Word: actor
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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After describing the chorus and its duties, the lecturer said that the limiting of the number of actors to three had one important result: it insured that the parts would be well acted. In should be mentioned that in addition to the principal actors, "mute persons" could be brought on the stage. On account of their wearing masks, the actors could not use facial expressions, but relied utterly upon action to enforce the meaning. The costuming lacked the variety of the modern stage. The dress of the tragic actor was always the same, and in comedy there was not much...
...Coquelin, the actor, visited the University yesterday...
Physical beauty for an actor is not necessary, though always an advantage. As long as a man has no deformities he can appear on the stage. Physical beauty is only necessary for young men playing lovers' roles...
...Salle des Conferences on the Boulevard des Capucines his lectures are heard and appreciated by audiences accustomed to the discourses of such men as Francisque Sarcey and Henri de Lappommeraye. M. Coquelin is the type of a French gentleman in every sense of the word; an intelligent actor and a profound scholar. He is one of the leading Molieristes of his time, his criticism of Tartuffe being considered a remarkable piece of work. As M. Coquelin is a complete master of the subject he will speak upon, his lecture cannot fail to be of interest to all those desirous...
Thanks to the kindness of Professor Cohn and the energy shown by the Conference Francaise, the great French comedian, M. Coquelin, has been induced to deliver a lecture next Tuesday afternoon in Sanders Theatre. M. Coquelin is not only an actor of the very highest order, but he is known at home as an able litterateur and a brilliant lecturer. In order to give his lecture here, Mr. Coquelin has been forced to make a considerable sacrifice, as his time in Boston is very limited and his friends numerous. For those who do not know enough French to be able...