The morning times., 1897-01-17
epitomized his art as Memory brought to
the finger tips

The average theater-goer has but little
idea of the great pains that the really
conscientious actor takes in order
that mis- work might tie artistic AMI
effective The popular idea that an actors
only worry is the committing OF his lines
to memory is decidedly erroneous. One OF
the first things that an actor does after he
has read the manuscript or the part he is
10 play is to study the essential character
istics of the man to be portrayed The
actor tries to picture this man in his minds
eye, and he must endeayor TO make his ap-
pearance consistent with his personality.
This done, he secures the clothing TO be-
worn, and proceeds TO make up for the por-
trayal of the character. That his make
UP will be effective is his one Worry. To
be sure. the acsor has many aids. The wig
maker is OF great assistance, but it is only
the artist who can do without him and
at the same time hide his identity. Actors
whose abilities lie in their being able To
portray types of character must, perforce,
give great amount OF attention TO make
up. ana it is these Iaen who are to be
found occasionally in the old print shops
lookingOyer dusty engravings, ami now and
then purchasing one, with the idea that
some day they can use the figures as mod
els in making up.
Several years ago q young man travel
ing around the country saw tramp come
from under hay stack The man was In
rags and dirty. The young fellow pulled
pencil and a note book from his pocket,
and for amusement made a sketch of the
tramp About three seasons ago this young
man had In opportunity TO go on the stage
and performing an act with bGrlesque
company. Coming across the sketch OF
the tramp that he made some years before
he thought that il he couId-only reproduce
the man he would make a hit. He made a
success, and the makeup was responsible
to a great extent for the favor with which
Walter Jones Performance was received
Possibly the greatest artist in makeup
that ever visited this country is Reerbohm
| Tree. II is said of him that he has been
| able, with the aid OF Il little grease paint
| and some putty so TO alter his features
| that his most intimate friends failed 20
| recognize him. This feat has also been
| done many times in this country by VIII
liam H. Crane Several weeks ago Crane
| was among the volunteers at the benefit
| given in New York TO Rose CoghIan, he
| having promised to give the third act
i VI HIS AEE pay y Il OUA Oh OEtule-.F
( The actor came to the theater already
madeup 20 go on the stage. The program
| contained the names OF nearly every actor
| and actress or Importance then in New
| York, and during the waits there were
many renewals OF acquaintance among
| the professionals Crane, who is a very
| nervous man, was walking up and down
at the back Of the stage aud had uncUn-
/ SciOusly taken on some OF the physical
| characteristics of the man he was dressed
| TO represent. There was not man or wo-
| man on that stag who did not know the
/ actor well, but there was not one of them
| who recognized him in his makeup OF the
| ruined broker. During one of the waits
| Miss Coghlan, who was going around
| among her friends, asked who the old
| man was A member of the comedians s
| company, wishing to keep up the joke, said
| that he thought he was the stage door
] keeper. 1t was not until the actor re-
ceived his cue TO go on in his play that
| the people back OF the footlights knew
| who he was.
| Crane has been seen before the public
! thirty and odd years and in all OF that
| time he has had but two plays in which he
| did not consider it necessary 10 wear a
| wig. These plays were THE Senator"
and The Governor of Kentucky
| 1t is somewhat odd that willard should