Word: professionalization
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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"George Bernard Shaw was one of the first men I met in London. I forget how I encountered him... He used to drop in and talk of his brilliant future and vow he would achieve it .... He had just written Cashel Byron's Profession, the only book of his...
Mr. O'Hara next discussed humor as a profession. "It is," he said, "the most appreciated form of journalistic effort. A feature article or an editorial are soon forgotten, but jokes are remembered and constantly repeated. That is why humorists are paid so much more than other writers. The average...
Mr. Ames, after leaving his assistant in charge of the rehearsal that was in progress, joined the CRIMSON reporter in the wings of the Booth Theatre in New York. In the talk that followed, Mr. Ames outlined his views on acting as a profession, and the value of the training...
The value of amateur theatricals, such as are offered by the Dramatic Club, Mr. Ames found to be the test that they provide of a man's ability. "By trying his hand at dramatics while in college, a young man is given the opportunity to discover whether he has a...
"Mr. Paraclete," the chosen production of the Dramatic Club, is the exemplification of another of Evreinov's unusual ideas. He believes that the actor's mission is not merely to amuse and instruct the populace from the stage. He has a broader conception of the actor's duties and declares...