On 2018-07-13 4:58 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 7/13/2018 11:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Friday, July 13, 2018 at 2:59:22 AM UTC-4, S Viemeister wrote:
>>> On 7/12/2018 8:08 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>>> Fashions in acting technique change.Â* I doubt any of us could
>>>> tolerate watching Richard Burbage at work.
>>>>
>>>> Early Hollywood acting was based on stage acting, which was
>>>> stilted compared to modern stage acting.
>>>>
>>> Much of that acting style was based on the Delsarte system. One of my
>>> fellow students at acting school had a copy of Delsarte's manual. The
>>> illustrations are absolutely hilarious.
>>
>> You can't fault their diction, though.Â* No matter how fast the patter
>> was, you could understand every word.
>>
> True. Clear enunciation is sadly lacking in many of the younger crop of
> actors.
>
If I have recorded it or am watching a dvd, I sometimes have to playback
to understand what was said and still can't after several repeats.