A sample: John Barrymore was as noted for his dissipation as much as for his acting. While acting in "Hamlet" after a night of revelry, he began the "To be or not to be" soliloquy, but in the middle of the speech found it necessary to retire to the side of the stage so he could vomit. Later, he was complimented for this innovation: "I say, Barrymore, that was the most daring and perhaps the most effective innovation ever offered. I refer to your deliberate pausing in the midst of the soliloquy to retire, almost, from the scene. May I congratulate you upon such imaginative business? You seemed quite distraught. But it was effective!"
- ISBN10 1329112164
- ISBN13 9781329112162
- Publish Date 7 December 2015
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format Paperback
- Pages 112
- Language English