ISBN: 9781142190590

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER VI ARTISTIC AMATEUR SETTINGS It is perfectly possible-as some amateur enthusiasts assert-to present plays without any scenery. Several years ago almost a dozen directors advertised performances of Shakespeare, emphasizing as a decided feature that the productions were in " the Elizabethan manner." This usually meant without scenery. So far as it involved a stage almost entirely free from built sets, the manner was Elizabethan. The great difficulty today is that no one can say with certainty exactly what the method of presentation was in Shakespeare's time. It is incredible that at the time Inigo Jones, court painter and architect, was devising and constructing the elaborate mechanical and picturesque settings demanded by the masques of Ben Jonson, the professional playhouse-always quick to adopt court manners and interests-did not follow as close as its financial resources would allow. Sketches and descriptions of court entertainments prove that elaborate equipment and scenery were employed. The stage after 1603 must have reflected this great advance in stage decoration. Most modern attempts to interest theater-goers in these self-denominated antiquarian revivals always overlook this possibility of late Shakespearean settings. A mistake more serious than their attempt to cover poor acting and amateurish characterization by bare scaffolding is their disregard of the cardinal fact of Elizabethan professional stage record-a single fact which removes forever any wide appeal of an accurate repetition. The women's roles were enacted by boys. In colleges-whether in fairly serious drama or howling musical comedy-we may look upon raw youth disporting itself in feminine lingerie, and if it doesn't have to speak too many lines, and if it Books Drama~~General Producing-In-Little-Theaters~~Clarence-Stratton Nabu Press This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.<

ISBN: 9781142190590

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHA… Meer...

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER VI ARTISTIC AMATEUR SETTINGS It is perfectly possible-as some amateur enthusiasts assert-to present plays without any scenery. Several years ago almost a dozen directors advertised performances of Shakespeare, emphasizing as a decided feature that the productions were in " the Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER VI ARTISTIC AMATEUR SETTINGS It is perfectly possible-as some amateur enthusiasts assert-to present plays without any scenery. Several years ago almost a dozen directors advertised performances of Shakespeare, emphasizing as a decided feature that the productions were in " the Elizabethan manner." This usually meant without scenery. So far as it involved a stage almost entirely free from built sets, the manner was Elizabethan. The great difficulty today is that no one can say with certainty exactly what the method of presentation was in Shakespeare's time. It is incredible that at the time Inigo Jones, court painter and architect, was devising and constructing the elaborate mechanical and picturesque settings demanded by the masques of Ben Jonson, the professional playhouse-always quick to adopt court manners and interests-did not follow as close as its financial resources would allow. Sketches and descriptions of court entertainments prove that elaborate equipment and scenery were employed. The stage after 1603 must have reflected this great advance in stage decoration. Most modern attempts to interest theater-goers in these self-denominated antiquarian revivals always overlook this possibility of late Shakespearean settings. A mistake more serious than their attempt to cover poor acting and amateurish characterization by bare scaffolding is their disregard of the cardinal fact of Elizabethan professional stage record-a single fact which removes forever any wide appeal of an accurate repetition. The women's roles were enacted by boys. In colleges-whether in fairly serious drama or howling musical comedy-we may look upon raw youth disporting itself in feminine lingerie, and if it doesn't have to speak too many lines, and if it Books, Drama~~General, Producing-In-Little-Theaters~~Clarence-Stratton, 999999999, Producing In Little Theaters, Clarence Stratton, 1142190595, Nabu Press, , , , , Nabu Press<

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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Nabu Press, 370 Seiten, L=189mm, B=246mm, H=19mm, Gew.=658gr, [GR: 25500 - TB/Geschichte], [SW: - History - General History], Ka… Meer...

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Nabu Press, 370 Seiten, L=189mm, B=246mm, H=19mm, Gew.=658gr, [GR: 25500 - TB/Geschichte], [SW: - History - General History], Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.<