The Actor: A Treatise on the Art of Playing. Interspersed with Theatrical Anecdotes, Critical Remarks on Plays, and Occasional Observations on Audiences |
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... tone of his voice and the attitudes of his figure , to the fitu- ation in which he is plac'd . It is evident then that a good understanding is as neceflary to a player , as a pilot is to a veffel at fea : ' Tis the understanding alone ...
... tone of his voice and the attitudes of his figure , to the fitu- ation in which he is plac'd . It is evident then that a good understanding is as neceflary to a player , as a pilot is to a veffel at fea : ' Tis the understanding alone ...
Page 107
... tones and forc'd geftures , is labouring to intereft our hearts in imaginary adventures ; he is to us the perfon he reprefents , and if some unfurmountable acci- dent does not oppofe the effect he ought to pro- duce , he is fure to work ...
... tones and forc'd geftures , is labouring to intereft our hearts in imaginary adventures ; he is to us the perfon he reprefents , and if some unfurmountable acci- dent does not oppofe the effect he ought to pro- duce , he is fure to work ...
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... tone of voice , than by the fenfe that is exprefs'd by it ; and are scarce at all affected by the fitua- tion of the perfon who fpeaks what fo ftrongly af- fects them . They are not to be roufed , in short , into fenfibility , except a ...
... tone of voice , than by the fenfe that is exprefs'd by it ; and are scarce at all affected by the fitua- tion of the perfon who fpeaks what fo ftrongly af- fects them . They are not to be roufed , in short , into fenfibility , except a ...
Page 121
... he does not really and naturally give himself up to them ' ; but they are all lefs imperfectly copied by him , from what he fees in others , than love can be . G A A man will but very badly imitate the tone of The ACTOR . 121.
... he does not really and naturally give himself up to them ' ; but they are all lefs imperfectly copied by him , from what he fees in others , than love can be . G A A man will but very badly imitate the tone of The ACTOR . 121.
Page 122
... tone of voice cf a perfon in a rage , if his own blood is perfectly cool and calm at the time ; but he may take in other affiftances , and borrow from nature fome of the other figns by which that paffion generally manifefts itself ; and ...
... tone of voice cf a perfon in a rage , if his own blood is perfectly cool and calm at the time ; but he may take in other affiftances , and borrow from nature fome of the other figns by which that paffion generally manifefts itself ; and ...
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