Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-21

in stage craft. and perhaps would prefer to de-
vote his skill to Shakespearean productions
Marie Wainwright's Twelfth Might was one
of his achievements). but he gets big prices for
making practically effective the inventions of
dramatic realists. He was found ir his Office
today with a scenic model before him.
what is this!" he echoed. when asked what
he was working at. ''rhis is evidence to con-
Wet dramatic critic of insincerity. He fire.
qnentlv publishes in one of our leading daily
journals. his condemnation of realism in plays.
Nevertheless. this is a model of an invention
which he has made and patented for repre-
senting dramatic episode in most realistic
fashion. He points his opinion that realism is
detrimental 20 the aesthetic interests of the
stage. but he patents his device for a piece of
stage realism likely to be of great practical
value to his pocket. Moreover. he has been
utiitarian enough 20 protect il so fully that
nobody can Use 1t, or anything like it, without
his authority. He gets liberal salary as
writer. am told. but his invention of this
tblng-this complete refutation of his theory
that realism doesn't belong in the DRAMAS
likely 70 pay him more money in a season than
he can earn in u dozen with his pen
The model was winter view in miniature,
with a frozen lake covering part of the stage
level as well as extending picturesquely into
the painted distance. The snow and ice we're
carefully simulated. Under the stage was a
tank of water. such as If commonly used in what
are called tank Dramas but, for an original
novelty, this was covered with an imitation of
smooth ice. so contrived as to break into pieces
under pressure. In dramatic use skating
scene would be used; ard. at the suitable time.
the support of the ice would be withdrawn,
person or persons would break through into
the water and somebody would bravely rescue
him. her or them from among tie floating
chunks of ice.
lit will make a thrillingly impressive eli
max, said Mr.. Teal what is to be done
with IT! Oh, believe the critical theorist with
truly practical turn of mind when it comes to
being patentee thinks of pntting it into a
into a melodrama with serious surroundings.
Anyhow, You may be that he intends to
fish prize out of the condemned tank
NOTES OF pERSHARDr.
Things an actress noticed at a Bernhard
matinee and communicated to your corre-
spondent: How little rouge she uses Almost
none on the cheeks. Her lips are scarlet and
thickly painted. and her eyes heavily lined.
The lines are made in order that the length of
the eyes may be emphasized. and that they may
seem like crescent shadows in the face. The
eyes are really not very large. She either does
not mark her eyebrows at all, or uses pencil
on them that exactly matches her hair. Her
finger nails are deeply Redeemed, especially for
Cleopatra. For that role her feet are gloveG;
That IS. the stockings are made SO that each
toe Is ttted. Then the toes are Redeemed. l
fancy, too, that the stockings are padded to
the square piumpness of the natural foot. Did
yOn ever notice how she uses a handkerchief?
1t is rolled into wad and she utilizes il very
much on the sly She seems to have handker-
chiefs secreted all over the stage. l certainly
saw her poke away and leave the necessary wad
In places like corners of touches several times,
but L never caught her getting a new one.
Her stage maids 1.-TWO of them are almost al
ways with her In Cleopatra. seem to have a
supply of wads. which she takes from them as she
needs them and returns most dexterously.
hese maids also attend to her skirts. making
her slides from couches gracefully possible and
freeing her dainty sandled feet when the soft
skirts get wound about them. Sarah never
seems to forget herself. / have seen her re-
move a half-loosened bracelet and hand il to
her maid when the scene in real life would
have rendered her obiivious to jeweiry Her
rings are chiefly turquoise and seem to be an
nques- She Is by no means "a blaze of Jewels
and her gowns are SO heavily and closely en-
broidered thar they have anything but IA rich
or striking effect. Nor are they wrapped about
her body and pinned with jewels. They are
gowns: that Is. they have places made for head
and arms to come out. The wig she wears is
very mnch hike the wigs actresses too mature
Tor Juvenile parts so often put on.