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Page 392
We all crowded round him, sniffing the bacon, fighting to get a look, and
improvising lines— you know— like "Wish I was getting topped" . . . "Give us a bit"
. . . . "It's worth getting topped for this" . . . then a warder came out and stopped us.
We all crowded round him, sniffing the bacon, fighting to get a look, and
improvising lines— you know— like "Wish I was getting topped" . . . "Give us a bit"
. . . . "It's worth getting topped for this" . . . then a warder came out and stopped us.
Page 394
In Make Me an Offer one of the actors found he had difficulty saying a particular
line— he just couldn't make it sound right. And Joan turned round to Wolf
Mankowitz and said, "This actor is having difficulty." Wolf said, "Nonsense!" And
Joan ...
In Make Me an Offer one of the actors found he had difficulty saying a particular
line— he just couldn't make it sound right. And Joan turned round to Wolf
Mankowitz and said, "This actor is having difficulty." Wolf said, "Nonsense!" And
Joan ...
Page 407
It is impossible to perform Shakespeare with authority and conviction unless one
trusts to the pattern of the language to sustain the lines, building up to and down
from the climax of speech and scene. Many directors are too concerned with the ...
It is impossible to perform Shakespeare with authority and conviction unless one
trusts to the pattern of the language to sustain the lines, building up to and down
from the climax of speech and scene. Many directors are too concerned with the ...
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Helen Krich Chinoy | 3 |
George II Duke of SaxeMeiningen | 81 |
Otto Brahm | 103 |
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| Title | Directors on directing: a source book of the modern theater |
| Authors | Toby Cole, Helen Krich Chinoy |
| Editors | Toby Cole, Helen Krich Chinoy |
| Contributors | Toby Cole, Helen Krich Chinoy |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Bobbs-Merrill, 1963 |
| Length | 464 pages |
| Subjects | › › Drama / General Performing Arts / General Performing Arts / Theater / Direction & Production Performing Arts / Theater / General |
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