I was able to find this website:

www.beautychop.pair.com/eyelashes.htm

I don't know about the "liner" information that this page starts off with, but it might be worth a try.

What I would add to what is written on that site is before you put the glue on the lashes, hold them with 2 hands and sort of "roll" them back and forth (kinda like you're playing with a tiny little Slinky) to make the band of the lashes more flexible. This will allow them to more easily conform to the shape of your upper eyelid. This is a trick taught in beauty school.

If you have time (and possibly a spare pair), try to practice before your show.

Don't just "pull" them off after your performance. I would use a gentle eye makeup remover on a cotton pad and hold the pad over your closed eye for a few seconds. This will help to loosen the adhesive.

Personally, I am a fan of the individual clusters of lashes when I want my eyes to have more presence. They are a little easier to apply and they come in assorted sizes. I'll use the large size at the very outer corner and then switch to medium towards the center (trimming one of them down). Usually only 1 large and maybe 2 medium per eye will do the trick.

Good luck!

DEFINITELY practice with them before the play. I've been wearing fake eyelashes for about three years as part of my Sisterly Habit and I still have bad eyelash days.

When you take them out of the case you'll want to bend them in a bit as someone has already suggested. Apply a thin line of glue across the band and then let them sit -- I usually go get dressed while I'm waiting. You want the glue to be tacky, but not set; about five minutes. I then use my index finger to press the centre of the lash onto my eyelid and then smooth down each side. If you find that you've applied them too high (so they don't blend evenly with your natural eyelashes) you can usually gently slide them down. If you've misjudged the centre and they stick out too far to either side, it's usually best to pull them off gently and reapply. You should not have to reglue unless you pull them off and put them back on more than a couple of times. Once I've got them where I want them, I use a nice waterproof mascara to blend my natural lashes with the fakes ones.

I'm assuming you will do so anyway, but make sure you take your eyelash glue with you. If they pop off or one end comes loose, you'll be able to reattach them. It has been my experience that only the really long ones are that heavy and until I've been wearing them for about eight hours or so, I forget they're there.

As for taking them off, I usually just pull them off because I'm impatient. I've never tried using makeup remover first. Yes, I will often get eyelash glue residue on both the lashes and my lids, but the remover usually gets that off. I've never heard of using olive oil -- I'll have to try that. You can wear fake lashes more than once. I always clean mine with rubbing alcohol before I put them on again to reduce the chance of infection. The advantage to rewearing them is that they're easier to apply when they've been broken in.

Good luck and many blessings!