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Word: toact (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1980
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...Dysart. When he has a firm grasp on Dysart, Goldstien is very fine indeed, but when he loses confidence, his performance slips into woeful mediocrity. For much of the play, his stiff gestures and forced, dramatic delivery remove all naturalness from his performance, making him look like someone trying toact. When he addresses the audience--as he does frequently--Goldstien fidgets, never quite knowing what to do with his hands. He ruins some of Dysart's wittiest (and in their wry humor, extremely revealing) lines by trying too hard to sound flip and sarcastic; he sounds, instead, like Clark Gable...

Author: By Jacob V. Lamar, | Title: Equine Delight | 11/20/1980 | See Source »

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