The University of Texas Publication No. 4625 July 1, 1946 Y puBLICA'l toNS uNIVERSlT · f Texas Univer~1ty 0 AUSTIN 12 A PRESCRIBED LIST OF PLAYS For Use in the One-Act Play Contests The University lnterschlastic League, 1946-47 Bureau of Public School Service UNIVERSITlbf~Co'fT~i'e'nsion Univer~ity of Te;~ AUSTIN 12 PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY FOUR TIMES A MONTH AND ENTERED AS SECOND·CLASS MATTER AT THE POST OFFICE AT AUSTIN, TEXAS, UNDER THE ACT OF AUGUST 24, 1912 The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free govern­ment. Sam Houston Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of Democracy, and while guided and controlled by virtue, the noblest attribute of man. It is the only dictator that freemen acknowl­edge, and the only security which freemen desire. Mirabeau B. Lamar COPYRIGHT, 1948 BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READ BEFORE SELECTING A PLAY The following list of plays is the ~me mentioned in the revised constitution. You are cautioned that some plays. listed may need cutting to come within the time limit of forty minutes, that some plays may need to have certain speeches cut, that wooden models of guns must be provided for use in a few of the plays, and that all plays on the list must confo:rm in every way to the requirements set forth in the revised constitution for one-act plays. We have copies of all the plays in the Drama Loan Library. Ten of these will be sent to you for seven days for examina­tion. The plays from this Library must not be copied in any way. If they are royalty plays, royalty payments must be made to the publishers. Production copies of plays must be purchased from the publishers. It is illegal as well as dis­honest to copy parts or evade royalty payments. Please note the following in regard to plays borrowed from the Drama Loan Library: Do not send us money to pay for copies of play books. The Library does not sell books. Plays will be sent only to responsible adults, not to high-school students. The borrower of plays is responsible for the plays. Any copies lost or damaged must be paid for. Additional plays can be sent only after any plays lent previously have been received at the Library office. A fine of 5 cents per day per package is charged on all material kept longer than seven days. You are warned that February 2, 1947, is the last day on which One-Act Play entries for League contests will be accepted. This closing date applies to title as well as official entry card. If you wish to compete in League One­Act Play contests this year, be certain that you have received a card from the State Office indicating that your play entry has been received and duly recorded. It is essential that you read the revised One-Act Play Constitution governing League play contests. You will find this constitution in the League Constitution and Rules for 1946-47. Your superintendent or principal has a copy of the official bulletin. If it is not available, write us for a copy. Read it carefully. Let us hear from you if we can assist you in any matters pertaining to Drama and Speech work. Your criticisms and suggestions are welcomed. BRUCE ROACH, Director of Speech Activities, Interscholastic League, Austin, Texas. ROYALTY INFORMATION The following information will be of interest to those who feel they cannot pay the royalty rates demanded for the use of a good play. The play publishers, listed on another page of this bulletin, will do everything possible to grant lower royalty rates on plays to be used by schools participating in League One-Act Play Contests. To obtain consideration for reduction of rates, you must write to the publisher of the play in which you are interested. The State Office has no jurisdiction in this matter of royalties. You should explain how many times the play will probably be produced, whether admission will or will not be charged, and why you desire a reduction of the regular rate. If you choose a section of