SPEECH IN ACTING
Sir-The visit of Sir Lewis Casson and Dame Sybil Thorndike should do much to eradicate the foolish idea that in acting one should speak "naturally." When these eminent artists played here many years ago, it was noticeable that every word from the stage could be clearly heard in any part of the theatre. Surely it is obvious that acting requires a technique which bears little resemblance to ordinary conversation. This is fully appreciated by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service players under their able actor and producer, Mr. Bernard Beeby, whose work is well up to BBC standard. o
W. J.
HUNTER
(Wellington).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 796, 22 October 1954, Page 25
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105SPEECH IN ACTING New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 796, 22 October 1954, Page 25
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