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The "Me" in the title is a comparatively unknown Marx named Julius (1895-1977), who, under the nom de plume of Groucho, enjoyed a sensational career on Broadway and in Hollywood with such comedy classics as Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers, Duck Soup, A Night at the Opera, and A Day at the Races. His solo career included work as a film actor, television game show emcee, and author of The Groucho Letters, Memoirs of a Mangy Lover, and...
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First published in 1961, this is the autobiography of Harpo Marx, the silent comedian of The Marx Brothers fame.
Writing of his life before, during, and after becoming famous by incorporating lovely and humorous stories and anecdotes, Harp Marx tells of growing up in a rough neighborhood and being poor, being bullied and dropping out of school, teaching himself to read, write, tell time, and to play the piano and harp.
He speaks of his close...
Writing of his life before, during, and after becoming famous by incorporating lovely and humorous stories and anecdotes, Harp Marx tells of growing up in a rough neighborhood and being poor, being bullied and dropping out of school, teaching himself to read, write, tell time, and to play the piano and harp.
He speaks of his close...
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In his introduction, Christopher Bayes describes the pursuit of the clown as the search for "the authentic, playful self and its unique relationship to the comic world." An essential read for performers of all kinds, this text takes a deep dive into theater, physical expression, and the possibilities of the comic world.
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Long-Form Improv deftly teaches the wildly popular form of improvisation that is so foundational to the comedy stylings of many of today's top actors and thriving comedians. Crammed with innovative ideas for conceptualizing improvised scenework and "finding the game of the scene," this crisply written manual covers techniques for experienced improvisers, curious actors, and even non-actors.
A complete long-form improv resource comprising topics like...
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Once in a lifetime a venue comes along that changes show business dramatically, that fosters growth and camaraderie, experimentation and freedom. The Comic Strip is one of those places, and Laughing Legends is an inside look at how it all happened, straight from the mouths of the stars who built their careers on its stage. Owner Richie Tienken and a wealth of comics open their hearts and souls to share their most intimate memories, the laughs and...
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Once in a lifetime a venue comes along that changes show business dramatically, that fosters growth and camaraderie, experimentation and freedom. The Comic Strip is one of those places, and Make 'Em Laugh is an inside look at how it all happened, straight from the mouths of the stars who built their careers on its stage. Owner Richie Tienken and a wealth of comics open their hearts and souls to share their most intimate memories, the laughs and tears,...
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Viola Spolin's improvisational techniques changed the very nature and practice of modern theater. The first two editions of Improvisation for the Theater sold more than 100,000 copies and inspired actors, directors, teachers, and writers in theater, television, film. These techniques have also influenced the fields of education, mental health, social work, and psychology.-Print ed.
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In To the Actor Michael Chekhov has recorded brilliantly the results of his many years of experimenting, testing and verifying in the professional theater and schools of the theater. He brings to actors far greater insight into themselves and the characters they are to portray, which enables them to approach any role with new ease and skill.
9) Early Havoc
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She could dance on her toes when she was eighteen months old (and by heaven she had to!).
June Havoc is the famous younger sister of Gypsy Rose Lee, and the daughter of Mrs. Rose Hovick, whose life story was fancifully portrayed by Ethel Merman in the 1959 smash-hit Broadway musical Gypsy.
In Early Havoc, June tells quite another story, the inside story of a ruthless, conscienceless, ambition-driven woman who stripped her own daughters of their...
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Clark Gable (1901-1960) was an American film actor who is often referred to as "The King of Hollywood". He began his career as an extra in Hollywood silent films between 1924-1926, and progressed to supporting roles with a few films for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1930. He landed his first leading role in 1931, and was a leading man in more than 60 motion pictures over the following three decades. He became best known for his performance in Gone with the...
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I have been on the stage for more than forty years. My profession and its problems have been the principal interest in my life. It is natural that such an extended association with the theater should yield certain technical theories on my art; and, since I am nearing sixty, it is natural that I should want to talk about them. I do not regard any opinion I hold on the subject of acting as infallible; I learn something new about my profession every...
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Memoir of a film star in the time of passing of the American frontier culture.
This is the autobiography of William Surrey Hart (1864-1946), an early twentieth century silent film actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. A unique personage in the film industry-Hart's boyhood years, besides affording tutoring in frontier values and the life of cowboys, also allowed him intimate contact with life and culture of Sioux Indians-Hart went on to become...
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Do you remember the Maine-Stein Song, that is? And did you ever own a raccoon coat or wish you did? Or ride in a rumble seat, or date Betty Co-ed, or listen to a tenor saxophone tell you sweetly and tinnily on an old record that My Time Is Your Time?
If you remember-and who doesn't-then you remember Rude Vallee. And if you know what's new and big on Broadway this season, then you know that Rudy Vallee is still a hit. Vallee tells all in this charming...
14) Showman
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Reminiscence of American actor, manager, stage and motion-picture producer, and sports promoter, William A. Brady.
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse meet for their centennial strategy call. They're firing Pestilence,and they need a new Horseman, fast! But, who's the lucky candidate? Internet Trolling's too angry, Bigotry won't fit on the horse, and Injustice is just too easy to defeat. Will Climate Change get the job?
This fast-paced, funny (& ultimately hopeful!) script is, designed for rehearsal and performance over any video chat.
Allison Williams' plays...
17) Curriculum Vitae
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Dans un bureau impersonnel et froid se tient un entretien d'embauche. Une femme maniaque et autoritaire bouscule un homme candide dans un déferlement de questions perfides et impudiques. À quelles fins le tourmente-t-elle? Pour quel emploi précis postule-t-il avec autant de détermination? Qui, en définitive, manipule véritablement l’autre? Quel lien occulte unit ces deux solitudes? De ces aléas, o s'inviteront une valse de Wagner, des cours...
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Extrait : "Au lever du rideau, Arlequin, jardinier de Cassandre, est endormi d'un cté du théâtre, tandis que Boissec, le futur de Colombine, est endormi de l'autre. Au milieu de la scène, l'Amour et trois vieilles Sorcières forment un groupe. Ils jurent de protéger Arlequin afin qu'il devienne l'époux de la petite Colombine, qu'il aime en secret."
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De Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, on connaît le théâtre. Et encore ! La mère coupable qui clt la trilogie avec Le Barbier de Séville et Le Mariage de Figaro est très rarement jouée de même que son opéra Tarare. Qui connaît ses drames bourgeois ou son théâtre de foire aujourd'hui disparus ?
Celui qui est à l'origine de la SACD fut également homme d'affaires, espion, inventeur, agioteur, trafiquant d'armes, éditeur, courtisan...
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Une comédie funèbre qui déride, o la mort devient une alliée pour les comédiennes qui ont peur de tomber sur un os.
Un seul en scène pour un face à face avec le temps... Clara est comédienne. Sa spécialité bien involontaire ? Mourir devant la caméra. Elle le pratique depuis ses débuts, comme une fatalité qui va devenir sa marque de fabrique. Et elle le fait avec tant de naturel! Elle enchaîne les morts dans les scénarios, dans un comique...
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