The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-13
was referred to the committee on ways
and means.
CHAS. HOLIDAYS TIGHTS
How He VIII Look Among the "Bal1et
Girls or Rather Boys"

How He Will Look Among the "BaI1et
Girls Rather Boys"
Nothing but red will go in the Elks'
ballet in Romeo and Juliet Everything
will be red from wigs to slippers. 1t is
said that the costume of Police Commits
sioner Charles K. Holiday will be the
most elaborate of all the dancers. Mr..
Holiday, being a most modest man, was
reluctant to give the reporter a descrip-
ton of his costume, but he finally con-
ssnted.
sit is being made in Chicago" he said.
'tand it will be all red. My wig will be
red and the waist will be made of red
satin. will wear high puff sleeves and
bare arms. (The reporter failed to har-
mouize the existence of puff sleeves and
bare arms.) My shoes will be red and
the tights will be made of the finest red
silk. The what-you- may-call- 1.-THE
ballet skirt, will also be red"
There is bit of inside history regard
ing the ballet costumes that has just
come to light There was a dispute over
what should be worn and for time it
looked as though the ballet part of the
entertainment would have to be aban-
boned The members said Charley Hol-
liday wanted to run things all his own
way. One of them said to a JOURNAL
reporter:
OAoAACJ G4Od Ab LAO OOobUAAOo RhO-
posed were not quite fine enough for
such a high toned entertainment and
insisted on spending about as much for
| costumes for the girls, or rather boys, as
the Elks expect to get out of the show, and
| the committee insisted on economizing.
Holiday had some yellow kid leather
that came, he says, from Rocky Noun
tain goat tn at he killed on an island in the
Kansas river which he wanted to have
slippers made from for himself, but there
wasn't enough of the leather to make a
pair for all the girls, or rather
boys, SO of course the commit
tee sat down en- that Next he
said his legs were crooked and he want
ed to wear trousers in the ballet. OF
course that wouldn't do at all in that
kind of dance, and he said he didn't like
it. The committee told him ne could
step aside and let some straight legged
chap take his place, but he wouldn't do
that He also insisted on having his
own way as to waists, or jackets, or what
ever you call them, but he got left there
too. He also wanted black wig when
all the other dancers were to appear in
blonde hair
1.-THE whole thing was finally compro-
missed by allowing Holiday to buy his
own costume wherever he pleased, and
pay as much as he wanted 10 for it, but
with the express understanding that he
should have the same colors and style of
cut in his garments as the others. Hi
shoes will be made of that yellow kid
dyed red His tights (padded) have
been ordered, and they will be of the
finest silk. His monkey jacket is now
on the way from Paris. having been
ordered just prior to Worth's de-
mise. His wig has in it a lock
of hair from the head of Napoleon
brothers sisters aunt, who was a de
cided blonde. The things that jingle
and make noise in his tamborine are
solid gold, and just arrived from Wa
mego. This constitutes his whole out
fit, and has caused Mr.. Haskell more
trouble and worry than all the rest o
the company put together. The cos
tunes of the other ballet girls, or, rather
boys, were ordered direct from an i'm
porter in New York who handles moth
ing but the finest"
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