Plays and Players

Duration: 90 min.

Year Published: 1957

Creator: iu

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: Relates the Renaissance of acting to the rebirth of humanism. Reel I: Discusses the actors of the Commedia Dell'Arte and the age of Shakespeare, the French Court theater, and the Comedie Francaise. Demonstrates styles. Scenes from the Duchess of Mali and The Would-Be Gentlemen. Reel II: Discuses drama in the Western Hemisphere. Presents the various types of stages and explains the development of special effects in the theater. Illustrates with scenes from Abraham and Isaac. Reel III: Discusses American and European actors and the teaching of acting in a liberal arts college. Presents a panel discussion of the new singing dancing actor and the techniques of acting.

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