New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
School For Scandal" Costumes at The New
Theatre May Surprise Veteran Ptaysoers.

novelty in painted ssfinwOrk Her taste
was just A little vulgar. and we are bring
ing out that an cur Adam drawing room.
which Is just . tTifis oyer-cisb0Tate. We
show Adam treatment in pale grsy, clear
green RnG pale cream oolors. and the fur
nitune II in accord with the style % the
room. A large window gives realism TO the
scene. snd every costume has been planned
in color aud fabric 20 harmonic with the
room in which II wia he worn. and group
well as 10 coiors.
America Is copying English rooms, ano
I have supplied one that IL straight Adam,
and that viii be instantly recognized as
such and create an immediate impression
7 hope.
The heavy classic srchifecture OF Van
brugh Is shown in the house which Charles
Surface inherited from his father. Here
are retained the oak and mahogany of his
ancestors. and We show q carved oak room
With a great mantcl OF green marble sur
mounted by q portrait Of one az MarlboT-
ough's generals For the first time IN the
history II the play dt fret appeared I'm
Drury Lane IN HID the picture gallery
scene - made realistic. Instead Of framed
pictures hung upon the wall Ne haze pOr-
traits built into the wsinseoting. as they
were in the play. In order 90 get six or
eiglt fuH length portraits IN the style Of
Iely, Hegarth and artists who painted
those in the Surface salsry I secured ex-
amPles of the work Of those masters and
gave them 20 New York artists who were
best able 70 initiate the different styles.
one of the portraits ! have Is that OF TWO
brothers, painted In l675
In staging Sir Charles Surfaces house
Tor Scene 9. door is shown opening into
the dining room where the gay spend
thrift Is seated with his friends. new
bit of business IS introduced when the
guests come down into the hail. with It's
fireplace and English horseshoe table
which one still finds in fraternity rooms 0r
English colleges-Shere the men sit down
10 drink
"Joseph's house is more modern in treat
ment and Is reproduced in the style Of
Thornhin
Perhaps the public viii notice most
change IN the eOstGmins. which will be in
the time Of sheridan and sot al an earlier
period. as has been generally represented
in the past True. Sir Beerbohm Tree re-
Nived the play with costumes belonging 10
q date twenty years carrier. He did this
L. get the rich elaboration Of embroidered
costumes IN the scenes. our motive in
securing costumes nearer SheTidan's day Is
rot a consideration of archseOlOgy-which
We believe Of only secondary importance in
the drama-but the achievement Of an ar
tlstic eject a. the play as whole. The
later costumes are. in many respects, more
beautiful and IN all respects they are sim
pier fTeer and more natural I think that
they viii ard in emphasizing the lifeiikeness
Father than the srtiicislity Of this viva
cious comedy.
a study Of the portraits OF Sir Joshua
Reynolds, GsinsbOFough, bowman. Gilrsy
Rowland and others, painted in the time
Of Sheridan's PLAY. shows that men wore
cloth and velvet IN the morning. instead
81 embroidered silk and satin. and that
women did not appear in such enormous
hoops as had been in vogue before that.
nor did they dress their hair in the tower
ing Marie AntOinetts fashion. Powder was
only lightly sprinklsd upon the hair ana
no longer plassered on thiekly. except by
very old beaus and bellies. Styles We're,
altogether, much more free and graceful.
and We think this change from Stiffness
10 realism RiIl add 70 the charm Of the
play.
To get color schemes for rooms and
costumes 7 have sketched every room and
then dsbbed spiashes Of color wherever
players were 10 stand. 80 a. 10 see what