Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918 · [New York] Printed at the De Vinne Press for Doubleday and McClure Company · leaf 198
y handsome face, and he was but twenty-one,in 1827, when Browere made his life mask. It was duringan engagement at the old Bowery theatre, New York, whenForrest was playing William Tell. It will be observedthat the head, which is finely classical, of the Roman type,appears to be bald, while Forrest… … Life Masks 103 luxurious locks. This effect happened in this wise. Forrest wasa novice on the stage and had just made his first appearance asWilliam Tell. Browere saw the performance, and was so struckwith the personality of the young actor that he asked permissionto take his mask. Forrest…
Browere, John Henri Isaac, 1792-1834 · Masks (Sculpture) · Sculpture, American · United States -- Biography Portraits
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