Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-02-17

comes from the impromptu affair.
These, where the contents OF the closet,
kitchen and pantry are called into re-
QUESTION; wnere an ironing blanket and
feather buster serve for the war habili-
ments Of al Apache chieftian, the carv-
ing knife for an Italian stiletto, and the
dining table cloth for ballroom train;
these conditions handled by party
with active minds and vivid fancies
make an evening which, though as
primitive and as guiIeless as the Purl-
tans could wish, is productive OF more
genuine joillty than host Of stately
functions.
No stage settings are needed. Fold
ing doors are the best curtains. If
these were omitted In the architecture
of the drawing room a curtain hastily
swung across serves as well.
II charades are TO be used In panto-
mime, a brighter effect is obtained to
give each syllable In separate act, in
stead of several tabeaux at the same
time
Proverbs can be used as effectively as
words. They should be presented in
elected. Money makes the mare go"
is an easy one. Here coins are thrown
at rocking horse, or bags marked
money" tied over its saddle.
The following proverbs can be easily
gotten up
"Fine feathers make fine birds"
TOO many cooks spoil the broth"
1T never rains bnt IL pours."
Hunger is the best sauce"
For charades of one word "Mis(s)
chief" calls for the ubiquitous blanket
and disaster. A pretty young girl in
the first act and an Indian chief in the
second gave an easy solution TO the
audience.
Other words readily represented are:
Wedock, dramatic, petticoat, 6andage,
wardrobe, cribbage. chanticleer, Gal
weston, ingratiate. misunderstood,
Acting charades are the kind that
give scope TO Wit and spontanelty. In
stead OF a word being represented by
tab!eau, the character OF each syllable
is acted in a way that entertain the
guests in the happiest fashion. Two
people with ready tongues can make n
comedy or roaring farce of the affair
Their object is TO use the syllable as
often as advisable In conversation and
with little emphasis. | have seen the
word "bedlum" presented in this fash
Ion by bright brains until there wasn't
dry eve In the audience from hearty
laughter.
A man sits at desk as hotel CLERK,
and an old maid with polk bonnet, nit
tens and bandboxes galore. comes in,
asking for room. The clerk told her
il was impossible to accommodate her,
a. the house was filled. she pleaded
that she only wanted bed, as she mad
eaten dinGer-simplya allow her any kind
of place in which to sleep. He argued
that il could not be doue. He went into
so clever description OF the Baptists
and MethodiSts who had come for a
convention. and occupied every Granny
OF the hotel. that the audience almost
forgot TO listen for the word. He was
inimitable 10 his mimlcry OF various
personalities. Finally, he rang for a
boy, told him to do what he could for
the lady in getting a bed, and she was
at last accommodated.
Scene 1.-THE syllable "lamb" is the
broadened version OF "lum." The
clerk OF the first act plays school teach
err, ordering in a file OF "grown up"
children; telling them TO recite the
poem he gave out TO learn. The head
OF the class can only get IS far as
MARY has little;" each one in line gets
a Bit further, but all are stalled at lamb;
it is the word they cannot remem Der.
One person excltedly recalls it and the
class is dismissed. This scene is pro-
vocative OF much merriment il entered
into with high spirits.
The final scene presented the entire
work. The hotel clerk again sat at the
desk. 1t was quiet. Suddenly the
door burst open aud the old maid rush
Ell in, excitedly exclaimlng that she had
discovered burglars under her bad.
While she is trying to arouse the clerk
TO shoot the men, a Methodist, who has
been humOrously described in the first
scene, rushes into the room, wildly de-
claring that the "house is on fire."
A woman can do some clever work
here; she can wear ludicrous comoina-
ton of garments, can catch up glass
OF water, blow out the single candle,
&c. &c. The clerk, meanwhile, Is
violently ringing the bell, other guests
run in, screaming that the water pipes
have burst, that the gas has gone out,
somebody has been killed up stairs and
half dozen other catastrOphies. The
"bedlum" is something deaiening, Blu:
the effect of good acting is excellent.
Inspector" has wide scope for cha
rade. An i'm is represented; guests
coming and leaving; porters rushing
about, trunks brought in, etc. Next a
bood-curding ghost scene; dark stage,
4 crowd sitting before the fire telling
ghost stories. Some dramatic effect can
be gotten by one or two grewsome,
thrilling tales being we'll told; tall,
white apparition appears, the crowd
shrek, cover their heads, some faint
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