Method--or Madness?: With an Introd. by Harold Clurman, Volume 10A dynamic, inventive and articulate stage director explores in practical, down-to-cases language "The Method: " what it is and is not; the nonsense, the misconceptions, the myths that have sprung up and flourished around it; its development as a workable theory of stage technique and its application to all types of theatrical production. |
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... actress , a charming , sincere , witty , intelligent person who , whenever you meet her , speaks with openness , sincerity , wit , intelligence , forth- rightness and directness ; but she does not act very well . It always bothered me ...
... actress , a charming , sincere , witty , intelligent person who , whenever you meet her , speaks with openness , sincerity , wit , intelligence , forth- rightness and directness ; but she does not act very well . It always bothered me ...
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... actress because it just so happened that there was not much preparation for it in the scene . I said to her , " I don't know what you are going to do in this moment . You are on the stage , it happens quickly and there you are faced ...
... actress because it just so happened that there was not much preparation for it in the scene . I said to her , " I don't know what you are going to do in this moment . You are on the stage , it happens quickly and there you are faced ...
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... actress who could do that ? you think Duse , for example , could do it ? Do C : [ roars ] Oh , Duse would fly across ... actresses has the greatest sense of humour ? I think Madame Lilina , so it seems to me . I think she might be able ...
... actress who could do that ? you think Duse , for example , could do it ? Do C : [ roars ] Oh , Duse would fly across ... actresses has the greatest sense of humour ? I think Madame Lilina , so it seems to me . I think she might be able ...
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