The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09
pxEws SELF RAISING NOSE.
The Remarkable Outcome of Using Flour
Instead of Putty In Making Up.


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 befen Actor
Henry Dixey on his California tour. He
was playing ''The Seven Ages" ut Los
Angeles to standing room only. In his
makeup as the judge in the fourth act
Dixey wears an artificial nose-a huge Ro-
man nasal appendage of putty colored with
vermilion and ocher.
Upon the occasion referH the play
made big hit, and the hree acts
were presented with all the Arity and
smoothnesG Of clockwork. Al bhis point,
however, Dixey made the discovery TINT
the property man had neglected TO provide
putty for that rubicund Judicial nose.
Hastily summonlng call boy Dixoy sent
him ont to procure the missing article 1t
was nearly time for the curtain when the
youngster reappeared and reported, 81
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
-four! Quick RIM to grocery Run
every inch of the way going and coudngI"
Scared by the rather warlike demonstra-
tions OF Adonis the youngster lost no time
in getting the much desired -four. Dixey
hastily mixed the -four with q little water,
kneaded 1t into dough, fashioned it into
the semblanCe Of his putty nose and painted
it Us usual. The result was eminently sat-
isfRctory; the dough was lighter than
putty and more adhesive, while there was
no difference IN appearance.
After 4 short wait the curtain was rung
up and the fourth act proceeded. 1t was a
warm night, and the heat from the gas
tootlights was quito oppressive. BY the
time Dixey had inished the celebrated
dance in that act and had responded TO an
encore he was perspirtpg freely, owing to
the unwonted heat. This combination of
circumstances had most wonderful effect
upon the comedians artificial nose. The
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
u persistence which threatened soon to
eclipse the other facial features. The Or
chegtra noticed the phenomenon and every
player stared at 1t In astonishment. Then
the audience observed the change in the
judges appearance and wondered how 1t
wGs produced and what it had to do with
the play.
But matters steadily grew worse, and
finally the actor was obliged to skip light
ly from the stage to take heroic measures
for reducing the mysterious and inexplic-
able swelling of his nose About two
thirds of It was left in the dressing room
| this time, but the fractional proboscis con-
timed 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 u small
can Of four in the other. He was reading
aloud to himself the printed directions on
the can: self Raising Flour-Requires no
| yeast or leaven. Mix with a little cold
water and set il warm place for few
minutes, when the dough will be ready for
baking. ."-Chicago Mail.