The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-09
D!XEY'S NOSE.
1t Was Made Of Seifrisins Flour and 1t
Rose.

1t Was Made CT seif-risins Flour and 1t
Rose.
1t il doubtful whether the annals OF
the American Stage have anything more
ludicrous than an accident which beieh
actor Henry Dixey on his last California
tour, says tue Chicago Herald. He was
PLAYING The Seven Ages at Los Ange-
les IL standingroom only. In his
makc-up Is the Judge la the 1ourth act
hiXey wears an artificial nose-a huge
Roman nasal appendage made of putty
and colorel with Scrmilion and ochre.
/ pom the occasion referred to the
play made big hit, and the first three
acts We're presented with all the regu-
iarItN and smoOtLncss of cloCkwork.
II TINS point, however, IlNeV made the
discovery that the propertyman had
neglected 10 provide putty for that rubl-
cuui. ludirla! nose. Hastily summonlng
a taii-hov piNcv sent him ont to procure
thc missing article. 1t was nearly time
fer the curtain when the Eoungster re-
appeared and reported II can't get no
putty nowhere Then DlNey gave an
impromptu wardance which would
have made him instantly famous had
he been before an audience, and Selling
the boy shouted: Quick, now, Get
me some flour Quick Run t. a gro
/ cery. Run every inch OF the way going
ana coming
I Scared by the rather warlike demon
/ STATIONS Of -i{DHt$. the yOungster lost
no time III getting the much-dcsired
/ Hour DIXey hastily mixed the flour
with little water, kncaded 1t INTO
/ dough fashioned ii into the semblance
! Ct his putty nose, and painted it rs usu-
/ al. The result was eminently satisiac-
/ tory. the dough was lighter than putty
and molc adhesive, while there WAS no
difference III appearance.
/ After Il short wait the curtain was
rung up and the fifth scene proceeded.
1t was warm night and the heat from
the gas tootlights was quite oppressive.
! Bv the time DiNev had finished his
celebrated dance IN that scene and had
responded 10 an encore he was pcrsplr-
ing freely, owing To the unwonted heat
This combination of circumstances had
a most wonderful effect upon the come
dams artificial nose. The members of
the company were thunderstruCk to OBJ
serve that the most prominent feature
of the judges physiognomy was grow
ing. and growing Very rapidly too.
Within three minutes from the begin
ming al the scene that wonderful nose
had doubled in size and was still grow
nm with persistence which threatened
soon to eclipse the other facial features.
The orchestra noticed the phenomenon
and every PLAYER stared At tin astonsh-
mcnt. Then the audience observed the
iudgc'e appearance and wondered how
It was produced and what it had to do
With the play.
But matters steadily grew worse. and
finally the actor was obliged TO skip
lightly from the STAGE 10 take heroic
measures for reducing the mysterious
and inc Xriicahlc swelling of his nose.
about two thirds of it was left in the
drcssing-room TINS time. but the trac-
tional prohoscis continued lis dlIatlng
tactics. and when the act closed the
Judges nose Was still much larger than
usual
When the curtain WAS rung down the
members of the company made Il rush
for niXcy's dressing room 10 find out
| what Was the matter. There they
found DiXcv standing in the middle of
the floor. with his crratic nose iii one
hand and 4 small can OF flour IN the
other. He was reading aloud To him
self the printed directions on the can
"pixun' ) self rising Requires no
Yeast or heaven. Mix thoroughly with
a little cold water and set in 4 warm
place for = lew minutes, when the
dough will he ready for baking"