How to become an actor

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warford, Aaron A.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"How to Become an Actor" by Aaron A. Warford is a practical guide on the art of stage performance, likely written in the early 20th century. The book aims to provide aspiring actors and stage enthusiasts with comprehensive instructions on various aspects of theatrical production, from constructing a stage to dressing and makeup techniques for characters. It serves as a resource not only for performers but for anyone interested in organizing private theatricals. The opening of the book introduces the author's desire to demystify stage performances for amateurs, encouraging them to easily set up their own performances at home. It offers practical advice on creating a stage environment with minimal expense, detailing elements like curtains, props, and basic scene plots. The author stresses the importance of creativity and resourcefulness, providing suggestions for making simple yet effective stage setups and character portrayals, essentially empowering readers to confidently pursue their theatrical interests. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Introduction

The stage and effects

Dress

Making up

Expression

Stage falls

Casting the characters

How to make a scene plot

How to make a property-plot

Choosing plays

Duties of the prompter

The duty of the call-boy

"Just from home"

Hans Bummelstine on love

A practical joke

McFlynn's appointment

Original Irish sketch

Temperance

O'Rielly's daughter Mary

Love in the canebrake

The rival darkeys

Politics

Love and poetry.

Credits:

Produced by Craig Kirkwood, Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/).)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2016-04-04