a three-act play, the publisher will usually quote a royalty comparable to the royalty on one-acts. You should write to the publisher in plenty of time to allow a reply to reach you before you make a definite decision about ,the play you wish to use. The above statements do not guarantee that reductions on each play listed can or will be made. However, the pub­lishers are usually very reasonable about royalties if the directors will cooperate with them. Royalty plays are usually better plays, easier to direct, . easier to act, and more effective in contest work. Your students, your school and your community will be better represented in competition with other schools if you use a good play. Your work, and the efforts of your students deserve the use of worthwhile material if the work done is to have any value. In the case of the One-Act Play Contest, worthwhile material usually means good royalty pl~ys. · PRESCRIBED LIST OF PLAY'S How to find titles: All plays are listed in groups according to the numl>er of characters, then each group is listed alphabetically. 2 Characters Title-Author Cast Type Royalty Pub. Catesby-Wilde, Percival -----------------------------lmlw D $10 B. Madam President-Acton, Wallace.____________________ _ lmlw c Nr. F. Philosopher in the Apple Orchard, The-Hope, An­thony -------------------------------------------------------------lmlw c $10 F. Pierrot of the Minute, The-Dawson, Ernest________ lmlw F Nr. F. Shame the Devil 1-Johnson, PhiliP--------------lmlw c $5 F. Greek Vase, The--Baring, Maurice.____ __________ 2m D $5 B. Moonshine-Hopkins, Arthur --------------------­2m c $5 11'. Acid Test, The-Smith, Mrs. C. P------------------2w c Nr. B. 3 Characters Start early to select your play. Title-Author Cast Type Royalty Pub. Angels Don't Marry-Ryersen & Clements____________ lm2w c $5 F. Another Beginning-Le Pelley, Guernsey________________ lm2w c Nr. RP. Beppo Farcetto--Cummings, Ann___________________ lm2w c Nr. B. Chased Lady, The-Welty, Ruth.______________ lm2w c $5 F . China Pig, The-Mellon, Evelyn_ lm2w D $5 B. Curtain-Clements, Colin ______________________________ lm2w c $5 F. Farewell Cruel World-Kimball, William_________ _ ___ lm2w c Nr. RP. Finders Keepers-Kelly, George__________________ lm2w D $10 F. Fourteen-Gerstenberg, Alice ------------------------lm2w c $10 & $5 L. Good Medicine-Arnold & Burke----------------------------lm2w c $10 & $5 L. Mocha Cake-Peterson, Agnes.-----------------------lm2w c Nr. Dr. Objections Overruled-Jones, William___________________ lm2w c Nr. RP. Old Love Letters-Howard, Bronson_ _____________________ lm2w c $5 F. Old Order, The-Mellon, Evelyn_________________________________ lm2w· D $5 B. Panurge's Sheep-Meilhac & Halevy____________________ lm2w c Nr. F. Paternity Case, ,A-Allen, Gertrude__________________ lm2w c $5 F. Pipe of Peace, The-Cameron, Margaret__________ lm2w c Nr. F. Post Script, The----Augier, Emile_________________ lm2w c Nr. F. Radiant Memory-Shay, Paula_____ ________________ lm2w c $5 F. Rosalie-Maurey, Max ------------------------------lm2w c Nr. F . Sisters Mcintosh, The-Corson, Richard________________________ lm2w c $5 F. SuppresRed Desires-Glaspell, Susan________________ _ lm2w c $10 B. Ten-Room Cottage-Selleck, Frances---------------------------lm2w c Nr. RP. Unseen, The----Gerstenberg, Alice____________________ lm2w c $10 & $5 L. When the Sun Rises-Allen, Dorothy C,_______ lm2w D Nr. B. Where But in America-Wolff, Oscar___________ lm2w c $5 B. Bayou Harlequinade----Smith, Betty & White, Clemon 2mlw F $5 F. Because -It's June-Hughes, Babette____________________,_____________ 2mlw c $5 Dr. Boor, The-Chekhov, Anton-------------------------2mlw c Nr. F. Boundless as the Sea-Kester, Katharine____________ 2mlw c $5 F. Darkness-Webb, Charles H--------------------------2mlw D Nr. RP. *Dyspeptic Ogre, The-Wilde, PercivaL_____________ _____________ 2mlw c $10 B. Early Victorian-Hughes, Babette_______ _____________________ 2mlw c $5 Dr. *Extras