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Page 147
... actors prepare for the dramatist is one that is not often realized . The system of choosing actors to play themselves makes it very difficult to avoid . An author devises a character , then an actor is chosen because he has the traits ...
... actors prepare for the dramatist is one that is not often realized . The system of choosing actors to play themselves makes it very difficult to avoid . An author devises a character , then an actor is chosen because he has the traits ...
Page 148
... actors have . Probably the dramatist's best way to cope with this difficulty is to underwrite his parts , lightly sketch- ing the characters and counting on the actors to fill them in with their own individualities . But then he must be ...
... actors have . Probably the dramatist's best way to cope with this difficulty is to underwrite his parts , lightly sketch- ing the characters and counting on the actors to fill them in with their own individualities . But then he must be ...
Page 151
... actors and takes care that natural egoism does not disturb the balance of the play ; he sees that every part is given its appropriate value and that no actor to make his own more important encroaches on somebody else's . He decides when ...
... actors and takes care that natural egoism does not disturb the balance of the play ; he sees that every part is given its appropriate value and that no actor to make his own more important encroaches on somebody else's . He decides when ...
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