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Page 263
... players get set and warmed up before the whistle blows . No rule can be laid for the amount of stage action ; the player must judge for himself . There can be no definite rule for holding the body - no two characters are alike . Avoid ...
... players get set and warmed up before the whistle blows . No rule can be laid for the amount of stage action ; the player must judge for himself . There can be no definite rule for holding the body - no two characters are alike . Avoid ...
Page 314
... player must draw on it occasionally . This the actor does between his speeches , or , in a slow , thought- ful scene , between ideas within a speech . A player who does not smoke off the stage should not attempt it on the stage . It ...
... player must draw on it occasionally . This the actor does between his speeches , or , in a slow , thought- ful scene , between ideas within a speech . A player who does not smoke off the stage should not attempt it on the stage . It ...
Page 342
... players . These emotions are expressed for the theater , but not experienced for it . The player must , therefore , acquire a certain technique that will render the members of his audience subject to his desires . This technique will ...
... players . These emotions are expressed for the theater , but not experienced for it . The player must , therefore , acquire a certain technique that will render the members of his audience subject to his desires . This technique will ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY | 3 |
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES | 10 |
STAGE MOVEMENT | 35 |
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