St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-24
IMPORTANT TO AN ACTOR.
How Logan Paul Makes Himself
Look Like Abraham Lincoln.

The art of making up" is an i'm
portant part OF an actors business
nowadays. Acting is not alone es-
sential to the players art. Certain
character parts require great pro-
hciency In the art of making up.
Probably no character in the whole
range of the drama requires more
care in this respect than Abraham
Lincoln in 'The Ensign William
Haworth's naval drama. Almost
everybody is familiar with the por-
trait of the martyred president. AS
in the play he is not permitted to ut
ter word, whatever success the
actor achieves is therefore won by the
excellence of his makeup. Logan
Paul, the actor who impersonates
Lincoln in THE Ensign is not salts
fed with a slight resemblance suf-
ficient to reveal the identity of the
character, but he shows such minute
attention to detail, that the result is
a likeness so near perfect as to
be startling at first sight.
These are my studies,' said MIR.
Paul the other night, pointing to two
photographs of Lincoln. "This one
with the beard is the one from which
the bust in the White House was
taken The other is fac-simile of the
vtgnette on the 500 bill. Lincoln had
very large nose, and while mine is
OF ample proportions, it is not big
enough, so L develop it with putty"
And the actor proceeded to enlarge
the nasal organ by applying putty.
patting it and smoothing it until he
had moulded supplementary nose
| that looked like the natural product
despite its unusual dimensions. A
! deXtrous application of rouge added a
natural color. This done he began
! the work of changing the face. Grease
paint lines down each cheek changed
| the expression to austerity and de-
! noted that the hand of time had left
its mark. A few more rapid touches
and that kindness, which at times
shone in Lincoln's rugged face, be-
came apparent. Then the cheek bones
| were enlarged by few dabs of white.
giving the face a CHASTITY appearance
| under close inspection, but Mr. Paul
said that the footlights had a soften
ing. effect, and that the ghastliness
would not be apparent to the audience.
The lower lip was broadened by some
vigorous daSheS of red and a bIacl;
pencil made the eyebrows look lux
uriant. Then he rubbed a stick of glue
to his chin, giving it an adhesive
quality that caused it to retain the
black whiskers that were quickly adj
justed. Then the wig, an excellent
one, was pulled we'll down over his
own hair, and the immenes high silk
hat of the exact style and shape worn
by Lincoln was put on. The heighth
only was lacking. Mr. Paul is a tall
man, but Mr.. Lincoln was of com.
manding stature, so the actor is Obliged
TO wear a pair of boots made for the
purpose of increasing his height
They have enormous heels and quad.
ripple soles and probably raise Mr.
Paul fully an inch. The big collar
black silk cravat and black coat. all
of the style of 1861, were hurriedly
put on and the dead presidents double
stood revealed just as the cali bow
sang out .Lincolnr,
The actor disappeared, and mo.
ment later there was a tremendous
burst of applause from the audience
which made the paint pots and toilet
articles on the shelves rattle.