The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-27
A STARS DRESSING ROOM.
The Artist and the Reporter Get a View
Behind the Scenes.
THE RAPID CHANGES OF S0THERN.
How tho Great Actor Makes-Up For
the prisoner of Zcnda "-swift
Rushes and Very Ready
Helpers.

kCOpyftEnl. 1919, TOT Inc llHcSD
The theatrical success of this fan e.
without doubt the Prisoner OF Ienda,
"a which r. III. Sothern has scored the
.fGatest triumph Of hts career, AT least
.fom TIE STANDPOINT Of popular oQprcsia-
I1A. IL one wants proof OF TINS, let MIN
.iIoii up 10 the box ONCE OF the Lyceuih
INeatre some evening after dinner 10 Sc
.re seat. and discover that he -
ftcN too late. ,,,
Sat IL SOthcrn has won this brilliant
HIoccss as the hero OF Anthony HOPE
citing romance. he has Won II honest!
tie hardest work OF his lie: Inc
lag begins a. 5, ana ends at II o. ihIs'
quarters OF an hour Of TINS Tune are ~
emissions Mr. Snfhcrn's actual time on
llv stage is one hour and three dudt tcis'
That doesn't sound drearily lapoIio9s.
10 Isn't The work on the stage, inc dCl-
nc ne has to do. compared 70 me otnel
WORK OF the evening. is rest. net ne p4d49
three characters, and through th5 try -.
part q the play Stimulates as hunoll '9s-
sendyb, the King Of kUrnanca, ano ne
engages twice IN pretty eners tic louN''s
rcuts. Yet this is repose ana peace OF
nina compared to what ne nots on w
Stage. All the time he IS on me oosg To-
with the exception OF "a fcw minutes after
,ne false King Rudolf leads tht lllH'.s5
.'iaVla 20 their coronation, ms ordH en-
nerves are nj the highesL tension. Wlu..'
ITS arms and hands are hying IKE smut
tie .oc<s Moreover the activity ~ Two
.troug, alert young men Is taxed 70 the
al IL simply assisting him.
aT anyone VIII lta4 INC lfisDfffttr
account OF an evening with Sothern III
- dressing room and BEHIND the scebes
Turing the performance OF Inc PRISONER
81 Lcnds" he will find the preceding state
Hents 10 Zoe but the boldest unth' "lth-
lut one grain OF exaggcraiion.
One more pretty Dry remark. owing
0 the drawing powers ci lnc play tinct
.natirees are given weekly. The night ON
.Aich Nr' Sothern's movements Of the
.fage were followed by the winter WIN
iOswsli-likc noting OF every tuih, Wa
me that had bean preceded by matinee
ferfOimancci only a few hoUs before "a
hich the actor had been Through exactly
he same WORK.
This work for the evening really began
after the matinee.i when no dressed anu
arranged the three red wis which De-
see IN the play They are D. ushed' com
,et treated with brilllant.ne tuned out
aud curled. 4 number or brass nalrphs
lclds the j. ks in position until the WIGS
are 10 he Used. Each one IS streteheu
Dl a wooden head. There they stand on
ire mantel in SOtherns dressing room. as
4 there hso been a triple decapitauon in
the El9hbufc family.
Sir. sothern dimes at half past FIVE, His
dinner is not a part Of this story lLt
very body must hope mat II IS sub
stantsl and nourishing. and that the
youuS actor brings a good appetite 20 H.
When ne arrives at his a-cssins room,
r-"-vthinr q boz apple-pie order. The
Incompatible Spice has put IN two or
three hours work there by way Of pre-
.t4auOu- Edward spice is tir SotheIns
g.i,f. Next 10 Nh Sothern he is the
most essential factor ~ ihe Pay. II INC
spirit Of evil were % scdnce MS healthy
brain into a STRIKE there world DrObab-
ly bee no play that night.
But before Spice or Mr. S0thcrn arrives.
let us take a look around the dressing
room. You are enjoying privilege rare
rs accorded 70 TIE public. which usually
l'ts no nearer to II tlan view - the
three chintz-CuItalnec windows ON the
ton nOO- of the small brick house % East
d. aH VA 3D. o. n
Nhams. stage Manager Of tho Ly-
CO Am, but the heat In Mr.. Sotherns dress
..s room was so great that he was trans
The floor is Of wood. painted but bare
except for q white sheet which rs pin
nod 90 it with fat-hcaded drawing nails
This Is in front OF the table or bracket
where Mr.. S0thern makes up. AT the
left OF the door as you enter, this white
pine shelf, about twenty inches wide
runs three quarters Of tho lepgth of the
room. IL is at a height that brings the
myriad factors Of the makeup within
easy reach OF Mr. SOtherns hands when
Do Is seated in front OF H. A mirror
about fJX2l inches stands on its long side
in tho middle Of this shelf 4 linen cloth
covers the shelf and on II Spice has dis
posed half a dozen rOuge-pots in various
iints OF pink. eight or ten powder puns,
two or three hafes' feet pot or two OF
lp paint. several camelS hair Water-coiOr
brushes. box OF water-colOr paints, a
Nof Of vaseline. bottles Of iisterine, am
fn"llas aitNONOl. DtlIulN ana DAY rum, IiN
boxes galore with paint powder powder
t0 slip into boots and gloves SO as 10 run
rncm Ou more easily, wads Of cottonwood
several small white cloths. hair brushes
pinn'. etc.. etc. one or TWO white hand
are tucked I'm ov-r jne mirror
A brilliant arc OF electric lights Is just
o.c tuc mirror and there are two gas
.fs no its sides At the left on "a small
racket hangs round hanG-g!ass
'i- bracket supports an electric fan
There is another on the opposite side.
.crythinc his been placed by Spice just
where b. should De-.
Near this dressing table Is a red tin
entire wardrobe Of the actor Cor The
Prisoner o. Zerda." arranged I'm order
ON lhe north side Of the room. jus. across
fow Che table where Soth@rn sits and
makes uD is long pier-glass, adjustable
az any angle
THE gas jets are at It's sides. enclosed
m the Viro globes which theatre gas jets
always have around them There are
three TALES in the SOON, and on one are
tne wigs anu orders which the actor wear
as Prince Rudolf. The tables are to lay
ON tle eicthcs on. as they are needed.
Under one of the tables Is "a small tub
with cracked zee h, ~ on which rests
a0ttie or ldtnia water. boi'.e not or
ffflia water stands on a shelf Under
another table Is portable Tin bath tub
Al TIE lights ere iit and the room is
Ilno.t aHz1ireiv Illuminated when Spice
arrives vith rash. at ten minutes OF
seven
we have 90 re in a hurry" he remark