Perhaps fearing to offend her fans, the creators of "Lucy" left out the rage and icy authority behind her zany comic mask.
The pediments, garlands, cherubim, comic masks and tragic masks designed by Carrère & Hastings are nowhere to be seen.
To take an obvious example, the comic mask is ugly and distorted, but does not imply pain.
Seeing he meant it, the almost comic mask of hate and defiance below the dark sunburst of the kid's afro broke into a hurt, agonized grimace of disbelief.
Ms. Ciulla and Mr. Fleshler have entertaining moments as, respectively, the chief holders of the tale's tragic and comic masks.
She was portrayed as a young woman with a joyous air, crowned with ivy, wearing boots and holding a comic mask in her hand.
The young man tried to make his face smile, and twisted it into a comic mask.
She is a figure of Greek tragedy who has been issued a comic mask by mistake, and keeps tripping over her cothurni.
The performers show off in comic masks and exaggerated hair styles and make-up.
"So magic is good for something - " Then he clapped his hand over his mouth, his face, a comic mask of dismay.
