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In explanation of the terms hereinafter used, it will be necessary to inform the student of their uses.

“Cleets” are little niches put on walls, etc., to facilitate climbing. A “brace” is a long wooden implement having a hook on one end and a circular hole at the other. These are used to sustain the vases in my lady’s garden, or to steady the rocks in the mountain haunt of the bloodthirsty robber who dares to defy the law.

The “Traveler” is a truck of wood and iron, elevated some distance above the borders, and works in a grooved receiver. By this means, and the aid of stout wires, fairies and demons are enabled to flit hurriedly through the air from side to side, and the stout tree the wood-man fells, to fall gracefully and naturally to the earth.

“The grooves” receive the flats and wings, and are all numbered, so that when your plot calls for a scene in 1, the stage carpenter at once knows that you mean one down by the footlights, which will enable them to set the one behind ready to draw off at the proper cue. The entrances between these grooves are all numbered as R. 1 E., R. 2 E., R. U. E., etc., which means Right first entrance, Right second entrance, and Right upper entrance; if left remove the “R” and place “L” in its place. D. F. means door in flat. Prac. means practicable—that which is used like a door or window. If we wish a house on the right side we simply put, set house R.; if a bridge for characters to cross from R to L and come down on stage L., you should write: “Steps and platform R. U. E. xing (crossing) to L. U. E. and masked in by bridge with return L. masked in.” “The Tormentors” are the first wings near the proscenium, and are usually painted to represent pillars of marble draped with heavy curtains. They are furnished with a swinging piece, which may shut off all view of the stage from the actors in the wings, and thus derive their name.

After this explanation, I think I may venture to give a diagram of a scene plot.

And so on each act is marked. Where there are no sets, place a mark as in diagram on page following, thus ——.

“BLACK SLAYER.”
Scene Plot.
ACT FIRST.
SCENE	DESCRIPTION.		GROOVES.
1.	Landscape.	Flats in	4.
		Set house with prac. door R. Steps and platform L. U. E. xing to R. U. E. Masked in by bridge Return R. masked in
2.	Kitchen	——	1.
3.	Wood	Set tree C. Rock with platform and steps L. 2. E.	3.
4.	Chamber	——	1.
5.	Wood	Set tree C. to fall at cue.	4.