The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-12-23
The Hyperion Curls or Actors and Ac-
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Barry Sullivan, for whom M. Helmer
Is getting up several new head-dresses
of great beauty, has already over one
hundred and fifty different wigs, with
several more hair dressers to hear from.
Fechtcr has almost as many so has
Booth; and il is very poorly supplied
leading man who has not his two or three
dozen Of different shapes and sizes. Miss
| Clara Morris has more than fifty differ
ent coiffures, ranging in variety from the
"Jack Sheppard" which she wore in a
Cleveland theater when she was sixteen
years old, to the blonde wig with which
she set the critics by the ears when she
recently played "Lady Macbeth" in
New York. Taking into consideration
that first class wig costs from $25 to
5000 it will be seen that an actors false
hair is by no means the least expensive
part of his property. In actors wigs
the most expensive are the pure white, a
kind of hair which it is very difficult to
procure. A snow-white, silvery covering
for King Lear's" head will sell readily
for from $50 to $l75. The other shades
| uSSoho icSo cApcuoiNc hS tucy ucepcu,
the extremity of cheapness being reached
in the dusky wig of horse hair, which is
supplied to the poorer class of minstrel
performers for one dollar.
The favorite shades for women are still
the light ones, the finest shade of blonde
hair selling at 5000 a coiffure. and thence
the quality and price run down through
intermediate grades of color. Among
actresses remarkable for the length and
beauty of their hair may be mentioned
Miss Rose Etynge, who has a profusion
of silky blue-black tresses, and Miss Car
lotta Leclerq, from whose shapely head
falls shimmering mass of gold nearly
to her feet. cit is phenomenal head
of hair" said the artist enthusiastically,
"of which no amount of money could
purchase the match" Then there is
Miss Kate ClaxtOn, whose hair is a rich
auburn, beautifully fine and lustrous.
Then there are Miss Sinclair, Miss Lydia
Thompson, and many others whose nat
ural hair it would take a large amount of
money to initiate.
While the reporter was examining the
wigs young man in whose features bu-
collie simplicity and dramatic fire seemed
to struggle for the mastery entered the
store and announced that he had been
commissioned by the Salvini Dramatic
Club of mentioning the name of New
Jersey town) to make arrangements in
New York for the securing of costumes
for the representation of the Lady of
Lyons" next month. He explained at
length the Importance of the occasion !;
how that the town hall had been fitted
up with wing and scenery at the expense
of two hundred dollars; how an audi
ence of at least three hundred and fifty
persons are expected to be present, and
how that a real actress was going to play
Pauline" after having spent weeks in
drilling the rest of the company. The
wigs for all the parts except that of-the
leading character were soon selected and
laid aside, and when this was done the
young man posed himself before the pier
glass, and after few minutes of compla-
cent meditation remarked, "And now
fetch me wig for the character of
Claude Melnotte.'"
In trice his head and shoulders were
enveloped in flowing mass of light
brown waves. He gazed critically at the
counterpart presentment of "Claude
Melnotte," in the glass before him, and
shaking his head in a deprecatory man.
ner, remarked decisively: at won't do;
this amt the right kind of wig"
Pardon me-" said the coifelr, that
is the wig in which Barry Sullivan played
the character when here"
1t amt the thing" said the young
fellow decisively, and in an instant an
other was placed upon his head by the
x.,,X 4, I, IL 10 ha
wig that Fechter and Rignold wear. !
made one just like it for Rignold."
IF l remember right" resumed the
young man with asperity, "I Crushing
ly emphasized) am to play the part, and
not Sullivan, or Fechter, or RignOld.
This won't do unless it's curled, curled
right up short. Curl this wig right up to
the handle and it'll do"
The ObligiDg wig-maker laid the wig
aside, promised to curl it right up short
regardless of consequences, and the
youth departed.
The wig, however, though an impor-
tant portion of the actors makeup must
be supplemented by many other artif-
cial devices. The natural complexion is
CHASTITY in the gaslight's glare, and must
be heightened by coloring, which pro-
cess, too, is relied upon to lend the char
acteristics Of the different ages repre-
sented. In this connection the art of
the actor can be applied with rare sub
tlety and consummate effect.
Many of the great actors of the day
are remarkable for the correct taste
they display in the coloring of their
faces. Common sense is the foundation
upon which this taste is built. Salvini,
when making up for an old man part,
pictures to himself what Salvini will be
at the age he is to represent, and paints
the wrinkles in accordingly. Ristori can
upon her own features reproduce start
ling likenesses of Queen Elizabeth,
Mary Stuart, Marie Antoinette, and
other of her greater impersonations.
Nine. Rachel was genius in the art Of
face-coloring. 1t has been asserted by
foreign critics, whose opinion is well
worthy of respect, that American ac-
tresses are, as rule, not only too prodi-
gal in the matter of rouge, but also that
they lay it OH inartistically, placing it
over the body of the cheek instead Of
around the cheek bone and toward the
eye, where its effect is most agreeable.
The rule is, for young complexion.
rouge the upper portion Of the face; for
an older complexion, lower down.
A Boys Idea OF Heads.