The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-12-01
TIE AEr o. MAKING UP.
In s.a iaf Days Aetnrs Worked Won
dsrA With the Meager Equip
ment at Hand.


Character and ecctn llic actors covered
Themselves with glory In "the old days.
Of dramatic history when make ups"
were OF the most primitive kind. Grease
paints, crepe hair and the hundred and
one accessories OF the actors toilet were
then unknown. writes Edward +. Cow
ard In the Theater Magazine. Such
transformations as they did accomplish
were achieved through the ingenious use
OF whitewash rubbed from the walls OF
their dressing roo:., red from .he bricks
Of the chimney and black from the car
bonizatlon of an old cork. with these
simple aids something was accomplished,
but glance at the prints and engrayings
OF theatrical happenings when Garrick
was king show that much was left TO the
imagination. and some remarkable
anachronlsms may be marked In the
way OF wigs and costumes. To have
achieved sensation as Macbeth logged
out In a full-bottomed wig and the uni-
form OF a Scotch soldier OF the seven
tecnth century speaks wonders for the
effectiveness OF the acting. Contrast
such a picture with Irvings wonderful
make up" as the Thane of Cawdor, and
the marvellous advance that has been
made in this phase OF the actors arr
viii be seen at glance IL was Ger
man who made face Transformation an
art. Carl Baudin was his name A NOM
ber of the Leipziger stadt theater he.
like many others, felt the need OF some
thing that would hide that demaf kinf
line between the forehead and the vi
band. His grease paint was first Is
for this purpose alone, but its losslbli.-
Ties were recognized and he AID bis :
soclates quickly widened It's sphere II
usefulness. To-day grease paint caf le
secured in any shade from corpse. se
pallor TO the ruddy hue 4 W nd bei len
sailor. The color OF any nationality en-
immediate tap, and few dabs rom
these sticks OF pigment ami YOU Aave
an indian, Mongolian, or a Ethhnlan
ready at hand. A palette nay coataln
all the colors in the raj bow. but II
needs the brush OF an artist 10 blend
them into a picture. so I; is With these
sticks OF grease paint To utilize them
TO the fun advantage, study and ex-
perience are needed. Hos % cast shad-
ows. TO bring wrinkles into relief how
TO lengthen or broader the face and
all the other phases Of u eatrical make
mp are subject TO rules az imperative
as thoee employed IN the composition
Of an oi painting or a water color. II
VIII thus be seen that the player who
knows something Of drawing and paint |
Ing has adlstlnct advantage al the game.
There are many Instances where a clever
makeup has deceived even expert
encee actors familiar with ali the tricks
of the business Joseph Jefferson. see
Inc Wilton Lacsaye for the FIRST time
In The Children of the Ghetto. cuuld
not hal brought 20 believe that the APP
aged actor was a man barely In
his fofiies aud J f. Dodson tells this
story j when vas PLAYING the Jew
IN 'Af0r Dark. I made up the nose to
suit The part ore night at the close
1f the performance was sent for by a
Jewish gentleman who wished to meet
me divested myself Of my makeup
ard went 70 him saying. Well. sir.
am 81 podsou what can do for
yon3 Ha replied. I want NJ. Dod-
son. the actor 4 am be- No. 40. re-
Ioined the visitor placing bis finger on
bis nose lie is enc Of us.