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Page 21
... Curse ' at the end of the first act . Most critical assessments of performance began with it ; success or failure here often determined the reception of the rest of the play . The short speeches of Goneril and Albany which Tate had left ...
... Curse ' at the end of the first act . Most critical assessments of performance began with it ; success or failure here often determined the reception of the rest of the play . The short speeches of Goneril and Albany which Tate had left ...
Page 23
... curse suddenly reversed by a devastating appeal to their sympathy . Such moments were the famous ' transitions ' of virtuoso acting ; and they depended upon the very intimate contact between audience and stage in the little Georgian ...
... curse suddenly reversed by a devastating appeal to their sympathy . Such moments were the famous ' transitions ' of virtuoso acting ; and they depended upon the very intimate contact between audience and stage in the little Georgian ...
Page 97
... curse . 245 Gielgud spoke very politely to Albany , so as to surprise the audi- ence with the change to a strange and deadly quietness as he began the curse ( Barker notes ) . 246 ' The Curse ' , the finale of the act in Tate's text ...
... curse . 245 Gielgud spoke very politely to Albany , so as to surprise the audi- ence with the change to a strange and deadly quietness as he began the curse ( Barker notes ) . 246 ' The Curse ' , the finale of the act in Tate's text ...
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