The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-03
pxEYs SELF RAISING NOSE,
The Remarkable Outcome of Using Flour
Instead OF Putty in Making Up.


It is doubtful whether the annals OF the
American stage have anything more ludi-
croUs than an accident which befeh Actor
Henry Dixey on his California tour. De
was playing THE Seven Ages" at Los
Angeles to standing room only. IN his
makeup as the Judge in the fourth act
Dixsy wears an artificial nose-a huge Ro-
man nasal appendage Of putty colorsd with
yermilion and ocher.
Upon the occasion referred to the play
made a big hit, and the first three acts
were presented with all the regularity and
smoothnsss of clockwork- At this point,
however. Dixey made the discovery that
the property man had neglected TO provide
putty for that rubicCnd judicial nose.
Hastily summoning call boy Dixey sent
him out TO procure the missing article IL
was nearly time for the curtain when the
youngster reappeared and reported, Il
can't get no putty nowhere Then Dixey
gave an impromptu war dance which would
have made him instantly famous had he
been before an audience, and seizing the
boy shouted: Quick now! Get me some
fourI Quick Run TO grocery Run
every inch Of the way going and coming"
Scared by the rather warllke demonstra-
tons Of Adonis the youngster lost no time
in getting the much desired -four. Dixey
hastily mixed the -four with little water.
kneaded it into dough, fashioned it into
the semblance Of his putty nose and painted
it as usual. The result was eminently sat
isfaetory; the dough was lighter than
putty and moro adhesive, while there was
no difference in appearance.
After short wait the curtain was rung
up and the fourth act proceeded. II was a
warm night, and the heat from the gas
footlights was quite oppressive. By the
time Dixey had finished the celebrated
dance in that act and had responded 20 an
encore he was perspiring freely, owing 10
the unwonted heat This combination of
circumstances had most wonderful effect
upon the comedians artificial nose. The
members of the company were thunder
struck TO observe that the most prominent
feature OF the judges physioguomy was
growing, and growing very rapidly too.
Within three minutes from the begin
ming of the act that wonderful nose had
doubled in size and was still growing with
a persistence which threatened soon 10
eclipse the other facial features. TIL. or
ehestra noticed the phenomenon and every
player stared at 1t in astOnishment. Then
the audience observed the change in the
judges 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 70 skip light
ly from the stage TO take heroic measures
for reducing the mysterious aud inexplic-
able swelling Of his nose. About two
thirds Of it was left in the dressing room
this time, but the fractional proboscis CON
tinued its dilating tactics. and when the
act closed the judges nose was stu much
larger than usual
When the curtain was rung down the
members Of the company made a rush for
Dixey's dressing room 70 Gud cut what
vas the matter. There they found Dixey
standing il the middle of the floor, with
his errstic nose IL one hand and a small
can OF -four in the other He was reading
aloud 70 himself the printed directions on
the can: self Raising Flour-Requires 10
yeast or leayen- six with a little cold
water aud set in q warm place for few
minutes, when tie dough viii be ready for
baking. Chicago Mail