Acting - The First Six Lessons

"e;Acting - The First Six Lessons"e; is a collection of essays by Richard Boleslavsky. Written in the form of a series of dialogues, these lessons aim to inform and instruct the budding actor on some of the basic principles of acting and learning to act. A novel approach to teaching acting techniques, this volume is highly recommended for novices and young actors or actresses looking to hone their abilities. Richard Boleslavsky (1889 - 1937) was a Polish theatre director, actor and teacher. Other notable works by this author include: "e;The Way of the Lancer"e; (1932), "e;Lances Down"e; (1932), and "e;New Features in Acting"e; (1935). Contents include: "e;Richard Boleslavsky"e;, "e;Introduction"e;, "e;The First Lesson"e;, "e;The Second Lesson"e;, "e;The Third Lesson"e;, "e;The Fourth Lesson"e;, "e;The Fifth Lesson"e;, and "e;The Sixth Lesson"e;. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.