21 APRIL 1923, Page 22

New Plays from Old Tales. By H. S. Wright. (Methuen.

6s.) Very pleasant little plays for children up to fifteen or so, but some of the speeches seemed a little longer than would be altogether fair to them. Poe, Hawthorne, Bunyan, the Ballad of Tamerlane and the story of Aucassin and Nicolette are drawn upon. Useful notes as to setting and costume accompany each play.