not to exceed 7 may be used. The University of Texas Publication Title-Author Cast Type Royalty Pub. Fifth Soldier, The-Storm, John.. 2mlw c $5 F. Finger of God, The-Wilde, Percival 2mlw D $10 B. Fixin's-Green, Paul and Erma____________ 2mlw D $5 F. Little Red Geranium, The-Pillot, Eugene-----~ 2mlw D Nr. F. Love and Lather-Kester, Katharine 2mlw C Nr. B. Maker of Dreams, The-Down, Oliphant 2mlw F $8 F. Marriage Proposal, The-Chekhov, Anton----2mlw C Nr. F. Minuet, A-Parker, Louis _ 2mlw D $10 F. Modesty-Hervieu, Paul------------------2mlw C Nr. F. Noble Lord, The-Wilde, Percival_____________________ 2mlw c $10 B. Not a Cloud in the Sky-Kerr, Sophie 2mlw c $5 F. Phipps-Houghton, Stanley--------------------2mlw c $10 F. Red Carnations-Hughes, Glenn_____________________ 2mlw c $5 F. Rocky Wooing, A-Mitchell, Ronald._____________ 2mlw c $5 F. Severed Cord, The-Finsterwald, Maxine________ 2mlw D $10 F. Sham-Tompkins, Frank G,___ _ 2mlw c $5 B. Stranger than Fiction-George, Charles-------------2mlw D Nr. B. Wedding Present, The-Carson, William____________ 2mlw C Nr; B. Workhouse Ward, The-Gregory, LadY-----------· 2mlw c $5 F. Brains-Flavin, Martin ----------------· 3m D $10 F. To Kill a Man-Wilde, Percival..-----------------3m c $10 B. Traveler, The-Connelly, Marc..--------------' 3m c $5 Dr. Devil On Stilts, The-Ryerson & Clements.----------3w c $5 F. Ladies Alone-Ryerson & Clements_________________ 3w c $5 F. Purple Doorknob, The-Eaton, Walter__________ 3w c $5 F. 4 Characters Read the 1946-47 Constitution. Title-Author Cast Type Royalty Pub. Blue Beads-Martens, Anne.---··-··-···---------·-······---­lm3w C Nr. RP. Enter the Hero-Holburn, Theresa..·------------····-­lm3w c $10 F. Feet First-White, Helen S-------···--------------------lm3w C Nr. RP. His Return-Wilde, Percival.______________________ _ lm3w c $10 B. Last of the Lowries, The-Green, PauL____________ lm3w D $5 F. Model Behavior-Dane, Essex..---···--···-------------------·­lm3w c $5 B. Pink and Patches-Bland, Margaret------------------­lm3w c $10 F. Queen's Nose, The-Medcraft, Russell---------------lm3w c $5 F. lm3w D $10 Riders to the Sea-Synge, John.____ ________________ F. Sparkin'-Conkle, E. P---------··········-·-····--····------······-·--···· lm3w c $5 F. Strange Road-Houston, John.......·--········----·-·····----··-····· lm3w D $5 RP. Thursday Evening~Morley, Christopher__________ lm3w c $10 & $5 L. What Never Dies-Wilde, Percival___________ lm3w D $10 B. Wisdom Teeth-Field, Rachel.________________________ lm3w c $5 F. Wooden Soldiers-Jackson, Phyllis Wynn..____ __________ 1m3w D R. RP. And Silently Steal Away-Patterson & Mitchell.__________ 2m2w c $5 F. Blue Teapot, The-Latham, Jean..--------------2m2w c $10 & $5 D. Caravan, The-Strachan, Edna..---------------·-------------2m2w D Nr.-RP. Confetti-Peterson, Virginia ---·--------·-·-····--·-·······----·-·-· 2m2w C $5 RP. First Dress Suit-Medcraft, Russell.......__________ 2m2w c $5 F. God Winks-Burgess, Katharine ····················-··--·-··-··--·----2m2w c $10 & $5 L. Hero-Worship-Hargis, Frances -------------------2m2w c $10 F. Here Comes the Bride-Butler, Mildred ····-····-·----------2m2w C .Nr. F. Hint to Brides, A-Nicholson, Kenyon.------------------2m2w c $5 F. Ideal Spot, The-Gibson, Thelma..........-----------2m2w c $5 RP. A Prescribed List of Plays Title-Author Cast Type Royalty Pub. In a Blue Moon-Songer, Ernestine_ _____________ _ 2m2w F $5 B. Indian Suminer.-Meilhac & Halevy_____________ ___ 2m2w C Nr. F. Judge Lynch-Rogers, J. W._______ _______ __ 2m2w D $10 F. Knives from Syria-Riggs, Lynn---------------­2m2w D $5 F. Lonesome Like-Brighouse, Harold------------------2m2w C $5 F. Miss Marlow at Play-Milne, A. A._ _ __________ _ 2m2w C $10 F. On Vengeance Height-Davis, Allen _________________________ 2m2w D $5 F. Our Dumb Friend-Kirkland, Alexander________ _ 2m2w C $5 F. Passport to Romance-Brighouse, Harold__ _____ 2m2w D $5 B. Pearls-Totheroh, Dan -------------------------------2m2w C $5 F. Prep School for Heaven-Dickey, Elinor_ _____ 2m2w D $5 B. Psalm of Thanksgiving,-A-Kester, Katharine_ ___ 2m2w D $5 F. · Sound and the Fury, The-Wright, Johnston____ _ 2m2w C $5 RP. Spring Scene-Hughes, Babette______:__________________ 2m2w C $5 Dr. Stepmother, The-Bennett, Arnold------------·----2m2w C $5 B. Sunny Morning, A-Quinteros_____ ________ ____ 2m2w C $10 F. Tangled Web, The-Stevens, Charles______________ _ 2m2w C $10 & $5 L. Torn Cap, The-Keenan, Sophie G·-----------------­2m2w D Nr. RP. Which Is the Way to Boston ?