- The name of a noted man.
- A date between the flood and the present year.
- The name of a noted man.
- A country.
- The name of some body of water or river.
- Some kind of a vessel.
- A country.
- A country.
- The name of a school.
- A city.
- A city, town, or country.
- A city, town, or country.
- A number.
- The names of two books.
- The name of one book.
- A wonderful performance.
- The name of a well-known person.
- A profession or trade.
- A term expressing the feeling entertained for another person.
- A term descriptive of someone’s appearance.
- A word denoting size.
- A term describing form.
- A color.
- A word denoting size.
- The name of an article of some decided color.
- The name of any article.
- The name of any article.
- A number of years.
This paper is to be passed to each member of the party who in turn will fill up the blanks left, with the words, terms, and names indicated.
When the blanks have been filled, one player must read the following, and another supply the words, when she pauses, from the paper just prepared, being sure to read them in their true order.
A BIOGRAPHY.
—— was born in —— the same year when —— discovered ——, by sailing through the —— in a ——. His father was a native of ——; his mother of ——. He was educated at ——, in the city of ——. His first voyage, which was a long one, was from —— to ——. He wrote three books before he was —— years of age. They are ——, and ——. He performed the miraculous feat of —— with ——. He was a great ——, and one we shall ever ——. In appearance he was —— being rather —— of stature. His nose was ——, his eyes ——, his mouth ——, and hair the color of —— adorned his head. He invariably carried in his hand a —— and a ——, by which he was always known, and with which he is represented to this day. He died at the advanced age of ——-.
The ridiculous combinations found in this game make it very funny.
Comic Historical Tableaux
are very amusing, and being impromptu require no preparation beforehand.
As in charades, the company must divide into two parties. But instead of acting as in charades, one party decides what event in history they will represent, and then they form a tableau to illustrate the event, making it as ridiculous as possible. The other party must try and guess what the tableau is; if they are successful, it is their turn to produce a tableau, if not, the first party must try another subject, and continue to do so until the subject of their tableau is correctly guessed.
We will give a few suggestions for the tableaux.