Country-House Charades. By Edmund C. Nugent. (j. a Hotten.)— We
should say—if one can judge whether a piece is good for acting without seeing it acted—that these Charades will answer their pur- poses very well. They are not unamusing to read. The plots are sim- ple; the characters few and of the farcical kind which is best suited to• the genius of the average amateur ; the fun is strongly marked, without being vulgar ; and there are some judicious hints about scenery and dress, in fact they look practicable.—Chamber Dramas for Children, by- Mrs. George Macdonald (Strahan), contains four charming little pieces- " Cinderella," "Beauty and the Beast," "Snowdrop," and "The Tetterbys "—which some of our readers, who may have had the privi- lege of seeing them performed, will be very glad to see in print, an& which the rest should make acquaintance with They are really and truly what they profess to be,—dramas for children, such as children can. act, and, as the present writer happens to know, do act with perfect ease and with a most fascinating simplicity and grace. We do not mean, of course, that all children could act them ; though children,. being less self-conscious, act better than grown-up people ; but given. your little Roseius or Roscia, you could not do better than put Mrs.. George Macdonald's delightful little plays into their hands.
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