The Artistic Home of the Mask and Wig Club 
A BULLETIN BOARD 
Painted by Maxfield Parrish for the IHask and IVig Club 
This was painted directly upon the wall over 
the pointed window and consisted of two 
gleeful pierrots who balanced themselves one 
upon each sloping side of its frame. I he 
color was simple brown and white—the draw¬ 
ing crude but charming in its naivete. 
Over the proscenium arch in the audito¬ 
rium are more Parrish decorations, and in¬ 
deed the curves of the arch itself were surely 
suggested by the artist, so strongly do they 
smack of his style. Two graceful women’s 
figures in heavy Robin Hood costumes bear 
aloft gilded masks from which fly fluttering 
ribbons further upheld by large white storks. 
The modifications in the shape of the roof 
have necessitated some changes in the direc¬ 
tion of the ribbons, and in moving back the 
proscenium arch the plaster was cracked and 
damaged to a considerable extent. The 
necessary restoration of the painting w r as 
done by Mr. Sayen. The color of this dec¬ 
oration is rich and harmonious, putting to 
shame the rawness of the stage scenery, and 
the lines graceful and dignified. The whole 
design fills the space admirably. 
The simplicity and fineness of the audi¬ 
torium is much marred by the hanging of 
numerous large frames filled with photo¬ 
graphs of the play-actors, past and present, 
who have been immortalized in the theatri¬ 
cal efforts of the Mask and Wig Club. 
Undoubtedly interesting as records, these 
make but poor wall decorations, cheapening 
the general good tone of the room. I he 
stairway is encumbered in the same manner. 
The Club’s auditorium is used mainly as 
a rehearsing room for the great annual tour 
de force. Beside this a play is given there 
each autumn before an invited audience by 
two casts drawn from the freshman class in 
college. From these the material for the 
spring show is gathered. 
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