Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-07-04

cOniiagfatlOn ceases, q turn OF cOck GA
tinguishes the Jets, the bellows are fun-
shipped and the flames disappear, the
limelight is turned OIL, and tho carpenters
are seen busily hauling away TO the right
and left the heavy practicable raiters,
etc, of the lately burning palace.
Another new agent In scenic effect Is the
use of steam which is supposed to give the
yaporous OBJECT of clouds in motion, hither-
TO attempted by gauzes and painted cloths.
This was first used at tho Munich opera
house. and is now deliberately applied in
the Lyceum Faust" just produced. A
regular steam engine or generator was fitted
up under the stage or ut the wings; at the
proper moment number cocks were open
ed. and the whole scene was filled with
yapor. The impression was anything but
favorable, 1t was impossible to prevent
the Kissing sounds, and though it had the
effect of hiding the solemn hall-mOrtal
heroes of the ''Nibelungen Lied" it was
said that a worthy housewife in the audi
ence exclaimed in alarm, Bless me, il the
coppers amt busted
Making up the face, as it is called, is an
art in itself; by it the old can be made to
look young, or at least younger, and the
young old. BY these arts the famous De
iazet, when eighty years old, could splay
successfully young page. Formerly q
burnt cork, a piece Of chalk, and pot OF
rogue was all that was necessary; now
your well-graced actor has his makeup"
box, or dressing case, containing stores of
violet powder, Fuller's earth, chrOms yell
low. blue crayOns, lumber, cosmetic, black
enamel, Joining paste" with other I'M
pleasant things. All have their purpose
Are you the hunted villain sl,ulking from
justiC Elm the woods, you must rub your
checks and chin thoroughly with thick
blue powder, to leave the idea that you
have not been able to shave for week. Or
should you he an aged crone or lag, u few
blue streaks on the arms or hands suggest
the well-marked veins OF old age. To be
particularly youthful and loycr-liko you
must whitcn your face thoroughly, rouge
well up to the eyclidS, and then draw
little brown streak under the eyes, which
lends brilliancy. An old man has very
diSagreable task before him. He must rub
his checks and chin well with FuIler's
earth; then with u camels-ha brush pro-
cecd to make three dark Streaks between
the eyes, with long lines from the nOStrilS
to the corners OF the mouth, then get on
what is oddly called his white bald wig,
the bald portion OF which is fixed to the
forehead is Joining paste" A striking
additional effects produced ny giving the
effect of teeth being wanting, which ut first
sight seems an almost impossible thing to
i. D,,t -, l.. ,,,,'f hny tinI
your black enamel, with which You paint
over couple OF teeth; in few minutes 1t
sets and hardens, and u most satisfactory
and diSagreeable evidence OF old age Is the
result A mOdeOf attaching whiSkcrs VS.
the uld-i;lShOned one of hooking them on
to the ears. But there is an article called
Grape hair which is gummed on to the
checks, and when dry can be trimmed and
cOmbed like real whiSkers. As regards
the nose, there is an elegant way OF treat
ment, namely, by fitting Oh well-modcled
papiermache one; but there is the more
rOugh-and-ready mode of dealing with IT.
We read in one Of the textbooks ON the
subject tho following grave directions: lin
some lOw-cOmedy characters, such rs Bur
doipA, etc, il is necessary "a alter the shape
of the nose in o. de to givcit that blotchy,
Appearance 80 noticeable i'll drunkards- You
must first gum on to the end of tho nose
piece of WOOL press il down To the shape
and siZcreIuirel, then powder it well with
rogue To match the rest Of the nose and
cheeks, The checks may also be enlarged
in the same way. The other, and perhaps
the better way, is to take little powder
mix it with water and work up into Il
dough fix it to the nose with spirit gum,
mould it to the shape and size required,
ana then powder it with rogue to match
the checks, etc. BlotcheS warts and PIN
pies may he made by sticking ON small
pieces of wool, and colorinG them either
brown or red"
We may thus fancy CIR unhappy actor
complete, his wooden nose stuck on with
gum, his eyebrows and whiskcrS well glued
TO him, his black cnamelcd teeth, his cheeks
plaStcred with rogue white and lumber,
his bald wig fastened to his forehead
with Joining paste, and we may wonder
indeed how he can find spirit or even ease
to utter his words!
The old super, Us ho was contcmptuous
ly called, was IN unhappy creature enough
receiving a shilling a night for carrying 4
banner, wearing mOnStrOuS mask, or to-
ing duty as the army. Now he is on q
much better footing: for intelligence is
needed, and he il required to act. In this
view soldiers rs the guards are now regu-
larly employed. In late popular piece
called "Iu the Radks, where the hero en-
lists and deserts, party of the Grenadiers
attended ccrvy night for more than II year
70 arrest, OycrpOwcr, and otherwise .seyGrly
treat Mr.. Charles Warner, being. moreover,
hoOted every night by II sympathetic gal
lcry. As military duty was not to be in
tcrlGrcd with, Il contract was made with the
Scrgcant-major, who supplied a fixed num-
her OF men every night who had gone
through rehearsal, and who Were always
ready when their comrades were on duty.
All these adjuncts to the scene ''inllamtN
conSumedly' the cost of producing pieces,
Michael StrOgOn7' in Paris cost no less
than els, 900, and the very backing of the
faces in an Indian piece cost Gj night.
Mr.. Irving is said to have given $500 for
peal of bells to ring in his new piece.
What wonderful salaries the poor dtspiSed
playe; now gets and has got; one lady re-
ceives $50 a week, and flvOritc comedian
ESQ, while the average competent player
will take lcSS--c25 or $50.
The truth is; the more show and splendor
is cultivated, the more acting, which some
foolish, Old-taShiOncd people think to b.
the real entertainment OF the stage, decays
1t is overpowercd by the lights, scenery
rich dressing, and shows. All this, be
sides, spells bankruptcy. Let lis hope for
"a speedy return to the pure, unallOyed de-
lights Of simple acting, with awell- painted
cloth ut the back, and handsome but not
unobtrusive dresses. As good wine needs
no bush. so good play needs none al these
ornaments.
Oflate days there has grown up this ca
gerncss TO secure free admission and see
for nothing what is really oD1Qf the most
expensive, forms Of entertainment, This
craving has Spread enormously, and all
sorts and conditions of men, and women,
too, seem TO devote a portion OF their lives
to order-hunting. Unfortunately, too
many managers who have heen Saddled
with a bad piece cannot afford to have en-
PITY stalls. On such occasions they wei
come such visitors, but the appetite of the
latter grows by what it feeds on, and the