71. In rehearsal the actor should make no movement that is not appropriate to the part.
72. He who sticks his hand in his bosom during the rehearsal of a tragic part is in danger of reaching for an opening in his armor during the performance.
73. A very coarse blunder to be avoided: if the seated actor, raising himself slightly, pulls his chair forward after he has seized it by passing his hands between the thighs. This is an offense not only against the ideal of beauty, but still more against propriety.
74. The actor should not produce a handkerchief on the stage, nor blow his nose or spit. It is terrible, within the sphere of a work of art, to be reminded of such physical necessities. To take care of an emergency, one should always carry a small handkerchief, which is now in fashion anyway.…
82. The stage and the auditorium, the actors and the spectators, together represent the theatrical entity.
83. The stage is to be regarded as a figureless tableau for which the actor supplies the figure.
84. Hence, one should never act too close to the wings.
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