Word: actore
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...platitudinous ass. Mr. Shaw and Mr. Faversham, being men of the world and not mere dramatists, know better; and the gentle, witty, tolerant prelate of Mr. Shaw's fancy and Mr. Faversham's creation is, or should be, one of the really great figures of our contemporary drama. The actor's conception of the part really cannot be praised too highly. In the first place, it is a role essentially suited to a great actor, not a star, but an actor. Though the play consists of more than three hours of solid conversation, Mr. Faversham's share...
...Cercle Francais will be given in Agassiz House, Radcliffe, this evening at 8 o'clock. The play to be presented is "L'Aventurier," a comedy in four acts by Alfred Capus, which was presented for the first time at Paris in 1910 by Lucien Guitry, the wellknown actor, who took the leading role. Conspicuous among the works of its author whose pen is famous for "Briguol et sa Fille" and other sparkling comedies, "L'Aventurier" is not entirely unknown in this country, having been produced in translation by the Cornell Dramatic Club and other amateur organizations. The production...
...think it of the pedant to be event referring to first causes and fundamental principles, yet we cannot help remarking that the secret of Mr. Power success as an actor lies in his belonging to the noble and illustrious family of buffoons, of his being of Rabelais Tristam Shandy and Till Eulensprege...
...acting rather than upon the husk of the production. An attempt, is made to get away from present-day realism--to turn to simpler more imaginative forms which have a charm of expression that characterizes the strolling players of the Elizabethan Era. A feeling of intimacy is established between actor and audience...
...dumb- ness." Mr. Wilson's Barnaby has not the sureness of Mr. Cope's of last year. In many moments he strikes an almost burlesque note. Every one of the other characters--except perhaps the city people (from Reinhartz's social Eutopia, Reading)--is strikingly individualized by author and actor. Mrs. Fiske's sureness and beauty of voice and diction alone are a rare treat, set in the fresh surroundings of the old Dutch community and in a stage setting in every way satisfying. J.W.D SEYMOUR...