Excellent article. That book is now on my "must acquire" list. I've always been fascinated by actors. At the end of the 1990's I'd hang out at a Detroit bar called Third Street Saloon that was two blocks away from a local theater called the Hilberry. After performances Friday or Saturday night the cast would come in full of exuberance & the glamor of sheer personality, mixing in with the neighborhood bar's street people. The actors were an inspiration for me moving to the east coast for a decade as part of a writers group/performance troupe, in which I hosted events, did a lot of spoken word and such where I got to use my voice, and if not act, at least act out.
By the way, it's interesting seeing Frank Langella on the illustration you used, because he starred in a long-ago movie about local theater, "Those Lips, Those Eyes," which I guess nobody saw-- I'm one of probably twelve people in the world who like it, but I'd recommend it if you haven't seen it.
Excellent article. That book is now on my "must acquire" list. I've always been fascinated by actors. At the end of the 1990's I'd hang out at a Detroit bar called Third Street Saloon that was two blocks away from a local theater called the Hilberry. After performances Friday or Saturday night the cast would come in full of exuberance & the glamor of sheer personality, mixing in with the neighborhood bar's street people. The actors were an inspiration for me moving to the east coast for a decade as part of a writers group/performance troupe, in which I hosted events, did a lot of spoken word and such where I got to use my voice, and if not act, at least act out.
By the way, it's interesting seeing Frank Langella on the illustration you used, because he starred in a long-ago movie about local theater, "Those Lips, Those Eyes," which I guess nobody saw-- I'm one of probably twelve people in the world who like it, but I'd recommend it if you haven't seen it.
I am definitely going to check that out. I love movies about theatre. Even just thinking about it makes me want to stream All That Jazz.