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”