. St. Nicholas [serial]. pany of strolling players comealong who kidnap the boy because of his voice. After a number of adventures along the Englishcountryside, Nick reaches London and becomes a famous choir singer. While there he meets hiskinsman, William Shakespeare, who brings about a reunion of Nick and his Stratford relatives. A love-interest is supplied by the daughter of the master player who had managed thekidnapping of the sweet-voiced boy. Master Skylark introduces as dramatis personae, in addition to Shakespeare, Ben Jonson,Thomas Heywood, Queen Elizabeth and other famous historical
. St. Nicholas [serial]. pany of strolling players comealong who kidnap the boy because of his voice. After a number of adventures along the Englishcountryside, Nick reaches London and becomes a famous choir singer. While there he meets hiskinsman, William Shakespeare, who brings about a reunion of Nick and his Stratford relatives. A love-interest is supplied by the daughter of the master player who had managed thekidnapping of the sweet-voiced boy. Master Skylark introduces as dramatis personae, in addition to Shakespeare, Ben Jonson,Thomas Heywood, Queen Elizabeth and other famous historical figures ofEnglands Golden Age. Mr. Burrill has charmingly recaptured the spirit and the atmosphere of ShakespearesEngland. I have read many plays in manuscript which have been designed as contributionsto the forthcoming celebration; but Master Skylark is the only one that has appeared tome worthy of the great occasion.—Clayton Hamilton, the well-known dramatic by Reginald Birch. Price $ net. I Plays for School Children — Edited by Anna M. Lutkenhaus, Director of the DramaticClub, Public School 15, New York City; with an intro- SS duction by Margaret Knox, Principal of the same school. = Twenty plays, pageants, and pantomime stories, all tried = and found satisfactory in all ways by the children in = Public School No. 15 in New York City. Mrs. Lutkenhaus S has included in her book only such plays as she herself, as ^ coach, found absolutely successful and well worth giving. = You, too, will enjoy Thanksgiving Day, 1696, a S splendid historical play; and A Handful of Clay, a simple ^ pantomime story. And Through the Looking Glass ^ is fine! The funniest parts of Lewis Carrolls story about ^ Alice in Looking Glass Land are gathered together here. H Besides, there are directions as to how to present plays, = as well as hints as to costumes and scenery needed. Any ^ group of children can easily give plays if they want to. S Ask your parents about it.
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