Michael Strogoff, a courier of the Russian Czar, is sent on a perilous mission to deliver a vital message to the Grand Duke, defending Siberia against a Tartar attack. But when Michael is captured and blinded, all appears to be lost. French playwright Adolphe d'Ennery has adapted Jules Verne's classic novel of suspense, and Frank J. Morlock has once again translated this wonderful work into modern English.
Michael Strogoff, a courier of the Russian Czar, is sent on a perilous mission to deliver a vital message to the Grand Duke, defending Siberia against...
Frank J. Morlock has produced a play based on that great comic character, Falstaff, with scenes taken from William Shakespeare's Henry IV cycle and The Merry Wives of Windsor, William Kendrick's Falstaff's Wedding, and John Dennis's The Comical Gallant, plus original material by Morlock himself. A dramatic and comedic triumph!
Frank J. Morlock has produced a play based on that great comic character, Falstaff, with scenes taken from William Shakespeare's Henry IV cycle and Th...
Adapted from Alexandre Dumas Pere's novel, "La San Felice," this play is set in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies during Napoleonic times, and features tyrants, traitors, and great acts of heroism. First translation into English.
Adapted from Alexandre Dumas Pere's novel, "La San Felice," this play is set in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies during Napoleonic times, and features ...
Based on an 1835 novel by Honore de Balzac, this play revolves around a platonic love affair between the beautiful Henriette, her much older husband, and the handsome young Felix. But such a relationship cannot be sustained forever. The only question is: who will be the first to crack under the strain?
Based on an 1835 novel by Honore de Balzac, this play revolves around a platonic love affair between the beautiful Henriette, her much older husband, ...
This race-against-the-clock adventure features a mutiny, castaways on a remote island, earthquakes, whale hunting, dastardly villains, man against the elements, a rescue mission, and offbeat humor. There's never a dull moment as "The Children of Captain Grant" search the globe for their long-lost father and brother.
This race-against-the-clock adventure features a mutiny, castaways on a remote island, earthquakes, whale hunting, dastardly villains, man against the...
French writer Paul Demasy's strikingly modern dramatic interpretation of the life of Jesus of Nazareth focuses on the baptism of the Savior by John the Baptist, the raising of Lazarus from the dead, and the ultimate betrayal of Christ by Judas Iscariot. First translation into English.
French writer Paul Demasy's strikingly modern dramatic interpretation of the life of Jesus of Nazareth focuses on the baptism of the Savior by John th...
An enormous bestseller in novel form, The Mysteries of Paris is a sprawling melodrama of the Paris underground, full of twists and turns, action and adventure, mystery and romance, and love and death.
An enormous bestseller in novel form, The Mysteries of Paris is a sprawling melodrama of the Paris underground, full of twists and turns, action and a...
Based on the classic 1866 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, this play focuses on Raskolnikov, the self-proclaimed "superior being," who commits a brutal murder to show his contempt for the rest of mankind.
Based on the classic 1866 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, this play focuses on Raskolnikov, the self-proclaimed "superior being," who commits a brutal mu...
In this dramatic version of Miguel de Cervantes's classic novel, Don Quixote is driven mad by an overindulgence in fantastic romances, puts on the old family armor, grabs his faithful servant, Sancho Panza, and goes a-tilting at windmills across the Spanish landscape.
In this dramatic version of Miguel de Cervantes's classic novel, Don Quixote is driven mad by an overindulgence in fantastic romances, puts on the old...
French writer Charles Desnoyer provides a striking interpretation of the life of Joan of Arc, who singlehandedly saves the French state at the cost of her own life. Joan leaves her native village over the objections of her father to see King Charles VII, who has yet to be crowned. She convinces the monarch to back her God-given visions and, with an army at her side, defeats the invading English and allows the king to be anointed as the true ruler of France. But Joan is betrayed through the treachery of French noblemen, and is condemned as a heretic by the forces of King Henry VI. She declines...
French writer Charles Desnoyer provides a striking interpretation of the life of Joan of Arc, who singlehandedly saves the French state at the cost of...