Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-12-23
IMPRoMpTU CHARADEs.

can be quickly lmproViseu.
IMPRoMpTU CHAKADEs.
These follow naturally alter such games
as dumb Crambo." and are by no means
90 difficult of execution rs may be i'm
agined. In the arrangement of the stage
much must, of course, be left TO the i'm
agination; but little ingenuity will de-
wise effective scenes from the resources OF
almost any house.
Considerable latitude may be allowed
in the division of syllables, although as
rule each one should be represented. As
an illustration ! give the plan Of one
which saw acted in parry whose re-
sources as to C, stume and time for prepa-
ration had been very limited. The word
was America For the first scene a voung
gentleman appears standing in parl"r.
apparently criiicising the pictures. etc.
He Is "got up to represent, as well as
may be, ty pical Englishman. carries an
eyeglass, and mutters occasionally, as he
looks at picture. "Ah--yes. quite fair
must be an English artist or ''Beastly
daub but what can you expect in such a
country p A young lady enters. and the
two converse. the young lady questions
him as to his voyage, his opinion OF the
country etc. He finds good deal Of iadlt.
but in n rather plying manner, and in
terlarding his conversation with the hest
tating .'ah" supposed to be peculiar to
the Englshman. He takes his leave and the
curtain falls as the young lady
makes some remark on the
hesitating speech of her Wis
itor. Scene second discloses the Young
Englishman lying on a sofa, with all the
paraphernalia of sickness around him. The
young lady is reading aloud TO him, but
stops in he middle of sentence tn adj
minister dose of medicine. A call is
heard from without. "Mary. Mary" and
the young lady replies, "Im in here.
mother" The mother. dressed rs "a
plain, old-fashioned woman. enters. and
proceeds to upbraid Mary for wasting her
time in the sick-room. The Young man
attempts a few deprecatory remarks as Ia
Miss Mary's Kindness, etc. but is prompt
ly snubbed by the mother. AMI the
curtain falls rs she saws. Come. Mary J
want you now, and will send the
girl in to wait on Mir" Ca" is
represented in the third scene by the
young gentlemen, still in invalid garb but
sitting up. A young lady carving a
basket or travelling bag and dressed in a
plain travelling suit enters and is greeted
warmly rs his sister She tells him she has
lost no time in hurrying to his assistance
and has brought with her her mother S
most valued remedies. He burriedlv as
sures her he has gotten past the need ofmed-
cine and has had most excellent care. A
little questioning brings out the fact that
his hostess's daughter has been very kind
to him during his illness. and the sister
shows her belief that the young nurse
was ~ designing mink" Then. rs il
fearful of being too Jealous. she turns
the conversation. and asks the particulars
of her brothers accident; "Oh. it was
the fault of II horried horse-car." and he
relates at great length what car he was
taking. how he attempted To get off. bu
the car started before he was fairly landed
and dislocated shoulder was the result,
The young man lmps out to make some
arrangements for his sisters comfort, ant
the curtain falls, as she says: A nurse
There's no telling where the mischief don,
by that abominable car will end"
Final scepe A bridal party. A shee
can be pinned on so rs To form an excel
lent surplce. Some one at the plan.
playes America" impressively.