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AaOnis Dixey's Remarkable Expett-
tnce at q Les Angeles Theater.
Il is doubtful whether the annals OF
the American stage have anything more
luaicrous than an accident which befell
Actor Henry Dixey on his last California
tour, says the Chicago Mail He was
p.sying THE Seven Ages" at Los An
geles TO standing room only. In his
makeup as the Judge in the fourth act
Dixey wears an artificial nose-a huge
Roman nasal appendage Of putty colored
with vermillion and ocher.
Upon the occasion referred to the play
made big hit, and the first three acts
We're presented with all the regularity
and smoothness Of clockwork. AZ this
point. however, Dixey made the discov-
cry that the property man had neglected
to provide putty for that ruhicund ju-
dicial nose. LASTLY summoning a cali
boy, Dixey sent him out TO procure the
missing article. IL was nearly time for
the curtain when the youngster reap
peared 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 seiKing the boy,
shouted: @Quick, nowi Get me some
-four, quickl Run to a grocery. Run
every inch of the way going and conn
ingl"
Scared by the rather warlike demon
strations of Adonis, the youngster lost
no time in getting the much desired -four.
Dixey hastily mixed the -four with lit
tie water, kneaded il into dough, FASH
ioned il into the semblance of his putty
nose, and painted II as usual. The re-
suit was eminently satisfactory; the
dough was lighter than putty and more
adhesive, while there was no difference
in the appearance.
After a short wait the curtain was rung
up and the fourth act proceeded. twas
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 to
an encore he was perspiring freely, owing
TO the unwonted heat. This combination
of circumstances had most wonderful
effect upon the comedians artificial nose.
The members Of the company were thun-
derstruck to observe that the most prom
inent features of the judges physiognomy
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 persistence which threatened soon
to eclipse the other facial features. The
orchestra noticed the phenomenon and
every player stared at in astonishment.
Then the audience observed the change
in the judges appearance, and wondered
how IL was produced, and what 10 had TO
do with the play.
But matters steadily grew worse, and
finally the actor was obliged 10 skip
lightly from the stage TO take heroic
measures for reducing the mysterious and
inexplicable swelling of his nose. About
two thirds Of it was left in the dressing
room this time, but the fractional pro-
boscis continued its dilating 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 rush
for Dixey's dressing room to find out
what was the matter. There they found
Dixey standing in the middle OF the floor
with his erratic nose in one hand and
small can of flour in the other. He was
reading aloud to himself the printed di-
rections Of the can: @Self raising -four
requires no yeast or leaven. Mix with
little cold water and set in warm place
for a faxx nninutee when the douoh will
he ready for baking"