Acting Comes of Age

Discusses the social position an actor in the romantic theater. Points out the relationship between the theater, the actor, and the birth of the democracy. Explains the origination of the "star" system, the director, the box seat,and the birth of the intimate style of acting. Illustrates realism of the theater in terms of the actor and the method of Stanislavsky with as scene from Under the Gaslight . (WQED) Kinescope.

More in In PLAYS AND PLAYERS

  1. DRAMA COMES OF AGE
  2. DRAMA: HOW IT BEGAN
  3. DRAMA: THE RENAISSANCE
  4. DRAMA: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
  5. Acting Comes of Age 1957
  6. Acting: The Renaissance 1957
  7. Acting: How It Began 1957

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record
  2. Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62) — title, catalog record