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Caldwell, Zoe I Will Be Cleopatra: An Actress's Journey
W W Norton & Co Ltd 2002 039304226X / 9780393042269 Hardcover Near fine Near fine Hardcover
New. Near fine in publisher's quarter-bound boards in like dust jacket. Available in our UK premises for prompt dispatch worldwide.British actress Dame Edith Evans radiated such emotional force onstage that John Gielgud once remarked: "Edith's energy is not too much trouble as long as someone throws a ball for her to retrieve for an hour before rehearsal." Evan's legendary energy must have infected Caldwell (who tells this story in her memoir), since the Australian performer's vigor and stamina to entertain audiences and elucidate her craft is boundless. This short record of her early life and career from birth into a lower-middle-class family in Melbourne in 1933 to her triumphant performance as Shakespeare's Cleopatra at Stratford, Ontario, in 1967 is a succinct, witty and illuminating exploration of the mind, intuitions and methods of a great actor. Writing in a colloquial tone the book is based on lectures she gave at the New York Public Library last year Caldwell is plainspoken and humble about her prodigious talent and accomplishments, always emphasizing that her success and fame are due to hard work, good directors and equally diligent co-performers. A sort of anti-prima donna, she is unstintingly and genuinely praiseful of her fellow thespians (with a few exceptions) and more than willing to confess her own faults: "I did... break one of my rules during that season. I had an explosive affair with an actor in the company, causing a lot of havoc and pain, for which I apologize." A cross between an autobiography and a primer for anyone entering the theater or who enjoys attending it, this theatrical memoir is made singular by its author's common sense, modesty and sharp powers of observation and articulation. ... Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. ... This highly entertaining autobiography presents the sometimes comical, sometimes touching memoirs of an Australian actress and winner of four Tony Awards, who was also one of the leading classical and Broadway actors of the 20th century. From her earliest memories as a child growing up in Melbourne to the culmination of her Shakespearean career as Cleopatra in 1967, Caldwell draws the reader into her world of the stage. "Actors need to observe," Caldwell writes, "for that is what they draw upon." She is unhesitatingly honest in both her praise and her criticism of her own and others' performances on and off the stage. Caldwell's witty descriptions and anecdotes of both ordinary people and all the greats with whom she worked from Paul Robeson, John Gielgud, and Laurence Olivier to Dame Judith Anderson, Dame Edith Evans, and Vivien Leigh give insight into the 20th century's "golden age of theater" as well as into the actress's dynamic and candid personality. Highly recommended for all theater and biography collections. Laura A. Ewald, Murray State Univ. Lib., KY Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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