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... person . Women characters appear without painted faces except for simple cosmetics . An actor with black splashes on his face is an enemy officer ; a dab of color at the corner of the eyes means a sick person or a villain . A ghost or ...
... person . Women characters appear without painted faces except for simple cosmetics . An actor with black splashes on his face is an enemy officer ; a dab of color at the corner of the eyes means a sick person or a villain . A ghost or ...
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... person , for no two minds think alike . It is almost unavoidable in large musical productions , where there is not time enough for one person to do all . Even that could be avoided with forethought . It is hard work , with little reward ...
... person , for no two minds think alike . It is almost unavoidable in large musical productions , where there is not time enough for one person to do all . Even that could be avoided with forethought . It is hard work , with little reward ...
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... person or persons in a play are consciously or unconsciously " up against " some antagonistic person , or cir- cumstance , or fortune . It is often more intense when , as in Oedipus , the audience is aware of the obstacle , and the person ...
... person or persons in a play are consciously or unconsciously " up against " some antagonistic person , or cir- cumstance , or fortune . It is often more intense when , as in Oedipus , the audience is aware of the obstacle , and the person ...
Contents
Preface George Freedley | ix |
Actress Tallulah Bankhead | 33 |
Community Theatre Movement The Carl Glick | 169 |
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