New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-11
TIGHTS ~ HOT WEATHER.
OPINIONS As TO WHETHER THEY ARE
COMFORTABLE OR NOT.

The summer that Is Just ending-h Il Is ending
has been d sorry one for most of the NEWCOMERS
who laudably engaged in amusing the rest OF
the New Workers It began wrong. It went on
wrong, and now. IT seems sorrows crown
OF sorrow" is set upon IT, There was some hot
weather IN April. and the theatrical managers
fastened to close NJ the worst seasons that
they ever had. and those who had roof gardens
FASTENED 10 open them. Then the cool wea'her
came and lasted all summer. encouraging the
managers to reopen their houses carrier thah
usual They did So and then, IL YOU would know
what happened. lay down the paper and look at
the thermometer or consult your own Feelings
That will he enough.
II wish" said a manager night or TWO ago
that we could have just enough cool weather so
that we could find whethe: this play is go
or not: no play could go such night as IRIS
The expression. "A frost in the box-olice. IS
familiar one everybody who knows anything
about theatres. But it IS curious that such not
weather that OF the present week should have
exactly the sape effect on a boX-o'lce as what
managers cali frost Some persons who are given
to analyzing their feelings and other things say
that the sensations OF extreme heat ard extreme
cold are Identical Perhaps this theatrical paradox
is another illustration Of the principle
So much for the managers; but what about the
actors? In the old days. when making up was
done with powder and rouge, II was easy to see
what effect the heat was having IN an actor by
noticing the strcaks on his face. where the sweat
ran down and took the character down with II.
But the new crea.e paints are guaranteed 70 be
impervious 10 sweat. and the actor stays old or
young or saow hagsard straight through the
performance. 1t does not follow that he is com
Portable
It must he hard he heroic or such night as
last night Ard il It is hard to he heroic what
must II he to have TO dance? And 10 wear lights?
Does anybody know whether 1t is more or less com
Portable on such night AS night 10 wear
tights than to wear ordinary clothes? And the
persons who wear tights usually have 10 dance TOO.
II certainly seems cruel to make people dress
Ike that and dance like thar in such temperature
that It is q wonder anybody goes 10 the theatres
all. Perhaps that j. why 50 few do 20
The present writer feels himself unfortunate. for
the purposes OF this essay in never having worn
tigats on the stage IN not weather and in having
no means ~ finding ont what the sensation IL.
rc~sops who said rhat II must be terrible and
others vino said tlai IL wouli obviously be delight
though ycnrg +. h.l icvcd to nave seen more per-
formanres 10y the London GAiety COMPANY and It's
imitdtors than any other person not officially con-
Lcctcd with the stage ivH,; in this country.
And he said Why don't You scc, Old boy. i seems
s.o,es Ionchcrno-a wfuy. heastly hot in the sum
NOR. Ionchtrno. lud awfuily lastly cold In the
Tnl- really secmed sensibIe-anI that WIS re-
markau.c thing. t"o-but it dI not wholly set
tie the question. The VeXt authority consulted vas
q Theatrical manager He said; II never wear lights
myself ami doa', kn'". The only tights taat
~" mv-".f get the hotel CAFE the street.
aIi th.n after tho performance. ana nave
g fancy that they arc rather cooling
This Interesting. too. IS On experience. Dut
hardly instructive. Al ;hr dancing advertised 1T
the theatres for last night went on IN srrppulous
fIInmcnt % the promises made to the pub.' and
'hc dancers had the .ame patient old smile. II
Wa the audiences t1tt looked weary AMI bored. I
T. always ne pcpll" who have 20 work wlO are
patient and cheerful. anl n is Always those VINO
have only be- amused who are .rtttul auf DIS
.1utcuici This has been noticed before 5y or
servant persons Hat b. would pc interesting 20
know Nhctlr- tights are comfortable or not on
hot highs g. there were only any WAY 70 find out.