The Craft of Comedy.

""A work on the art and craft of comedy as important in its own way as works by Stanislavski and Chekhov""--Oxford Theatre CompanionIn 1939, a young, inexperienced actor wrote to a famous actress of his acquaintance, asking for advice on playing comedy. She responded enthusiastic...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Seyler, Athene
Otros Autores: Haggard, Stephen, Barton, Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Temas:
Seyler, Athene > Correspondence.
Haggard, Stephen, > 1911-1943 > Correspondence.
Haggard, Stephen, > 1911-1943
Seyler, Athene
Acting.
Comedy.
Haggard, Stephen, 1911-1943 > Correspondence.
Art dramatique.
Comédie.
acting.
Acting
Comedy
Personal correspondence
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Front Cover; The Craft of Comedy; Copyright Page; Contents; List of plates; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Cultural contexts; Athene Seyler; Stephen Haggard; How the book evolved; 1. Distorted truth; Stephen to Athene, June 8, 1939; Reply, June 10; Summary; Concepts: revue comedy, non-comic acting, comic foundation, comic spirit, distorted truth, comic stateof mind; Exercises: Comic perspective, Adding delight; 2. Tight-rope walking; Stephen to Athene, June 17, 1939; Reply, June 30; Summary. 
505 8 |a Concepts: comedy through situation, comedy through character, comedy of being out of character, lack of balance, distortion, tight-rope walking, over-statement, over-emphasis, under-statement, shared secret, spiritualcomprehension, personality, techniqueExercises: Personal tendencies, All out of proportion, Both sides now; 3. Just do it; Stephen to Athene, July 20, 1939; Reply, July 21; Summary; Concepts: comedy essentials, national humor, farce, high comedy, comedy vein; Exercises: Delicate to broad, Sitting in fear, Bubblingwith pleasure; 4. Trust and confidence. 
505 8 |a Stephen to Athene, November 19, 1939Reply, December 9; Summary; Concepts: confidence, taking the audience in, topping; Exercises: Assurance and creativity, Tricks of the trade; 5. Rhythm; Stephen to Athene, January 15, 1940; Reply, January 22; Summary; Concepts: double take, breaking, rhythm, emphasis, business, breaking up the scene; Exercises: Scarfing, Opposition, Max and Anatol; 6. Comedy of manners; Stephento Athene, February 10, 1940; Reply, March 29; Summary. 
505 8 |a Concepts: leading up to a laugh, trodding on a laugh, antimodal comedy, three kinds of dramatic expression (poetic drama, straight drama or comedy, artificial or high comedy), leveling ofemotionExercises: Period physical lives, Walk the walks; 7. Delicate decadence; Stephen to Athene, April 18, 1940; Reply, April 20; Summary; Concepts: interest, manners without morals, line delivery, types; Exercises: Character distinctions, Relish and detail; 8. The acting profession; Stephen to Athene, May 6, 1940; Reply, May 16; Stephen to Athene, May 31, 1940; Summary. 
505 8 |a Concepts: professional prerequisites, pursuing stardom, career pitfalls, career compensationsExercise: Self-analysis; Appendices; A:Seyler's second thoughts; Summary; Concepts: spiritual antiseptic, two kinds of comedy, power of an audience, finalenunciation, feed line; Exercises: Line or character?, Endings, Post mortem; B:Fans, trains and stays; Applications: training, rehearsal, homework; C:Plays referenced and scenes for practice; D:Video clips; Athene Seyler; Stephen Haggard; E:Tribute by Prunella Scales; F:Additional sources -- comedy books. 
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