Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-12
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The dread of a superstitious omen
caused considerable trouble on che
stage of Lew Fields Herald Square,
theatre not long ago. After the diff
Guilty had been overcome, Lew Fields,
speaking of superstjtons, said: ACT
ors have no superstitions. Those in
fuences are not superstItions-the
are solid, soleniii facts 10 tnem. If
you learn to know these people of the
stage you will find. that the laws of
man may govern the min ordinary
life, butt farSland above all are the
| laws of superstition-unwritten, per-
haps, but auwpowerful. One season
on the stageMill put an actor through
] the kindergarten of Superstition and
| the second eonfers on him the degree
of I'D. d. Dl44which, being interpreted,
means 'D9ctor of Dramatic Donfs. y
This incident suggested an investi-
CATION of the petfsuperstitions of the
stars associated with Mr.. Fields, in
| About Town, with strange results.
George Beban is one of the best
dressed men on the stage, yet the
| most tempting contract would not in
duce him to appear at any time, on or
off the stage, in complete" outfit of
| 'newstogs. " There must be something
old, preferably time worn, or some
misfortune will befall him.
| Harry Fisher, when studying a new
part, invariably wears coat he has
| had over twelve years, and Peter F.
| DALEY has linen duster no money
| could buy.
| 4. Lawrence .Grossmith must have no
4 more. and no less than six buttons on
| his footgear and Jack Norworth will
| never wear button shoes. Lew Fields
| breads congress gaiters as a bride
does a stormy wedding day, and must
have cork in the soles of all his boots
| Edna Wallace Hopper constantly
| fears that some oXer-anXious shoe
salesman may touch her feet with
| lcloth-topped boots and Louise Dresser
| shivers at the mention of suede kids
Edna Wallace Hopper nearly faint
ed when she discovered that her mil
liner had used double daisy in trim
| ming one of her hats. She mistooI
| this flower for the everlasting" so
commonly used in mourning decora-
tions, and only expert evidence and
| Identification would relieve her of the
belief that something awful was
about to happen.
A pair of trousers brought attleast
| temporary misfortune to George Be
ban not long ago and made of him a
| true believer in the omen of colors. In
a certain scene Beban came upon the
stage wearing trousers that had
seemed perfect in the light of the day
| and the incandescent glow of the
dressing room. The next few minutes
however, nearly stopped hesperform-
| ancAs for the combination of colors
from the spot lights brought out dis
| tinctly yellow and red stripes. A tit
| ter from the audience broke into un-
controlled laughter and the scene be-
| came an unexpected farce. Mr.. Be
ban denies superstitious dread of
trousers, but that pair did good SER
vice for his dresser
| When Blanche Ring achieved her
first great success she found that, in
the hurry of preparation. Z. her cos
tuner had left basting threads in all
1.-The underskirts of her elaborate ward
robe. Since then basting threads be-
Hong religiously to- her underskirts,
and in one instance Miss Ring refus-
ed to even try on one complete set
| of beautiful garments because they
were lacking in that essential.
Stockings play havoc with both
isexes of the profession, and you will
rarely find an actor with courage
enough to wear hose in which red and
| green are combined in the weave.
None know just why this should be
Iavoided, but fro the fact that 1t means
"a fight with some one" it must have
originated with an actor son ofEOld
Erin. No woman of the stage would
taream OF siluning q hole whilq her
lsfnclsing is on, and great peash pl
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