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ACTING THEN AND NOW

on BBC Radio 3

Two talks in which
RICHARD BEBB considers eighty years of dramatic performances on record
2: The Tragedians of the City With the voices of SIRHENRY IRVING SARAH BERNHARDT TOMASSO SALVINI ALEXANDER Moissi
SIR JOHNSTON FORBES-ROBERTSON SIR JOHN GIELGUD
How does one define great acting? Why is it that a performance recorded more than fifty years ago can still move us? Richard Bebb , collector of early recordings and a professional actor, attempts to analyse some of the factors which go to make great performances. Produced by Bennett Maxwell
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Contributors

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Sirhenry Irving Sarah Bernhardt
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Tomasso Salvini
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Alexander Moissi
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Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson
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Sir John Gielgud
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Richard Bebb
Produced By:
Bennett Maxwell

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