The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-25
and rivalry begets effects
that keep the public wondering as to
what next will be devised to catch the

propaganda, and rivalry begets effects
| that keep the public wondering as to
what next will be devised to catch the
eye.
AS this whole system was born with
the Snowman, however, theatrical de-
vices in poster work naturally still
lead in the race for attention. Never
before have plays been illustrated or
players pictured on paper as they are
today. And there is d steadily-growing
refinement in device and execution
that makes each succeeding theatrical
season a pronounced novelty III print
ing if not in playSor stars.
During the coming season there will
be few of the prominent players repre-
sented in this respect in a more novel
and artistic way than will Minnie
Madden Fiske, whose return to the
stage will be pictorially heralded in a
way suggestive of her unique charac-
ter as an actress. Frank Fleming, who
has hitherto devoted his skill exclu-
SiVely to decorative work for maya
zines and art publications, has de-
signed for Mrs. Fishes tour a poster
and lettered stand that is quite a de-
parture from anything of the kind
heretofore seen. II. A. Thomas, not
ed pictorial artist, has made a sketch
of Mrs. FiSke in India red chalk from
life, and it will be reproduced with
original artistic effect; and NJ. De
Lipman has executed from sittings a
three-sheet poster sketch in six water
colors that will at once be conceded to
be decided innovation in artistic
theatrical printing.
The art of successful and artistic
facial make up seems in no way to
depend upon the histrionic talents of an
actor. How often do we come across
many capable actors whose entire
characterizations are robbed of much
of their reality and effectiveness
through an inability on their part to
use any intelligence or originality in
the make up of their faces. Then
again there are a great many men, al
most unworthy of the name of actors
who merely through their artistic skill
! in Disgusting their personality have
attained a great height in their profess
| sion.
The efficient making UP for such a
character as SvengaH for instance, re-
quires the hand and training of an
artist. The paint box will do much
but not all. The first thing to be done
pearance is to rub vaseline well into
| the face all over, and then wipe
thoroughly off. This fills the pores and
makes the skin pliable. The nose is
moulded out of nose putty" a prepa-
ration Of fuller'S earth and tallow,
which when warm can be pressed into
any shape, and will adhere to the skin.
This accomplished, the next thing is
the flesh tint. The best tint for this
character is made by using Spanish
brown and a light flesh tint on the
face. smoothing it down with the
fingers until the tint is perfectly even
all above the board line. over
the eyebrows are gummed false
ones made of black wool, which
as soon as the glue, a mixture
of varnish and alcohol, is dry. must
he cut to the requisite shape. The
shading around the eyes is done with
black and brown, a line of the
former fully half an inch wide
being placed around the edge
of the lids, and the brown being shaded
fhicl1ly for three-quarters of an inch
outside of that, SO as to make the
eyes very deep and brilliant. This
brown shade, mixed with carmine. is
carried down from the inner corners
of the eyes to below the cheek bones
and shadow is made from the corner
enlarged with carmine, a touch also
being placed in the corners of the
eyes. The under lip is enlarged and
pointed vivid -o1 IT. Nr-
made that it fits over the chin like d
cap, and is held in place by an elastic
band being passed over the top of the
head. The moustache is then glued
firmly to the upper lip. The wig. of
long black hair. has a forehead piece.
colored to match the face and is past
ed down so that it cannot slip back.
The last touches are made by going
lightly over the face with powder and
a hard hare's foot to take off the gloss.
and Svengali's makeup is complete.
To remove the makeup simply pull
off beard wig and false nose smear
the face all over with melted cocoa
butter and wipe off, and after a BRISK
wash with warm soap and water thf