-Lorenzen, Ronald.__ 2m2w D $5 & $2.50 D. White Lawn, The-Busfield, Roger M., Jr._ _________ 2m2w D $5 E. Write Me a Love Scene-Ryerson & Clements_ _ _ 2m2w C $5 F. Yours and Mine-Daniel, Ella__________ _ _____________ 2m2w C Nr. RP. At Night AU Cats Are Gray-Garland, Robert__________ 3mlw . C $5 F. Boss for a Day-McCullough, Vivian____________ _____________ 3mlw C Nr. F. Bumbo the Clown-Gibson, Lawrence_____________________ 3mlw F $5 F. Coming of Age-Kauffmann, Stanley_________________ Smlw C $5 F. Dust of the Road-Goodman, Kenneth ____________________ 3m1w D $10 & $5 B. Jar of Marmalade, A-Rieser, Allan----------------·----Smlw C $5 F. Mr. F.-Wilde, Percival____________________________________ Smlw C $10 F. Naked Angel-Smith & Finch·----------------------------------Smlw c $5 F. Sequel, The-Wilde, Percival.----------------------------------------3m1w C $10 B. Game of Chess, The-Goodman, Kenneth._______________________ 4m D $10 & $5 B. Heads He Bums-James, Donald H·----------------------4m D Nr. RP. Rising of the Moon-Gregory, Lady_ ______________________________ 4m C $5 F. Shot That Missed Lincoln, The-Pollock, Channing_____ 4m D $5 B. AU My Life-Savage, George______________________________________ 4w D $5 Dr. Gloomy Ones, The-McCarty, Clayton___________ 4w C $5 RP. Gray Bread-Latham, Jean Lee____________ 4w D $5 RP. Joint Owners in Spain-Brown, Alice__________________ 4w c $5 B. Life With Mother-Hughes, Babette_________ 4w C $5 F. No Man's Land-Kimball, William ---------------------------------· 4w C $5 Dr. Over the Tea-Cups-Wilde, Percival ···---------------------------4w C $10 B. Overtones-Gerstenberg, Alice___ _________ ---·-·------------------------4w F $10 & $5 L. This Daring Generation-Carleton, Marjorie________________ 4w C $5 B. Will-o'-the-Wisp-Halman, Doris --------------------------4w F $5 B. Woman in the Freight Car-Dane, Essex___ ___ 4w D $5 B. 5 Characters Royalty plays are easier to do well. Late Mrs. Bunker, The-Annis, Floyd_ ________________________ 1m4w C Nr. RP. Nobody Sleeps-Le Pelley, Guernsey_ ____________ ____ 1m4w C $5 RP. Part-Time Job-Hornickel, Laura___······-·------·---------------· 1m4w C $5 F. Vision at the Inn, The-Buchan, Susan------·----·-····-1m4w D $5 F. What Grandmothers Know-Brumm, John________________ 1m4w C Nr. F. The University of Texas Publication Title---Author Cast Type Royalty Pub. Boy Comes Home, The---Milne, A. A...-------­ 2m3w c $10 F. Caramels-Funk, Gladys ··································-····-···········­Circumstances Alter Cases-Giorloff, Ruth___________________ 2m3w 2m3w c c Nr. $5 F. F. Cleaned and Pressed-Hove, Thomas...--------····­-·······-···· 2m3w c $5 F. Dad Please Diet-Bronson & Victor........--------··-­----·-····· 2m3w c $5 Dr. Fifteenth Candle, The---Field, Rach 2m3w D $5 F. First Class Matter-Field, Rachel......... ··········--------···--···-­ 2m3w c $5 F. Flattering Word, The-Kelly, George ······················--­---·­· Heritage of Wimpole Street-Knipe, Robert ................... 2m3w 2m3w c c $10 $5 F. B. Honor-Molloy, Lida Lisle..·-·······-­----­---­----­---'­---·······-····-· 2m3w D Nr. E. J azz and Minuet-Giorloff, Ruth.·----·-·-·····--·····-······-··-······· · 2m3w F $10 & $5 L . Mandarin Coat, The-Riley, Alice...................................... 