This is Tcheban - one of Soviet Russia's greatest actors and a master of make up - before he starts to transform his features into those of Ivan for the Moscow Art Theatre production of Tolstoi's Death of Ivan the Terrible - artistic circles in Russia and also abroad are amazed by Tcheban's portrayal of the half-mad Tsar - the actor's ears are enlarged - his front teeth are extracted - his cheek bones are brought into relief and a perfectly normal face is lined and furrowed with thousands of wrinkles April 14th 1934