. Theatrical and circus life;. s are Laid aside, and what ismore wonderful still, faces, eyes, and hands and lowerlimbs, too, very frequently, are subjected to procesthat produce the most remarkable results. Anybodywho has seen Nat Goodwin, of Hobbies reputation,will readily understand that it takes :i pretty extensivetransformation to change his appearance from that ofthe man to that of Prof. Pygmalion Whiffles^ theeccentric character that makes Hobbies the laugh-able and popular play that it is. Mr. Goodwin isyoung—not more than twenty-four — but I saw himslip out of his youthfulness into th
. Theatrical and circus life;. s are Laid aside, and what ismore wonderful still, faces, eyes, and hands and lowerlimbs, too, very frequently, are subjected to procesthat produce the most remarkable results. Anybodywho has seen Nat Goodwin, of Hobbies reputation,will readily understand that it takes :i pretty extensivetransformation to change his appearance from that ofthe man to that of Prof. Pygmalion Whiffles^ theeccentric character that makes Hobbies the laugh-able and popular play that it is. Mr. Goodwin isyoung—not more than twenty-four — but I saw himslip out of his youthfulness into the bald-headed, red-wigged and merry old professor one night in almost asshort a time as it takes a boy to fall through a four-story elevator shaft. I accompanied him to his dress-ing-room one night. He had just a few minutes to getready, and was in proper shape in time to make hisappearance at the upper entrance, amid the crash thatalways accompanies his first appearance in the play,(86) IN THE DRESSING-ROOM. m ff HWtgMLJB. BALLET GIRLS DRESSING-ROOM. and gives him an opportunity to make some remarksabout Maj. Bangs dog, which has ripped his ulster XX IN* Tin: DBE88INO-BOOM. up the bark. Well, Goodwin went to work themoment he was inside the door. Off came the every-day clothes, and in a jiffy on went the one white andblack stocking that will be remembered by all whohave seen -Hobbies. The shirt, coat, pantaloon-,linen duster and hat thai forms the rest of his toilet,were carefully Laid upon a side table. The shirt wasflapped over bis head in a Becond, the pantaloons wenton like lightning and theu bending towards a looking-glass he dipped his fingers in red and black colorboxes, and soon had the accessary painting done uponhis face. The velvet coat followed the making-up ofthe face ; then the torn linen duster, finally the red wigwith its charming bald spot, was clapped upon hishead; the white hat was gracefully tilted over it, andwith a call to the man who played Arthur Do
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