Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-12-09
With the Boston Lyrics
Up Behind the Scenes

examination. They finally decided,
with about forty exceptions, that the
music was to be the same as they did at
the last rehearsal, only the Cincinnati
version was to be supplemented with
the st. Louis improvents. They hum
med and they hummed and The huns
seemed all alike, but perhaps were not
exactly the same.
Mr.. Henderson walked up thorough
ly at this juncture and Mr.. Rogers be-
gan to move. They were each doing
two or three things at one time. In
fact there was buzz all around, Tor
the time-keeper. major domo Of the
stage managers had passed around an
nouncing in low, but very distinct
voice. Fifteen minutes" Perhaps the
most interesting thing was The decor
alton of the eyelashes. Mr.. Hender
son explained that the eye became
trained to standing the trial Of paint
shop manipulations about It. Mr.. Hen
derson also displayed his remarkable
false nose worn in one of his oharac
tiers. It has little paper windmill at
tachment and looks quite natural. The
nose Is fashioned OF a soft material that
can be shaped to order when heat is
applied. Heat is applied 10 all the
paints, candles being important to have
at hand. Mr.. Henderson Is in n few
minutes transformed froiI his ordin-
airy appearance, that of young l,usi-
ness man, to the fathe: for the evening.
The last piece taken on is the white
wig, most carefully adjusted and duly
combed and brushed after being in
place.
In the meantime Mr.. Rogers I'm the
maze of his duties as stage manager Is
getting himself up as Mourzouk, u
Moor like Othello. OF the stage he is
stout, comely chap, with small black
moustache. He darkens his face. puts
on false beard, black wig with long
hair, then the clothing, reyt the belt
and scimiter and has help for the adj
justmcnt of his cloak. This operation
came near being failure because there
had been mislaid some of the safety
pins Mr.. Henderson had bought out Of
hard earned salary ut Pittsburg. But
the helper made common lin do. A
message on the exact minutes for be-
ginning and closing was received from
Col. Thompson. Miss Leicester
dashing figure in tights, called for n
white apron. Miss Mcneil dropped in
for a word with Mr.. Henderson. Miss
Stanton sent a wireless telegram. Two
of the chorus girls came to say that
they had been disciplined too severely
by the master and Mr.. Rogers had to
satisfy them. a very distinguished
looking man smiled in upon the throng.
He was in full evening toys. The
swell was Mr. Rockwell. the baritone,
who was not in the cast, but simply APP
peared to say Hello" to friends. In
response to inquiry he said he was on
the way to join Tenor Parmley, who
was also "in society" for the evening
| and who was "out in front" Another
| absentee was Miss Andrews. and still
another. Mr.. Kunkel.
One Of the costume men brought Mr..
Rogers a stunning turban which he de-
cided, on the recommendation of Mr..
henderson, to wear and then discarded
before going on the stage.
Then the time keeper caller first
| act" and everybody scurried away, the
| newspaper man In tow of Mr.. Rogers.
The company members went to their
places without orders. The overture
struck up. The stage manager took a
| final glance about, posted himself
where he could exchange mods with the
ulreClOI, S!Bndlleu Teauyf tOuCneU the
bell buttons and the curtain went up
and the applause was heard. It is in
terestlng to see q play from behind"
but 1t is not at all seeing the play. 1t
may be said to resemble too close
view of an oil painting. You see and
hear scores of things that when in
front you know nothing at all about.
The nrst exit occurs few minutes
after the opening act begins and when
the people commence to get back into
the wings the professional on
locker begins to get an idea of the
operation of the machinery and organi-
cation by which such pleasing effects as
the audiences observe are produced.
The dialogue between Miss Mcneil and
Mr.. Henderson had seemed quite earn
est indeed. Miss Stanton was her
character only. Mr.. Hallam was of ro-
mantle clothing and bearing. He falls
into the tenor parts easily. His make
up work has amounted to nearly as
much as Mr.. Rogers, except that he
used his own face alone and was with
out wig.
When they came off into the wings
every member of the company kindly
corrected the charming Miss Leekley
for having said Pedro" instead of