Bram Stoker – A Deputy Waiter
A Deputy Waiter : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker A Deputy Waiter by Bram Stoker A Deputy Waiter ‘When I began my career, I was ambitious to shine upon the lyric stage – no, sir! not in Shaftesbury Avenue.’ The interpolation was in answer to the Tragedian’s again […]
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Bram Stoker – Work’us
Work’us : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker Work’us by Bram Stoker Work’us ‘As my friend Parmentire said earlier in this symposium, the humour is not always to its – ah! professional exponent, the Comedian. It may somewhat mitigate the gloom in which the enactment of my special roles […]
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Bram Stoker – A Corner in Dwarfs
A Corner in Dwarfs : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker A Corner in Dwarfs by Bram Stoker A Corner in Dwarfs ‘I was Super-Master at the Lane Theatre when the “Stage Children’s Act” was passed. I had to make it up a bit, for it was part iv […]
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Bram Stoker – A Criminal Star
A Criminal Star : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker A Criminal Star by Bram Stoker A Criminal Star ‘Of course, you all remember Wolseley Gartside -‘ ‘Rather!’ This was from the Tragedian. ‘I remember when he took that name. Indeed, I was not pleased with him about it; […]
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Bram Stoker – A Star Trap
A Star Trap : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker A Star Trap by Bram Stoker A Star Trap “When I was apprenticed to theatrical carpentering my master was John Haliday, who was Master Machinist – we called men in his post ‘Master Carpenter’ in those days – of […]
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Bram Stoker – A Moon-Light Effect
A Moon-Light Effect : Snowbound – The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party by Bram Stoker A Moon-Light Effect by Bram Stoker A Moon-Light Effect ‘I’m afraid I cannot give any narrative of a humorous or touching nature. My life has been, as is necessary for the art I follow, an unexciting one. Perhaps it […]
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Bram Stoker – In the Valley of the Shadow
In the Valley of the Shadow by Bram Stoker First published June 1907 : The Grand Magazine, London. In the Valley of the Shadow was published anonymously, but has been attributed to Bram Stoker In the Valley of the Shadow By Bram Stoker In the Valley of the Shadow The rubber-tyred wheels jolt unevenly over […]
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J. M. Barrie – Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by James Matthew Barrie PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS FROM THE LITTLE WHITE BIRD BY J. M. BARRIE A NEW EDITION ILLUSTRATED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM LONDON HODDER & STOUGHTON 1906 TO SYLVIA AND ARTHUR LLEWELYN DAVIES AND THEIR BOYS (MY BOYS) PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS CONTENTS Peter Pan in […]
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J. M. Barrie – Alice Sit-By-The-Fire Play
Alice Sit-By-The-Fire Play by James Matthew Barrie ALICE SIT-BY-THE-FIRE THE PLAYS OF J. M. BARRIE A COMEDY By J. M. Barrie Alice Sit-By-The-Fire Play Contents ALICE SIT-BY-THE-FIRE ACT I. ALICE SIT-BY-THE-FIRE ACT II. ALICE SIT-BY-THE-FIRE ACT II. ALICE SIT-BY-THE-FIRE ACT I One would like to peep covertly into Amy’s diary (octavo, with the word ‘Amy’ […]
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Bram Stoker – The Man or The Gates of Life
The Man or The Gates of Life by Bram Stoker The Man or The Gates of Life by Bram Stoker The Man Contents The Man Fore-glimpse The Man Chapter I: Stephen The Man Chapter II: The Heart of a Child The Man Chapter III: Harold The Man Chapter IV: Harold at Normanstand The Man Chapter […]
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A. C. Doyle – The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 13 Sherlock Holmes stories published in The Strand Magazine, October 1903 to December 1904 First UK edition: George Newnes Ltd, London, 1905 First US edition: McClure, Phillips & Co., New York, 1905 Table of Contents I. […]
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J. M. Barrie – Peter Pan Play
Peter Pan Play by James Matthew Barrie PETER PAN PLAY or THE BOY WHO WOULD NOT GROW UP by J M BARRIE Produced at the Duke of York’s Theatre on December 27, 1904. The play ran for 145 performances. PETER PAN PLAY CONTENTS PETER PAN PLAY ACT I THE NURSERY PETER PAN PLAY ACT II […]
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