Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-31

sonai descriptions and old letters all
were studied in the effort to get at
Grants exact appearance in the spring
of 1864. So striking is the likeness that
never once has an audience failed to APP
plaud when Mr.. Mack turns to it for the
first tine.
Mr.. Mack begins his work early each
evening. though he appears only in the
last act. Most of his beard is of crepe
hair put on almost hair by hair with
spirit gum, this part of the makeup being
done before any other feature of face or
costume Is touched. The chin whskers
are put on first, and in them Mr.. Mack
looks not unlike Uncle Joe Cannon. He
really paints a portrait OF Gen. Grant on
his own face when the beard Is in place.
The right eyebrow has, to be raised and
the left given peculiar little notch. The
eyes are changed entirely by deft black
ening on the lower lids, and in the fore
head three or four straight lines yield the
self-centered, concentrated look which
gave the general the appearance of al
ways being remote from matters outside
himself. A white shirt without cuffs,
low white collar and tiny, carelessly
arranged black bow tie. a. vest always
partially unbuttoned and heavy brown
wig quickly complete the resemblance.
HOLIDAY "REMINISCENCES"
was the happiest Christmas ever spent?'
| said Harry Kelly before replying to the
question recently. 81 believe it was dur
1
| was the first holiday 1 remember on the
road
Il was one of the funny men with
| small minstrel show that was trouplng
| around trying to escape the sherins. 1T
| was really a fearful aggregation OF act
ors. But / was anxious to learn the
| show business and that was the only
opportunity that presented itself. 1t was
at least fifteen years ago., he continued,
| with a laugh land I was quite a kid.
I al Ia ed a Maine town
4 Christmas eve and there wasn't red
| cent in the pockets of any of us. No, L
| won't mention the town. for I'm not
sure whether it's still there. We were to
appear at a matinee the following day, so
we found rooms in the only hotel in the
place and made ourselves as comfortable
as possible. The landlord looked rather
obviously at us and was perhaps fgur-
| ing on our security until free ticket to
| our show eased his mind.
| I'VE were more worried than he, how
| ever. chiefly because We discovered that
| this particular town was peopled mostly
| by rough lumbermen. who are without
| fear and terribly destructive when prop
erly started.
| IF we had been good actors" Kelly
laughed. there would have been no cause
| for worry. But We were positively bad,
| and that glazing fact made our rate bit
uncertain. ], for one, knew We would
never leave that town without some kind
OF rumpus. Those lumbermen wouldn't
| let us
Just before the show the next after
noon our manager called us together.
Boys he said. we were foolish to come
to this town. It's a long chance we're
taking but we'll have to go through with
it. AS soon as that bunch finds out what
we are / leave 1t to you to imagine what
will happen. The worst of 1t Is the ad-
vance sale is mighty good, but that
means only a bigger lot OF them
I'VE started toward the town hall in a
,mournful procession. 1 tried to sing
Christmas carol, but the frost must have
hurt my voice, for the others requested
me to stop.
when we reached the hall we found a
lot Of serious-looking big fellows around
the doorway. The spokesman came FOR
ward.
Gentlemen he began. there will be
no show today
why? We timidly inquired in chorus.
} Jest because the minister says so.
the big fellow Numbered. This is a day
Of Thanksgiving, and we amt going to
permit no actors to desecrate the day..
} II tried to explain that THANKSGIVING
was month previous, but I wasn't
heard.
Here's Your expenses he continued
handing our manager q roll OF crisp dis.