Acting - The First Six Lessons

&quote;Acting - The First Six Lessons&quote; 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: &quote;The Way of the Lancer&quote; (1932), &quote;Lances Down&quote; (1932), and &quote;New Features in Acting&quote; (1935). Contents include: &quote;Richard Boleslavsky&quote;, &quote;Introduction&quote;, &quote;The First Lesson&quote;, &quote;The Second Lesson&quote;, &quote;The Third Lesson&quote;, &quote;The Fourth Lesson&quote;, &quote;The Fifth Lesson&quote;, and &quote;The Sixth Lesson&quote;. 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.