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110 MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE HOW MANY DIFFERENT EMOTIONS CAN YOU READ IN THIS FACE? of them have been purposely omitted because it is well known that the imagination of the onlooker plays an important part in the delineation of character and emotion. Thus, if the word contempt were to be printed be- neath one of the pictures, your im- agination would go to work to find that quality, and you would soon recognize it; whereas, otherwise, you might think the expression was that of derision, covetousness, or some- thing else. The more time you devote to the study and naming of the emo- tions and sensations that these pic- tures represent, the greater will be your powers to recognize expression on the faces of the actors on the stage and on the screen. This much must be said, however: it is often difficult for an artist or a player to depict the fine shades of expression without the aid of gestures and outside influences. It is not difficult for a player to de- pict pain, but we may not know whether it is grief, fear, wrath, dis- may, disgust, or anxiety, unless we know the surrounding circumstances or the state of his mind as shown by what has happened to him to bring that expression to his face. For example, if we know that he is de- voted to his child and that he has just learnt that the child is dead, we immediately recognize his expression as that of grief. This would indicate that the same expression may mean different emotions under different cir- cumstances. Had we known that the player had been wounded by a sword- thrust, his expression of pain would have been immediately recognized by us as that of physical pain. While physical pain and mental pain should be differently expressed, and while there are numerous kinds of mental pain, some of us cannot distinguish the difference unless we are aided by gesture or a knowledge of the sur- rounding conditions. The accompany- ing illustrations have mostly been taken from standard books, and were drawn by experienced artists to de- pict certain emotions; but there is much room for difference of opinion as to how the various emotions are best expressed. I have found it im- possible to agree with some of the artists and authors as to what emo- tions and sensations certain of these pictures express. And perhaps, were I to label each picture according to my own fancy, many of my readers would disagree with me. I shall endeavor, in this and in succeeding articles, to give my readers a clear and simple analysis of the subject, and I shall illustrate future instalments with photographs of the more prominent photoplayers, in which they have attempted to express LAUGHTER, OF COURSE, BUT WHAT IS THE NATURE OR .CAUSE OF HIS MIRTH?