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Eleanor Robson Belmont: An actor rides...

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An actor rides in a bus or railroad train; he sees a movement and applies it to a new role. The whole garment in which the actor hides himself is made of small externals of observation fitted to his conception of a role.

Source: The Fabric of Memory, part 1 ch. 2, 1957.
-- Eleanor Robson Belmont, (Dec 13 1879-1979), English-US actor, writer, nurse; She founded the Metropolitan Opera Guild; associated with Red Cross for over 25 years; wrote play Major Barbara based on her life.


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