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[Theater]

When did makeup artists start using greasepaint in theater?

A. With the advent of stage lighting.
B. In Elizabethan England.
C. With the advent of non-toxic grease.
D. After the French Renaissance.

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answer: A

Once gas lighting, limelight, and electrical light were introduced to threatres, a need emerged for New makeup materials. In 1873 Ludwig Leichner, a Wagnerian opera signer began commercially producing non toxic greasepaint stick. This made makeup application easier

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A. With the advent of stage lighting. i think

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