ABSTRACT
An actor of the 'first' form functions best with minimal movements, makeup, and perhaps even a less elaborate costume. This kind of actor speaks for himself. An actor of the 'second' form is practically silent on his own; effects and tricks speak for him. They are either of his own invention, or given to him by the director, it makes no difference. Here, onstage, his own creativity is kept to a rather low level of expectation. "Tricks" should express the play's inner content. There are shows full of somersaults, falls, singing, dancing. We can speak separately about the perfection of form and that of the content. The most important thing, however, lies elsewhere. It is found in the wondrous interplay of form and content that is past all understanding. The word summary contains the solution to all debates on whether you can put the same content into several different forms.
