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Page 147
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 the mortification of ...
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 the mortification of ...
Page 148
invention, who was plausible and natural, is in this way turned into a grotesque. 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
...
invention, who was plausible and natural, is in this way turned into a grotesque. 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
...
Page 151
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, such as that
no ...
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, such as that
no ...
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| Title | The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1 Armed Services ed Armed Services editions Volume 10 of Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham Volume 5339 of Collection of British authors International Collector's Library Volume 60 of Mentor books Volume 5339 of Tauchnitz edition of British and American authors Works, William Somerset Maugham |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | Literary Guild of America, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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