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An actor having face makeup applied Oresteia by Aeschylus, adapted by Stairwell Theater, 2019 Marcus Stewart wears face make-up in Oresteia by Aeschylus, adapted by Stairwell Theater, 2019. Theatrical makeup is makeup that is used to assist in creating the appearance of the characters that actors portray during a theater production.
Blackface is the practice of performers using burned cork, shoe polish, or theatrical makeup to portray a caricature of black people on stage or in entertainment. Scholarship on the origins or definition of blackface vary with some taking a global perspective that includes European culture and Western colonialism . [ 1 ]
Woman wearing a pair of Groucho glasses. Groucho glasses (also known as the beaglepuss [1]) are a humorous novelty disguise which function as a caricature of the stage makeup used by the comedian Groucho Marx in his movies and vaudeville performances.
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A specialized makeup brush used in kabuki theater for applying white foundation (oshiroi) and other cosmetics. The brush features a flat, wide head and is designed for smooth, even application of theatrical makeup. The interior of a kabuki theater on a print by Ichikawa Danjuro II, c. 1738 Kabuki theater
Lew Dockstader Bert Williams, shown here in blackface, was the highest-paid African-American entertainer of his day.. This is a list of entertainers known to have performed in blackface makeup, whether in a minstrel show, as satire or historical depiction of such roles, or in a portrayal of a character using makeup as a racial disguise, for whatever reason.
The character clown makeup is a comic slant on the standard human face. Their makeup starts with a flesh tone base and may make use of anything from glasses, mustaches and beards to freckles, warts, big ears or strange haircuts. The most prevalent character clown in the American circus is the hobo, tramp or bum clown. There are subtle ...
Image credits: MEGA / Getty Images #11 Joey Lawrence Was Accused Of Cheating On His Wife In Bombshell Court Documents. Court documents — meant for his ongoing divorce — were obtained by E!