St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-12-29
GE0RGEG. EVANS BOOK LIST.
NEW PUBLICATIONS,
BOOK oFPLAvs
FOR
HOME AMUSEMEFTf
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THEATRICAL
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BEING A

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C"'LECTlo~ OF ORIGINAL AND SELF crEp
7.o9ed'es. Cemedies, l1oys; Nvsmas; >fs,st.,
Interludes, lNuscal BurieAas, Eroreri,. -4rt;,o
CAarodes. Reci'atons. Parlor I'on,c.s;uss cnd
1atIeaux. Yankee, Negro, I,;.h, end etrxc
Lectures and Stories, etc., etc., eie.
With full Descriptions Of Costumes, Scener;,
Properties. etc., and every direction relative
Tor private or puolie performance. Tic
whole carefully arranged and adopted By ~
SlLAS. $. STEELE, Eran.a,;.t
Handsomely bound in One Volume. IL No.,
Cloth. Price $l.OO. +:
Aud upon receipt Of Fl cents sddiionarfcr
Postage, copy vi the Book, together With 3
hand ome present, worth from SO cents 70
500, will be- sent to any address in the Cni,cG
S's'es: From the Editor, RJace:-
The wide and sill spreading popularity
OF - Home Thea'r;csks," or Priyeie M1y,ou;:<
amongst the most fashionable sd re6qed cir
cles, together with the repeated calls for g
form Of Dramas, Or Plays, diaeri,s ;rs their
structure and effects from those q s,her xoria
!" circ3;.,ion, have Induced thef faNjher to
present this work, in which viA : be found,
along with some original pieces. large mum
her OF the plays. comedies, aa4 iasses; o6sshe
most popular Dramatis<s. from he days sof
Shakespeare to those Of tie present period 81
CT most Of which are compressed into one dc.,
End into porlor scenes. Of such as can easily b.
arranged by the ordinary househ cd sesources
Ii has been the particular study asd aim OF
the compiler and publisher, to on;t al SEMEN
ces, words. OF allaxions, such - could Be il
the remotest way Objectionable to the asosi
fastidious, aud to retain The blot, the passion.
and The moral Of each play. il such ccndeu-
sed torn AZ would render them An available.
diveltins, and elevatisg vehicle * snusenlea:.
for the fartos, the School Rosss, or the Lv:s-
seas,," From, tie S.,,dav Asls. -.
Book Of Plays, for Home A1usensnt By
Silas s. Steele, Drsnasiss.
These popular pey3er smusenentT have been
the means Of introducing some very pretty
little dramas to those who. from re!;s;c-s
notion. esehew theatre. and )tItfsisate d:s-
matte representation. 90 = %
There are few writer's in eur country Better
calculated to write. compile aid sdast plays
Tor rarior :musements. than Sifss g. Steele,
author himself, Of over eighty plax,,~xYc-y
one Of which bears the impress Of = ,nas,e:
hand {; amt containing mor.t which lev sx~
thOrs deem requisite for drama
Perhaps more perfect work Of the k;:d IL
not to be tosnd at the present tine ia z.:c
world, and it certainly reflects the hiphcs:
credit on The author and publisher in the ,ps:-
duction Of the one in question. The jas,pt;
trash. and nonsensical char.dse, md drawing
room dramas, which We have seen apd heard.
must row yield to something. more elegnn:,
refined. interesting and amusing. ~Silaa s.
Ste.les Book Of Phys for lIo1ue Aa.:,s7-
ment," will form new era in this dis:::ps :o:.
Of domestic dramatic literature and create t::*ys
10 witness those productions from xhie:A 10
has cu!led out only scene or two.
Address all orders to :iE<.z,
GEORGE q. EVANS, Publisher.
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