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« Illustrated Feature Sect ion »rs h Portland Advocate lr . NH« Il.I.l'NTIt A TKI> KKATl' KK S K t T I O N J ul y 20, 102« N Illustrated Feature Section / I l f L * . W l •» N f » l|* O fr r lU I n i SI . I b l r « | | , |f |» r r « « a lt lU r a Vitaphone A Lawyer I* M a ste r o f A rt of M i k r u p 111 is is the Story of how a Bril-* Hunt B altim ore Fad after pre paring for Law , D iscovered that the Charm s of the Screen w ere Superior to those of Blaekstone and W ebster. M u r Is |ierfe ct 111 th is ro lr HI» deep vib ran t voice thrill* y«»U hi th e UeuUi of your being a» lir tell» Anne» of hi* love for lu-r th e h a lf-a n im a l sn a rl a n d th e fiendish la u g h te r of d ru g -crazed Hyde nils your soul w ith terro r T h e lig h tn in g - like change» Muse effects a re sta rtlin g a n d h is capacity as a m ak e -u p a r tis t m ay be judged w hen one lea rn s th a t lie hus played it* m any as five d ifferen t roles In tin s d ra m a a t one p erform ance. Ill* A b ility W in* a H o ld W a tc h F*or e n a c tin g th is *U|icrb role, Muse was p re sen te d w ith a b e au tifu l gold w atch by M r SchU fm nn. a n a u th o rity In New York d ra m a tic circles. O n one occasion a re|*orter said: " In th e p o rtray a l of Ifam lel, 'th e m an tle of llo o th ' lias been h a n d e d dow n to M use. He run* thb g u a n tle t of h u m a n em otion*." A* a C h a r a c te r Arp»r, Mu»e I t In a ( la.** by H im se lf By R u b y B e r k l e y G o o d w i n M use loves to th u ik of I Us role in the H unchback of N otre D am e "N o." he told me. " I d id n 't pluv th e lead In t h a t i t low; b u t read th is " He |e iln ted to a clipping a n d I read M ine as a c h a ra c te r a cto r Is In a class by him self. He stole th e act." " le a v in g the IatfayeU e Players. I becam e a producer of floor shown a n d presen tatio n * In de luxe picture houses "I produced a n d sta g ed a version o! the fam ous M ary H a rd e n o |ie ra T h a is .’ w ith a n all-colored east a n d chorus O ne h u n d re d a n d ninety people were u .c d In th e production. I played th e role of Itarnlel P rfD ftrfJ Knohislvolv t*»r 11»^ Illustrated Fmturt* HecUon. " H e a r t * in D i x i e ” S t a r W ith :in enviable n ational r e p u ta tio n as one of th e fore* iim-t a rtists of th e ra c e , l lar* M a ry f i a r d r n C o m p l i m r n t a fu r A r h t r v c m c n t "O n o u r opening n ig h t. I received a ra b le g ia m tro m M a ry H a rd en , who was tn E urope, com plim enting m e upon th e a ch iev e m en t h a te r I produced Miss B a n d a n a ' und C h a rle s - to n D andle».' I h a te vulgarity, a n d I received m u ch praioe be cause m y show* were c lean a n d m oral." M u*e l fo»*r**e* a R e m a rk a b le M e m o ry M r M use h a s a unique way of m em orizing T never a tte m p t to com m it lines u n til 1 have a m en ta l pic tu re of th e e n tire play. W hen t receive th e play, I re ad It over tw o or th re e tim e . A fter my second rehearsal, I know my line.» p erfectly I have used th is m ethod In co m m ittin g a d if feren t play e a c h week for us m any os tw enty-six consecutive weeks " Say* i u d | l n g In R e a lity C o n te s t W as Mo*l T ry in g E x p e rie n c e "I suppose th e stag e lias b ro u g h t m any try in g experience* to you." I .»aid "W ell yes." he agreed, "b u t do you know th a t one of th e m ost try in g e x |» rle n c e s I ever h a d w as Judging a b e au ty c o n test T h e c o n te sta n ts w ete angry. T h e sponsors disagreed I bore th e b ru n t of everybody * fury sunply because we disag reed on aw ard in g th e prises H a rd la K in d a N egro t i t r l w ith B e a u tifu l f a c e fig u re , a n d (tra c e "M ost people do n o t realize th a t b eauty U Judged from th re e sta n d p o in t* beauty of face, beauty of form , a n d grace. It 1* easy to And a Negro girl w ith a b e au tifu l lace, b u t th e o th e r tw o req u isites are h a rd e r to find "I believe t h a t girls who ln - e b e ta u g h t posture a n d how to 5 H £ a i° tra