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Books on: french actor

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Political Actors: Representative Bodies and Theatricality in the Age of the French Revolution

Book by Paul Friedland; Cornell University Press, 2002

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Actors--France--Political Activity, France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799, Theater--Political Aspects--France--History--18th Century

Collections: History, Entire Library

...chapter I occasionally retain the French word comediens, which is usually...translated into English simply as actor, but which in French retains the over- tones of...authoritative, factual accounts of the actors and the theaters of Revolutionary...reactions to the soldier-actors are discussed in the following...
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Life and Art of Joseph Jefferson: Together with Some Account of His Ancestry and of the Jefferson Family of Actors

Book by William Winter; Macmillan & Co., 1894

Subjects:

Actors--United States--Biography, Jefferson Family, Jefferson, Joseph--1829-1905

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...Those playgoers who remember a French comedian named Leduc, 1 who acted...suggestion of Burkes likeness. The French actor was one of the company that Hezekiah...fortune often to see that refined actor, with our Joseph Jefferson as a...
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On Actors and Acting

Book by Peter Thomson; University of Exeter Press, 2000

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Actors--Great Britain--Biography, Theater--Great Britain--History

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degeneracy, but the French actor Constant Coquelin certainly did. Lombroso was newsworthy throughout the second half of the nineteenth century, and actors in the intellectual stream would certainly have heard of him. When Coquelin took on Mathias...
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Richard Mansfield: The Man and the Actor

Book by Paul Wilstach; Scribners Sons, 1908

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Actors--Biography, Mansfield, Richard--1857-1907, Theater--United States

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...praise of Coquelin became a paean, and by summer it raised a great doubt in Mansfields mind. Dared he challenge the French actor in his greatest role? Was he not inviting a comparison which would ruin him? With every detail of the costumes and...
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The Tragic Actor

Book by Bertram Joseph; Routledge and Paul, 1959

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Actors--England, Theater--England--History

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...disproportioned stature of the actor. 1 Macklin testifies to the...acting which increased after the French tour ____________________ 1 The Actor 1755 , pp. 151f. 2 Cooke, p. 391. 3 The Actor 1750 , p. 169. 4 Dram. Censor...

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Journal Articles on: french actor

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Commemorating the French Revolution on the Victorian Stage: Henry Irving's the Dead Heart

Journal article by Kristan Tetens; Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film, Vol. 32, 2005

Subjects:

Actors, Drama, French Revolution, Irving, Henry (1838-1905), Theater criticism, Victorian period

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...my first love as an actor), and hosted receptions...Among the distinguished French guests he entertained...Comedie-Francaise; the actors MounetSully and Worms...available to visiting French theatrical companies...at his opponent. The French fencing master Baptiste...worked with the two actors for a month at his magnificent...theatre; and every actor should see it for it...
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Casanova, Giacomo: Casanova: Actor Lover Priest Spy

Journal article by Toni Bentley; Biography, Vol. 32, 2009

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Casanova: Actor Lover Priest Spy (Biography)--Book reviews

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...Casanova, Giacomo: Casanova: Actor Lover Priest Spy. by Toni Bentley Casanova: Actor Lover Priest Spy. Ian Kelly...While Kelly, a British actor and writer, and the author...dandy Beau Brummell and the French chef Antonin Careme, is clearly...
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Re-imagining the Actor's Quartet

Journal article by Rob Pensalfini; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 44, 2011

Subjects:

Acting--Analysis, Acting--Methods, Actors--Practice, Actors--Psychological aspects, Actresses--Practice, Actresses--Psychological aspects, Authors--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Emotions--Analysis, Emotions--Usage, Linklater, Kristin--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Mind and body--Analysis, Voice--Analysis, Voice--Usage, Writers--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes

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...FIGURE 2 OMITTED Quite rare among trained actors today, though prevalent in a lot of amateur productions, is the actor in whom voice is the dominant element...typically finds themselves impressed by the actors virtuosity, describing this actor as having a "beautiful voice," but...consider the examples of the "unbalanced" actors discussed earlier. Contrary to Kristins...these are not parallel examples. The actor doing backflips and somersaults and...
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Training the Actor: Belasco and Mrs Carter

