Miss MacSlasher must be attired in walking costume, and make herself look as elegant and pretty as possible. Or in case the ladies won't act, or you happen to be out of pretty girls, you can get Miss MacSlasher up as an old lady, and make her look as comical as you can. You see our play is on a compensating, self-adjusting principle. Now we will give you a list of all the things you will require in the way of "properties," as they are called in stage parlance. Before doing so, however, we must impress upon you the necessity of having a stage manager, otherwise you will surely get into a state of confusion and spoil the play. It is the duty of the stage-manager to collect the properties together and see that they are all in their right places. He will arrange the stage, and, if desirable, act as prompter.
Vermilion—To be procured at a paint store.
Flake-white and green paint—paint store.
Card-board for imitation spectacles, and glue—paint store.
Three or four camel's-hair pencils—paint store.
India-ink or burnt cork.
Pomatum, butter or lard for hair.
Ten cents' worth of diachylon (in lump form, not plaster—remember this; also remember that the diachylon must be warmed before the fire to make it stick), which can be had at any drug store.
Flour for hair can be procured from the kitchen, if the barrel ain't gin' out.
Green spectacles.