Book 20. (7 results) Players of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 2 | 287 | Who would accept the Comic Father if he did not have his Turian accent, or the Desirable Heiress if she did not speak in the soft accents of Venna, north of Ar? What would the Timid Captain be if he did not, beneath his long-nosed half-mask, have those fierce mustaches to twirl, the formidable wooden sword dragging behind him? Even gestures and grimaces are well known, looked for, and eagerly awaited. |
| 2 | 288 | This type of familiarity, of course, gives the actor a great deal to build on. |
| 2 | 289 | The character, even before he greets the audience in the initial parade of the actors, is for most practical purposes established, and in rich, complex detail; furthermore it is anticipated with relish and welcomed with affection. |
| 2 | 290 | This being the case it is interesting to note that one actor's merchant is not the same merchant as that of another actor. |
| 2 | 291 | Somehow, within the outlines of the role, and the traditional business associated with it, these actors manage to make their versions unique and special onto themselves. |
| 2 | 292 | I suspect that there are no purely interpretative arts; all arts, I suspect, are ultimately creative. |
| 2 | 293 | "Please, Master," whimpered the girl holding my arm, pressing herself against me. |
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Who would accept the Comic Father if he did not have his Turian accent, or the Desirable Heiress if she did not speak in the soft accents of Venna, north of Ar? What would the Timid Captain be if he did not, beneath his long-nosed half-mask, have those fierce mustaches to twirl, the formidable wooden sword dragging behind him? Even gestures and grimaces are well known, looked for, and eagerly awaited.
This type of familiarity, of course, gives the actor a great deal to build on.
The character, even before he greets the audience in the initial parade of the actors, is for most practical purposes established, and in rich, complex detail; furthermore it is anticipated with relish and welcomed with affection.
This being the case it is interesting to note that one actor's merchant is not the same merchant as that of another actor.
Somehow, within the outlines of the role, and the traditional business associated with it, these actors manage to make their versions unique and special onto themselves.
I suspect that there are no purely interpretative arts; all arts, I suspect, are ultimately creative.
"Please, Master," whimpered the girl holding my arm, pressing herself against me.
- (Players of Gor, Chapter )