The daily critic., 1890-10-25

ful irish comedian. Joe Murphy was
long time getting there and Ned Har-
ripan was a long while becominr sue.
cessful star. Mr. Bobby GayI6r who
appears at Harris Theatre commencing
Monday evening, October % has made
a wonderful record, fOr from the first
night of his appearance as q star he has
made a success-a thing that seldom
happens among theatrical entertain
ments The only way TO account for
this wonderful success is The marvellous
popularity Of Gaylor among al classes
Of theatre goers.
Mr.. Gaylor has had quite O romlnUc
life, commencing when he was O. boy
a life Of q boot black then TO "a porter
in hotel: then prize fighter and from
that TO the largest salaried variety per-
former that ever appeared I'm America
One would think that q man going
through all these rounds of life would be
a rough unCouth man, but tue reverse is
So Tor more unassuming man than
Bobby GaylOr does not live. lie is a
regular family man, and IL would nOl
be possible for mortal being 30 be a
better father and husband than plain,
simple Bobby. This famous comedian
will be remembered here in Washington
by his very funny performance In the
production Of after Dark last season
He is q saving man, and owns con
siderable real estate in Chicago and
Leadville, and also a very remunerative
mine in Colorado. The production Of
An Irish Arab Is spoken Of In the
highest terms Of praise by the press in
every city where 10 has been presented.
ern Buriesque Costume Costs.
The stage managers art, In whatever
walk Of the drama 1t may be directed,
is nowhere so valuable as In pl acing
before the public what is known as
burlesque. The first consideration Is
the expense Of getting up an organize
tion Of this kind. The next c0nsidera.
ton Is the play itself That procured. the
art of working II out is then undertaken
by the stage manager. He furnishes
the plots, etc, and the carpenters,
scene painters, property men, gas men,
etc, furnish the estimates. Then the
hiring OF the chorus, ballet, etc, and
easily the estimate amounts to 500 900.
To this may be added fully 90 per cent.
for unforeseen expenses. and the
manager raises the curtain Of his
theatre with an actual outlay of
small fortune on a burlesque
with nothing in view save that unknown
quantity, the public favor" Faust
Up To Date for instance. could not
be gotten up In this country for less
than $4,000. The above facts were
gathered by a CRrTIC reporter from the
manager Of the Faust Up To Date"
Company, Mr.. jeff. S. Leer5urger.
whose comments on the cost Of the
costumes seemed the most interesting
part of the interview.
There Is nearly 800 costumes, some
are not worn more than half an hour az
every entertainment, yet the cost Of each
Is $50, according 10 the London bill for
which the United States customs were
collected This Is without the tights
and let me tell you that the tights used
by the girls In the various acts are a
source Of constant expense and trouble.
They are renewed almost every month
and during the season every girl on the
stage has no less than five or six pairs for
every costume. They cost all the way
from $40 to S24 per pair We use the
medium priced article, but as they gen
orally have % be dyed % order. and
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come much more expensive than ordi.
narily. Another expense 10 a manager.
onntcted with tights, Is the amateur
chorus girl who wears them, and who
does not know how to put them on.
4 young lady accustomed 10 wearing
tights, and VINO has had experience on
the stage, will not wear out half as
many pairs as the new girl. The new
chorus girl, whose tights must be Of silk,
and of the best quality invarl-
ably ruins them when she first
puts them on. They are fastened
about the waist some way, aud are
drawn tight by rolling the waistband.
But only the girl Of experience can ex-
plain how they must be drawn on over
the shapely limb, so as not 10 run, or
tear the very first time.
The dresses Of the principals are, Of
course, no little consideration, aud it Is
a study Of the designer and eOstumer TO
get just the right effect for the leading
lady's figure. In Faust Up To Date
bonnie Kate Castleton plays the female
part of Marguerite. and her dresses are
after the original designs made in Lon
don. They are all In character and
more dainty and delicate than expen.
siye, but the young Faust. which was
originally played in London by
Violet Cameron, then by Addie
ConnyeTs, and now by Miss Hilda
Thomas, must be dressed In
character Violet Cameron's costumes
were of an entirely different cut and
color from her successors, s, Miss Conn
yer The latter Is a tall statuesque
young lady to whom broad brimmed
hats, plumes, cloaks, ETC., are becoming.
This season Miss Hilda Thomas wears
an entirely original dress, made from a
design by Hamilton Bell. 1t will be
interesting to give the cost and detail Of
only the two dresses worn by Miss
Thomas Miss Thomas is of the slighter
American build Of women. and had to
be ttted with a costume entirely In con
sonance with the buTlesque, and with
the other costumes. Her first dress
Is Of golden brown bTOCade with a
gold figure IN IT, A curiass bodice Of
yellow leather over a white silk
slit The trunks are Of golden brown
plush, trimmed with gold. The
tights are golden brown and the boots
of yellow leather. A little cap Of brown
plush, surmouBted By three yellow
plumes, fastened with an aigrette made
Of a yellow topaz and diamonds, finishes
her dress for The first act. Here are the
actual figures
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