Show Gillette Has I Original Gown Not long ago a tailor was summoned summoned summoned sum sum- back stage in a New York theater theater the the- ater where a rehearsal was in progress ress not ress-not not just an ordinary clothes- clothes pressing tailor but an artist as it wire wre re in repairing worn worn garments To his tender care was entrusted the silk lounging robe worn by the incomparable incomparable incomparable in in- comparable Sherlock Holmes at ease And therein lies a story The dressing gown which William Gillette wears in the present farewell revival of the thrilling melodrama Is the same one he wore when it opened more than 30 years ago at the Star theater in Buffalo William says so and he should know for Mr was stage manager on that occasion even as he is on this latter day one Mr Gillette comes to Kin Kingsbury hall hail for one performance of Sherlock Holmes January 25 The pictures of Sherlock Holmes that have been handed down through three decades showing the master mastermind mastermind mastermind mind sitting before the fire smoking his famous pipe have made that state the epitome of bliss to masculine minds Not only the dressing gown which is worn through and has been carefully carefully carefully care care- fully darned and patched and re- re patched and darned once again but the famous checked hunting jacket and cap worn in iii the Stepney gas chamber scene are the originals William has stage direct directed ed cd over a thousand performances of the melodrama which means that I Mr Air Gillette has played over a thousand thousand thou thou- sand performances for tor Mr has been at ever every one Laymen and women seldom realize the hard wear that stage clothes receive for they are arc worn uninterruptedly every da day and frequently in drastic situations However the silk lounging robe of Mr Gillette's and the frequently imitated imitated imi imitated checked outfit are arc symbolic to to the actor of the success that Sherlock Sher Shei- lock has attained and the affection I in which not only the character but perhaps he himself is held in the hearts of the American theatergoing public I. I I 5 I |