Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-01-19
New Publications,

THE BOOK OF PLAYS for Home Amusement ana
Private Theatrical Entertslnlnehts Prls p,
Dramas, Faroes Interndes, Musical B4rlettas PROV
cribs, Acting CmradeS, Keclatlons' ~ ~r;Gior S-
mines and Tahlcaux Yankee, Negro, lrsh ana I"i'-
ic Lectures and Stories, etc
critics ETC. and every direction relative for private or
public performance The whole carefully rev ised ant
adapted 10y SIIAs 3 STEELE DranatiSt. handsomely
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my of tho hook together with handsome present,
worth from TO 500, Will be sent any "d'reSS
! - WV Fyo" Tie .4,tho's Pyeface:-
The wide and still spreading popularity "i home
Thearicals or Private Histrolcs anonSsi we M m're. %
fashionable and refined circles, together WIN ae re-
peted calls for form of Dramas, or Plays differing
in their and effects from those OF other
i'm circulation have induced the Publisher to present
this work. in which will be found along with some orr
ginaI pieces, large number OF the plays coeCieS
and farces of the most popular DramatSts nom ut,
davs of ShaSpear to those OF the present pcfou al
or most of which are compressed into one act and INTO
noinr scenes or such as can easily be arranged by the
ordinary household resources. 1t mas peeh uie par
ticuar Study and aim of the compiler and publisher
to omit all sentences words illusions such as eolltl
be the renoteSt way objectionable 10 the most it9-
tidious. and TO retain the plot the passion anu l
moral of each play. in such condensed form az would
render them available dlverting ana eieNauhS We
hice of amusement for the Parlor the schooirool'
or the Lyceum."
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Steele'S Book of Plays for Home Amusement VIII
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HEROES AND PATRIOTS OF THE SOUTH; com
prising Lives of General Francis Marion, General
William Moultre, General Andrew Pickens. and
Governor John Rutodge; with sketches of other
distinguished Heroes and Patriots who served in the
Row ilrI1 IN he Slfh
Gil B. HARTLEY. With engravings from original de
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From the Preface.
The purpose OF the work Is to record the actions
of some of the most celebrated of the many heroes
and patriots who distinguished themselves by eminent
services in the Revolutionary War, in the Southern
States of the Union. Among these, General Marion,
whose life occupies considerable portion Of the vol
ume, was one OF the most remarkable characters who
figured the grand theatre of in those times that
tried mems souls" MariOn'S achievements were of
the most heroc and romantic character and are aiwayS
read with interest and admiration. General Moultre.
the u>trious defender of the fortress which bears his
name Is not less interesting IN his way Gen Plckens
was the companion of Marion in some Of his daring
enterprises and of the most useful of all the gen
era officers who assisted IN recovering the Southern
States from the,enemy. Governor Rutledgc rendered
services to the cause of the most important nature and
displayed character and ability equal to every emer-
gency of those critical and perilos times Ofseverl
other military Commanders and Statesmen we have
given but slight sketches III consequence of the brief
space TO which were limited
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