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Under the Make-Up (1913)
Short | Drama, Short

Under the Make-Up (1913)

Short | Drama, Short

Doing a turn daily in a music hall, Pierrot and Pierrette, have a bad struggle for existence. One night, during their performance, John Harrad happens into the theater. He is married to a shrew and seeks pleasure elsewhere than his home. ...See moreDoing a turn daily in a music hall, Pierrot and Pierrette, have a bad struggle for existence. One night, during their performance, John Harrad happens into the theater. He is married to a shrew and seeks pleasure elsewhere than his home. He is very much taken with Pierrette's dancing. His applause is so loud he attracts her attention. She bows to him in acknowledgment. He sends her a bunch of roses with his card asking if she is free to take dinner with him. Her life is a grind and she hungers for other associates. Her mind is disturbed by thoughts of her child and husband, but she finally consents to accompany Harrad. Their tastes and ideas arouse a mutual sympathy. He proposes that they go away together and forget the past. Such a proposition from a man of wealth confuses her, and distractedly she opens her handbag for her handkerchief, when she discovers in it a toy belonging to her little boy. The sight of it brings to her a realization of her obligation to her child and husband. Harrad notes her distress and she tells him all. He, being a decent man, leads her out and sends her back to the music hall and her family. During all this time, Pierrot, her husband, has been waiting at the theater, for her to go on with their act. He is almost frantic at her absence and when he is told by an actress that his wife has gone away with another man, he completely breaks down. The manager insists that he do the act alone. He is doing the best he can when Pierrette returns to the theater, makes up, and is standing in the wings of the stage. Pierrot beckons her to come on and at the same time, determines to kill her on the stage in front of the audience. She obeys and he tries to strangle her, asking between his teeth if she is guilty of wrongdoing. Her eyes meet his and he sees at a glance that she is innocent. The audience thinks this part of their act, and applauds with wild delight, and the curtain falls. Pierrot carries his wife, in a faint, to the dressing room and revives her. She tells him the whole story of her experience with Harrad. Pierrot takes their child and placing him in his little mother's arms, he folds his arms around them both in a protecting embrace. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Florence Turner Pierrette Pierrette See fewer	Far from the Madding Crowd (1915)
Tom Powers Pierrot Pierrot See fewer	Double Indemnity (1944)
Courtenay Foote Impressario Impressario See fewer	Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1924)
Sidney Cummings Little Boy Little Boy See fewer	A Modern Psyche (1913)
Florence Ashbrooke Actress Actress See fewer	On Dangerous Ground (1917)
Rose Tapley Actress Actress See fewer	As You Like It (1912)