The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-25
CHANGING THEIR FACES.
TRICKS or 4CTORS TO ALTER Or
IMPROVE THETR LOOkS
secrets of Increasing the Nose-Wnys In
Which Defects Are toncraled-An Old
Actor with u Fat Face who Made Him.
self Look Young and Mistakes OF
u Prima Donna and II Blond Actress.

enhancing their natural charms when they fix
themselves up with paint ami powder Ia appear
ON Tie stage Son times they Try to hide de-
iicicncieS and to avoid emphasizing the least
advantageous qualities in their appearance.
The average Woman who prepares u face an
audience in a. theatre with N" trrc" glare Of tho
f~ootlightS between her aud Dhr public rarely docs
more than rxacrrratr the amount 81 check paint
ing, lip radd"ninr and eyebrow hlarErninr that
might In judged necessary ior -u' ate life. Some
time, there ar traits IN tn faces ui players which
require more elaborate treatment Short noses
sometimes have to be made long and those that
are prououncrdiy stub must b. put into u form
more suited To- romantic ideas Of beauty, a
SrN reporter asked an actor about some Of the
devices adopted in order To hide from the pub
lac such defects.
Whenever | hear that question" the actor
s1ii, 4 always think 81 a woman with whom
! used 10 act in M, drama Shci is q very popular
actress and q good one, and in that play she was
at her best vorh. which consist, in d~epicting the
Stage adventures. | often wondered what in the
worli she mas, luk hho to tire people sitting in
tao aIIi "cr. 81, was u sight 20 u ON the stage.
ll"r no" ras 80 Net 'hH, II was scarcely a nose
At all, aH \ woman without a urNr un the stage
", ~ lath one important qualification for her
wort 81 umrthiug had Ia b. done 10 create
at least lire lmpr'S ior ~ a nos" u II was not
lh';. in reality Iudo this she drew q long white
w'-' down - ~" np % her nsr. il waSNcry
vhit' aud could h' noticed from the back 81 tho
,hra. r' on ,otn side ~ it She used blue paint,
no'Grrl Niue, brit light Muirh gray from tn sides
oi her .s, uu g., he win +, mprl darl est at
the onnrbS, aat lirh 's, at 'h2 n r.. Iuis GOV
cred ,rr, >lt' # he nose, Nhl'h was fiat and
spread over her fac ! never saw her from the
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~
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I've ''n' "n'h we 'i'N" wv I'''''
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