{"product_id":"the-methuen-drama-book-of-suffrage-plays-how-the-vote-was-won-lady-geraldines-speech-pot-and-kettle-miss-appleyards-awakening-her-vote-the-mot-9781408176580","title":"The Methuen Drama Book of Suffrage Plays: How the Vote Was Won, Lady Geraldine's Speech, Pot and Kettle, Miss Appleyard's Awakening, Her Vote, the Mot","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Cicely Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Methuen Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Methuen Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anthologies (multiple authors)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Methuen Drama Book of Suffrage Plays\u003c\/i\u003e is an anthology of eight exciting pieces written for and by members of the Actresses Franchise League from 1909-13. Immediately playable, they offer strong, varied roles for female casts, while also providing invaluable source material to students and scholars from a wide range of disciplines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing '\u003ci\u003eHow The Vote Was Won\u003c\/i\u003e' which remains one of the most popular and well known suffrage plays, the volume also includes seven shorter works: \u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eLady Geraldine's Speech\u003c\/i\u003e' (1909), a fantastic, fun piece for actresses. Lady Geraldine hasn't thought through the Suffrage cause and, on a visit to an old school friend meets some charismatic, successful and intelligent women who soon enlighten and encourage her on to the right path! \u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003ePot and Kettle'\u003c\/i\u003e (1909), a comic piece in which a young woman returns to her family in great distress having assaulted a suffragette who was sitting near her at a Anti-Suffragist meeting.\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eMiss Appleyard's Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e' about an anti-suffrage campaigner who finds herself in the home of a sympathizer but ends up inadvertently drawing her hostesses' attention to the contradictions in her arguments \u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eHer Vote\u003c\/i\u003e' by the actor and playwright Henry Esmond which provides an interesting male viewpoint on the movement, criticizing the young suffragist for wanting to be part of a movement about which she seems to understand little.\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Anti-Suffragist or The Other Side\u003c\/i\u003e', a charming, clever monologue about a sheltered young woman who finds herself increasingly involved with her local Anti-Suffrage society and increasingly puzzled by what she learns there.\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Mother's Meeting', \u003c\/i\u003e an entertaining monologue that uses a working class character to expose the inconsistencies in the Anti-Suffrage arguments. \u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eTradition\u003c\/i\u003e' was first performed at a matinee for the Woman Suffrage Party held at the Berkeley Theatre in New York City on Saturday 24 January 1913. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe plays featured articulate the arguments of the Suffrage Movement through a variety of styles, both comic and serious, and perfectly illustrate the use of drama as a medium for social change and entertainment. Together with illustrations and an introduction charting the history of the Actresses Franchise League and exploring the context and provenance of the plays, this is an excellent resource for both study and performance.","brand":"Methuen Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45087386009751,"sku":"9781408176580","price":1552.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781408176580.webp?v=1767640367","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-methuen-drama-book-of-suffrage-plays-how-the-vote-was-won-lady-geraldines-speech-pot-and-kettle-miss-appleyards-awakening-her-vote-the-mot-9781408176580","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}