John Barrymore, Shakespearean ActorCambridge University Press, 1997 - 398 páginas John Barrymore's Richard III and Hamlet, first seen in New York during the 1919-20 and 1922-23 seasons, stand as high-water marks of twentieth-century Shakespearean interpretation. Michael Morrison reconstructs these historic performances through analysis of the production preparation, audience response, reviews, and memoirs. Tracing the Victorian and Edwardian antecedents of Shakespearean performance, this book situates Barrymore's distinctive contribution in light of past and ensuing tradition. As well, it provides a biographical sketch of one of the most revered and tragic actors of the twentieth century. "This young artist, profiting by the lessons of tradition...casts it boldly aside and emerges into the rarefied atmosphere of a new art, greater because it is new, stronger because it is built upon an old foundation." Brooklyn Times, March 9, 1920 |
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... tion , 1 but their accounts of his performances are invariably brief and utilize only a small fraction of the available information . An in - depth study of Barry- more's interpretations has yet to appear . This book aims to remedy that ...
... tion , 1 but their accounts of his performances are invariably brief and utilize only a small fraction of the available information . An in - depth study of Barry- more's interpretations has yet to appear . This book aims to remedy that ...
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... tion pictures . The Epilogue examines the far - reaching impact of Richard III and Hamlet on subsequent generations of actors , directors , and designers . Throughout , my focus is also on Barrymore and his production team's ac ...
... tion pictures . The Epilogue examines the far - reaching impact of Richard III and Hamlet on subsequent generations of actors , directors , and designers . Throughout , my focus is also on Barrymore and his production team's ac ...
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... and particularly his attempts at Shakespeare . Similarly , I make only brief men- tion of Barrymore's substantial film career , a fascinating realm but one that lies beyond the scope of this work . Rather , xii Preface Preface.
... and particularly his attempts at Shakespeare . Similarly , I make only brief men- tion of Barrymore's substantial film career , a fascinating realm but one that lies beyond the scope of this work . Rather , xii Preface Preface.
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... tion led by Barrymore and his confreres was dependent upon a traditional , established order to dethrone . In order to understand Barrymore's " new art " and the no less vital contributions of Hopkins and Jones , we must first under ...
... tion led by Barrymore and his confreres was dependent upon a traditional , established order to dethrone . In order to understand Barrymore's " new art " and the no less vital contributions of Hopkins and Jones , we must first under ...
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... tion and its characteristic credos and art forms.2 Though the conclusion of the Great War is generally considered a point of demarcation for American society , the seeds of this new beginning were in fact much in evidence in the decade ...
... tion and its characteristic credos and art forms.2 Though the conclusion of the Great War is generally considered a point of demarcation for American society , the seeds of this new beginning were in fact much in evidence in the decade ...
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The Education of an Actor 18821919 | 32 |
The Productions | 67 |
Richard III 1920 | 69 |
Hamlet 19221924 | 122 |
The London Hamlet 1925 | 242 |
Aftermath | 261 |
Shakespeare in Hollywood 19251942 | 263 |
Epilogue | 299 |
Appendixes | 307 |
The Casts | 309 |
The Texts | 323 |
Notes | 331 |
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| 393 | |
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