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Peer reviewedBlum, Richard A. – Central States Speech Journal, 1979
Traces the Stanislavski system for realism in acting from its origin within Moscow Art Theater, through its modification by Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan in the Actor's Studio, to its use in modern American films. (JMF)
Descriptors: Acting, Characterization, Film Industry, Films
Peer reviewedCampbell, Paul Newell – Central States Speech Journal, 1981
Develops the argument that considering theatrical performances to be rhetorical transactions between actors and audiences is both inappropriate and critically unprofitable. (See EJ 240 170-173.) (PD)
Descriptors: Acting, Audiences, Dance, Drama
Peer reviewedShanke, Robert A. – Central States Speech Journal, 1978
The acting career of Alla Nazimova in America is examined, with particular reference to technique and style, which are shown to be nothing more than her personality. The suggestion that her belief and practice was rooted in Stanislavsky's principles is examined and refuted. (JF)
Descriptors: Acting, Analytical Criticism, Characterization, Drama
