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Show Dirty Mirror furposely. JH Whenovor a looking glass appears 1HJ In n sceno In a play nbovo a flroplace, H In n sideboard, or a cabinet, ono Is nl- flj most suro to hear somebody ask his HJ or her neighbor why tho glass has fl been smeared with whiting or soap flj or something thnt dulls its eurfaco jH completely. All sorts of reason are lj haznrdod or suggested. Sometimes It jflj Is stated that It Is done for luck, ai flj others that they did not Intend to Uu loavo It dirty. Ti:? real explanation jH Is, however, a slmplo ono. Tho glass jflj Is dirtied to provent tho Illusion of the flj sceno being destroyed, as It certainly flj would be It tho nudlenco saw In It IjflJ tho reflection of themselves, or, wors flj still, the reflection of tho people In 9J tho wings carrying on the bustnaia flj of tho stnge. jflj |