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It would be difficult to find on the English stage a more competent , intelligent and versatile actor . ... Errors of casting , especially when they occur with actors of reputation , can often not be rectified , and then the author has ...
It would be difficult to find on the English stage a more competent , intelligent and versatile actor . ... Errors of casting , especially when they occur with actors of reputation , can often not be rectified , and then the author has ...
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I have often sought to cast an actor contrary to his type , but I do not know that the notion has proved successful ; it needs a greater adaptability than modern actors have . Probably the dramatist's best way to cope with this ...
I have often sought to cast an actor contrary to his type , but I do not know that the notion has proved successful ; it needs a greater adaptability than modern actors have . Probably the dramatist's best way to cope with this ...
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takes into consideration the peculiarities of individual actors and when one is asked to do something that is not within his powers by subterfuge gets over the difficulty ; he is mindful also of the peculiarities of actors in general ...
takes into consideration the peculiarities of individual actors and when one is asked to do something that is not within his powers by subterfuge gets over the difficulty ; he is mindful also of the peculiarities of actors in general ...
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| Title | THE SUMMING UP |
| Author | W. SOMER MAUGHAI |
| Published | 1938 |
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