The Washington times., 1904-02-21
THE WASHINGTON TIMES SUNDAY. FEBRUARY q. 1904

closes his own eyes for normal DR..
Jelyll and then closes them, disclosing
the ated optics for the abnormal Mr.
Hyde, the phosphorus catching the light
with impressive effect
A Nose and Two Faces.
The Cyrano nose was a source of con-
slant distress to the artist. He has said
that he never acted the role that he
aid not dread the awful possibility Of
Its falling OF That nose was "A prob
lem II had TO be light. permanent. sus-
ceptible TO paint. and it had to stick.
Mansfield made his own noses. He
never disclosed how or of what but il
is said that one lasted only a few per-
iormances. From the time ne an
nounced Me was 10 do Cyrano he was
oeset by inventors factors. wigmakers,
ana laymen), who thought they had
wonderful inventions for the COMPOST
ton of the historic prOboscis. He found
them waiting for him at the stage door
whenever he came 10 rehearsal; they
haunted the ante-room Of his offices. and
lhey even pursued him to his own home
IL Is believed that. remarkable as ne
was In Shylock. and much as his por-
trait of the Jew was admired. ne never
u.
Baron Chevrial is more to his liking
He is a wonderful illusion.
1t is procured in a measure bv Inc
bald wig and the hair-line nustache
and paints. but it is makeup in 4
larger sense, for the illusion compasses
the entire body. Mansfield is fairly tan
and vigorously muscular Chevrial APP
pears 10 the audience a weak, palsied.
frail. and withered old man. Mansfield
absolutely changes the contour Of his
face and head and the size Of his body
After the great toast TO material ma
ture and the death in the banquet scene,
the house always rises to the artist with
a perfect ovation. Within half q minute
after they have seen the bald. fraiI
withered old roue fail TO the floor. they
see tall, vigorous. round-faced smil-
Ing gentleman in immaculate evening
dress step before the curtain Thl
makeup was a bald pate, two strips
or crepe hair no bigger than matches
and Mansfield muscular control.
The Artistic Cost of Makeup.
is makeup an assistance 10 the actor
Mansfield made an interesting distinc-
ton. 1T is, in the sense that the au-
dience is more quickly illusionized. but
SOu CsAil fancy Lnhl the race painted dttC
pasted Is somewhat of a distraction e
the free and natural play OF the emo
tons. Personally. the less artificial
agencies I employ the more truthfully
do I feel that / am acting"
He was making up for Karl Heinrich
in "Old Heidelberg. 1t was curious to
watch him, and not a little confusing.
He applied little of this and a little of
that, and a little of the other. but he
seemed to brush all the paint and pow
der of as fast he put IL on. II took
curiously long time. too. The desider-
alum seemed to be light blend Of sub
tie artificial texture which would Just
catch the light sufficiently 10 obviste
the deathly pallor OF the most highly
colored natural countenance when the
stage lights are on.
The fact is. from the front. across the
wall OF mystic light. Mansfield seems to
have on no makeup at all. He appears
quite in prOpria persona. Here seems
for the first time an opportunity for tina
curious who have never before seen
Mansfield. except behind the mask OF
Characterization. to see the man as vel
as the actor.