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... acting at its best . The popular example , which Sheldon Cheney gives , to demonstrate the problem of the Chinese actor , is the character who must fight a duel with an imaginary opponent , using imaginary weap- ons , fall dead , then ...
... acting at its best . The popular example , which Sheldon Cheney gives , to demonstrate the problem of the Chinese actor , is the character who must fight a duel with an imaginary opponent , using imaginary weap- ons , fall dead , then ...
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... Actor , called Shite , and a Second Actor , called Waki . ( These are not the names of characters , but merely technical terms for the actor's rôle in the play , as we might speak of a " leading man , " or " in- genue " in a Western ...
... Actor , called Shite , and a Second Actor , called Waki . ( These are not the names of characters , but merely technical terms for the actor's rôle in the play , as we might speak of a " leading man , " or " in- genue " in a Western ...
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... actor . The number of shares received by any actor depended on the relative importance of the rôles he played . As the manager did the casting , or assigning of rôles , the possibilities for favor- itism are obvious . The manager's wife ...
... actor . The number of shares received by any actor depended on the relative importance of the rôles he played . As the manager did the casting , or assigning of rôles , the possibilities for favor- itism are obvious . The manager's wife ...
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