Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume 91Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Century Company, 1916 - American literature |
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Page 134
... played modern . pieces with only moderate success ; indeed , that some of her attempts outside of the great classical rôles might be called fail- ures . Mme . Marie Laurent was cast to play with me in Racine's " Andromaque " the same ...
... played modern . pieces with only moderate success ; indeed , that some of her attempts outside of the great classical rôles might be called fail- ures . Mme . Marie Laurent was cast to play with me in Racine's " Andromaque " the same ...
Page 136
... play Katherine to his Petruchio at Orléans , where he was booked in that play , with the other actors of the Comédie Française . " La mégère ap- privoisée , " as the French version is called , is a rousing and delightful comedy , and is ...
... play Katherine to his Petruchio at Orléans , where he was booked in that play , with the other actors of the Comédie Française . " La mégère ap- privoisée , " as the French version is called , is a rousing and delightful comedy , and is ...
Page 137
... play , in the great disciplining act . Here , after lead- ing the poor girl such a race and putting her through such ... played under the name of Mme . de Beauregard , as I thought it possible my effort might prove a complete fiasco . Co ...
... play , in the great disciplining act . Here , after lead- ing the poor girl such a race and putting her through such ... played under the name of Mme . de Beauregard , as I thought it possible my effort might prove a complete fiasco . Co ...
Page 138
... play before him , and in rasping , fierce whispers spoke every sen- tence just as the actor was about to pro- nounce it . If the actor paused before it , he pronounced it twice , and went on re- peating it until the actor began to speak ...
... play before him , and in rasping , fierce whispers spoke every sen- tence just as the actor was about to pro- nounce it . If the actor paused before it , he pronounced it twice , and went on re- peating it until the actor began to speak ...
Page 139
... play could be brought out in quite a different way from that in which we were rehearsing it . As it would in- volve an entirely different stage - setting and the loss of what we had already built my plan would be up , and as I was in ...
... play could be brought out in quite a different way from that in which we were rehearsing it . As it would in- volve an entirely different stage - setting and the loss of what we had already built my plan would be up , and as I was in ...
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