The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17


 quiet; no flames to speak of, and no dan ger whatever. Nothing is more simple than the agency employed. The ordin- ary limelight turned on to the full suf- fused the stage in a food of light, while crimson glasses are used, which impart fierce glow of the same tint Any vapor of the whitest kind moving in such a medium would at once give the notion of volumes of lurid smoke Ac- cordingly, few brazers filed with a powder known as lycopodium" are placed at the wings, fitted with sort of forge bellows, each blast producing a little flame and smoke The lights in front being lowered, rows of little jets, duly screened, are made to follow the liRes of the beams rafters etc, and thus make these edges stand out against the fierce blaze. The view, therefore from behind has thus an almost prosy and orderly aspect; but the effect is com plete. In an instant the conhagration ceases, a turn of cock extinguishes the jets, the bellows are unshipped," and the flames disappear, the limelight is turned off and the carpenters are seen busily hauling away to the right and 2, etc, of the lately burning palace.
 Another new agent in scenic effect is the use of steam, which is supposed to give the vaporous effect of clouds in mo- ton, hitherto attempted by gauges and painted cloths. This was first used at the Munich opera-house, and Is now elaborately applied in the Lyceum Faust" just produced. A regular steam engine or generator was fitted up under the stage or at the wings; at the proper moment number of cocks were opened, and the whole scene was filled witty vapor. The impression was anything but favorable It was impos- sible to prevent the hissing sounds, and though it had the effect of hiding the solemn halfmortal heroes of the Nj belungen Lied, it was said that a worthy housewife in the audience ex- claimed in alarm, Bless me, if the cop pers ain't busted V
 Making up the face, as it is called. is an art in itself; by it the old can be made 10 look young or at least younger and the young old By these arts the famous Dciaz"t, when eighty years old could play successfully young page Formerly a burnt cork, piece of chalk, and pot of rouge was all that was necessary now your well-graced actor has his makeup" box, or dressing case, containing stores of violet powder, Fulfcrs earth, chrome yellow, blue crayons, umher. cosmetic black enamel, joining paste with other unpleasant things. All have their purpose. Are you the hunted villain skulking from justice in the woods, you must rub your cheeks and chin thoroughly with thick blue powder, to leave the idea that you have not been able to shave for week Or should you be an aged crone or hag a few blue strealls on the arms or hands suggest the well-mark ed veins of old age To be particularly youthful and lovcr-lile you must whitcn your face thoroughly, rouge well up to the eyelids, and then draw little brown streak un- der the eyes, which lends brilliancy An old man has very disagreeable task before him He must rub his cheeks and chin well with Fullcrs earth then with camel s-hair brush proceed 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 by joining paste" \ striking additional effect is produced by giving the effect of teeth being wanting, which at first sight seems an almost inn possible thing to do. But in your makeup" box you find your black enamel, with which you paint over couple of teeth; in few minutes it .,,t t,,l I,r nd, ;,f,. and disagreeable evidence of old age is the result. A mode of attaching whis- kers was the old-tashioned one of hook ing them on to the ears But there is an article called crape hair" which is gummed on to the cheeks and when dry can be trimmed and combed like real whiskers. As regards the nose, there is an elegant way of treatment namely, by fitting on well-modelled papier- mache one; but there is the more rough and-ready mode of dealing with it. We read in one of the textbooks on the sub ject the following grave directions: " In some low-comedy characters such as Bardolph, etc, it is necessary to alter the shape of the nose in order to give it that hloated, blotchy appearance so notice able in drunkards. You must first gum on to the end of the nose piece of wool press it down to the shape and size re- quired then powder it we'll with rouge to match the rest of the nose and cheeks. The cheeks may also be en- larged in the same way The other, and perhaps the better way, is to take lit tie powder, mix it with water and work it up into dough; fix it to the nose with spirit gum, mould 1t to the shape and size required and then powder it with rouge to match the cheeks, etc Blotches, warts and pimples may be made by sticking on small pieces of wool and coloring them either brown or red
 We may thus fancy our unhappy actor complete his wooden nose stuck on with gum. his eyebrows and whiskers we'll glued to him, his black enamelled teeth, his cheeks plastered with rouge, Il