December 31st, 1863.
"A night's exploit on Gad's Hill."—Shakespeare.
Her Majesty's Servants
will have the honour of presenting
Three Charades!!!
Each Charade is a word of two syllables, arranged in three Scenes. The first scene is the first syllable; the second is the second syllable; the third scene is the entire word.
(At the end of each Charade the audience is respectfully invited to
name the word.)
Charade 1!
Scene I.—The awful end of the Profligate Sailor.
Scene II.—On the way to foreign parts.
Scene III.—Miss Belinda Jane and the faithful policeman (Division Q).
Charade 2!!
Scene I.—Archery at Castle Doodle.
Scene II.—Fra Diavolo a Dread Reality.