New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-13
ANCIENT AND WARLIKE GEAh.
cosrUMEs AND ARMS OF THE ME1NINGEN COM
PAyY ON EXHIBITION.

COSTUMES AND ARMS OF The MriNiN"" ~
PANY ON EXHIBITION.
There is no buster theatre in town just now than the
Thalla 1t Is so busy that the business eh'ehus "'
around II for blocks away. Reheatsals are gohs vi
constantly on the stage I'm the building adjoining ana
In one or two large halls In the neghborhood. IL ~
the Mcinngen company that is rehearsng. oil COURSE
and with the principals supernumerares the "orh
goes ON almost without interruption from early morning
fin late I'm the evening There have been Some uoup
AS 10 whether the company that Is 10 play 'uhuD
Caesar, on Tuesday night has absolute ght 10 eau
itself the Meinnger company. Doubtless IN the eio
the performance given shah prove thoroughly COIL
mcndabe ard the production one that minis al uic
promises made for It, nobody Will care Huo" "'"'''
the name is strictly correct or not
Some hint of the way In which the plays are TO be
done was given yesterday by private view OF nfeo
quantity of the costumes and properties, WHICH are
stored and half displayed in building two or three
blocks from the theatre. Only few people were III
yed but some Of the Liiputans were there and some
common sized people The most interesting part OF the
q, hibitJon was the arms These both Roman and
early German for use in Julius Caesar and Her
fnannschacht' with few more modern ones LOT Ma'y
Stuart point that is much dwelt on Is the MS
toycal correctness of everything. The arms Ior 'ie
Roman and German warriors are not mirrors Oh Drass
They are stout shields and heavy blades that look as
II they had seen service and would yet see good deal
more without being the for It, Actors and super
numeraries can no doubt make themselves look fernih
able with such accOutrcments for the little time that
they will have to them the stage but they must
have been larger and powerful men than the aver
age Ct this place aud time who could carry such for
whole day and be In anything resembling lighting trim
at the end OF 1t, or the next day.
The dresses Of the early Teu0ns are particularly IN
terestng There are skins Of various Wild beasts rdey
fashioned into garments, and there helmets decked
with horns and eagles wings The busy little agent
Hermann Streltz, who found little time to explain
the objects of interest to visitors yesterday, congra
ates himself exceedingly that he was not born few
centuries earlier he is convinced that person OF his
size would have been killed allowed to die OF himself
at an early age and would not have been thought
worthy 10 grow up and try to wear such dresses and
bear such arms a., .
All The uggedness is changed for elegance when the
costumes Of "Mary STUART are reached. satin, plush
and gold braid the materials chiefly employed and
they are combined with appropriate sort OF BRILL
liant and artistic effect. There nnumerable robes
and suits for men and women, brocaded laced, gar
nished and bejeweued. The shine like silver, the
swords are delicate ornamental blades and everything
is as typical Of the court Of Elizabeth as thing
before was OF the Cef7an forest. Thus much Of the
exhibitions to be given is assured: The stage VIII be
beautifully and deliberately set and the actors Will be
sum ptuOusly and strkingy dressed.