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100 1 a| Woods, Leigh.;

245 10 a| On playing Shakespeare :b| advice and commentary from actors and actresses of the past /c| Leigh Woods.;

300 a| xxii, 229 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Contributions in drama and theatre studies ;v| no. 37;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-223) and index.;

505 2 a| Ellen Terry on Mamillius in The Winter's tale -- James Murdoch on Hamlet -- Otis Skinner on Antony in Julius Caesar -- Louis Calvert on watching an Othello -- Getting the part -- Helen Faucit on Beatrice in Much ado about nothing --Madge Kendal on her first Lady Macbeth -- James H. Hackett on Falstaff in Henry IV, Part I -- Casting -- Clara Morris on a young actress as Juliet -- Working the part -- Reading the play --J.H. Barnes on Polonius in Hamlet -- John Philip Kemble on Macbeth -- James H. Hackett on Falstaff in Henry IV, Part I -- Louis Calvert on Shylock in The Merchant of Venice -- Memorizing -- James Murdoch on Adah Isaacs Menken's first Lady Macbeth -- James Murdoch on his first Hotspur in Henry IV, Part I -- Observation -- Louis Calvert on Shylock in The Merchant of Venice -- Research -- Henry Irving on Macbeth -- Gesture -- Charles Fechter on Othello.;

505 2 a| Interpreting the part -- Central image and leading roles -- Tommaso Salvini on Othello -- Supporting roles -- Edwin Booth on Iago -- Clusters of commentary -- Juliet / Helen Faicot, Helena Modjeska -- Ophelia / Helen Faucit, Ellen Terry -- Desdemona / Helen Faucit, Ellen Terry, Madge Kendal -- Lady Macbeth / Fanny Kemple, Ellen Terry -- Portia in The Merchant of Venice / Helen Faucit, Ellen Terry, "An Actress" -- Beatrice / Helen Faucit, Ellen Terry -- Rosalind / Helen Faucit, Lillie Langtry --Imogen / Helen Faucit -- Louis Calvert on Helen Faucit's Imogen -- Imogen / Ellen Terry -- Hermione / Helen Faucit, Mary Anderson -- Shylock / Henry Irving, Edwin Booth.;

505 2 a| Hamlet / Dion Boucicault, Ernesto Rossi, Edwin Booth, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Sarah Bernhardt, E.H. Sothern, Otis Skinner, John Barrymore -- Rehearsing the part -- Using rehearsal time -- Feeling the part -- Sarah Siddons on Constance in King John -- Frederick Warde on the Gravedigger in Hamlet -- Performing the part -- Tension -- John Coleman on playing Othello to Macready's Iago.;

600 10 a| Shakespeare, William,d| 1564-1616x| Stage history.;

600 10 a| Shakespeare, William,d| 1564-1616x| Dramatic production.;

650 0 a| Actingx| History.;

830 0 a| Contributions in drama and theatre studies ;v| no. 37.;

919 a| BOOK;

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On playing Shakespeare : advice and commentary from actors and actresses of the past / Leigh Woods.

Author/creator	Woods, Leigh
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Greenwood Press, ©1991.
Description	xxii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production. Acting--History.

Series	Contributions in drama and theatre studies ; no. 37 Contributions in drama and theatre studies ; no. 37.
Partial contents	Ellen Terry on Mamillius in The Winter's tale -- James Murdoch on Hamlet -- Otis Skinner on Antony in Julius Caesar -- Louis Calvert on watching an Othello -- Getting the part -- Helen Faucit on Beatrice in Much ado about nothing --Madge Kendal on her first Lady Macbeth -- James H. Hackett on Falstaff in Henry IV, Part I -- Casting -- Clara Morris on a young actress as Juliet -- Working the part -- Reading the play --J.H. Barnes on Polonius in Hamlet -- John Philip Kemble on Macbeth -- James H. Hackett on Falstaff in Henry IV, Part I -- Louis Calvert on Shylock in The Merchant of Venice -- Memorizing -- James Murdoch on Adah Isaacs Menken's first Lady Macbeth -- James Murdoch on his first Hotspur in Henry IV, Part I -- Observation -- Louis Calvert on Shylock in The Merchant of Venice -- Research -- Henry Irving on Macbeth -- Gesture -- Charles Fechter on Othello.
Partial contents	Interpreting the part -- Central image and leading roles -- Tommaso Salvini on Othello -- Supporting roles -- Edwin Booth on Iago -- Clusters of commentary -- Juliet / Helen Faicot, Helena Modjeska -- Ophelia / Helen Faucit, Ellen Terry -- Desdemona / Helen Faucit, Ellen Terry, Madge Kendal -- Lady Macbeth / Fanny Kemple, Ellen Terry -- Portia in The Merchant of Venice / Helen Faucit, Ellen Terry, "An Actress" -- Beatrice / Helen Faucit, Ellen Terry -- Rosalind / Helen Faucit, Lillie Langtry --Imogen / Helen Faucit -- Louis Calvert on Helen Faucit's Imogen -- Imogen / Ellen Terry -- Hermione / Helen Faucit, Mary Anderson -- Shylock / Henry Irving, Edwin Booth.
Partial contents	Hamlet / Dion Boucicault, Ernesto Rossi, Edwin Booth, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Sarah Bernhardt, E.H. Sothern, Otis Skinner, John Barrymore -- Rehearsing the part -- Using rehearsal time -- Feeling the part -- Sarah Siddons on Constance in King John -- Frederick Warde on the Gravedigger in Hamlet -- Performing the part -- Tension -- John Coleman on playing Othello to Macready's Iago.
Local note	Little-273607
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-223) and index.
LCCN	90022817
ISBN	0313278237 (alk. paper)

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