Divide the company into two equal parts, one-half leaving the room;
the remaining players should then select a word, which will have to be
guessed by those outside the door. When the word has been chosen--say,
for instance, the word "will"--the party outside the room are told
that the word they are to guess rhymes with "till." A consultation
then takes place, and they may think that the word is "ill." The
company then enter and begin to act the word "ill," but without
speaking a word. The audience, when they recognize the word that is
being performed, will immediately hiss, and the actors then retire and
think of another word.
Thus the game goes on until the right word is hit upon, when the
company who have remained in the room, clap their hands. The audience
then change places with the actors.
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