The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-22

psany Costumes worn ~ Leading ilhtefh
Lawrence barrett tho Hest Dressed
Man GA tho American stage Edwin
booth Not = Dress Enthusiast Mrs,
Langtry's Rich oostumes-A story
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No other subject In connection with the
auoeeahful presentation Of plays upon tho
modern stage, has grown into huehim
portanoe, both ~ 10 generalization and
minute attention 10 detail "a that OF
dreha, The earlier annals OF the stage
bear upon this point with such little
prominence that the hiEtnonio student IL
led unerringly 10 infer that In the minds
OF the old managers this feature was re'
garded merely aa an Incident 20, rather
than an essential part OF, a production.
Indeed, 10 IL said that the alleged mag
nihoent wardrobeA made forand ownedby
such great actors 40 Maoready, Kean, the
elder Booth, Forrest and othera, would
compare most unfHyorably In point
Of elegance, correctness, and value with
those now worn by the rank and file Of
the profession, II IA further claimed that
the costumes OF such artists o. Henry
Irving, Wilson Barrett, Lawrence Bar
rott, Louis James, Thomas Keone, Fred
Warde, Ellen Terry, Clara Morris, Fanny
Davenport, Modjoaka and others exceed
In cost In n single season that Of those
owned In u life time blythe old,tlmoetara,
Charlotte CuHhman, while great Ia her
art, cared little, II anything, for dress,
The average actress Of to-day, however,
finds 10 more profitable 20 slight her art
rather than her wardrobe,
Aside from the atam, whose wafdrobeg
Aro %roplenished annually ~ an expense
ranging from tho hundreds 10 the thou'
sands Of dollars, II IN estimated that the
5000 actors and actresses who represent
the profession In this country spend In
the n%elghborhood Of 10000, or about one
twelfth OF their income, on dress every
year, Thisratlo applies more particular.
ly, perhaps, 10 the Zone partn players, or
those who travel In support Of some az.
traction other than those engaged In
legitimate roles, And N not significant,
from tho fact that, IN n rule, the stage
dress Of this season IL taken after tho
years work N ended for street wear.
Artists supporting such stars ~ Booth
and Barrett, Irving, James and VAIN.
wright, Downing, Kocno and others OF
their class, however, spend q little more,
and can only eoonomlzo by taking great
care OF their effects,
Lawrence Barrett Ia believed 20 DO tho
most carefully and bott.dreasod actor ON
the American stage. Mr.. Charles Haw.
thorne, who designs and manufacturer
all Of this stars wardrobe, has carte
blanche IN every order given him, and Ia
called upon 10 furnish costumes not only
historically correct, harmonious In color
and faultloss In make, but rich aud OK.
pongivo in quality. The costumes worn
by Mr.. Barrett In "Ricngin cost over
5000, and those now being made for him
for his forthcoming Venetian revival,
Mr.. Hawthorne declares, will be the most
elaborate and expensive ever worn by an
American actor,
While Mr. Barrett " the bebt-drcssed
man on the stage, his associate, Edwin
Booth, ia probably tho worst dressed, by
this II N meant that Mr., Booth pays little
or no heed 10 what he wears, His cos.
TUNES, once made, arc used until thread.