Sir James Barrie

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet Born May 9th, 1860, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland Died June 19th, 1937, London, England Dramatist and novelist who is best known as the creator of Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up. The son of a weaver, Barrie never recovered from the shock he received at six from […]

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Shall We Join the Ladies? Play by James Matthew Barrie SHALL WE JOIN THE LADIES? PLAY For the past week the hospitable Sam Smith has been entertaining a country house party, and we choose to raise the curtain on them towards the end of dinner. They are seated thus, the host facing us: Host (Mr. […]

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Captain Hook at Eton Speech by James Matthew Barrie Being the text of an address delivered to the First Hundred at Eton yesterday afternoon, the eve of “Lord’s.” Captain Hook at Eton Speech This talk with you arises out of a sort of challenge from the Provost. I was here this year on June 4, […]

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Courage by James Matthew Barrie COURAGE THE RECTORIAL ADDRESS DELIVERED AT ST. ANDREWS UNIVERSITY MAY 3rd 1922 COURAGE BY J. M. BARRIE HODDER AND STOUGHTON LIMITED TORONTO To the Red Gowns of St. Andrews Canada, 1922 You have had many rectors here in St. Andrews who will continue in bloom long after the lowly ones […]

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Echoes of the War by James Matthew Barrie ECHOES OF THE WAR BY J. M. BARRIE ECHOES OF THE WAR CONTENTS THE OLD LADY SHOWS HER MEDALS PLAY THE NEW WORD PLAY BARBARA’S WEDDING PLAY A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE PLAY

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A Well-Remembered Voice Play by James Matthew Barrie Part of Echoes of the War. A WELL-REMEMBERED VOICE PLAY Out of the darkness comes the voice of a woman speaking to her dead son. ‘But that was against your wish, was it not? Was that against your wish? Would you prefer me not to ask that […]

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The Old Lady Shows Her Medals Play by James Matthew Barrie Part of Echoes of the War. THE OLD LADY SHOWS HER MEDALS PLAY Three nice old ladies and a criminal, who is even nicer, are discussing the war over a cup of tea. The criminal, who is the hostess, calls it a dish of […]

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Barbara’s Wedding Play by James Matthew Barrie Part of Echoes of the War. BARBARA’S WEDDING PLAY The Colonel is in the sitting-room of his country cottage, staring through the open windows at his pretty garden. He is a very old man, and is sometimes bewildered nowadays. He calls to Dering, the gardener, who is on […]

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Dear Brutus Play by James Matthew Barrie DEAR BRUTUS PLAY By J. M. Barrie Dear Brutus Play Contents DEAR BRUTUS PLAY ACT I DEAR BRUTUS PLAY ACT II DEAR BRUTUS PLAY ACT III DEAR BRUTUS PLAY ACT I The scene is a darkened room, which the curtain reveals so stealthily that if there was a […]

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A Kiss For Cinderella Play by James Matthew Barrie A Kiss For Cinderella Play A COMEDY CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS NEW YORK  :  :  :  :  :  :  :  :  1920 Copyright, 1920, by J. M. BARRIE All rights reserved under the International Copyright Act. Performance forbidden and right of representation reserved. Application for the right of performing this play must be made to Charles […]

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The New Word Play by James Matthew Barrie Part of Echoes of the War. THE NEW WORD PLAY Any room nowadays must be the scene, for any father and any son are the dramatis personae. We could pick them up in Mayfair, in Tooting, on the Veldt, in rectories or in grocers’ back parlours, dump […]

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“Der Tag” or The Tragic Man Play by James Matthew Barrie “DER TAG” OR THE TRAGIC MAN PLAY BY J. M. BARRIE NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS 1914 Copyright, 1914, BY J. M. BARRIE All rights reserved Published December, 1914 “DER TAG” OR THE TRAGIC MAN PLAY CHARACTERS Emperor Chancellor Officer Spirit of Culture “DER […]

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