Amateur's Hand-Book and Guide to Home or Drawing Room Theatricals; How to Get Them Up and How to Act in Them

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The art Of acting is the holding the mirror up to nature; to reflect character, to delineate by means of voice, manner, facial expression, and gesture certain creations drawn by the dramatist from his knowledge of hu...