"《七个短剧》是爱尔兰戏剧家、民俗学家、剧院经理格雷戈里夫人(Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory,1852.3.15-1932.5.22)献给爱尔兰诗人、剧作家叶芝(W. B. YEATS)的一部短剧集,献辞如下: To you, W. B. YEATS, good praiser, wholesome dispraiser, heavy-handed judge, open-handed helper of us all, I offer a play of my plays for every night of the week, because you like them, and because you have taught me my trade. 在这部短剧集中,格雷戈里夫人为叶芝精心挑选了以下七部短剧: 《一传十十传百》《海辛斯?哈尔维》《月出》《寒鸦》《济贫院的病房》《旅人》《狱门》。"