Project Gutenberg 2016-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 122 Warford, Aaron A. How to become an actor 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. 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/).) "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.) en Acting PN Text Browsing: How To... Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 163412 163606 2024-09-21T13:30:04.574929 2023-09-22T10:25:30.545699 text/html text/html 163424 2016-04-04T16:20:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 123923 2016-04-04T16:20:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 156704 2024-09-21T13:30:11.143883 application/epub+zip 156156 2024-09-21T13:30:05.498933 application/epub+zip 137609 2024-09-21T13:30:05.044929 application/epub+zip 225448 2024-09-21T13:30:14.311874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187534 2024-09-21T13:30:10.679897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170402 2022-09-23T14:10:51.596703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124731 124511 2024-09-21T13:30:03.663928 2023-09-22T10:25:29.730690 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 124578 2016-04-04T16:20:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 49117 2016-04-04T16:20:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18392 2024-09-21T13:30:14.449861 application/rdf+xml 25595 2024-09-21T13:30:05.151913 image/jpeg 3858 2024-09-21T13:30:05.097917 image/jpeg 126178 2024-09-21T13:30:04.631915 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog