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... audience lose , to an extra- ordinary degree , their powers of independent , rational thought ; instead , unexpected reserves of passion come into play . Laughter becomes infectious ; grave and solid citizens , as members of an audience ...
... audience lose , to an extra- ordinary degree , their powers of independent , rational thought ; instead , unexpected reserves of passion come into play . Laughter becomes infectious ; grave and solid citizens , as members of an audience ...
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... audience in a nightclub or an ensemble of actors half - enveloped by scenery and viewed by spectators in a playhouse - has certain common ele- ments : the living performer or performers , his or their acting in space ( a stage of some ...
... audience in a nightclub or an ensemble of actors half - enveloped by scenery and viewed by spectators in a playhouse - has certain common ele- ments : the living performer or performers , his or their acting in space ( a stage of some ...
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... audience . He plays directly to it . In dramatic theatre , on the other hand , the actor may or may not recognize the audience as audience . In Greek Old Come- dy , an actor speaking for the author would at one point of the play cajole ...
... audience . He plays directly to it . In dramatic theatre , on the other hand , the actor may or may not recognize the audience as audience . In Greek Old Come- dy , an actor speaking for the author would at one point of the play cajole ...
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