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Senelick himself succeeded in playing a septeginarian by chucking the canon of conventional old-man tricks and reinforcing his performance with large doses of pathos, building up a resistance in his audience so that he could administer the biggest dose of all in his death scene. He stunned the house by weaving, choking, and spitting out a farewell mouthful of blood...

Author: By Timothy Crouse, AT ADAMS HOUSE LAST WEEKEND | Title: Entertaining Mr. Sloane | 5/8/1967 | See Source »

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