Journal article by Craig Clinton; Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film, Vol. 29, 2002

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Acting, Actors, Belasco, David, Carter, Leslie, Methods, Personal development, Professional development

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...being present. The French Ambassador remarked...methodology of his actor training in the...the training of actors appeared under Belascos...known English actor Kryle Bellew. While...popular notion that actors and moral turpitude...unblushing account of a French chorus girls professional...Carters elegant French touring car. Several...married a young actor, Louis Payne...extended to his actors private lives...
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Henry Irving: the Actor-manager as Auteur

Journal article by Jeffrey Richards; Nineteenth Century Theatre and Film, Vol. 32, 2005

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Actors, Comparative studies, Drama, Dramatists, Irving, Henry (1838-1905), Motion picture directors & producers, Motion picture industry

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...effect which the great actors and actresses of the...Romantic theatre was an actors theatre or more properly an actor-managers theatre...film industry of the French auteur theory, which...In it, he wrote: The Actor as Auteur concept is...an explanation of the actors influence. What must...

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Magazine Articles on: french actor

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Sexy, Cool, and French: Liberated Young Actor Edouard Collin and the out Gay Couple Behind the Crowd-Pleasing Farce Cote d'Azur Debate Whether the French Are Just Hipper about Sexuality

Magazine article by Adam B. Vary; The Advocate, September 13, 2005

Subjects:

Collin, Edouard--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Collin, Edouard--Performances, Filmmakers--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Gay actors--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Gay actors--Performances, Martineau, Jacques--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Movie directors--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes

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Sexy, Cool, and French: Liberated Young Actor Edouard Collin and the out Gay Couple...Farce Cote dAzur Debate Whether the French Are Just Hipper about Sexuality...Edouard Collin is a tall wisp of a French teenager, all well-tanned Parisian...
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The Koltes Mystique: Making His Metaphysical French Dramas Suited to American Ears Requires Actors, Not Literary Translators

Magazine article by Randy Gener; American Theatre, Vol. 24, May-June 2007

Subjects:

American drama--Criticism and interpretation, French drama--Criticism and interpretation, Koltes, Bernard-Marie--Appreciation, Koltes, Bernard-Marie--Criticism and interpretation, Koltes, Bernard-Marie--Works

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...project is led by an actor, Ismail ibn Conner, who speaks French and has been consulting...Cultural Services of the French Embassy, and the elder...its intended to inspire actors into thinking beyond...and quickly, as if the actor had to pee," Conner...Koltess protagonists, the French critic Patrice Pavis...
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Let's Get Physical: What's Happening Now? U.S. Movement Teachers Prefer Either a Hybrid or an Integration of Disciplines in the Service of Training the Actor's Body

Magazine article by Nicole Potter; American Theatre, Vol. 28, January 2011

Subjects:

Movement (Acting)--Training, Theatrical actors--Training

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...movement program alongside the actors. Kari Margolis pushes that...envisioning an empowered actor as a fully merged theatre...that develops not only the actors creativity but also the level of concentration. Actor concentration is typically...Decrouxs translator and an actor with the French National Theatre. He was...
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Actors on the Move: 10 Performers Analyze the Training Regimens That Animate Them on Stage

Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 28, January 2011

Subjects:

Movement (Acting)--Training, Theatrical actors

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...own voice, not just as an actor but also as a theatre artist...S. The empowerment of the actor to understand more than just...of play and using games with actors to build ensemble. The big...not such a secret is: If the actor is having pleasure on stage...bouge, meaning it moves in French). When my eyes opened up...
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Actors with Roots: 7 Great Performers You'll Have to Travel to See

Magazine article by Jim O'Quinn; American Theatre, Vol. 23, October 2006

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Actors--Performances, Actresses--Performances, Drama--Performances, Plays--Performances

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...Song" as representative of many of the actors best attributes--for one, his remarkable...through the floor is not something every actor would do. But he never hesitates...her goal is simply to be the best actor she can be. She certainly ranks high...Shermans list. "Greta is one of the best actors I have had the pleasure of working with...rehearsal, she collided with another actor. "We had done the scene a billion...safe way," she says. "This time the actors shoulder went right into my lip and...

