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56Obama:. About as Marxist as Ronald Reagan
There was a programme on the radio about various people’s reaction to the election of Barack Obama as President, most of which were very positive, but one guy was outraged. He was outraged at the idea of a black man being in the White House. To...
4 comments60The Prodigal Scene Two
This script was given the John Gassner Memorial Award for Playwriting 2000. Adjudicated by Eric Bentley for The New England Theatre Conference, Boston,...
0 comments60'Horseman, Pass By' - Scene One
Horseman, Pass By A play for stage by Daniel Magee Copyright© Daniel Magee 92 Main Street (Apt 219) Deep River, CT06417, U.S.A. Email; magillxy@aol.com Phone; 860 526 5803 London Contact: Michael...
1 comment59Horseman, Pass By Scene two
ACT ONE Scene 2 PATRICK IS LOUNGING IN HIS ROOM. WE HEAR THE FRONT DOOR OPEN AND CLOSE. WE HEAR FOOTFALLS ON THE STAIRS AND THEN A TAP ON THE DOOR. PATRICK Entrez, S’il vous plait BRENDAN ENTERS. BRENDAN See voo,...
0 comments58The Best Martial Arts Scene on Film
The Best Martial Arts Scene on Film Of course the invisible end of the above sentence is, ‘in my opinion.’ So, before saying what scene it is I think I should lay out the ground rules of what would make any piece of work qualify to be even...
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55Pyramids, Awesome or awful?
Pyramids Awesome or Awful ? Without question pyramids are awesome, especially the Great Pyramid at Giza. Not only because of its enormous size, six and a half million tons of rock, (enough to build...
0 comments56Usury Law ... Hypocrisy in Spades
Usury Law … Hypocrisy in Spades Ever since people have had to borrow money, this kicked in the day after money was invented (likely by a money-lender) – it became apparent that it...
1 comment66Bastard! Bad Language or Simple Ignorance?
Bastard! Bad language or simple ignorance? Right off the bat I have a confession to make. I gave this piece the title it has to dramatize it; a more accurate title would have been, ‘Language – its use and abuse’, but I thought that...
2 comments67Slang. Linguistic diamonds in the rough.
Slang What is slang, anyway? Calling a Police Officer a cop is slang. Or is it? There are two answers to that question – The first one is, yes and the second one is, no. Both are correct. This is...
0 comments62The Irish Troubles
I have decided to publish a note I wrote by way of introduction to my play, 'Horseman, Pass By'. It gives the basic motivation I had in writing it. If you find it of interest you can look at the script which I am putting on one scene at a time in...
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