First Steps in Acting

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1947. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover quarto in orange cloth boards. xvi, 344 pages; 22 cm Very mild rubbing to corners and edges of boards. Few mild soil spots to covers. Else pages clean and binding tight. Overall very good. . Hardcover.

Contents: The actor as a playmaker -- Building the stage image -- Dramatic pantomime -- Dramatic speech -- Playing the part -- A question of style -- The actor as artist and showman -- Eighteen dramatic scenes -- Exercises for the actor as a playmaker -- Exercises for stage imagery -- Exercises for dramatic pantomime -- Exercises for dramatic speech -- Exercises for playing the part -- Exercises for style -- Exercises for the actor as artist and showman -- Seven pantomimes. Abstract: This volume contains descriptions and exercises for basic acting forms as well as eighteen dramatic scenes and seven pantomimes for practice.