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...notwithstanding the romantic revival under the leadership of Stevenson, by far the larger number of prose master pieces have been of realistic tone and temper. Prose has long since crowded verse out of the drama and all the resources of scenery, stage carpentry, costumes, and the actor's art have been used to realize-if one may so speak-even the romantic drama. Even these devices, however, do not remove the bar that separates Shakespeare and the average man of today. The fact that his plays are written in verse, that declamation is often suffered to interrupt action, and that...
...Joseph Jefferson, the well-known actor, gave a talk on "Dramatic Discourse," Monday afternoon, under the auspices of the Cliosophic Society. The lecture was intensely interesting and very entertaining with his humor. This lecture was the last of a series of special lectures during the past two weeks which have served, by their interesting character and present importance, to attract the whole university...
...play, "Villon the Vagabond," his performance having won the unanimous praise of the critics and the heartiest applause of large and fashionable audiences. During this second and last week of his engagement, Clyde Fitch's dainty comedy, "His Grace de Grammont," will be produced, in order that the popular actor may be seen in lighter work, and thus show his great versatility. Otis Skinner is highly esteemed in Boston both for his personal and his professional worth. As an actor he ranks among the very best on the American stage, and hls present enviable position has been gained by diligent...
...What effect does an academic training have on a person who wishes to become an actor...
Undoubtedly academic training has a good effect upon the education of an actor, but a great deal must afterwards be learned from practical training...