2m3w c $5 F. Mooncalf Mugford-Duffield & Leary 2m3w D $5 D. N o Orchids-Homer, Frances_ ______________________:_ 2m3w c $5 Dr. Rose Garden, The-Stacey, Frank......... ····--·-···-·······­···­ 2m3w c $5 IBH. Senor Freedom-Latham, Jean Lee-------­ 2m3w D $5 RP. Someone for Bunny-Buermann, Howard_____ Sponge, The---Riley, Alice._ _________________________ _______________ 2m3w 2m3w c c $5 $5 Dr. F . Sugar and Spice-Ryerson & Clements .__ _ _____ _____________ _ 2m3w c $5 F. Waiting-Levine, Grace --­----­-------­---­---­-----­----­---­---­--­--------­ 2m3w D Nr. RP. Wax Before the Fire-Murray, Ann...·-----------······------­-­ 2m3w c Nr. De. While the Toast Burned-Werts, MarY­--­--­------­----··--···-··· 2m3w c Nr. B. Andante---Coutts, Wesley ···-·······­·····-······-------­---·-­----­--­· Beauty and the Jacobin-Tarkington, Booth._ ______ _ _ 3m2w 3m2w D D $5 $5 RP. F. Bishop's Candlesticks, The---McKinnel, Norman____ 3m2w D $5 F . Bride Wore Red Pyjamas, The---Kennedy, Harold._ _______ 3m2w c Nr. RP. Cassandra-Hord, Parker ----­-------------------­------­Darkest Hour, The-George, Charles_____ .c_________ _____ 3m2w 3m2w c D Nr. $5 RP. F. Father Takes His Vacation-Harper, Ames L..__________ 3m2w c Nr. B. Florist Shop, The---Hawkridge, Winifred.----­--­-----­ 3m2w c $10 B. Forever Credulous-Woodbury, David..­--­---­--­-----­------­-- 3m2w D $5 B. Grand Cham's Diamond, The-Monkhouse, Allan____. 3m2w c $5 Iii. Hills of Eire, The-Bach, Mareus.---­---­--------···­ 3m2w D Nr. RP. House of Juke, The---Davies, Valentine_____________________ _ 3m2w c $5 F. Last Flight Over-Lemmon, Allean -··-------­ 3m2w D $6 RP. Little Red Shoes-Brighouse, Harold­------------­-------­--­--······ 3m2w c $5 B. Maid of France-Brighouse, Harold..........____________.......... 3m2w F $5 F. Night Falls on Spain-Sholley, HazeL.---···-···················· 3m2w D Nr. B. Open Door, The---Kozlenko, William ------­ 3m2w D $6 B. Overhead-Kauffmann, Stanley ·­·­·····-············--···-····­-Penel'pe--Peterson, Agnes ---­---­-----------------­---­Pietro, The Foolish-Deighton, L. K.........­--·····-·-­ 3m2w 3m2w 3m2w c c c Nr. $6 $5 RP. Dr. L. Pioneers-Gilmer, Mabel Bishop______ _____. 3m2w D $6 B. Robbery, The---Kummer, Clare.-·-·····--­-------­-­­ 3m2w c $10 F. Romany Chi-Strachan, Edna...·-­··­---­--·--·­ 3m2w c Nr. RP. Shooting Star-Lewis, Jack ---------------­Sunset by Slantsky-McCarty, S. S. and E.. C·---­········ 3m2w 3m2w D c $5 Nr. F. RP, Taps-Badger, A. J. _____ 3m2w D Nr. I. Thank You, Doctor-Emery, Gilbert.__ ____ _________ _ ____ 3m2w c $10 & $5 L . Three's a Crowd-McCarty, S. S. and E. C·--­--····-----­ 3m2w c Nr. RP. Triftes-Glaspell, Susan ----­-----------------­--------------------------­ 3m2w D $10 B. Who Gets the Car Tonight?-Sergei, Christopher_____ 3m2w c Nr. D. Yes Means No-Rogers, Howard..........--­--------­---­ 3m2w c $6 Dr. Aria Da Capo-Millay, Edna St. Vincent.._______ 4mlw D $15 B. Black Valise, The-Baxter, Alan........­-----­---­--­ 4mlw c $5 RP. Master Pierre Patelin-Stone, Merritt_ ________ 4mlw C Nr. F. A Prescribed List of Plays Title-Author Cast Type Royalty Pub. Miss Civilization-Davis, Richard H·-------------------4mlw c $10 F. Return-Wilson, Dorothy -----------------------4mlw D Nr. B. Southern Cross,.The-Green, Paul------------· 4mlw D $5 F. Class Spirit, The-Hall, George_____ _______ 5m c $5 Dr. No Curtain Calls-Rand, John­----­------5m C Nr. F. Burglar, The-Cameron, Margaret_______________ 5w C Nr. F. Chimney Corner, The-Atkinson, M. E. _ 5w D $5 B. Cinderella Kitchen, A-Meredith, Laura _ _____ __ 5w C Nr. F. Cooks Detour-Kleban, Monte.­-----­--­----­----­--­-­ 5w c $5 F. Feast of the Holy Innocents-Ilsley, S. Margaret___ 5w c $5 F. Fingerbowls and Araminta-Hamilton, Harry___ 5w c $5 L. Gratitude-Savage, George -----­--------· Lost Victory-Balrer, North_ _ __ ________ ______ 5w 5w C D Nr. $5 RP. -F. Romance, Inc.-Hughes, Glenn-­----­----­ 5w c $5 Dr. 6 Characters February 2 is the deadline for One-Act Play entries. Title-Author Cast Type Royalty Pub. Advantages of Being Shy, The-Hoffmann, Phoebe____ lm5w C Nr. F. Grandma Pulls the String-Delano & Carb________ ___ lm5w C $5 B. 