Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-08
Gales aud Sketfhes.
Shoes For Famous Actors
FEET MADE TO LOOK SMALLER, AND
THE FIGURE TALLER BY CERTAIN
STYLES OF FOOT GEAR.

FEET MADE TO LOOK SMALLER, AND
THE FIGURE TALLER BY CERTAIN
STYLES OF FooT GEAR.
CHANGING to look up as he was strolling
through Broadway the other day, Sun
reporter saw protruding from the second
story of one of the business houses show
window filled with satin slippers of many
colors, black and yellow buskins. and sew
eral pairs of turret boots. Over the win
dow was painted the sign, Theatrical
Shoes Under the sign and behind the
glass was an old Autograph of Adelaide
Nelson. The reporter mounted the stairs
and entered the theatrical shoe makers
shop There he found great profusion
of the articles of foot gear which he had
seen in the show window. A couple of
men were stitching away at leather OF va
rious colors, and woman was sewing
what appeared to be uppers on sewing
machine. A man, who appeared to be
the head of the concern, was at a desk
making entries from stack of letters into
a book. AS the reporter approached the
counter the man closed the book and, adj
vancing. said, with strong German ac-
cent: Il subbose you want shoes for one
of de plays of Shakesbere ?"
"Oh, no." said the reporter.
Den you is not one of the amateurs ?"
''Do amateurs usually play Shakes
pere."
''Dey begins With him. Ven amateurs
vich hat money get up company dey
come here and get full set of shoes for
some Shakesbere blay. But dey rarely
get another set. Dey plays Shakesbere
once, and neffer again"
Looking around the room the reporter
noticed that the walls were adorned with
Autographs of distinguished actors and
actresses. Among them were Adelaide
Nelson.
Did you make shoes for herP' asked
the reporter, pointing to her portrait.
"Ah. yes. Poor, dear lady" he ex-
claimed. She was always got a neat,
pretty shoe. You see. she often blay IN
de barts in vich she dress up like de men,
and so her feet dey showed. She's often
sat on dat sofa. made dozen pair of
shoes tor her shoost before she started
abroad for de last time. Another of my
customers for whom | shall never make
shoes again-for dough he's still living
he's shoost as good as dead-vas John
Mccullough He had fine foot. not very
small and not too large. but shoost fitted
to his size"
Il suppose" said the reporter. that it S
part of a theatrical shoemaker's art to
make women's feet appear smaller?'
"Vomen?" he said, IVY do you say
women? Let me dell you dot men are
shust as vain as women. l make de feet
look smaller for both Don't ask me how,
T.. 49,. - L. hoo
pie dink de high heel does it. But it's
more dan dat. You must get de heel
shoost so. | also makes beople taller
Dere's Janauschek fill her up NIT cork
and sawdust
Fill her up with cork and sawdust ?'
dat is de shoes of her. | make her
two or three inches higher dan she isl
Have you measured the feet of many
actresses and actors for shoes and boots ?"
"Oh, yes Dere is Mary Anderson she
gets all her shoes Ply me. She ordered
dem even vile she has been abroad. She
has fine foot like Mccullough. don't
mean so big as McCullough's but shoost
fitted to her vigure. She is tall and large.
and small foot would look silly on her.
: Here is Won of dem shoes ! make for
her"
He showed to the reporter, long, slim
shoe of white satin.
"Den make shoes tor Minnie Palmer.
Shoost now | got letter from her from
Glasgow for shoes. She has berry small
foot. SO has Lolita. Sadie Martinez, who
is Won of my customer, has a very pretty
foot. But the incest, latest foot is dat OF
Aimee. She always send for me to take
her measure in de morning in her bour-
doir. De little dog of her always bark at
me. | also make de shoes tor Rose
Coghlan."
'What kind of foot has she ?''
"She has de English foot.
Small or large ?"
''Shoost de English FOOT
SIS that long, Slim"
''Shoost de English foot The reporter
made mental note to observe carefully
Miss Coghlan's foot the next time he saw
her act. He also ascertained from the
shoemaker that he works for Edwin Booth
and Barrett both of whom, he says, have
shapely feet, Barrett's being the finer OF
, the two. Prominent ballet dancers like
Cavalazzi, Cornalba, and De Rosa are
among his customers, and, as they use up
) sometimes two pairs of shoes a week, it
is an important branch OF the trade.
The feet of many prominent dancers
have peculiarities in their shape, and hence
their shoes have to be carefully made to
order. A peculiarly of the shoes of most
dancers is the box toes, which gives the
shoe stunted appearance. For circus
performers, shoes without any heels are
made; for clog dancers. shoes with wooden
soles for jig dancers, shoes with plates
which rattle.
, AS the reporter was about to leave, the
shoemaker detained him to tell him his
A experience with Tomaso Salvini. He said
he had been engaged to do some work for
that actor, and that the work had to be
done in the actors room because he wore
so many real and valuable Jewels on his
shoes.
, Didn't he pay YOU extra for such
work P"
mo. He tried to get me to knock off a
dollar here and fifty cents there.-N. Y
4 Sun.
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