1959
In November 1959, Rex Harrison (right) appeared in
The Fighting Cock
opposite Odile Versois. The satire featured Harrison as a retired general
based on French General Charles DeGaulle, and his makeup for opening night
included a putty nose, bushy eyebrows, and a wig. The audience was
disappointed that they could not even recognize Harrison, famed star of
My Fair Lady, and the makeup was cut from future performances.
(Photograph courtesy of the Theatre Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia.)
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