What shall we do to-night? or, Social amusements for evening parties. Furnishing complete and varied programmes for twenty-six entertainments (1873)
Dick, William B. (William Brisbane), 1827-1901 · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 271
f a house with door and windows. Thismay be drawn on a piece of paper and pinned in its place onthe door. The performer, having prepared everything, should learn thedrama, and practice the different voices which he intends to 268 WHAT SHALL WE DO TO-NIGHT? give to the different characters. It will… … effective, and we therefore recommend the performer to trust tohis own powers of mimicry. With regard to the musical ac-companiments, the amateur showman should get some kind sis-ter or cousin to sit at the piano, the notes of which are muchmore pleasing than those of the Pandean pipes and drum.…
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