The Playhouse and the Play: And Other Addresses Concerning the Theatre and Democracy in America |
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... actors are called upon to interpret characters drawn by the dramatist from all classes of modern society : What opportuni- ties are provided to actors by the hours and necessities of their profession wherein to study such characters ...
... actors are called upon to interpret characters drawn by the dramatist from all classes of modern society : What opportuni- ties are provided to actors by the hours and necessities of their profession wherein to study such characters ...
Page 52
... Acting , however , not dramaturgy , was then the chief goal of artistic aspiration in the theatre . " The Law of Dramatic Deterioration , then , as af- fecting the actor , was not infrequently counter- acted by the personal sacrifice of ...
... Acting , however , not dramaturgy , was then the chief goal of artistic aspiration in the theatre . " The Law of Dramatic Deterioration , then , as af- fecting the actor , was not infrequently counter- acted by the personal sacrifice of ...
Page 198
... actors ( when they receive any schooling at all ) are , of necessity , trained to the needs not primarily of the ... actor's 198 SOME COMMENTS.
... actors ( when they receive any schooling at all ) are , of necessity , trained to the needs not primarily of the ... actor's 198 SOME COMMENTS.
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