The Principles of Playmaking, And Other Discussions of the Drama
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Yet in these decades the performer unprovided with profitable parts by the playwrights of his own time, was able to find what he needed in the plays of the past, in which moreover he could experience the keen pleasure of measuring himself with the mem- ory of the foremost performers of the preceding generation. John Philip Kemble cared little for new parts in new plays; and it was said of him that he thought all the good parts had already been written. Edwin Booth was content with the character...s that Shakspere had created; and Joseph Jefferson found in one of Sheridan's come- dies a character he preferred to any of those in the countless modern plays which aspiring authors were forever pestering him to produce.
It needs to be noted however that there is danger to the drama in these periods when the actor is supreme and when he feels at liberty to revise the masterpieces of the past in accord with his own whim and perhaps in compliance with his own self-esteem. Jefferson was both skilful and tactful in his rearrangement of the 184 THE PLAYWRIGHT AND THE PLAYER ' Rivals'; he added but little of his own and what he omitted was little loss.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Yet in these decades the performer unprovided with profitable parts by the playwrights of his own time, was able to find what he needed in the plays of the past, in which moreover he could experience the keen pleasure of measuring himself with the mem- ory of the foremost performers of the preceding generation. John Philip Kemble cared little for new parts in new plays; and it was said of him that he thought all the good parts had already been written. Edwin Booth was content with the character...s that Shakspere had created; and Joseph Jefferson found in one of Sheridan's come- dies a character he preferred to any of those in the countless modern plays which aspiring authors were forever pestering him to produce.
It needs to be noted however that there is danger to the drama in these periods when the actor is supreme and when he feels at liberty to revise the masterpieces of the past in accord with his own whim and perhaps in compliance with his own self-esteem. Jefferson was both skilful and tactful in his rearrangement of the 184 THE PLAYWRIGHT AND THE PLAYER ' Rivals'; he added but little of his own and what he omitted was little loss.
What to read after The Principles of Playmaking, And Other Discussions of the Drama?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929 to read onlineMoreLess
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