in ^ for “ 7 Uie * . * contest 2 2 » « ""**» * * * * * d e le cts th a t have should os studiously os a n a th le te a ten d en cy to c rop o u t tn a tram * for a race. T hey should b a th in g su it ” C larence M um rem a rk a b le ha* o n e o f t h e m o il m em o ries in H o llyw ood. H e ha* c o m m itte d to m e m o r y a d if f e re n t p la y e a c h w e e k fo r tw en ty -sin co n sec u tiv e week*. C a n M ake u p to fill R « |r »f C a u c a s ia n M use is a typical N egro very d a rk a n d a trifle heavy Yet In som e of h is c h a ra c te riz a tions he m ak rs u p to resem ble a C aucasian, even adopting a blonde wig. T h e secret of th is is M use's own. h u t th is ts the story of why he lea rn ed to usi th is m ake-up: ( ( '• a l l M H C , Member of One of th e C ountry -* e n re M use is now being seen a n d h r u r ile Was th e world over as N appus. in "H eart* In E lnest tfu artet* D ix ie " T h e reactio n s ol th e race to th is "I becam e a m em ber o f a q u a rte t I epic of re co n stru c tio n days will lie know n aX 'T h e Itoyal P o ln e la n a T o u r ' O ur \ varied, hut It m u st l>e a d m itte d th a t It q u a rte t entertained at Palm Beach for Is a tru e p o rtra y a l of th a t tune It c a n n o t be called u d ra m a , because of m any of th e c o u n try 's w ealthiest people A fter th is eng ag em en t, I Joined a colored Its lii.iiifflclent plot H ut It Is a n epic of stock d ra m a tic com pany a n d toured the N egro life a n d should be regard< d a t S o u th E ventually I (m ind m yself In such. I t h a s been called by critic* "T he P la n ta tio n O p e ra " a n d Is considered In vaudeville, hilled u n d e r th e a ct of 'T h e p ic tu re circles th e m ost lm |M irlant ges Muses,' th e n late r, ‘C happclle a n d M use.' ” Press laiud In Praise of M use's Ability tu re th e Ind u stry h a s m ade In years. C larence Muse, th e N appus of th e story, Muse claim s no c red it for any of his Is n v e te ra n stag e a rtist, und will tell tn work Ills m an y scrapbooks are filled tils own w ords th e story of h is earlier from rover to cover w ith press re|Mirts ach iev e m en ts a n d his fu tu re hopes: speaking In a su|ie rla llv e way of Ills ab il ity as a n n rto r. producer a n d d ra m a tis t E arly A m bition to He a I.aw yer "I ab an d o n ed vaudeville." he continued. " I was born In B altim ore. I received a theatre m y e a rlie r e d u ca tio n a l tra in in g th ere. "to become . . manager In Kansas A fter co m pleting h igh school, I entered , i ’ , ' , , , n ", o rt W1 e lurp °J th e Dicker:.... . 8oh.Mil of h aw In C arlisle 1 V . '" * v l" J rmr ,tl P enn., nnd lu te r took a p o st g ra d u a te N l H notable course tn law a t th e U niversity of P e n n - t- a t a j . ite i layers sv lv an la Is M aster of th e Role of "H r. Jrk y tl m e a rl) im b ltlo n .'..i '<> be ■ l i v - a n d Mr. iiy.le" yer a U lark sto n e oi a W ebster w inning F or m onth* M use played to capacity out over my o|i|M inents by o ra to ry e n d hou. es. At p re se n t he Is one of th e lew legal knowledge ncto rs who e n a c t th e e n tire d ra m a of Mu .<• is a P h i n e ta Sigm a m an of th.; "D r .lekvll a n d Mr Hyde" w ithout th e A lpha C h a p te r, W ashington, IIC . aid of un u n d erstu d y . "M y e a rlie r d re a m s of w ealth and T h is role, besides being ex trem ely e x prom inence, th ro u g h m y law career, I actin g . of! t s a wider lunge in d ra m a tic a b an d o n ed , a n d took up singing I knew a ctin g th a n th a t of .my o th e r stage t h a t a N egro would have a lu lre r Held d ra m a o n e m an who Is a t one tim e n o ill th is line of e ndeavor T h e public b e ble. kind, th o u g h tfu l a n d > m a s t« cien lieved In th e N egro's voice; w hereas, a t ttat o a n o th « tim e he la a fiend Incar t h a t tu n e, It, did not th in k of him us a n a te , enpahle of ro m m ltttn g th e m ast Heinous crim es p o sse v ir of high Intelligence l awyer, lin ger vaudeville star, theatre m anager and dramatist—he tried Ibera all. He Ilk«** the movie game best. n * ,a #