Comedy
Two Pastorals
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Molière
Moliere, on the way to the Ballet of the Muses, a court festival, started to write a new Heroic Pastoral. "He chose for his subject a s…
Keep Your Own Secret
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Pedro Calderón de la Barca and Pedro Calderón De La Barca
"Love and perseverance will at last vanquish every obstacle. Today I have kept out of the way of every possible hindrance... and at thi…
The Town Before You
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Hannah Cowley
Impoverished Lords. Rich Lords and Ladies with no sense; other folk with Big Plans. Charlatans. Fools. Buffoons. Disguises. Clever Wives and…
Abbott & Costello
In this delightful episode, Lou tells Bud about his Thanksgiving without a turkey. He shares his creative endeavor of writing a play about t…
The Big Show
In this festive episode of The Big Show, Bob Hope attempts to persuade Tallulah Bankhead to join him on stage. The talented Meredith Wilson …
Sunshine
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Walter Ben Hare
Ye lords and ladies who have gathered hereto see our little comedy of cheer,I bid you welcome to the Sunshine play,And hope 'twill drive you…
Bacchides
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Titus Maccius Plautus
Twin sisters, separated at birth to different lands. Later, Mnesilochus falls in love with one of them, only to see his friend Pistoclerus a…
Cyrano de Bergerac
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Edmond Rostand
"Cyrano de Bergerac", by Edmond Rostand, is the fictionalized story of the 17th century French swordsman, poet, and author. Rostan…
The Merry Devil of Edmonton
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William Shakespeare
Tucker Brooke, author of The Shakespeare Apocrypha (available separately here at Librivox), notes that "The external evidence which has…
Charlie McCarthy
In this entertaining episode, Charlie is expected to apologize to W.C. Fields due to a prank. The show also features special guests Abbott a…
Tom Cobb
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W. S. Gilbert
Tom Cobb: "Why, there's a squalid old pauper idiot, a patient of his, who's got no name of his own, and Whipple [Doctor] christened him…
The Romancers
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Edmond Rostand
By the author of Cyrano de Bergerac, this comic-romance formed the basis for the long-running 1960's musical "The Fantasticks". - …
Stichus
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Titus Maccius Plautus
"Antipho, a wealthy and jovial old gentleman of Athens, has two daughters, Pilumena and Pamphila. They are married to two brothers, Epi…
Edgar Bergen
In this entertaining episode, Bergen tells Charlie that he has a crush on Ginny Simms and seeks Charlie's help to impress her. The comedic d…
Abbott And Costello
Abbott and Costello are determined to produce their own picture with Merle Oberon, and begin rehearsals.
Abbott And Costello
In this entertaining episode, Bud hires Lou a publicity agent to help with the program. The boys perform in an Arabian play called "The…
Abbott & Costello
In this hilarious episode, Costello finds himself in traffic court, on the verge of being set free. However, Abbott steps in with a defense …
Fred Allen
Since the kids are too "hep" for old fashioned fairy tales, the Texaco Workshop Players perform Little Red Riding Hood, in Gangbus…
Our Miss Brooks
Miss Brooks expects to spend Christmas Eve alone, with no family in town and all her friends visiting their own families. However, she buys …
Red Skelton Show
In this festive episode of the Red Skelton Show, Red plays a black marketeer during Christmas. A Christmas Eve holdup takes an unexpected tu…