AND DRAMAS CONTAINING A NUMBER OF THE STRONGEST COMPILED BY Mrs. J. W. Shoemaker Author of “Choice Dialogues,” etc. PHILADELPHIA THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY .82 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1888, by COPYRIGHT 1916 BY F. W. SHOEMAKER AND D. A. SHOEMAKER THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE 2 CONTENTS. Adapted from A. W. Bellaw by J. W. Shoemaker, Dramatized by Mrs. J. W. Shoemaker, Shakespeare, 11 13 CLASSIC DIALOGUES AND DRAMAS. SCENE FROM DAMON AND PYTHIAS. Adapted. A scaffold, with steps ascending to it.-In the back of the stage the gates of a prison.-Executioner with an Axe, and Guards discovered. Enter DAMOCLES and PROCLES. Proc.-It is a marvelous phantasy, thou speakest of In Dionysius. Dam.-Yes, his mind is made Of strange materials, that are almost cast The school and camp, in his ambition, make A strange division: "with the trumpet's call Coped with the mightiest monarchs of the Muse; And, in mine apprehension, he doth prize The applauses of that polished populace, More than the rising shout of victory. Proc.-"And, over all, that science, which doth hold, Touching the soul and its affections, 5 |