Actors on Acting: The Theories, Techniques, and Practices of the Great Actors of All Times as Told in Their Own WordsToby Cole, Helen Krich Chinoy |
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... MLLE . DEBRIE : I think I know him a little . MOLIERES And this one ? [ Imitating de Villiers , another comedian ] .... MLLE . DEBRIE : Yes , I know who he is ; but I fancy there are some amongst them whom you would find it hard to ...
... MLLE . DEBRIE : I think I know him a little . MOLIERES And this one ? [ Imitating de Villiers , another comedian ] .... MLLE . DEBRIE : Yes , I know who he is ; but I fancy there are some amongst them whom you would find it hard to ...
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... Mlle . Dumesnil , Mlle . Clairon , François Joseph Talma , Henri Gourgaud Dugazon and Marie Joseph Chénier1 Mlle . Dumesnil : [ to Talma ] Of course , one must neither play , nor even repre- sent . You are not to play Achilles , but to ...
... Mlle . Dumesnil , Mlle . Clairon , François Joseph Talma , Henri Gourgaud Dugazon and Marie Joseph Chénier1 Mlle . Dumesnil : [ to Talma ] Of course , one must neither play , nor even repre- sent . You are not to play Achilles , but to ...
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... Mlle . CLAIRON : Yes , you acted from nature . But there was much art in your naturalness . MLLE . DUMESNIL : Not the least . I was full of my part , I felt it , I yielded myself up to it . MLLE . CLAIRON : I have never understood how ...
... Mlle . CLAIRON : Yes , you acted from nature . But there was much art in your naturalness . MLLE . DUMESNIL : Not the least . I was full of my part , I felt it , I yielded myself up to it . MLLE . CLAIRON : I have never understood how ...
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