Excerpt from The Hoodoo a Farce in Three Acts Malachi meek. - Aged sixty-nine and must look the part. White wig, chin whiskers and eyebrows. In Act I he wears a neat suit suitable for an old gentleman. In Act II neat Prince Albert, etc. Act III dressing-gown. Never forget the halting walk, the stoop, and the dim sight of the aged man. Bright colored bandanna handkerchief for Act I. Dun - A rather stout man of about thirty-seven. Quick movements and a cat-like, quick walk characterize the burglar. Make up with plenty of brown and red color. Heavy beard indicated. Shaggy black eyebrows. Hair disarranged. Woolen shirt, rough cap and corduroy suit somewhat worn. Large sack of valuables always in evidence. Electric flash light and jimmy. Always quiet and quick, and when speaking use a rough, hoarse, throaty voice. Amv. - Aged about nineteen. On first entrance She wears a riding habit, derby hat with veil, gauntlets and carries a crop. On second entrance she wears a pretty, soft, lingerie dress of some delicate color and large garden hat. During Act 11 she wears a rather elaborate dinner gown of pale blue and silver, cut en train. Pale blue head-dress. In Act III a long, trailing lacy room-robe. Mrs. Perrington-shine - Aged forty-three. White wig or well powdered hair. Very stiff, dignified and stately. Moves slowly and speaks rather loudly. Always accustomed to being obeyed. Ln Act I she wears an afternoon toilet of lavender with lorgnette fastened to chain Of black beads. Use the lor guette frequently. During Act II She wears a very elaborate dinner gown Of black, heavily spangled. Long train. Black ornaments in hair. Lorgnette and black feather fan. A huge bunch of artificial crimson geraniums may be worn on corsage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.