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Newspaper Articles on: french actor

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A VERY FRENCH HERO; When the Best French Actor of His Generation Says His Nation's Cinema Is a Joke, We Had Better Listen. Vincent Cassel's Latest Film, Mesrine, Could Put French Film Where He Wants It to Be - on Top of the World

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 31, 2009

Subjects:

Actors, Actresses, Cassel, Vincent, Motion pictures, Movies

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...profile of this very French actor is, however, about to get...any form of authority. The French love that. But the truth is...Depardieu - that seem to belong in French films. Thin to the point of...too much stress." Born into French cinematic aristocracy - his...hop culture, because of The Actors Studio, because of all that...
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KYLIE'S Secret Paris Trysts with le Rat; Singer Rekindles Love for the French Actor 'Who Cheated on Her' FORGIVEN: Kylie Wants to Get Back with Martinez despite His Relationship with Model Sarai Givati, Left

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), July 15, 2007

Subjects:

Motion picture actors and actresses, Movie actors

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Rat; Singer Rekindles Love for the French Actor Who Cheated on Her FORGIVEN: Kylie...meeting, Kylie, who was visiting the French capital for aroutine check-up at...herlife. Last night, a friend of the French actor said he was keen to discussthe...
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Actors Make the French Connection; EDUCATION: Theatre Group Helps Break Down Language Barriers

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), March 7, 2008

Subjects:

Actors, Actresses, Theater

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...to enjoy some French flair. Actors from the European Theatre Company...It was good to hear local French by French people. It gives a more realistic...work groups, it helps to put French into context." Freelance actor Nadia Silva, who is touring...
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A Cannes-Do Attitude Is City Strength; THE World's Leading Actors, Directors and Producers Are on the French Riviera for the 60th Cannes Film Festival - and, as Paddy Shennan Reports, Liverpool Film-Makers Weren't Going to Miss out on the Party

Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), May 24, 2007

Subjects:

Actors, Actresses, Cannes Film Festival, Film festivals, Motion pictures, Movies

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Is City Strength; THE Worlds Leading Actors, Directors and Producers Are on the French Riviera for the 60th Cannes Film Festival...to the top. Internationally renowned actors Bob Hoskins and Stockard Channing top the cast list, with Liverpool actor Shaun Evans making an impressive entrance...
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Shock of the New Dangerous Liaisons on Tour; Actor Keiron Self Swaps Dentistry for Seduction in a New Adaptation of French Aristocratic Romp Dangerous Liaisons. Karen Price Finds out about the Touring Production

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), April 17, 2010

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Actors, Actresses

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...something new," laughs the Welsh actor. Fans of the long-running...book, about the scandal of French society, was an overnight...the seedy reality of the old French aristocracy. This is a society...film its set just before the French Revolution." The tour will...which was formed by a group of actors in Cardiff in 1993, including...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: french actor

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Guitry, Lucien Germain

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...lusyaN zhermaN getre , 1860 1925, French actor and producer. Guitry succeeded Coquelin as Frances most versatile actor. He made his debut in 1878 in La...Sacha Guitry sasha , 1885 1957, actor and dramatist. Guitrys skillful...
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Lekain

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

LEKAIN l kaN, 1728 78, French actor, whose original names was Henri Louis...Because of the low status accorded to actors in his time, Lekain served three prison...declined to appear on stage with an actor who had disgraced the company. His...
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Talma, FranÇois Joseph

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...TALMA, FRANCOIS JOSEPH fraNswa zhozef talma , 1763 1826, French actor. The greatest tragedian of his time, he broke with tradition...1799) with the Comedie Francaise. He was the leading actor during the Empire, and a favorite of Napoleon...
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Depardieu, GÉrard

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

DEPARDIEU, GERARD je rard d par dyo , 1948 , French actor, b. Chateauroux. He is a versatile, highly successful actor, who has performed on stage and screen in France and also has made a number of English...
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Dullin, Charles

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

DULLIN, CHARLES sharl dulaN , 1885 1949, French actor, producer, and director. Dullin was an outstanding...experimental plays, he introduced the work of Pirandello to the French public. ____________________ Copyright...

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