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Show NO CORSETS FOE. ACTOHS. London Example Is Frovmod Upon by New York Players. "To produce perfect types of the period It wan necessary to put the actors act-ors Into corsets." So said Percy Anderson, An-derson, stage manager of the French opera "Veronlque," w'hloh was -ecently produced at the Apollo thealer, in London. Lon-don. His decision raised a storm of protests and comment In London, and yesterday sllrrod up a continuous performance per-formance of talk along New York's rial to, suys the New York Herald. Tin corset has not as yet become a conspicuous factor on the American stage. In fact, Its popularity Is on the wane. A few years ago there were certain cer-tain atara In this country who wero addicted ad-dicted to the habit, but time and personal per-sonal remarks from the gallery lmve cured them. The man who wears corsets cor-sets on the stage nowadays may not take his llf in his bund, but lie does take his digestion and the lit of his coats. "There are just three of us who should wear corsets," said Peter F Dailey, "and that uncorsetted three Is Henry V. Donnelly, William Pruett end myself. Of course, I havo neen wearing wear-ing corsets as a show girl In "Whoop-Dee-Doo' all- the season, so I am used to them. Tho wardrobe women dress uh, so we will have the proper feminine ; chlcncjEs. They use a rope to pull mine together. "Vliat kind of corsats do I use'' Oh. the P. D. (That stands for Peter Dailey, you know). I never use the 'P. D. Q.' for that stands for a sum In algebra. "The corsets T use now are made of Harveyized steel. I find they are the only kind that will keep their shape with mo and also keep off unkind remarks re-marks and other things. "Personally. 1 think the painted corset cor-set Is the most comfortable. Jf T had to wear corsets all next season I should certainly have them painted on me, to save time, labor and lacings. The effect ef-fect would be the same on me." "The play may be the thing for the actors, bul the corset Is the thing for the actress." said Miss Lillian Russell. "The proper way to wear a corset is first to got Into the corset, but I refuse to reveal, even for the benefit of my actor friends, whether you should get J into them head first or feet first. Thaia j a woman's secret." j "I do not approve corsots for actors," said Raymond Hitchcock, "because I believe that the bass chorus Is still necessary. ne-cessary. If they once got to wearing corsets it would throw their chests up so that they would all be tenors. Naturally, Na-turally, they are necessary for prima donnas, for the tighter the corset the higher the note. The voice has to so up to get out." "The important thing about a corset," cor-set," said Miss Fay Tcmpleton, "is to catch It young and be sure that it is of a pure breed. A mongrel corset Is worse than a yellow dog. But the meanlnz of all that Is beyond the kin of mere men. If they Insist on playing with coreets or fire they must risk the consequences." I "If I must wear corsets," said MaeJyr Arbuckle. "give me the 'straight front.' In a way it suggests a full band and sounds less frivolous. I want pockets In mine." "If I must buy any more clothes I won't buy corsets." said "Eddie" Foy. "What 1 want more Is a summer suit." "Actors compelled to wear coisets! Ridiculous!" said Aubrey Boucicault. 4 Thnt London stage manager is only seeking a bubble reputation in I he -whale's mouth where the bone comes from." And so the consensus of opinion ion among actors that corsets are all right In their place, but that their place Is Mound fcnilnln' onu not masculine waists. |