Word: arts
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...sombre current of the subject was lightened by many gleams of anecdote and wit. At many passages in which the lecturer rose to the height of true eloquence, the audience showed its appreciation by applause, while the frequent pleasantries brought in to illustrate some maxim of the actor's art were met with responsive laughter. The lecture as a whole was worthy of the distinguished artist by whom it was delivered, and the lesson it taught will surely not be lost upon those who were so fortunate as to hear...
...This discussion naturally falls into three divisions, (1) the art of acting, (2), its requirements and practice, (3) its rewards. The art of acting is the art of embodying the poet's sensations, of fathoming the depths of character, and of tracing its emotions. To the actor the phrase, 'Art is long and life is short, ' has a constant significance. He is ever thinking of what is undone, he is ever striving towards what is never done. To present the man thinking aloud is the most difficult part of our art. It has been said that actors trust...
...naturalism which improvements in stage mechanism had been, and told of the amusing efforts of actors to be in the "focus" of the old-style footlights. He then proceeded to speak of elocution as an aid to the actor. "The study of elocution is necessary for the acting art. The advice of the old actors was that the voice should be pitched so as to allow the top galleries to hear. This idea has passed away. An actor must be natural, but to be natural he must be broader than nature. One always listens to the elocution of Edwin Booth...
...told that our art is ephemeral. Grant that it creates nothing, but does it not restore? It acts as a constant medium for the diffusion of noble ideas. The wide appreciation of Shakspere is due to the stage; for multitudes it has performed the office of discoverer." After speaking of the unjust opprobrium which has been cast upon the dramatic profession on account of the short-comings of the lower stratum of actors, Mr. Irving closed by saying, "I have been an actor for nearly thirty years, and what I have told you is the fruit of these years' experience...