'VOICE--There are a lot of misconceptions about voices. Try making a point of listening to woman after woman talk. It will be found that many of them have voices as deep as many men, True, they can sing higher than a man, but their speaking voices are not necessar- ily sopranos. It is not so much the timbre of the voice as the manner of speaking that sets male and female voices apart. Don't try to talk in falsetto when playing the feminine role. It does not sound natural even for a female voice. Simply talk a little higher, a little slower and with a little more variation in em- phasis. To find out how to talk a little differently, try speak- ing in a voice just as low as you can and then while continuing to talk, allow the voies to gradually rise to its normal level. But by the same process, continue on up to a higher level, but one that does not "break" into a falsetto and which you are not put to discomfort to use, Then modification of what you say combined with how you say it will probably produce an acceptable quality. Tallulah Bankhead and other well-known actresses have very low voices, but they would never be mistaken for men speaking because of the characteristic manner of speaking. Practice by yourself and you can develop control of this ability,
HAIR--Hair in its various locations is the biggest problem for the impersonator. On the face, it must either be removed by electrolysis, which is long and expensive, or shaved very closely. This can best be done by going over the face very completely with a good eleetris razor and then finishing the job with a Schick Injector razor. The latter does not have as much tendency to cut as a straight or even a safety razor. Removing the bulk of the hair first with the electrie razor saves a lot of wear and tear on the razor blade and it stays sharp longer. When shaving, go over the face in both directions for a closer shave and ru the fingers over the face to feel areas which are still stubbly. Hair on the Body--Every man is not hairy all over, so if one who is decides that he is going to get rid of it, he should not find it difficult to tell anyone who might comment on its removal that he just got tired of being a "hairy ape" or being a "hair mattress and that it seems just as reasonable to renove unwanted hair from the body as from the face. If you are going to shave arms, logs and chest, one of the easiest ways is in the bath or shower. After the hair is thoroughly soaked, an injector type razor will take it