Stage Stars Off-Stage Nelson Keys The Famous Character Comedian (1926)

THIS DIGIBETA VERSION HAS BEEN MADE FROM THE PRINT - VERSION ON TAPE *PM0994* WILL PROBABLY BE BETTER QUALITY AS TAKEN FROM THE NEGATIVE. “To his many friends “Bunch“ (as he is familiarly known) is a real bunch of characters. The day we saw him, he was trying some new make-up studies.“ C/U of the comedian Nelson Keys rubbing foundation onto his face, he sits in front of a table, presumably in a dressing room. He wears a dressing gown. C/U of his face and upper torso. He looks into the mirror as he makes up and puts on a wig. The wig makes him look as if he is almost bald with some white hair at the back. “Now some shaggy eyebrows.“ He wipes something onto his eyebrows. Then he combs them down to make them look shaggy. He makes lots of faces at the camera. “As Apaches seem to be the fascination of the moment“ said ’Bunch’ “Let’s evolve one.“ He takes his wig off, smoothes his eyebrows down, makes his eyes up. “Heavy lips and eyebrows give one the appropriate and villainous look.“ He paints