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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... things to different peo- ple . For instance : I know an actress , a charming , sincere , witty , intelligent person ... thing she added in that was her art . It was destroying her as an actress . Can one say to her , " Then please be as ...
... things to different peo- ple . For instance : I know an actress , a charming , sincere , witty , intelligent person ... thing she added in that was her art . It was destroying her as an actress . Can one say to her , " Then please be as ...
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... things . What really is going to tell the story ? If any of you are old enough to have seen Jeanne Eagels in Rain , you will remember that the thing that made it wonderful was that the essential quality of the actress was a certain ...
... things . What really is going to tell the story ? If any of you are old enough to have seen Jeanne Eagels in Rain , you will remember that the thing that made it wonderful was that the essential quality of the actress was a certain ...
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... thing is to give the important notes such as where the actor goes off from the main idea of the scene . If he can set himself right again on that you very often find the other things will correct themselves . Of course if they don't and ...
... thing is to give the important notes such as where the actor goes off from the main idea of the scene . If he can set himself right again on that you very often find the other things will correct themselves . Of course if they don't and ...
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