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Minnie Maddern Fiske: The essence of...

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The essence of acting is the conveyance of truth through the medium of the actor's mind and person. The science of acting deals with the perfecting of that medium.

Source: 1908; in Mrs. Fiske, Ch. 5, by Alexander Woollcott, 1917.
-- Minnie Maddern Fiske, (Dec 19 1865-1932), US actress; She was one of the leading exemplars of realism on the American stage, especially through her performances in plays by Henrik Ibsen.


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