Category Archives: Plays
Audiobook: Devil is an Ass
An inferior devil, Pug, asks Satan to send him to Earth to tempt men to
Audiobook: Modern Monologues
The monologue is a character study in little; the apotheosis of a chosen individuality. All
Audiobook: Mademoiselle De Belle Isle
“The refined and fashionable audiences who… used to applaud the play of Mademoiselle de Belle
Audiobook: Love and a Bottle
This play was produced in 1698 at Drury Lane Theatre. From the bustle of its
Audiobook: Dandy Dick
“Dandy Dick” was the third of the farces which Mr. Pinero wrote for the old
Audiobook: Physician In Spite of Himself
The Physician In Spite of Himself … is written in a most unbounded spirit of
Audiobook: Second Mrs. Tanqueray
Aubrey Tanqueray marries a woman with a past which he believes will not matter in
Audiobook: Cabinet Minister
Mr. Pinero holds that farce should treat of probable people placed in possible circumstances, but
Audiobook: Love is the Best Doctor
Four most fashionable doctors are called in by Sganarelle to cure his daughter, but instead
Audiobook: Twin-Rivals
“This comedy was produced at Drury Lane on December 14, 1702. It is the most
Audiobook: If I Had a Father
Arthur Gervaise, a London sculptor, learns too late of his love for a woman, while
Audiobook: Bores
Moliere: “Never was any Dramatic performance so hurried as this; and it is a thing,
Audiobook: Blunderer, or The Counterplots
A very early Moliere. From the Translator: “In this piece the plot is carried on
Audiobook: Stories From The Operas
“Owing to the appreciation which has been accorded to my three series of “Stories from
Audiobook: One-Act Play Collection 011
Here are 10 one act plays offered by various groups of Librivox readers. From Ancient
Audiobook: Wappin’ Wharf: A Frightful Comedy of Pirates
We had hoped that our drama’s scene might lie on a pirate ship at sea.
Audiobook: Hamilton
One hundred years before the current hit musical Hamilton, Mary Hamlin wrote this historical play
Audiobook: Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith
Lucas Cleeve is living in Venice with a widow, Mrs. Ebbsmith. His relatives do not
Audiobook: Charley’s Aunt
The girlfriends are coming to visit the chaps at college, but of course they can’t
Audiobook: Love-Tiff
“The characters are well delineated, and fathers, lovers, mistresses, and servants all move about amidst
Audiobook: Impostures of Scapin
Scapin is a liar, a schemer, an arrogant meddler who thinks he can make people
Audiobook: Every Man In His Humour
Knowell, an old man – rumor says Shakespeare originally played this part – tries to
Audiobook: At The Sign of The Greedy Pig
“Sometimes, in a mood of Spanish castles, there flits across my fancy the vision of
Audiobook: Trelawny of the Wells
A theater, various actors and actresses, their admirers, financial backers, etc. The star Rose Trelawny
Audiobook: Gay Lord Quex
Lord Quex, after a life of philandering, has decided to reform and marry. But he
Audiobook: Funeral: or Grief A-La-Mode
The Funeral: or, Grief à-la-Mode, a Comedy, was written in the summer of 1701, and
Audiobook: Little Bit of Fluff
According to the website www.stagebeauty.net, this is the 5th longest running play ever, with over
Audiobook: George Dandin: or The Abashed Husband
“The treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle having been ratified … and peace being assured … Louis XIV
Audiobook: Mrs. Pretty and The Premier
The Premier has decided that being married would be good for his image. He asks
Audiobook: Benefit of the Doubt
The plot resolves around a young woman being cited in court as “The Other Woman”