Word: actor
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...pullman-porter, emperor and Smithers, a while trader on his island empire, is all that makes up the action; yet in it the whole exposition is stealthily unfolded at the same time that the atmosphere of terror is being created. Beginning with the emperor's nocturnal fight, author and actor carry us through three scenes of steadily increasing intensity, each a step downward in the scale of the negro's character, and each culminating in a nerve-wracking climax...
Selwyn.-"The Emperor Jones" by Eugene O'Neill. The unusual drama in which the negro actor, Charles Gilpin, has made a world-wide reputation...
Professor G. P. Baker '87 then gave a short speech, laying great stress on learning the lines accurately and quickly. He said, however, "acting is not reciting lines but creating character". "The first job of the actor is to get out of himself and into the other self" created by the author. Professor Baker emphasized the necessity of reading the whole play before trying to learn a part. This would enable the actor to get an idea of his own part in relation to the rest of the production. "A part is like a musical note...
...acting is noticeable excellent throughout. Mr. Gilbert, as Rollo, is a successful model of the young man with great ambitions to become an actor; and Miss Moores as Goldie was sufficient explanation for Rollo's attachment. Mark Kent did a fine piece of work in portraying Rollo's man, Hewston. The role of Horatio Webster, Rollo's grandfather, which was played by Ralph Remley, was a little overdone, but at least consistently in character...
...clock this afternoon the Dramatic Club will meet in the Quiet Room of the Union. Mr. E. E. Clive, who plays many of the principal roles at the Copley Theatre, will speak on "The Work of an Actor in it Repertory Company", and Mr. E. L. Sturtevant, the assistant manager and treasurer of the Copley Theatre, will speak on "The Financial Problems of a Repertory Company...