'Op-o'-Me-Thumb-Fenn & Pryce_ _ _ _____ lm5w C $10 F. Babbitt's Boy'--Hughes, Glenn_____ ________________ 2m4w c $5 F. Bread-Eastman, Fred --------------------------2m4w D $5 F. Happy Ending, The-Howard, Francis____________________ 2m4w .C $2.50 F. It's Autumn Now-Johnson, Philip_______'.___ 2m4w c $5 F. Jubie-Reach, James 2m4w c $5 F. Nellie McNabb-Reynolds, Lois-----------2m4w c $5 F. Now that April's Here-Reach, James.___ _ _ __ _ _ 2m4w c $5 F. Teeth of the Gift Horse-Cameron, Margaret_______ 2m4w C Nr. F. That's My Baby-Savage, George__________ 2m4w c $5 Dr. Archie Comes Home-Leary, Helen and Nolan_ ___ 3m3w c $5 Dr. Bathroom Door, The-Jennings, Gertrude_ _ _ _ _ 3m3w c $5 F. Confessional-Wilde, Percival 3m3w D $10 B. Cupid with Spectacles-Spence, Wall_ _ _ ____ ___ 3m3w c $5 Dr. Daisy Won't Tell-Hughes, Babette_ 3m3w c $5 Dr. Dear Departed, The-Houghton, Stanley_______ 3m3w c $5 F. Doctor Decides, The-Eastman, Fred________ 3m3w D $5 F. Hugo in a Hurry-Reed,.Howard_________ 3m3w c $5 & $2.50 D. Last Curtain, The-Hosey, Neal__________ 3m3w D Nr. RP. Luncheon for Six-Hafer, Vera________________ _ 3m3w c Nr. D. Mind of Her Own, A-Hintze, Evelyn C,______ 3m3w c Nr. RP. On the Park Bench-Dane, Essex________ _ 3m3w c Nr. B. Small-Town Girl-Hughes, Glenn__________ _ 3m3w c $5 Dr. Stop for Love Scene-Kirkpatrick, John_ _ _____ 3m3w c $5 F. Teapot on the Rocks-Kirkpatrick, John 3m3w c $5 F. Town Hall Tonight-Reed, Howard_________ ____ 3m3w c $10 & $5 L. Two Crooks and a Lady-Pillot, Eugene__________ 3m3w D $10 F. El Cristo-Larkin, Margaret_ _ _ _________ _ ___ 4m2w D $10 F. High Reckoning-Cook, Austin___ ________ ____ 4m2w D Nr. B. Man in the Bowler Hat, The-Milne, A. A.____ 4m2w c $10 F. One Room Apartment-Dinelli, MeJ_____ 4m2w c Nr. RP. One Who Came to Gettysburg-Knipe, Robert__ 4m2w D $5 B. The University of Texas Publication Type Royalty Pub. Title-Author Cast Hit's Man's Business-Latham, Lois 5mlw c $5 RP. Ile-O'Neill, Eu&"ene -------------­ 6mlw D $5 Dr. 'Lection-Conkle, E. P ............---------------6mlw c $5 F. Fantasy on an Empty Stage-Peeples, Edwln----6mlw F $5 B. Printers Ink-Simmons, Orene_ _________ _ 6mlw D $5. RP. Public Citizen Number First-Walsh, John E..____ 6mlw C Nr. De: Valiant, The-Hall & Middlemass----------6mlw D $10 L. C $5 F. Western Night-Smith & Finch.._ ______ _______ 6m D Nr. Dr. 'Nitiated-Conkle, E. P ..·-····--···------·-----·····---6m Doctor's Affair, The-Winthrop, Dorothy___ ___ 6w C Nr. B. First White Woman, The-Hughes, Babette____ 6_w C $5 F. It's Easy to Write a Play-Macmillan, Dorotb7---6w 0 Nr. B. Petticoats-Holbrook, Marion ···············---------6w C $6 L. Rehearsal-Morley, Christopher ··-····-----------·-----6w C $10 & $5 L. They're None of Them Perfect-Kerr, Sophie_ ____ 6w C $5 F. Three Cents a Day-Bosworth, Raymond F.___ 6w C $6 F. Women Who Wait-Nagel, Lyda____ 6w D $6 B. Yaller Squares-Stong, M. R._ __ _ _ 6w C $5 B. 7 Characters You must not copy parts of plays. Title-Author Cast Type Royalty Pub. Rector, The-Crothers, Rachel.._____________ lm6w C Nr. F. Jealousy Plays a Part-George, Charles..---·--···-------2m6w C Nr. F. Last Trip Out, The-Hackett, Walter_ __ ____ ________ 2m5w D $5 B. Mrs. O'Leary's Cow-McCarthy, Brian__________ 2m6w C Nr. F. Patchwork Quilt, The-Field, RacheL.--------·-········ 2m5w F $6 F. Tangled Skeins-Ould, Hermon......__ _______ _ ____ 2m5w C $5 F. Best There Is, The-Wefer, Marion 3m4w D $5 RP. Cabbages-Staadt, Edward ---··--·----------·-----·········-3m4w C $5 F. Dots and Dashes-Alderman, Gordon......-·-····-············-· 3m4w C $5 Dr. Glamour in the Poconos-Kirkpatrick, John_ __ ________ 3m4w C $5 F. Good Neighbors-Farma, William J ....·-··-··----·······--3m4w C $5 Dr. Her First Party Dress-Manning, Hilda...·-·-··········--·-·· 3m4w C $6 F. Murders of Miriam, Thl!-'Kerr, Walter________ 3m4w C Nr. RP. Nine Lives of Emily, The-Kirkpatrick, John...