Three Roles In One Film
DUAL roles are not infrequent in ■ , the .theatre and in motion picturps, but not for years has an actor been known to play as many as three parts in one play. Rex Ingram, the distinguished actor who has the loading roje In “The Green Pastures,” also plays two other parts, Adam and iTczdrel,* flip latter an imaginary character by Mare Connelly, the author of the play. George Reed also plays two roles, that of the Rev. Mr. Dashce and Isaac, whilo Anna Mao Fritz is seen both as a stout angel and a celestial office cleaner. In the picture, Ingram, who is 40 years old, first makes up as a man of indefinite age with a beard and a white wig. -As “Adam” ho plays “himself” smooth shaven. Hezdrel is a warrior and for this part tho actor makes up very slightly, only enough to distinguish him from Adam.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19336, 28 May 1937, Page 11
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