Acting Charades, or Deeds not Words. A Christmas game to make a long evening short. By the Brothers Mayhew. Illustrated by H. G. Hine1850 |
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Acting Charades, Or Deeds Not Words. a Christmas Game, by the Brothers Mayhew Henry Mayhew No preview available - 2018 |
Acting Charades, Or Deeds Not Words. a Christmas Game, by the Brothers Mayhew Henry Mayhew No preview available - 2015 |
Acting Charades, Or Deeds Not Words. A Christmas Game, By The Brothers Mayhew Henry Mayhew No preview available - 2023 |
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advances alarmed arms Artist audience bathing machine Beadle black bottle blunderbuss bottle bows brooms carpet carpet-bags carries ceiling chair CHARADE IN THREE CHARLOTTE CORDAY chiffonier Children Cinderella clasps coat commences Conductor Crockery-Man dancing Daughter Deceitful Husband delighted door DRAMATIS PERSONE draws dressed Elderly Bachelor endeavours English Gentleman Enter OLD Enter POOR Enter SERVANTS Exeunt omnes Exit express eyes face fingers Fond Father Gamekeeper gather round gown GRAND TABLEAU handkerchief hands heard holding imaginary intimate JANE SHORE kisses kneels knock Landlord laughing LITTLE RED RIDINGHOOD Little Sweep look LORD HASTINGS Mean Husband Mother Mother-in-Law mouth Noblemen Old Gentleman Old Lady pantomime placard pocket pointing Policeman Poor Wife pulls purse Re-enter refuses Rich Father rushes Sailor SCENE SCENE-A SCENE-The Schoolmistress screams seats seizes sheet shoulders side sofa Spectators stamping tell THREE ACTS throws turns umbrella violently Visitors waistcoat walking Watchmen wears weeps Wellington boot whilst window curtains winks