should convey a singular dramatic effect within a shorter timeframe. He notes that well-crafted one-act plays condense significant human experiences, allowing for an intense emotional impact. The introduction sets the stage for the plays that follow, promising a powerful exploration of life's complexities through concise storytelling and character development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/37970/37970-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en One-act plays Drama -- Collections PN Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 790132 2025-07-15T11:05:23.570876 text/html 803928 2012-01-23T18:50:22 text/html 295886 2025-07-15T11:05:38.261413 application/epub+zip 310010 2025-07-15T11:05:25.436812 application/epub+zip 310011 2025-07-15T11:05:24.477849 application/epub+zip 634538 2025-07-15T11:05:45.963254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530928 2025-07-15T11:05:37.379269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529620 2022-09-17T11:02:56.452007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595756 2025-08-15T11:15:49.901317 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 595491 2012-01-23T18:10:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 595595 2012-01-23T18:10:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32389 2025-08-15T11:16:24.299163 application/rdf+xml 6178 2025-07-15T11:05:24.686822 image/jpeg 1400 2025-07-15T11:05:24.585824 image/jpeg 219571 2012-01-23T18:50:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 283062 2012-01-23T18:50:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 219520 2012-01-23T18:50:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 282703 2025-07-15T11:05:23.626824 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia sv.wikipedia de.wikipedia