Evening star., 1932-10-23


For while, with the coming
of the supersensitive panchromatc
film and improved incandescent
lighting systems, it looked as
though the art of makeup would go the way
OF the old silent movies. Men, with few ex
ceptionS passed up makeup altogether. Women
used only little powder and lip rouge
Then came the demand for disguised actors
and actresses. The public no longer salts
fled to see its favorte stars looking just as they
do in real life. There was cry for them to
characterize their roles--making themselves fit
the part rather than revampng the characters
to fit themselves.
No sooner was that cry heard in Hollywood
than makeup experts Commenced asking for
increased salaries-and got them. With the new
trend of things they became indispensable.
While the actors and actresses were playing
more or less s,'a 3ht roles they could apply the
necessary simple makeup themselves. But few
can do that VIXEN they have to be disguised
The late Len Chaney stood in class by
himself in that respect. Lon never let any one
touch his makeup. He would spend two or
three hours each day doing the job himself
and doing it better than any makeup man
could have done it for him.
It wouldn't be exactly right to say that the
players have gone into raptures this new
trend. OF course, some of them feel that it
does enable them to achieve higher artistic
standards. But at the same time it also
lengthens their working days by two or three
hours.
\ /ANY of thc make-ups worn in pictures to-
WI day require anywhere from one to three
hours to apply, and it takes at least half an
hour to remove them after the days shooting
Is finished
For example. there is the Chinese makeup
worn by Boris Karlof in his latest picture
karlon must arrive at the studio two hours
ahead OF his call every morning in order to
have the makeup applied. Not only his face
but most of his body has to be made up.
Pretty Myrna 10y, playing his daughter
also must submit to a character make every
day. Her eyes must be slanted by drawing
them with bits of fish skin fastened with
spirit gum The fish skin then must BE-
entirely covered with grease paint so that
drawing of the eyes
OF course. Myrna always has had to use
makeup rather freely because of her extremely
freckled face. Without doubt, she has the
best crop of freckles to be found anywhere In
Hollywood. In real life this gives her far more
the appearance OF a country maid than the
alluring creature she usually portrays on the
screen.
CHARACTERS from real life are duplicated
- exactly in "Rasputin,' the film made By
the three Barrymores, Lionel, John and Ethel
Lionel actually looks the part OF the mad
monk Ethel is cast the Czarina of Russia
I'm pictures of this nature the newsreels are
our greatest aid" declares Cecil Holland make
up expert at the Metro Gcldwyn- Mayer studio
who has the job of remodeling the Barrymores
every morning
aside from photographs, able to
obtain bits of old newsreels of the characters
in the story. In these can learn not only
facial characteristics, but also movement
idioSyncrasies. carriage and just how the fac.
takes on its expressions. Although it may not
appear SO to the casual observer. knowledge
of all these things is great aid in getting
the correct Iroke-up."
In the earlier days of motion pictures make
up was used by all players to accentuate the
eyes and neutralize the glare of the kleig lights
used until few years ago. 1t consisted of
thin layer of cold cream an application uf
grease paint a~d po-'+--