ABSTRACT

Out of the large body of materials -- articles, speeches, notes and memoirs -- left behind by Stanislavski at the time of his death in 1938, Elizabeth Hapgood, his friend and translator, chose items which concentrate on the essence of his work. The result is a volume which supplements the other books he wrote, and re-emphasizes, sometimes in condensed and particulary vivid form, his views about acting, the theatre and life.

part 1|76 pages

“In art you do not command, you persuade….”

chapter |2 pages

The Long-Hoped-for Child

chapter |4 pages

What Shall We Learn?

chapter |4 pages

The Hard Job of Being an Actor

chapter |7 pages

Types of Actors

chapter |1 pages

On Being Truthful in Acting

chapter |6 pages

Acting Looks Easy

chapter |1 pages

Lively Art

chapter |1 pages

How to Talk to Actors

chapter |8 pages

Talks with Opera and Acting Students

chapter |3 pages

Opera Rules

chapter |2 pages

The Bond Between Music and Action

chapter |1 pages

Technique of the Creative Mood

chapter |2 pages

Physical Action as a Means to an End

chapter |1 pages

Talent, Inspiration and Professionalism

chapter |1 pages

The Life of a True Artist

part 2|50 pages

“The value of any art is determined by its spiritual content….

chapter |1 pages

After Ten Years in the Art Theatre

chapter |1 pages

On the Death of Tolstoy

chapter |3 pages

Chekhov's Influence on the Art Theatre

chapter |39 pages

Memories of Chekhov

chapter |4 pages

Messages about The Cherry Orchard

part 3|42 pages

“My system is the result of lifelong searchings….”

chapter |4 pages

On Reaching the Public

chapter |3 pages

On Drama Criticism and Critics

chapter |10 pages

Why and When Play Melodrama*

chapter |5 pages

Young Actors in Mob Scenes

chapter |4 pages

What Is the Grotesque?

chapter |2 pages

The Inner Pattern of the Role

chapter |3 pages

The Mysterious World of The Blue Bird

chapter |7 pages

On Playing Othello

part 4|26 pages

“There is only one method—that of organic, creative nature….”

part 5|12 pages

‟Memories of the Past… Dreams of the future”

chapter |1 pages

A Better Mousetrap

chapter |5 pages

A Theatre for All

chapter |4 pages

The View at Seventy