Antic Spring. Robert Nail. Comedy. 3m 3w. Samuel French. Teenagers go on a pantomimed picnic.

Case of the Glass Slippers. Anne Coulter Martens. Comedy. 6m 4w and extras for the jury. Found in Junior High School One-Act Comedies. Dramatic Publishing Company. This is a mock trial of Sammy Shooster, who is accused of stealing Cinderella’s glass slippers. A funny spoof.

Clever Rachel. Moses Goldberg. Comedy/Drama. 3m 3w. Dramatic Publishing Company. Rachel is intelligent and can find answers to challenging riddles. But the traditional roles of men and women don’t allow for women to be intellectuals. When Jacob, the smartest boy in town, challenges her to a contest of wits, somehow they both win and find something that neither had before—a friend.

Dear Departed. Stanley Houghton. Comedy. 3m 3w. Concord Theatricals. A family is quarreling over their dead father’s possessions when he walks in, very much alive.

Finders Keepers. George Kelly. Drama. 1m 2w. Samuel French. A woman refuses to return some money in a purse she found, even when the loser is known. But the tables are turned, and she learns a lesson in a unique way.

The Ghost Wore White. Le Roma Greth. Mystery. 2m 6w. Heuer Publishing Company. When the Conwells move into an old house they have inherited, they find it is inhabited by a ghost. Then they decide to set a trap for the ghost. And they catch it—or do they?

I’m a Fool. Christopher Sergel from Sherwood Anderson’s story. Comedy. 4m 4w. Dramatic Publishing Company. To impress an attractive girl, a boy who works at a race track pretends he is a wealthy heir. The girl promises to write him, but unhappily her letters will go to the person he is impersonating.

The Long Christmas Dinner. Thornton Wilder. Drama. 5m 7w. Concord Theatricals. A family’s long history of Christmas dinners plays out one dinner at a time, revealing the changing eras and American life in general.

Oh Freedom! The Story of the Underground Railroad. Peter Manos. Drama. 2 to 10m, 2 to 10w, up to 10 either gender. Dramatic Publishing Company. This play combines stories of men and women of the Underground Railroad who were active in the fight against slavery at a time when Americans were at their courageous best, supporting one another.

Quiet Please. Howard Buermann. Comedy. 3m 4w. Dramatists Play Service. Two brothers who carry on a feud of silence find themselves having to be hospitable to an unexpected overnight guest. Humor results as the feud collapses only to be renewed as they argue over what started the original quarrel.

Run, Robber, Run. Anderson and Sweeney. Comedy. 4m 8w. Eldridge Publishing Company. Two would-be robbers discover they are not in the right place but instead have ended up at an exclusive girl’s school. Hiding their identity, they pose as two men the headmistress is expecting. Mistaken identity and a guest television star add to this play’s merry complications.

Selma Goes Psychic. Ruth Kelsey. Comedy. 3m 3w. Dramatic Publishing Company. Found in Junior High School One-Act Comedies. Selma has all of her friends believing she can foretell the future. When her brother decides to “cure” her by masquerading as a girl, there are humorous consequences.

Shock of His Life. Donald Payton. Farce. 3m 3w. Heuer Publishing Company. Thirteen-year-old Wilbur jots down telephone messages from the butcher and the doctor. When his father returns from a physical examination, he reads the messages and thinks they apply to him: “Heart about gone—be over at 7:30.” Rollicking humor develops as Dad thinks he is about to die. Other equally funny “Wilbur” shows that play well in middle schools include Foxy Grandma, Wilbur’s Wild Night, Sure As You’re Born, Wilbur Minds the Baby, Wilbur Is a Genius, Love Hits Wilbur, Wilbur’s Honey Bea, and Say Uncle.

The Shoemaker’s Wife. David Thompson from Hans Sachs’s play. Comedy. 2m 1w. Baker’s Plays. A husband tries to test his wife’s love for him by pretending to be dead. But the wife catches on and gives him a hilarious scare.

Split Cherry Tree. From Jesse Stuart’s story. Drama. 3m 1w. Dramatic Publishing Company. With gun in hand, a father barges into a country school at the turn of the century to fight with the teacher. Instead, he learns the value of educating his son.

The Still Alarm. George Kaufman. Comedy. 5m. Concord Theatricals. There is a fire in a hotel, but the men are exceedingly unconcerned about it—and therein lies the fun.

The Stolen Prince. Dan Totheroh. Comedy. 9m 3w (or all men or all women). Concord Theatricals. A prince is stolen in infancy and raised by a poor couple. Brought before the Emperor for punishment, the young prince’s true identity is discovered. Done in Chinese tradition. The Lost Princess is the sequel to this play.

A Thing of Beauty. Maurice Berger. Drama. 4m 2w. Pioneer Drama Service. A man carries a piece of driftwood into a park, where it is observed by numerous people whose reactions display their true character and make an enlightening comment on life.

Ugly Duckling. A. A. Milne. Comedy. 4m 3w. Concord Theatricals. A prince and a princess are betrothed by their families, sight unseen. Each family in turn arranges a “stand in” until the wedding, because of their “plain” children. But the real prince and princess fall in love.

Wildcat Willie Gets the Woolies. Ann Coulter Martens. Comedy. 3m 4w. Dramatic Publishing Company. Willie, aged thirteen, expects his aunt to send him a red canoe for his birthday. Instead he receives itchy red woolen flannels, which he is made to wear when his aunt visits. A rollicking misunderstanding develops that includes pet fleas, an Indian Chief, and a bewildered aunt. This play is one of six humorous comedies especially suited for those in their early teens. Other titles are Wildcat Willie, Wildcat Willie Carves the Turkey, Wildcat Willie Gets Girl Trouble, The Search for Wildcat McGillicuddy, and Wildcat Willie Gets Brain Fever.