Word: comedian
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...lecture on "The Boston Museum, the 'Old Comedies,' and the Famous Comedian, William Warren," is unavoidably postponed until Friday evening, February...
...Lecture. The Boston Museum, the "Old Comedies," and the Famous Comedian, William Warren. Mr. Copeland. Sever...
...Lecture. The Boston Museum, the "Old Comedies," and the Famous Comedian, William Warren. Mr. Copeland. Sever...
...comedian is an artist whose art is undefinable. The art of the sculptor is in marble; the musician, in sounds; the painter, in the brush; but the art of the comedian is in nature, and as such, has no limitation. Many great writers, including Victor Hugo and Lamartine, speak in praise of this art. The great aim and ambition of the art of the comedian, is to create. The person of the artist's creation laughs, weeps, hopes and sighs with us, because he lives with us, as a friend and compatriot. It is not the author alone who creates...
...first aim of the comedian is to amuse; the audience is to be pleased. The stage is not true life, and the artist must exaggerate those parts which he may wish to emphasize. In another way, the stage differs from real life. An actor need never feel. Emotion should always be ruled by intellect. It is never necessary to experience what one acts. It is art that conveys the impression of reality to the audience, not feeling...