" Farewell : " " Fare " — A gentleman dressed as a hackman can come
in, whip in hand. Then a gentleman and a lady and a child should
appear, dressed for a journey. The hackman must address them in
the usual manner, offering to take them to any place, etc. The gentle-
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man must then ask : " What is the fare ? " and bargains for it, refusing
to pay fare for the child, etc. " Well " — Two ladies enter with hats and
shawls on and appear to meet accidentally ; each asks anxiously if the
other is well, and if all the family are well, etc.
* " Farewell " can be acted in various ways. A party with band-boxes
and baskets, on their way West, may be bidding farewell to friends ; or
a lover, going to California, may be taking leave of his lady love, etc.
"Carpet:" "Car" — Several persons may pass in and out dressed in
character ; as a Yankee peddler, a country girl never before from home,
a man of business, a fine lady with servants and various parties, all
appearing to be waiting for the cars and talking about them. Suddenly
let a bell ring, and the conductor call out : " Cars start for," etc. All
then rush forward in character. " Pet " — Let a lady come in with a cat,
dog, or any pet animal, fondling it as absurdly as possible, pretending it
is sick, calling for some one to go for the doctor, etc. "Carpet" —
Arrange a table as a counter; some one must act as shopman. Let a
lady enter with a simpering air, her husband following, and ask to look
at carpets. Have in readiness under the counter several pieces of car-
pets or rugs, which the shopman should display, while the lady con-
sults the taste of her lord, etc.
"Lunatic:" "Luna" — A gentleman, dressed as a young collegian,
enters with a young lady on his arm ; they pretend to be walking by
moonlight. He speaks of the moon by its Latin name, Luna, and talks
in a high-flown style. The lady may ask in a flat and awkward manner,
" who is Luna ? " saying she never heard of her, etc., etc. The young
man explains in a bombastic style who Luna is. " Tic " — A lady repre-
sents an old woman, and goes about offering to make over old ticks as
good as new, and also says she has some geese feathers to sell, carry-
ing on, of course, other conversation, so that the word guessed may not
be too apparent. "Lunatic" — The best actor of the company feigns
the part of a lunatic, in any way he sees fit.
These will afford as much amusement as the actors can give by exer-
cising all their wit and ingenuity to deceive the audience. It gives a
wide scope, and can be made into a very lively performance. Old-
fashioned garments, gay shawls, scarfs, old coats, hats, aprons, gowns,
etc., must be looked up for the occasion, and speedily converted into
various and grotesque costumes, suited to the representation to be made.
Speed, in all representations, is quite necessary to success, as an audi-
ence is always impatient. If it is determined to have charades at a
party, the lady of the house should arrange dresses, plan of action and
subjects before hand. If all the arrangements can be made without the
knowledge of her guests, the effect will be greatly increased.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
" Farewell : " " Fare " — A gentleman dressed as a hackman can come in, whip in hand. Then a gentleman and a lady and a child should appear, dressed for a journey. The hackman must address them in the usual manner, offering to take them to any place, etc. The gentle-
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man must then ask : " What is the fare ? " and bargains for it, refusing to pay fare for the child, etc. " Well " — Two ladies enter with hats and shawls on and appear to meet accidentally ; each asks anxiously if the other is well, and if all the family are well, etc.
* " Farewell " can be acted in various ways. A party with band-boxes and baskets, on their way West, may be bidding farewell to friends ; or a lover, going to California, may be taking leave of his lady love, etc.
"Carpet:" "Car" — Several persons may pass in and out dressed in character ; as a Yankee peddler, a country girl never before from home, a man of business, a fine lady with servants and various parties, all appearing to be waiting for the cars and talking about them. Suddenly let a bell ring, and the conductor call out : " Cars start for," etc. All then rush forward in character. " Pet " — Let a lady come in with a cat, dog, or any pet animal, fondling it as absurdly as possible, pretending it is sick, calling for some one to go for the doctor, etc. "Carpet" — Arrange a table as a counter; some one must act as shopman. Let a lady enter with a simpering air, her husband following, and ask to look at carpets. Have in readiness under the counter several pieces of carpets or rugs, which the shopman should display, while the lady consults the taste of her lord, etc.
"Lunatic:" "Luna" — A gentleman, dressed as a young collegian, enters with a young lady on his arm ; they pretend to be walking by moonlight. He speaks of the moon by its Latin name, Luna, and talks in a high-flown style. The lady may ask in a flat and awkward manner, " who is Luna ? " saying she never heard of her, etc., etc. The young man explains in a bombastic style who Luna is. " Tic " — A lady represents an old woman, and goes about offering to make over old ticks as good as new, and also says she has some geese feathers to sell, carrying on, of course, other conversation, so that the word guessed may not be too apparent. "Lunatic" — The best actor of the company feigns the part of a lunatic, in any way he sees fit.
These will afford as much amusement as the actors can give by exercising all their wit and ingenuity to deceive the audience. It gives a wide scope, and can be made into a very lively performance. Oldfashioned garments, gay shawls, scarfs, old coats, hats, aprons, gowns, etc., must be looked up for the occasion, and speedily converted into various and grotesque costumes, suited to the representation to be made. Speed, in all representations, is quite necessary to success, as an audience is always impatient. If it is determined to have charades at a party, the lady of the house should arrange dresses, plan of action and subjects before hand. If all the arrangements can be made without the knowledge of her guests, the effect will be greatly increased.
PICTURE GALLERIES.