New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18
TOCES POPULI.
THE IN1PRON1PTU CHARADE,PARTY.
in Nassau.



THE INIPROMPTU CHARADEPARTY.
From Punch.
Scene-Thc library of country-house; the tables ana
chairs are hcape1 with broc9des draperies' ana
properte Of all nGs WhGn the Ss , 81 iG
for a suitable Word. In secluded corner. Mr.
| Nightingale and Miss Rose are convei>inS IN
Mr. Whipster (stase manager and orcanize,- self,
try and decide on something-wc've been ont half an
hour. aud the people will be getting impatient! 20
the 3Gc Do cge .c aqf h gb We're sng nc TO d.
Can, ANYBODY think of a good Word .,,.... tow.
of H. with the plot and characters all through.
We did that once at the Grange, and 1t was a"iuly
MIR. Whipstcr- but we've got to hit on a Word
| first. COme-nobody got an ideas nightingale you ~
not much use over there. you know hope you and
Mr.. Nightingale tconfusedl-Eh, no, nothing oi
the sort Oh, ahycs. we've thought Of lot Of Words
heads aSan hey rrsnme their
Chorus of Lades-Oh, do. Proicssor-you'rc sure
Professor o Pollen )modesiiy-wcll really. I've 50
little experience in these matters that. a. Woro
course whether II will meet with approva-(he beams
at them with modest pride through his specaces-hS
Chorus Of Lades-Charmns Monocottlc -Oh, can't
Mr.. VII Cdublously)-wc mlrht-but-cr-wliats it
Prof Pollcn-t's simple botanical term. srnilyns
plant which has only one cupshapcd leaf, OF seed
| lobe Plants with two are termed
Mr.. VIII don't see how We're going TO act plant
with only seed lobe myself aud then the sNllnbles-
mon7' OH cot" tiil"-we shouldn't &c; done before
Prof Pollen with mild pquc,-wcll merely threw
it out suggestion. J thought It could nave been
made ece S STIy} to%ah Of Word
| How would-er-" Familiar" do1
| Mr. VIII (severcly Wow really. Scttce do try not
to footc like this (llr settee subsidies amid general
dsapproval. ,..., w. . f..
Mr." Wh-Gamboee ell? Let's sec how that would
work no" o 40 yG see y tSat b.
doesn't see it, and the suggestion is allowed to
MIS- Pelasia EnysrTvc ~ idea Famari Fame
Mr. Settee soto vocc)-Ru say, look here
Mr. WI ditto What on earth does il matter who
suggests it. long as it's Fight Don't be an a.,
Settee. Aloud How are We going 70 do the first
syllable Pane" en- CNr. sctIec sulksj
come on as a poet and all the ladies must crowd
round hatteling him. asking for his autograph. and So
on don't mind doing the Poet myself. If nobody
lie begins 10 dress for the part by turning his dress
SASH hy way of Indicating the ccccntcity Of genius
the ladies adorn themselves win similar regard L
realism, and even more care for appearances)
AFTER THE FIRST SYLLABLE.
The performers return from the diawingroom fol
lowed by faint applause
Mr. PushngtoR-Went capltaiy tiat syllable, Ell
little more than you dd--you Others. Yon let me do
Miss Larhspur-You never let any Of us get
word in
ma, 4 va. m %ow as. E II 1e At
Doctor, and YOU all come 10 me one by one aud SAY
CAttlres himself for the role Of a Physician in
dressing gown and an old yeomanry helmet .,, o
ana sit with the audence-I'm no use here!
Mr.. PGshington- on, yc; WMp,ter, want \on 10 b
(Mr. W. accept.-with view to showing Pushing
ton that other people can sct as well a he.
AFTER TIE SECOND sYLLABLE
Mr. rushngion-s seemed to drag little; somehow
There was no necessity for YOU 10 make all those Ions
sollloques, Whipster. doctors confidential Scr'an
wogdnt Gha,er % much co,toa,v s,,.o owe
| II, / had 10 put fun in somewhere
Mr.. P.-well; Won might have put it where some ON
Professor Pollen don't know Mr. Pus3ingion why
vouch for a, scientifically correct-you persisted fl
kicking my legs under the tablet was nnproic> sona
, Mr.. Pushlngon-I was only trying to hint to yol
that as there were dozen other people to follow j
one syllable alone has taken nearly an hour.
Miss Buchram-lt had known the Kind Of ques
should certainly moi have exposed myself to them
say more, but must positively decline to appca
Mr.. PusGinron-oh. but really, YOU know, IL
You. ! hadn't the rcmotcst lcc, eic-unin Ms
Buckram is partly mollincd Now then-las SYLLABLE
Look here IN be regular impo,tor Gent gon know
We ought to make that Screaningly funny!
AFTER THE THIRD SYLLABLE
Mr. PushingtOn-N luddlrd1 OF course il was mud
dled-yOu all called liar before / opened n.
{ The Rest-But you didn't seem to know how f
. | begin ard we had tO bring the word in somehow.
! Misunderstanding it In but yOu needn't have lc
M was black in the face. We must have looked
set OF idiO., from the front. ! ,llant 90 IN acai
(mutterlng). It's acting claradee with pcOpl
who don't understand it. There settle the wofv
yourselves!
AFTER THE wOHD-AMONG TIE AUDIENCE.
General murmur-Wlat II bc7 not Turk.
suppose. Magician -Cuarrelling ?-Iawclite In
pernencel shall we give il up NO. they like u
do another. and it is Getting 50 late and such Ion
drive home. oh. they're al coming hack: then II
over. No. indeed. can't imagine. Familiar
70 he sure-hOw clever and how well Won al acted il
TO be surc-yOu must be quite tired aftcr 4. all.
sure Wc-hem-src deeply indebted 10 ven. "
dear Miss Rose. how wonderfully yOu disguised yori
| self never recognized yUi bit. nor you, Nj
. nightingale. What part Gid You take!
. | Mr. Nightingale I-er-ddn't take any partcula
par-wasn't wanted, you inow. ....,.
MS ROSc-NOt TO act-->9 we stayed outside and
and-IrrinCcd things.
An Oh Lady-Indcod Tl,su You had All The har
WORK ana none 81 tie plea my dear, I'm afraid.
Mss Rose (Swectly)-Oh no. mean ycs!-bul "
didn't mind il much. 49,
The o. L.-And which Of You settled what the Wor
was 10 be-
Carriages ere announced departure of guests VIII
are not Of the house party. IN IN" smoking
room. NJ. Pushiucton discover, that T. does 10
seem exactly popullr with the other men an
pats II down 70 jealousy.
A learned gentleman was one day walking nea
-. lie met person well known as being bi
silly.