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    The Tree That Saved Connecticut
    The Tree That Saved Connecticut
    The Tree That Saved Connecticut
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    The Tree That Saved Connecticut

    By Henry Fisk Carlton

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    The Tree That Saved Connecticut is a play meant for the radio which follows the political life of Governor Treat of Connecticut. Governor Treat argues with Governor Andros of New York over the state boundary of New York. Excerpt: "VOICE [distance] Sail, ho! ALL [closer] Sail, ho! Here they come; call the governor [etc.] ALLYN [coming in] Governor! Governor! The ships are coming into the harbor! TREAT Are you certain they are the ships of Governor Andros? ALLYN Come and see for yourself, Governor."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigiCat
    Release dateSep 15, 2022
    ISBN8596547305637
    The Tree That Saved Connecticut

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      The Tree That Saved Connecticut - Henry Fisk Carlton

      Henry Fisk Carlton

      The Tree That Saved Connecticut

      EAN 8596547305637

      DigiCat, 2022

      Contact: DigiCat@okpublishing.info

      Table of Contents

      HOW TO BE A GOOD RADIO ACTOR

      HOW TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONS IN THE PLAY

      The Tree That Saved Connecticut

      CAST

      ANNOUNCER

      ANNOUNCER

      ANNOUNCER

      ANNOUNCER

      ANNOUNCER

      HOW TO BE A GOOD RADIO ACTOR

      Table of Contents

      The play in this book has actually been produced on the radio. Possibly you have listened to this one when you tuned in at home. The persons whose voices you heard as you listened, looked just as they did when they left their homes to go to the studio, although they were taking the parts of men and women who lived long ago and who wore costumes very different from the ones we wear today.

      The persons whose voices you heard stood close together around the microphone, each one reading from a copy of the play in his hand. Since they could not be seen, they did not act parts as in other plays, but tried to make their voices show how they felt.

      When you give these plays you will not need costumes and you will not need scenery, although you can easily arrange a broadcasting studio if you wish. You will not need to memorize your parts; in fact, it will not be like a real radio broadcast if you do so, and,

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