Five One Act Plays
Performances
February 24, 1925
Venue
Illinois State Normal University Auditorium
Synopsis - Mirage
A tragic tale of the relationship between Polaina, a Hopi Princess and Grayson Stone, a white man who has no memory of who his is, or where he came from.
Synopsis - Oft in the Stilly Night
In the darkness of night, we hear the sounds of burglars moving about a house. We also hear the amusing conversations of a brave wife and her equally brave husband as they discuss their dilemma.
Synopsis - The House Fairy
A poetic play concerning a fairy who had “the friendly mind.”
Synopsis - Hearts To Mend
A fantasy in one act. The story is of Pierrot and Pierette who always give smiles and joy, but are in need of a romantic tinkerman who mends hearts as well as he mends kettles.
Synopsis - Ashes Of Roses
An eighteenth century miniature that tells of a colorful bit of romance told in an enticing way, has its principal character, Kitty Clive, an actress of fame and fortune still loving the familiar character Horace Walpole. Soon, Phyllis, a country girl, innocently crushes Kitty’s hope of the constancy of her old lover.
Mirage - Author: George M.P. Baird
Oft in the Stilly Night - Author: Marion Porter Smith
The House Fairy - Author: Lawrence Houseman
Hearts to Mend - Author: Harry A. Overstreet
Historian’s Corner
“Five One Act Plays” was the only time that Community Players performed at Illinois State Normal University, in Normal Illinois.
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