Saturday Superstition Green
Since it is almost St. Patrick’s Day, I thought
I’d talk about the color green. In some theatrical circles this color is said
to bring bad luck.
This probably goes back to the time when
the spotlight was invented. It was powered by burning a chemical known as
quicklime (I’ve talked before about this being the origin of the term “limelight”).
Anyway, limelight does have a greenish tone to it and so, if an actor or dancer
wore a green costume he or she became essentially invisible.
But wait, there’s more! Molière, the famous actor and playwright, was onstage in “The Imaginary
Invalid” when he was suddenly overcome with a severe coughing spell. He had
tuberculosis and began to hemorrhage. Amazingly, but in true theatrical fashion
he actually finished his performance but died a few hours later, still in
costume. And, you guessed it, his costume was green.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Superstition #142:
“The color
green is bad luck onstage.”
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Quote of the Day:
“She
turned back to inspect a bank of greens: olive, jade, leaf, kiwi, lime, a
silver-green like the back of birch leaves, a bright pistachio.”
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