Project Gutenberg 2005-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 57 Holley, Horace 1887 1960 Read-Aloud Plays Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Her happiness -- A modern prodigal -- The incompatibles -- The genius -- Survival -- The telegram -- Rain -- Pictures -- His luck. Produced by Kentuckiana Digital Library, David Garcia, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "Read-Aloud Plays" by Horace Holley is a collection of dramatic works written in the early 20th century. The plays exhibit a unique format tailored for intimate reading settings rather than traditional theatrical performances, exploring themes of love, personal growth, and emotional conflict through dialogue. The beginning of the text introduces readers to the innovative concept of "read-aloud" plays, where characters navigate their stories through spoken word in a cozy setting. The opening scenes present two distinct plays: "Her Happiness," featuring a poignant exchange between Elizabeth and Paul as they grapple with love and separation, and "A Modern Prodigal," introducing Richard and his uncle Richard in a conversation that reveals family dynamics and the struggles of artists against societal expectations. Through these character-driven dialogues, the audience is invited into their emotional landscapes, setting the stage for exploring deeper themes throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American drama -- 20th century PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature 199000 199001 2024-10-07T08:14:41.028227 2023-09-07T09:17:51.096499 text/html text/html 199021 2020-12-14T13:53:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 57932 2020-12-14T13:53:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 127523 2024-10-07T08:14:48.264146 application/epub+zip 130021 2024-10-07T08:14:43.215238 application/epub+zip 130023 2024-10-07T08:14:41.850193 application/epub+zip 271565 2024-10-07T08:14:51.502137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252794 2024-10-07T08:14:47.389175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226880 2022-09-08T00:44:16.428154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142280 142137 2024-10-07T08:14:39.839196 2023-09-07T09:17:50.100501 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 142147 2020-12-14T13:53:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 53118 2020-12-14T13:53:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 142138 2020-12-14T13:53:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53095 2020-12-14T13:53:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20890 2024-10-07T08:14:51.637123 application/rdf+xml 13884 2024-10-07T08:14:42.417173 image/jpeg 3648 2024-10-07T08:14:42.130177 image/jpeg 124367 2024-10-07T08:14:41.043286 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog