The Pirate has been a long emulated character, with a stereotypical view as presented by the Film Industry. In reality, have been around since the beginning of maritime travel. The classic view of The Pirate is a swashbuckler in a tri-corner hat, eighteenth century clothing style and a cunning attitude. The recent resurgence of The Pirate popularity is owed to the The Pirates of The Caribbean Movies starring Johhny Depp. The classic view of the Pirate is upheld in these modern Pirate adaptations, gleaning their character images from the vision of the Disney Studios as portrayed in their Theme Park Ride of the same name.
The Pirate Adventure Movie beckons back to the days of Silent Films. The 1916 drama starring Lillian Gish, Daphne and the Pirate, was one of the first films to portray The Pirate in the eighteenth century style. The guile and ruthlessness of the Pirate is mixed with charm and wit to create a character that can be sympathized with as well as hated. The silent film version of Robert Louis Stevenson famed Pirate novel, Treasure Island made its debut in New York City seven years before Mehron Makeup was founded on April 11, 1920. In 1934, seven years after the founding of Mehron Theatrical Makeup, Treasure Island was again released, Directed by Victor Fleming and starring Lionel Barrymore, Jackie Cooper and Wallace Beery was a smashing success for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios as it continued the stereotype of The Pirate.
Pirate movies continued to open throughout the decades with the 1950's seeing a surge in the Pirate Themed Movie taking the classic Pirate into horror films, comedy films and family films. Each Pirate Film that was released added to the stereotype of the Pirate and creating legends among their ranks. Blackbeard, Captain Hook, Captain Blood and Long John Silver became common pirate names that everyone knew. With the release of Peter Pan in 1953 by Disney, it was not unexpected that children would want to be a Pirate for Halloween.
With the success of The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and the newest version of Peter Pan in 2003, The Pirate has been growing in popularity at Halloween. In the 1950's Halloween Pirate Costumes came boxed with a plastic mask, today the way to become a Halloween Pirate is the way that Hollywood has been creating Pirate Characters since the 1900's, with Professional Theatrical Makeup.
Mehron Makeup, Leaders in Theatrical Makeup since 1927 has made it easy to be a Halloween Pirate with the Complete Pirate Makeup Kit. The Complete Pirate Makeup Kit is available all year through Mehron Authorized Retailers for Halloween, Pirate Festivals and Theatrical Productions. Each Complete Pirate Makeup Character Kit contains Makeup Artist selected Professional Theatrical Makeup along with detailed, illustrated instructions on how to apply Pirate Makeup to be the most realistic Halloween Pirate since Captain Hook was eaten by the crocodile. Don't hide behind a mask, create a Halloween Pirate with Professional Makeup and let your true Pirate out for Halloween.
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