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THE PLAY'S THE THING!

by Enid Blyton

Illustrated by Alfred Bestall

Published by The Home Library Book Company. 1st. 1927

Good condition in a good dustwrapper. 12 musical plays for children aged 8 to 15. 24 full-page b/w drawings by Alfred Bestall and music by Alec Rowley. Large format. Green cloth, black title to spine.

Covers are badly damp stained (think the original colour was green but not 100% sure). Spine and corners bumped and worn. Foxing to endpapers and browning to textblock. Scarce original wrapper is worn to spine and corners with loss, large tear to rear edge of spine. A few light stains to wrapper.

Stock no. 1315522

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Contents

  • PLAYS IN ACT ONE
  • THE KING'S POCKET KNIFE
  • MUSICAL NUMBERS:
  • GARDENERS' SONG
  • FINAL SONG
  • SOLDIER'S SONG
  • PEDLAR'S SONG
  • SPELL SONG
  • IN THE TOYSHOP
  • MUSICAL NUMBERS:
  • TOY'S SONG
  • CHILDREN'S SONG
  • SHE'S GOT THE DOLL
  • FINAL SONG
  • THE CAPTURE OF THE ROBBERS
  • MUSICAL NUMBERS:
  • ROBBERS' SONG
  • BOY'S SONG
  • SOLDIERS' SONG
  • ENDING SONG
  • THE CUCKOO
  • MUSICAL NUMBERS:
  • OPENING SONG
  • MAGIC SONG
  • CUCKOO SONG
  • FINAL SONG
  • THE BROKEN STATUE
  • MUSICAL NUMBERS:
  • SYPSY SONG
  • STATUE'S SONG
  • SONG OF THE NIGHT-MOTHS
  • FAIRIES' SONG
  • SPELL SONG
  • ENDING SONG
  • THE WISHING-GLOVE
  • MUSICAL NUMBERS:
  • OPENING SONG
  • FINAL SONG
  • WISHING SONG
  • CHRISTMAS SONG
  • ELF SONG
  • PLAYS IN TWO ACTS
  • THE RAINBOW FLOWERS
  • MUSICAL NUMBERS:
  • FLOWER SONG
  • SONG TO THE SUN
  • BEES' SONG
  • BUTTERFLY SONG
  • GOOD-BYE SONG
  • RAG, TAG, AND BOBTAIL
  • MUSICAL NUMBERS:
  • KITCHEN SONG
  • FINAL SONG (ACT1)
  • TINKER'S SONG
  • WAGES SONG
  • BUTLERS SONG
  • ENDING SONG
  • PLAYS IN THREE ACTS
  • RUMPELSTILTSKIN
  • MUSICAL NUMBERS:
  • BRUNA'S SONG
  • FINAL SONG (ACT1)
  • THE IMP'S SONG
  • SPINNING SONG
  • WEDDING SOG
  • CRADLE SONG
  • IMP'S NAME SONG
  • FINAL SONG
  • THE KINGS JESTER
  • MUSICAL NUMBERS:
  • MINSTRELS' SONG
  • MERRYHEART'S SONG
  • JEWEL SONG
  • COURTIERS' SONG
  • FINAL SONG (ACT III)_
  • LAUGHING SONG
  • LULLABYE
  • ROLLICKING SONG
  • DENOUNCING SONG
  • SEARCHING SONG
  • THE MAGIC APPLE
  • MUSICAL APPLES:
  • TOY SONG
  • SPELL SONG
  • FAREWELL SONG
  • GOBLIN'S SONG
  • GOODBYE SONG
  • APPLE SONG
  • GLAD SONG
  • GOOD NIGHT SONG
  • PLAY IN FOUR ACTS
  • MERRY ROBIN HOOD
  • MUSICAL NUMBERS:
  • SOLDIERS' SONG
  • MERRY MEN'S SONG
  • MAYPOLE DANCE AND SONG
  • ENDING SONG

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