The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-24

adopted by Mrs. Carter, when are en-
+ireIy Of her own creation Tor TINS pray /
There is not one of her costumes Dot /
would rival a dambeau club at street /
fair. 1T was upon the subject OF dress /
that Mrs Carter consented to tax, al
ter expressing her pleasure at the re
ception accorded her in Salt Lake,
IT firmly believe" said she, sinking
into a cushioned parlor chalr, tlaI
dress is q most important factor IN the /
making Of a play. ] am positive that
dress helps the audience to gauge an
actress meaning; It elucldates neI
reading of the part. Even men, VINO
if they are to be believed, never receive
a detailed picture of the gowns they
see worn by women. absorb an impress
sion from them at least. For example,
If would astOnIsh and shock the most
unObservant husband if his gepfie, re
fined wife were suddenly to deck her
self out in q costume remarkable Tor
its fambuoyancy. Dress reveals char
acter, you know, and is, therefore, d
most potent item IN the proper lorna
ton Of theatrical part.
O.. sZaza' instances very prominently
nv realization of the Importance OF
stage dresses. Such miseraDly hnt-
crate person would dress, l imagine,
inst as I dress myself for the part L
90 travelling in white, a perishable
white tulle tOQue is brought me at my
request. trimmed with pure white
form for a railroad journey But
care nothing for what is appropriate,
because I am centuries removed from
refinement. For breakfast l don
brilliant red skirt with sequinned pat
terms embroidered over K and the bod
ice white, also richly spangled OBJ
serve the cOntrast-the effect OF the
union of scarlet and purity
You see, poor zaza is garish and
vulgar. and All actress must take INTO
( consideration all that her character
calls for I conceived the red ana Wnlte
frock for the fourth act, which IS the
biggest act, because realized thaC
ZaZa's hour Of agony is made all the
balder and more unreheVed by the
smiling presence Of that senseless mass
of frivOhty. stage dressing certainly
+ is a study
Mrs. Carter might have added that
/ even greater study is required IN con-
: trasting characters by makeup IN
the scene of Madame Du Fresno
home in. 'Zaza" there is a striking IL
/ lus+ra+iou of this The difference in
the very appearance Of the two Wom-
! en-. Zaza and the wife, denotes the lie
each has led. without the assistance Of
dialogue. One could grasp the situa-
ton almost perfectly by entering the
theatre at the moment these two char
acters meet, had he never heard Of
the play.
It il. remarkable so few great stars
own an interest in the companies they
lead. Mrs. Carter Is with the many.
..Zaza" and all that belongs to it is
fowned by BeIasco and Charles Froh-
man. but without Mrs. Carter what
would it be? The same is true OF q
great many others. Taken at random
Henry Miller. Ada Rehan, James and
Kidder, Maude Adams, Frederick
Wards. Viola Allen, MOdjeska, even
Bernhard and COquelin, all are on sal
aries. In fact, the great actors and
actresses who own productions could be
enumerated almost on the fingers. Be-
sides their salaries some stars get e
percentage Of the gross receipts. AnC
The men who speculate with theatrica
productions are usually careful to sigI
their stock over to someone else, tt