Have no furniture upon the stage. In the centre place a wooden stool about six or eight inches high, and behind this have a tall, rough stick about nine feet long: a young tree stripped of branches is the best. Around these pile firewood, with the bark on, some four feet high, in a loose, irregular pile. The Joan of Arc selected should have long dark hair, and dark eyes, and her face well powdered, with lines of India-ink under the eyes and in the cheeks, to give it a ghastly, emaciated look. The hair must be parted behind, and drawn forward to hang loosely over each shoulder in front. The dress, of white woollen or linen, must hang in long, full folds from the throat, below the feet, as like a shroud as possible, and ungirdled.

The figure must stand upon the stool, the dress falling to cover it; and a rough rope must be knotted around the waist and the tall wood behind, as if tying the Joan to the stake.

The hands should be crossed over the breast, holding a rosary and cross, and the head thrown slightly back, the eyes lifted, the lips a little apart, as if in prayer.

Very slow music adds to the effect, and the light should be very dim.

This is a very good scene, as only one performer is required, the arrangement is easy, and there is no furniture used.