 ... audacity, in which there is no trace of immodesty, or to the elaboration of her by-play, which is invariably apt and graceful. Restlessness upon the stage is a vice, but the constant gesture of Modjeska is always guided by intelligent purpose, and...  Folio - Page 161884Full view - About this book
 | 1884 - 982 pages
...always guided by intelligent purpose, and is illustrative both of the text and of her conception. A remarkable instance of her skill in this respect is...in the scene with the bloody handkerchief, where, Vol.. XXVII.— 4. amid all her extreme solicitude concerning the safety of her lover, she betrayed... | |
 | American literature - 1884 - 984 pages
...always guided by intelligent purpose, and is illustrative both of the text and of her conception. A remarkable instance of her skill in this respect is...in the scene with the bloody handkerchief, where, VOL. amid all her extreme solicitude concerning the safety of her lover, she betrayed a semihumorous... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 2004 - 290 pages
...maternal'.'4'' She succeeded in presenting the 'double identity' of Rosalind disguised as Ganymede, 'suggesting] to the audience the archness and coquetry of a woman,...her lover she is nothing but a wayward and fanciful boy'.'5" Yet 'even in her "breeches", Modjeska maintained a dignified, courtly demeanor','5' wearing... | |
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