·--·····-· 3m4w C $5 F. Quiet Please-Buermann, Howard·----------····----3m4w C $6 Dr. That's Logic-Safier, Daniel -----------····-·----3m4w C $10 & $5 L. The Thompsons-Hayes, Joseph---------3m4w C $5 F. Vane Effort, A-Tolles, Winston----~------3m4w C Nr. RP. Wild Hobby Horses-Kirkpatrick, John_ ____ ______ ____ 3m4w C $5 F. Bargains in Cathay-Field, Rachel.·-··--------····---·· 4m3w C $5 F. Billy Goes Haywire-Short, Marion.____ _ _________ 4m3w C $5 F. Examination, The-Eastman, Fred·---------------4m3w D $5 B. Goodnight Please-Daggett, Peter______ _ __ _ 4m3w C $5 F . High Heart, The-Rowell, Adelaide.·--------············· 4m3w D $5 RP. Husband for Breakfast, A-Mitchell, Ronald_ __ ________ 4m3w C $5 Dr. "I, William Holloway"-Holt, Isabella....---······.--·········· 4m3w C $5 F. Storm Before Sunset-Jones, Willis...._______ ________ _ ________ 4m3w D $5 RP. Trysting Place, The-Tarkington, Booth ------4m3w C $10 B. Twentieth Century Lullaby-Mount, Cedric.................. 4m3w D $3.75 F. Wedding, A-Kirkpatrick, John·--·····-·······-·-················· 4m3w C $5 F. A Prescribed List of Plays Titl&-A11thor Cast Type' Royalty Pub. All-Americans-Pollard, Kenneth _ 5m2w D $5 F. Pot Boiler, The-Gerstenberg, Alice.________ 5m2w F $10 L. John Doe-Dryer, Bernard Victor 6mlw D $5 B. Princess Marries the Page, The-Millay, Edna St. Vincent-----------------------6mlw F $10 B. Where the Cross Is Made-O'Neill, Eugene________ 6mlw D $5 Dr. Yellow Sheet-Johnson, Robert_____________ 6mlw C Nr. RP. Don't Tell a Soul-Reach, James_________________ 7w c $5 F. Kleptomaniac, The-Cameron, Margaret________ 7w C Nr. F. Sandalwood Box, The-Dane, Essex.......__________ 7w D $5 B. Saved-Rogers, John --------------------------7w c $5 F. 8 Characters Be sure the State Office has the title of your One-Act Play entry. Title-Author Cast Type Royalty Pub. When You Marry the Navy-Kirkpatrick, John___________ lm7w C· $5 F. Neighbours, The-Gale, Zona__________ ___ 2m6w C $5 B. New School for Wives-Kirkpatrick, John.______ 2m6w C $5 F. Ringing in the Groom-O'Keefe, A. A------------2m6w C $5 D. .Statue of Liberty-Kirkpatrick, John____________ 2m6w C $5 F. Teacher, The-Eastman, Fred______________ 3m5w C $5 F. Uncle Jimmy-Gale, Zona_________________ 3m5w C $10 & $5 B. Grandfather's Chair-Eaton, Walter________ _____ 4m4w C $5 F. Hospital Romance-White, Eugenia_______ 4m4w C Nr. B. •rm A Fool-Sergei, C. (from Anderson's story) _______ 4m4w C $10 & $5 D. They'll Never Look There-Latham, Jean_______________ 4m4w C $5 Dr. Three Pills in a Bottle-Field, Rachel._____________ 4m4w F $5 F. Two Hundred Riders-Le Pelley, Guernsey_________ _ 4m4w D Nr. RP. Angels and Such-Mitchell, Ronald .. 5m3w C $5 Dr. Dollar, A-Pinski, David. 5m3w C $5 F. Enchanted Night-Hughes, Glenn_____ ____ 5m3w C $5 Dr. John Brown-Jackson, Phyllis _6m3w D Nr. RP. Mary's Lamb-Osborne, Hubert..---------5m3w C $5 B. Drums of Oude, The-Strong, Austin______ _______ 7mlw D $10 F. Night At An Inn, A-Dunsany, Lord.----------Sm D $10 F. Summer Comes to the Diamond 0-Smith & Finch______ 8m C Nr. Dr. Her Grandmother's Quilt-Northrop, Evelyn_ ___________ Sw C Nr. D. Lavender and Red Pepper-Giorloff, Ruth_________ Sw C $10 F. Mrs. Harper's Bazaar-Hughes, Babette_____________ Sw C $5 Dr. C $5 F. Permanent-Reach, James ------------------·---------------------8w C $5 Dr. Xingu-Seller, Thomas ------------------------------------·------8w *Without curtain at end of prologue. The University of Texas Publication 9 Characters Read the Interscholastic Leaguer. Title-Author Cast Type Royalty Pub. Country Slicker-Buermann, Howard______________ 5m4w c $5 Dr. Such a Charming Young Man-Akins, Zoe-·-·····------6m3w c $10 F. So Wonderful in White-Nusbaum, Richard__________ 9w D $5 F. Summons of Sariel, The-Kessie, Magdalene._______ 9w F $5 D. To Tommy With Love-Hitchens, Dolores Birk_ __ 9w c Nr. F. 10 Characters Have you read pages 3, 4, 13, and 14 of this bulletin? Title-Author Cast Type Royalty Pub. Right Answer, The--Brown, Lucy.... --------·-------·--··-lm9w c Nr. D. Lost Kiss, The-Douglas, Margaret_5m5w F Nr. RP. Midnight Sailing-Levy, Frances