57. One should be very careful not to cover the face or body while moving the hands.
58. If I must extend the hand, and the right is not expressly prescribed, I can extend the left hand as well, for there is no right or left on the stage. One must always try not to destroy the pictorial composition by an awkward position. If I am forced, however, to extend the right hand, and I am so placed that I have to pass my hand across my body, then I should rather step back a little and extend it so that I show my entire front to the audience.
59. The player should consider on which side of the stage he is standing so that he can adapt his gestures accordingly.
60. Whoever stands on the right side should act with his left hand, and vice versa, so that the chest be covered as little as possible.
61. Even in emotional scenes, when both hands are in action, consideration has to be given to the preceding paragraphs.
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