“Yes; but you would not in a dimly lighted room. On the other hand, if Polton were to walk down Fleet Street at midday in this condition, the makeup would be conspicuously evident to any moderately observant passerby. The secret of making up consists in a careful adjustment to the conditions of light and distance in which the makeup is to be seen. That in use on the stage would look ridiculous in an ordinary room; that which would serve in an artificially lighted room would look ridiculous out of doors by daylight.”

“Is any effective makeup possible out of doors in ordinary daylight?” I asked.