Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-18
STAGE COSTUMES.

Now York journal.
since the society play has come into
vogue the cost OF costuming for the
theatre has increased fve-fold. IL
the days Of melodrama and tragedy 1t
was enough for q leading lady to have
"a crown for queens, q wreath for
brides, and q black SO 10 dress." Tne
rest she could always find In the
wardrobe Of the theatre. But
this Is all changed. The costume Of
a modern play often costs q large
sum- SrIne actresses aspire
to set the fashion, such as
Patti in the "Traviata." In
Camille Bernhard wore a dress
that c s. 81, coo, and in that
play there are four or five changes Of
dress. Women, like b rnhardt, can
do this, for they make large sums,
but 1t is often embarrassing to &C.
tresses on q salary. Mlrs Sarah Je'
welt, on a salary OF $3.50, a hardly
be expected to flrnisl costumes for q
play costing $500 or $500. AS a rule
the manager pays half the expense of
such costumes, but he then pretends
to have something to say about the
manner and material OF the dress.
For the Unto. Square the dress are
invariably made by costumes and dt.
signs sent from Paris, so that the or
In ii may be strictly adhered to.
at Wallsck's, too, the costumes
used by some OF the actresses are
made by professional customers.
Miss Coghlan is supposed to furnish
her own dresses on a salary of $l75
a week. In "The Greens Shilling I"
for instance, she wore about $500
worth of material. But that is the
only play this season which has cost
her anything. C~laracter dresses are
always furnished by the management.
1t is noted that when English &C.
t~resses first come here they dres,
poorly-"slouchily," so to speak.
When Rose Coqhlan first was lead.
ing actress at Wsliack's she had pool
taste in her apparel. Long residenc;
has taught her what ''s'yle" is.
At tho comic opera theatres. such
/, as the Standard, Casino and Bijou
, the management, of course, supplies
the costumes, because these operas al
ways demand character dresses which
D are of noservice tothe actor or actress
when the run Of the work Is over. A
the Standard they have been in the
habit Of importing all their costume
t in bulk, and that is what they are il
t trouble about just now. MIR. McCaul
. has his oostumes made here, and the.
are ueualiy very pretty. Those o
( the Lace Handkerchief" could hardl,
be surpassed in beauty. They wer,
made by a firm Of French costum
| makers, who have located here.
The stars of the stage, of course
Z, furnish their own dresses. There Is
0 number of actresses who depend TO
: SUCCESS to a great extent on the rich
r ness of their costumes. They ia
r care to advertise them in advance 30 a
= to excite this curiosity Ct lady audi
Q ences. Modjesha never deacends t
this, yet she wears tho most artist
costumes l have aver seen. She dc
d signs them all herself and assists a
their making. She send no stag
dresses out to be made. Her dress
maker travels with her I'D at the sam
time is her maid. Wat ia PARTICULAR
admirable about lem is the richne,
of thee tst.rIaI used and its quantity
Most gRtumers will try aud save b
a, drawin i'm on material and by furr
ishing comparatively cheap good
The Vi pc of Madame Modjeska
wardroj can hardly be computed, f.
this req en: that 1t is only the stuf
ip that cdl her anything, and they a
e. bought Abroad. But she probably b.
$40, 600 worth of dresses with her.
Q, Lotta's costuming costs very littl
TO most of her dresses are short, Chez
al things, such as the parts she plays d
W mand. In one or two of her piec'
she wears modern 6ne dresses, b.
ia they are Ct the ordinary type as
a. rule.
t., Mrs. w. j. Florence has made
m point Of late years of drawing attel
W ton to her costumes. The actre
has in her possession costumes tn
SO have cost $15, coo TO $20,0 b
of some of them are much worn, an
not being fit for much use again, !
to particular value can be set on ther
Where q play like the mighty Dc
lar" Is produced continuously sbo
two sets Of costumes have to be- pu
chased each year, costing say for OF
set for large cities. $1,000, and f
small, $500.
Miss Mary Anderson has a fl
wardrobe of ancient and modern &C
lis tunes. But she has not a good fgu
for their display, as she is too Il
m and angular. Some were made
10, Paris, but most CT them have be-
Id purchased here. Mrs. Lingard Ali
he Duunine) also has some very expe
sive and.rich dresses, and her beau
displays them we'll.
The smaller actresses generally ha
their costumes furnished by the ma
ill agemsn Mr.. DAILY generally fc
ell nishes the costumes his ladies sht
wear and selects them himself, ev
or to color, shade, and class of goot
Or. Miss Ada Rehm is a good dresser, a
la, she looks best when the costume
i'll, most simple.
gn Fanny Davenport, at present
England, Is one of the most extra'
ny CANT of actresses in the matter of &C
.nr tune. She herself estimates that siI
r a she has been on the stage her @
tunes have cost her over $500
BILE She Is fond of odd things.
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