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Page 135
... action rather than de- bate . ( By action of course I do not mean merely physical action : from the standpoint of the theatre a character who says , I have a headache , performs an action as much as one who falls off a steeple . ) When ...
... action rather than de- bate . ( By action of course I do not mean merely physical action : from the standpoint of the theatre a character who says , I have a headache , performs an action as much as one who falls off a steeple . ) When ...
Page 142
... action much more effectively , and action is the essence of drama . The screen gave that arti- ficiality which verse had once given to drama so that a different standard of verisimilitude was set and improbability was acceptable if only ...
... action much more effectively , and action is the essence of drama . The screen gave that arti- ficiality which verse had once given to drama so that a different standard of verisimilitude was set and improbability was acceptable if only ...
Page 144
... action is inner rather than outer and the comedy of wit . The screen demands physical action . Emo- tion which cannot be translated into this , and the humour whose appeal is mental , have little value for it . It may be that , for some ...
... action is inner rather than outer and the comedy of wit . The screen demands physical action . Emo- tion which cannot be translated into this , and the humour whose appeal is mental , have little value for it . It may be that , for some ...
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