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Melodrama Classics: Six Plays and How to Stage Them
Melodrama Classics Six Plays and How to Stage Them Author:Dorothy Mackin Here are the complete scripts of six of the most successful Victorian melodramas ever to hit the boards: — THE TICKET-OF-LEAVE MAN - introducing Hawkshaw the Detective (prototype of Sherlock Holmes), criminal Jim Dalton, and a country boy who falls in with evil companions - — UNDER TWO FLAGS - a fantastically popular plot (filmed three times) abou... more »t the men of the French Foreign Legion and a fiery girl who throws herself in front of the bullet meant for one of them -
THE TWO ORPHANS - a thrilling tale of two helpless sisters alone in Paris, at the mercy of theives, vice rings, and an unscrupulous marquis -
AFTER DARK - a lively story of blackmail and marriage-of-convenience, filled with songs and featuring a fabulous finish in London's brand new Underground, with one of the heroes tied to the railway tracks -
HAZEL KIRKE - the harrowing drama of a faithful daughter cursed and cast out by her own father; pursued (for her inheritance) by an evil squire -
THE SPOILERS - a lusty sage of greed, corruption and lawlessness during the Alaskan Gold Rush (John Wayne played the hero in one of it's many filmings).
These are the same plays produced by the Imperial Players in Cripple Creek, Colorado, the oldest (and many say the best) melodrama theater in the world. They have been tailored to appeal to today's audience, but they retain all the humor, pathos and high drama that made them so popular for so long. Author/produce Dorothy Mackin also offers:
* dozens of photos of the Imperial Players, their costumes and sets
* production notes that will be useful to any group which plans to present this vital form of theatre
* music and lyrics to more than a dozen songs in the plays
* musical numbers for three olios - that show stopping afterword which leaves the audience begging for more!« less