Excerpt from The Amateur's Hand-Book and Guide to Home or Drawing Room Theatricals; How to Get Them Up and How to Act in Them: To Which Is Added How to Get Up Theatricals in a Country House, and a Supplement to August
I know Of no pleasanter evening's amusement than is afforded by either witnessing, or assisting in, the perform ance of a sparkling one-act comedy, played by some six or seven intelligent ladies and gentlemen, who, if they have not professional experience, certainly understand and can appreciate the dialogue, and are utterly free from all those absurd professional conventionalities, redolent of anything but actual life, which unhappily are but too often met with on the public stage.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This guidebook introduces all the elements necessary for creating and performing private theatrical productions. The author, an experienced stage performer and producer, covers a range of essential topics, from the selection of plays through staging. The book provides guidance on selecting appropriate plays, casting, arranging rehearsals, managing stagecraft, and more. Drawing upon the author's decades of theatrical experience, the book goes beyond technicalities and offers valuable insights into the art of acting, directing, and creating genuine theatrical illusions. This book will captivate both aspiring and experienced theatre enthusiasts and is an invaluable resource for those looking to bring the magic of live performance into their own homes. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781332402601_0
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