Act 5 — Illustrated Tableaux FOR AMATEURS.
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A new series of Tableaux Vivants, by Martha C. Weld. In this series each description is accompanied with a full page illustration of the scene to be represented. The introduction of Part I. is the most complete and practical treatment of the subject ever written. The books are the best of the kind published, and should be in the hands of everybody about to arrange an entertainment of this kind.
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PART I.—MISCELLANEOUS TABLEAUX.—Contains General Introduction, 12 Tableaux and 14 Illustrations. Price, 25 Cents.
PART II.—MISCELLANEOUS TABLEAUX.—Contains Introduction, 12 Tableaux and 12 Illustrations. Price, 25 Cents.
A Few Opinions.
“Excellent Manuals.”—Book Chat.
“Two Pretty Little Volumes.”—Cincinnati Inquirer.
“Admirably suited for the purpose intended.”—Albany Argus.
“Mrs. Weld is a well known adept in this kind of entertainment.”—New York Evangelist.
“These small volumes form a complete assistant to any one desirous of giving tableaux.”—St. Louis Republican.
“They will be helpful to young people preparing this pleasant method of entertainment.”—Christian Register.
“Will be of much practical use and value to schools and persons interested in social amusements for church or home.”—N. Y. School Journal.
“They will be of service for private entertainments. The directions as to dress and posing are full, and the illustrations will be very helpful.”—Hartford Courant.
“They contain all the directions which can possibly be necessary to enable a company of amateurs to successfully present a number of tableaux of a varied character.”—Troy Times.
“When we finished the second we wished we had a couple more. They are as indispensable to the amateur as a salary and a return ticket are to the professional.”—Puck.
“As there is just now a revival of the olden time amusement of tableaux, these two little volumes come in just at the right time. Nothing pertaining to tableaux has been forgotten or left out. To persons interested in this kind of amusement, the little books will prove invaluable.”—New Orleans Picayune.
“To any one who contemplates indulging in tableaux, these little books of Mrs. Weld’s will be invaluable. So clearly does she explain the minutiæ, that a manager under her guidance may feel all the confidence which experience can bring. The writer is especially explicit in showing how the effects of scenery and costume may be secured with the simplest of material, so that the degree of expense may be made a matter of choice.”—Buffalo Express.