A young actress makes up as a young girl, Becky Thatcher, and as an elderly spinster, Aunt Polly, for stage presentation of Tom Sawyer. Authenticity of characters achieved by make-up demonstrates complete severance from the normal appearance of an actress. Base, shadows, rouge, pencil and brush lines, and lines of age and highlighting are clearly shown in practical, useful study.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006614
Language
English
Subject categories
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Acting - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Role playing
Music & Performing Arts → Acting - Drama
Music & Performing Arts → Acting - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)