M·---·--·--------------5m5w c $5 F. Jack.... _________ Command Performance, The-Knapp, 6m4w D $5 B. Spreading the News-Gregory, Lady 7m3w c $6 F. Urge that one good Critic Judge be 'used in all contests. Key to Publishers B. -Walter H. Baker Co., 178 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. De. -T. S. Denison & Co., 203 North Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill. D. -Dramatic Publishing Co., 59 East Van Buren St., Chicago 5, Ill. Dr. -Dramatists Play Service, 6 East 39th St., New York City 16, N.Y. E. -Eldridge Entertainment House, Franklin, Ohio. F. -Samuel French, 25 West 45th St., New York City 19, N.Y. IBH.-Ivan-Bloom-Hardin, Des Moines, Iowa. L. -Longmans, Green & Co., 55 Fifth Ave., New York City S, N.Y. RP. -Row, Peterson & Co., 1911 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Ill. Key to Symbols C-Comedy Nr.-Non-royalty m-Men 0-Drama F -Fantasy w-Women INFORMATION REGARDING THE USE OF PLAYS NOT ON THE PRESCRIBED LIST According to the 1946-47 One-Act Play Constitution "All schools are required to use for contest only such plays as may be selected from this list. he only exception to this rule is the following: Any director wishing to produce in a contest any play not on the prescribed list, may send that play to the Director of Speech Activities, Interscholastic League. If such a play is officially ap­proved, a statement to that effect will be sent to the director requesting the approval. All other plays are ineligible and may not be presented in any League con­test." Reading copies of plays for approval must reach the State Office well in advance of the February 2 dead­line ; otherwise they cannot be considered. The following plays will not be eligible for contest in 1946-47 due to the fact that they appeared in the State Contest in 1945-46. They will again become eligible for use in 1947-48. A Window to the South The Happy Journey Antic Spring Our Town, Act II To the Lovely Margaret This Night Shall Pass The Perfect Gentleman The Londonderry Air All Shakespearean plays, except those which can be played in the simplest costumes and which require no special set pieces, are ineligible. · Plays with morbid or sordid themes, plays in which characters die violent deaths on stage, plays using other than the simplest sets or costumes, and plays using un­necessary profanity or having suggestive lines or situa­tions will not be approved. Silly, inconsequential, badly written farces often described as "sure-fire audience hits" are i;arely approved for contest. Use good plays that give you an opportunity to do some directing and that give your students a chance to do some significant acting. During past years, a number of directors have found that sections of long plays, when cut to conform with League rules, have proved to be more satisfactory than prescribed one-acts. The State Office encourages directors 'to use sections of long plays, since they are usually very well-written and give the students excellent material with The University of Texas Publication which to work. If you choose a section of a three-act play, be sure to send your cutting to the State Office well in advance of the February 2 deadline so that official approval may be given. With proper adjustments, these sections of long plays have been approved by the State Office: Junior Miss, Act III What a Life, Acts II The Enemy, Act III and III The Eve of St. Mark, The Fool, Act I Act II The Ivory Door, Act III Dead End, Act III The Skin of Out Teeth, George and Margaret, Act I Act I Torchbearers, Act II Some of the plays have in their original casts more than ten characters. Usually, minor characters can be cut or merged without greatly hurting structure and continuity. There is no rule, however, against doubling of characters in contest plays ; the requirement is merely that no more than ten students can be used. Any way the director sees fit to arrange the doubling of parts will be satisfactory wit.h the State Office.