Word: artful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Coqueline, the distinguished French comedian gave his lecture on "L' art du Comedien" yesterday afternoon in Sander's Theatre before a very large and highly appreciative audience. Professor Cohn in a few well chosen words introduced M. Coquelin and congratulated the Conference Francaise upon their good fortune in being able to hear M. Coquelin, as a lecturer...
...speaker began by saying that in order to attain art, you must have the instruments; the instrument of a comedian lies within himself; it is his body. his life. The comedian must, when he produces a character, enter completely into its spirit. He must penetrate the impressions conveyed by the author, and at the same time give the character as intended by the author and not as conceived by himself...
Articulation is at the same time the lowest and the highest aim of the comedian's art. It is that which is at all times necessary, especially when one appears to the public. The theatre is not a room: it is necessary to speak loudly and audibly on the stage, and never in a tone of every day conversation. Even if you recite, do not speak as if you were addressing friends. Art without style is no art at all. Play a character as the author intended it should be played: give life to every scene, make it full...
Conference Francaise de L' Universite Harvard. Monsieur Coquelin. "L' Art du Comedien." (Lecture in French.) Sanders Theatre, 4 p. m. Admission by tickets only...
...TUESDAY.Conference Francaise deL' Universite Harvard. Monsieur Coquelin. "L' Art du Comedien." (Lecture in French.) Sanders Theatre, 4 p. m. Admission by tickets only...