Word: lovelies
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...author magnificent human beings. Olivier in particular emerges not so much as the world's finest actor but as a perfect gentleman, treating young, awed actors as collegues, drinking with them, exchanging stories with them and giving advice. The gift of great actors is first and foremost their love and devotion to their fellow actors and their craft...
Evaluating these professionals in personal terms develop Seldes' strong emphasis on the integral role love plays in acting...
...play cannot live, Seldes says, if the actor fails to feel for it with "a caring" that embraces the whole meatrical enterprise. Her theme emerges clearly: "To act without love is cruel...
Small wonder, then, that The Bright Lights has no real bitterness, only an occasionally wistful--but unswerving--dedication to a capricious craft. In the chapter describing her role in Equus, she comments, "Chekhow has Nina say 'It seems to me a play must have some love in it.' So should a book that deals with the life of a play." And so does this book that deals with the life of many plays--and that of this actress as well...
...this OK, and I'll see you next week at the Princeton game (by the way, I'm bringing my laundry home). Yes, all my roommates are fine, and I'm studying hard--I even attended an extracurricular seminar Thursday night at 33 Dunster St., a distinguished Cambridge institution. Love...