The Methuen Drama book of suffrage plays / edited and with an introduction by Naomi Paxton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Paxton, Naomi.

Series:

Play Anthologies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Suffrage--Great Britain--Drama.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Methuen Drama, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Methuen Drama Book of Suffrage Plays is an anthology of eight exciting pieces written for and by members of the Actresses Franchise League from 1909-13. Immediately playable, they offer strong, varied roles for female casts, while also providing invaluable source material to students and scholars from a wide range of disciplines. Featuring ' How The Vote Was Won ' which remains one of the most popular and well known suffrage plays, the volume also includes seven shorter works: ' Lady Geraldine's Speech ' (1909), a fantastic, fun piece for actresses. Lady Geraldine hasn't thought through th

Contents:

Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; The Plays; Staging the Plays; How the Vote Was Won by Cicely Hamilton and Christopher St John; Cicely Hamilton 1872-1952; Christopher St John 1871-1960; Lady Geraldine's Speech by Beatrice Harraden; Beatrice Harraden 1864-1936; Characters; Pot and Kettle by Cicely Hamilton and Christopher St John; Miss Appleyard's Awakening by Evelyn Glover; Evelyn Glover 1874-1941; Characters; Her Vote by H. V. Esmond; H. V. Esmond 1869-1922; The Mother's Meeting by Mrs Harlow Phibbs; Mrs Harlow Phibbs 1864-1932

An Anti-Suffragist or The Other Side by H. M. PaullH. M. Paull 1854-1934; Tradition by George Middleton; George Middleton 1880-1967; Further Reading

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781283874106

1283874105

9781408176603

1408176602

OCLC:

823726270