Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-25
POSING FOR PICTURES.
Ho,c Farorites Of the Stage Act Before the
Photographers Camera.
TDb;loIo1pbio Times I

has been posing before the camera. Sh
was photographed in nearly all the parts il
which she appears on the stage. Miss An
derson is known as "a good subject" un
derstands the art of dressing effectively
knows how to pose to the best advantage
and has learned just what expression take
best, not only with the instrument,bu wit
the public. On the theory that for tn
purpose of the stage there can be no bette
advertisement than an attractive photo
graph, actresses and prima donnas almos
without exception have now adopted tina
manner of Introducing themselves to mana
gers and the public in advance of their ap
pearance. To some great stars and celeb
| rites it is a source of revenue.
Actresses in general like to be photo
graphed. There are but few exceptions
| to the rule. Madame Theo, who will no
permit her pictures to be sold at all, is
one. All photographers who have hai
anything to do with them seem to agree
that actresses in general are more particu
| lar about having their dresses properly
photographed than they are about having
their personal charms advantageously pre-
scented. Madame Janauschek is an ex
ception. She insists on assuming her OWL
poses, will not allow the photographer to
touch her and let the drapery take care OF
itself. 'Just as I am, so represent me-" she
| said to the operator when she last sat in
this city. Il desire to be natural and hate
| all that is artificial. am true to nature
| on the stage and desire to be true off OF
it." She then threw herself into the chair
| and said: SAs my dress falls about me, SO
represent. I desire to be perfectly natu
raj" When the great tragedienne saw
the proof, however, of these pictures that
| were perfectly NATURAL she was shocked
beyond measure and pronounced them
dreadful" She eagerly consented to
allow the resources of the photographer
art to come to her aid, and one OF
the first things done to the negative was
to take the waist in several inches by etch-
ing and making other parts of the figure
| more symmetrical.
The touch of the etcher is often reauir-
ed to do what nature has failed to do for
some of the reigning celebrities of the
stage. The majority of actresses own up
that they want a Handsome picture''
above all else and sometimes they assert
that they don't care whether it looks like
them or not. Accordingly, by retouching,
as many of the lines indicating age as can
possibly be taken out of the face without
destroying its character aud expression
are removed.
"MAxINa UpH FOR PICTURES.
Other Improvements are made, such as
Frightening the eye, turning up the cor
hers of the mouth to give smiling express
sion and removing strong angular lines
wherever they exist. This is the more nee
essary as ssme photographers will not al
low actresses to snake up" their faces be-
yond penciling or little powder. Rouge
is not allowed, because it makes the face
black. A naturally ruddy person always
takes very dark. Actresses always pay
great attention to the preparation of their
faces when sitting for picture, especially
when they wish to be represented in a
character that has distinctive makeup.
When Modjeska was photographed
week before last in this city, she brought
with her four large trunks, two maids, her
dog and her husband. Two of the trunks
contained costumes, one cosmetics and
toilet arrangements, and the other, which
was iron bound and padlocked, her jewelry,
She was photographed in fifteen different
attitudes, as Juliet, Adrienne Lecomrreur
and as Marie Stuart. Nearly all the lead
ing actresses have French maids, and often
in preparing for photograph as much
time is spent on each character appeared
in as at the theater. Rows of lights for
curling lions and to heat paste for the
lips are lighted, and the whole place is
turned into Laboratory. Although size
r. handsome woman to begin with, it
takes Modjeska's maids over two hours to
do up her hair as Juliet.
REDUCING noTTA'a FOOT.
When Lolita, who was also taken by tn ,
same artist, ran out of the room between
the acts to be shown a proof of her photo
graph as Bob, she exclaimed instantly,
"Humph is nay foot as large as that's
Every one knows what a pretty foot she
has, but in a photograph the foot is al
ways out of focus and takes larger than il
is. Lotta's foot was promptly etched down
| to its proper size. In the gallery she is n
playfel and frolicsome as on the stage, and
sings and dances to get up expression
while the photographer prepares his plates
At her last sitting in this city she smoked
her cigarette like a little man.
Mrs. John Drew, who has been photo.
grsphed as Mrs. Malaprop in 'The Rivals y
is modest and retiring. She says her de-
sire in public is to be great commedienne
and her desire in private is to be let alone
| She takes a great interest in her protege
| Miss Stevens,and lives for her two grandchil
dren, Lionel and Ethel Barrymore, who art
being educated by her for the stage. An
other unassuming actress off the stage il
Miss Jennie Winston, who has been photo
grophed as the silly boy, the young student
and in the DEVILS costume of "Boccacio,'
as we'll as in the new opera of "Don Juan
ita,'' in which she was to have appeared
but did not, owing to business compiled
tions with Harry Main. "Her pictures ART
more called for than those of any othe
woman we. have. Old women and youns
girls speak of her in enraptared terms, AMI
there is continual demand for them out
side of the city, says a prominent photo
grapher.
| LYRIC ARTISTS PICTURES.
Clara Louise Kellogg has fdvorit
black brocaded dress which she likes to b.
photographed in, and thinks more be
coming to her than anything else. He
favorite characters are Mignon and Car
men. VIM. Castle and Emma Abbot
have been photographed as Paul ant